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Thandiwe Received K5 Billion Allocation During RB’s Tenure
FORMER first lady Thandiwe Banda received about K5 billion as part of her allocation during her husband’s three years as Republican president.
According to a summary of expenditure for first ladies for the period 2006 to 2011 released by State House following what the presidency calls the recent unproven and groundless assertions over the allocation of the sum of K1.5 billion to first lady Christine Kaseba’s office in the 2013 national budget, the office of the first lady was allocated K493,408,200 in 2008.
The tabulation contained in the statement released by the President’s special assistant for press and public relations, George Chellah, yesterday further indicated that Thandiwe’s office was allocated K1,443,170,521 in 2009 and the figure rose to K2,505,763,217 in 2010.
The total allocation to Thandiwe went to about K4,442,341,938 but this excludes the K1,368,362,627 that was allocated to her office last year when Rupiah Banda lost the presidency to President Michael Sata in September last year.
Chellah’s statement also indicated that the first lady’s office was allocated K1,294,764,425 in 2006 and K1,568,501,695 the following year in 2007.
“As observed above, as far back as 2006 the Office of the First Lady has been funded under the estimates of revenue and expenditure, commonly referred to as the yellow book based on the offices and activities permitted by the Constitution using revenues of the Republic from the consolidated fund,” he stated. “As stated before, the application of activity based budgeting in Zambia has existed for several years now and the reference to the Office of the First Lady is merely to enhance transparency unlike the way it has been in the past.”
Chellah indicated that there was nothing illegitimate with this process given that the government and State House in particular was being accountable and transparent in accordance with the promises made to the people through the PF manifesto.
“It is unfortunate that a countable number of stakeholders are expressing concern that the Constitution may have been violated by the PF government’s decision to uphold the tenets and principles of good governance by ensuring transparency in the budget estimates for 2013 to the Office of the First Lady,” stated Chellah. “It is regrettable that over a straightforward and transparent matter such as this; there are those who seek to see corruption and illegalities.
As a matter of fact, the first lady Christine Kaseba-Sata deserves commendation and not attacks for the selfless service she is doing for our people. The Patriotic Front government is committed to running an effective, transparent and accountable democratic government with modesty, respect and hope for a better Zambia for all.”
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on December 8, 2012. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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Zebige
December 8, 2012 at 8:52 pm
True Ifyonachilaeba nabafikala on another thread bena bachiltalika.Anyway you have explained bane tafichila apa.
Zebiges cousin
December 8, 2012 at 11:03 pm
Iwe chi-kala just contribute.Why blaming Zebige for your lack of analytically skills ? This is how we talk in our clan naiwe.
Zebiges cousin
December 8, 2012 at 11:05 pm
Sorry bakulu that wasnt meant for you.
Zebige
December 9, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Mwela onse mwana.
IRIS
December 10, 2012 at 4:59 pm
Is it true sure ???
The truth
December 8, 2012 at 9:00 pm
The truth is that u can not allocate money to a non-existent office as per our constitution. How will odita jenro audit the same? no office. Chellah… If RB & Levy misbehaved financially, shud Sata follow suit?
Lachi
December 8, 2012 at 9:06 pm
@zebinge can u plz use ths fora 2 educate pipo n advance ur urguements mo intelligently.u realy put sam of us off wth ur shody thnkng n insults.
Zebiges cousin
December 8, 2012 at 11:03 pm
Iwe chi-kala just contribute.Why blaming Zebige for your lack of analytically skills ? This is how we talk in our clan naiwe…
Muntu Na Muntu
December 8, 2012 at 9:49 pm
So Dr Kaseba will gobble not less than 15billion if Sata remains president for 10yrs. How much do retirees get after working for 55 yrs? Average of Half a Billion. Who is unfair? I wish I was Dr Kaseba’s nephew.
Kulekwamyo Kapyololo
December 8, 2012 at 10:39 pm
But does that make it right for Kaseba to also start digging into our coffers illegally? Are these not some of the things Sata wanted to stop? It vexes me deeply just to figure out the purpose Sata wanted to scale the political ladder for, self aggradisement? With all the dosing off during military parades, you bet the cobra is vernomless, kwamana, kufelile, capwa, kwasile!
Bikoko
December 8, 2012 at 11:03 pm
Surely if all the former ladies stole Kaseba shudn’t.
Higher Taller
December 9, 2012 at 12:10 am
What’s wrong with your page ba Tumfweko? Even tHe very small no of bloggers on the topic is fishy. I’ve posted 3 times and can’t see my blogs
Democrat
December 9, 2012 at 2:26 am
It’s ok for the 1st Lady 2 have an allocation. She is not domant like mama Betty was. Icongo baswaini.
mc
December 9, 2012 at 3:17 am
ine ka thandi kuti naka toba amapi with ba shikulu bakwe of a husband!
Africa 4 Blk Africans
December 9, 2012 at 7:47 am
why?
kakolwe
December 9, 2012 at 3:31 am
@Muntu Na Muntu, No one works for 55 years. Did they start at birth? So some of you think Michele O vists the world out of her pockets? fact is we need to have the funding constitutionalised for audit purposes.
corade kay
December 9, 2012 at 6:59 am
It has taken long for Chella to research and justify the issue because it does make sense soon the budget for the ministry of defence will be declared in parliament.
Meswin
December 9, 2012 at 8:08 am
Guys funding for first lady’s has Owayz bn there!!! Vela chiluba had Hope foundation which was funded by government, Maureen Mwanawasa had Maureen Mwanawasa foundation and Thandiwe had non but she received funding!!!! How do u think they go round the world doing what they do?
Moreover she is even doing something sensible, fighting against cervical cancer.
Ba game
December 9, 2012 at 8:21 am
Bati kwena ka thandiwe kasuma kutinakatomba sana.
Chilolo
December 9, 2012 at 1:45 pm
Iwe chik-ala why do you have such a dirty mind ? Tawaishiba ati abakulu balocha ? Try her kakafuma nechushi.
Biggie Smallz
December 9, 2012 at 11:33 am
and which reseachers gathered this informations, the Kaponyas at City Market. Pf you are pathetic
Nshinyenga bakulu
December 9, 2012 at 2:18 pm
Ka Thandi tekakulu awe. Matako fye yakula.
only 15% of zambian men are husband material
December 9, 2012 at 11:59 pm
85% of zambian men are little thwarts who behave like village headmen.No wonder they are used by chains of girlfriends.,they cant just see a skirt without getting into it!
M21
December 10, 2012 at 8:52 am
What a shame, corruption at it’s highest. In other words what these fools are saying is **** the people, and international community, if MMD did it, we will also do it.
Wait and see, it’s D-day soon, and any interference, will be met with CQB.
UMU VELE VELE
December 10, 2012 at 11:10 am
RB AND SONS UNLIMITED COMPANY
A.D.S.
December 10, 2012 at 12:37 pm
pamwamba pa veka bwino
XXX
December 10, 2012 at 1:34 pm
If Thandiwe got that much what about Ruphiah and Sons???????
Chibabula
December 10, 2012 at 3:42 pm
those who dot try they dot error buy those who trys there are always on the long side this is what is happening dot tell what you re doing let them start speculating i think zambians are used to that if you think when they know they wont talk muleibepa fye mulebafisa!!!
rrrrrrrrrrr
December 10, 2012 at 4:32 pm
ata bakolwe mwembwa mwe bonse mwebaba against na allocation yaba kaseba, mulifipuba saana what is 1.5b to 5b ata bapushe mwaleya mukupokako nesha campaign elo mulefuma namu parliament ifyabufi mwashuka nganamituka