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‘King Cobra’ Spits Venom, Suspends ZR CEO Prof. Chirwa
LUSAKA, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 – His Excellency, Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata, President of the Republic of Zambia, has suspended Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) chief executive officer Professor Clive Chirwa pending investigations by the Anti-corruption Commission on allegations of corruption levelled against him.
In his letter to Prof. Chirwa dated April 22, 2013, President Sata confirmed that he has suspended the ZRL chief executive officer due to several corruption allegations levelled against him.
“… I am suspending you from duty and you will be on half pay; and as part of other conditions you will have to vacate the lodge and wait in the Zambia Railways Limited accommodation until the matter is completed,” read President Sata’s letter in part.
“By copy of this letter the Anti-corruption Commission has been instructed to carry out full investigations concerning the allegations of corruption.”
And President Sata has with immediate effect appointed Ministry of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications permanent secretary Dr Muyenga Atanga to take charge of Zambia Railways Limited.
“…this will require you to take charge of the Rail Line including the Inter Mine Rail, which is so critical to the running of the mining sector,” directed the Head of State.
The PF Government reiterates its commitment to revamping the railway network that results in a rail system which will create the necessary economic drive.
Issued by:
GEORGE CHELLAH
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
Posted by
maikalange
April 23, 2013 at 11:43 am
aYELELELELELELELELEL MAN OF ACTION!
MICKEY MOUSE
April 23, 2013 at 11:46 am
D O N C H I I I I I I
Democrat
April 23, 2013 at 11:47 am
I said it on watchdog that Sata will surely get to the bottom of this saga. The prof is too clever to be trusted. This is good riddance. Keep it up st. Michael.
werrason
April 23, 2013 at 11:54 am
good move.let him go and leave in kabwes rail ways compound so he can understand life in zambia,he thinks he is so clever,he is asking way way too much,how can he want to have 25percent of the company to himself,thats extrem selfishness,let him go back to uk and teach at bolton college,
John
April 23, 2013 at 11:58 am
Zambia Railways accomodation? Is that not Barrack-like living?
I like women too much
April 23, 2013 at 12:05 pm
“Am ready to fly back to the UK if am pushed. I came here to help and am not demanding a lot, if anything I’m the one losing much by being in Zambia.”, SAYS PROFESSOR CHIRWA.
moir
April 23, 2013 at 12:08 pm
ive always thought that this chirwa guy is a nonetity..
alitumpa
April 23, 2013 at 12:09 pm
comments reserved until more details availed
Satanyoko
April 23, 2013 at 12:17 pm
But Winter and GBM were not suspended? It is animal farm?
zambian
April 23, 2013 at 12:20 pm
The appointing authority had full information about Mr Chirwa THat is cv can the GRZ come out open on this. Is it the board or the CEO who is wrong? Many Zambians welcomed the MR Chirwa’ appointment. The need to know what is happening even now.
PIKE
April 23, 2013 at 12:22 pm
Sad News there. Zambians i do not know? anyway lets wait for Anti corruption commission’s investigation.
shikulu
April 23, 2013 at 12:22 pm
I have also believe that my brother, Chirwa cannot make a good president judging by the recent happening. To say the least, I have failed to see any leadership qualities in this ‘educated professor’
Saddam
April 23, 2013 at 12:23 pm
Good step!!!!!
Intelligent
April 23, 2013 at 12:24 pm
Gud move by cobra
Shaka
April 23, 2013 at 12:45 pm
I am beginning to warm up to MCS.
kakolwe
April 23, 2013 at 12:53 pm
Salary, 25% shares, lodging, air tickets, bonuses were negotiated for before he started work & the entire network is aware. Let them talk about the single sourcing. Its good Saasa & co are out
Awiza
April 23, 2013 at 12:58 pm
Chachineeee!!!!!
Awiza
April 23, 2013 at 1:24 pm
Chachineeee!!!!! Gud move cobra let this chirwa thing go to the country were money fall like rain water.we can’t manage it
King soloman
April 23, 2013 at 1:29 pm
I expected this bulshit!! This is total madness exhibited by our commander in chief. Why? During GBM and winter saga, mr president acted ignorantly and no tangible result came up and do you call this “fighting corruption”? Or maybe you called him to dent his political career? Bastards motherfuckers!!
ck
April 23, 2013 at 1:52 pm
Let him go back to the uk he is an educated profesor mr clive conman chirwa good riddance!
good
April 23, 2013 at 1:52 pm
its good de president has acted.
Umwana CB.
April 23, 2013 at 2:03 pm
Good move,it will give an opportunity to carry out allegations impartially.ACC & AG please do a through objective and professional job on behalf of mother Zambia..
Luchele ng'ang'a
April 23, 2013 at 2:03 pm
Good move Mr presido. hopefully you will make the findings public as there’s public funds involved in ZRL saga! ACC MUST exercise maximum impartiallity in their investigations.
PanAfricanist
April 23, 2013 at 2:08 pm
For all intent and purpose, consider Chirwa FIRED. He is not only a ZR liability but also to PF poltical fortunes. If Sata keep Chirwa, he has no legs to stand on regarding fighting poverty, corruption and abuse of public fund. Sata will not take that risk. Chirwa now you are pushed, please buy a ticket while u still have money. In a few weeks you will not afford
Igo*igo
April 23, 2013 at 2:15 pm
Thats ma president
barclay chisanga
April 23, 2013 at 2:24 pm
The man is very greedy.go back to uk mwana, pf is busy cleaning this country of pipo like u.
CALLED WISE
April 23, 2013 at 2:25 pm
MY QUOTE:’HE WHO PUTS AN EGG IN A BOTTLE KNOWS HOW TO REMOVE IT’
pweko!
April 23, 2013 at 2:34 pm
yes we need the development but you way too expensive man!
Sim-card Phiri
April 23, 2013 at 2:36 pm
Ci Chirwa ni gold digger. Go back to UK, we cannot manage to lavishly pay you from the loan we will later repay with interest. Go please go go go back foolish Chirwa.
Sparks Chimbwendembwende
April 23, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Wamona noomba iwe ka Chirwa!!!
FS
April 23, 2013 at 2:43 pm
This is what the President should do even to Wynter and GB
dnice
April 23, 2013 at 2:43 pm
ba tumfweko, why have you not published my comment? cant understand why. are you partisan, and just publishing negative comments about chirwa?
be real
Kulukmo
April 23, 2013 at 2:45 pm
Chirwa is a chongololo still boasting about how much theory he knows. Kindly send him back quicker than he came so he adds on more theory to what he already has. He gives totaly no impact with his vehicle analysis in europe for he would not even assesmble a bike. We are ready to give him a thunderous exit like we shall give ba WYNTER.
Andrew Biemba
April 23, 2013 at 3:00 pm
He will go faster than he came. P.F Munchende bakamba, go to Kabwe and learn to be Zambian
Ganizan
April 23, 2013 at 3:14 pm
The salary was negotiated by the Government, 25% shares was rejected by the government, his company to train managemnent staff was also rejected and he accepted all these. So which corruption activities is Saasa talking about? This guy will be cleared in a more honourable way than Wynter. Be on the watch.
D.WHITE
April 23, 2013 at 3:29 pm
the pf gvt is always talk about transparency.since they are saying chirwa is getting to much late gvt review salaries for the senior gvt officials so that we now who gets big in exceptional of the president.starting from winter kabimba.
ZAMBIAN
April 23, 2013 at 3:30 pm
gud move by HEMCS. Zambia cannot afford to pay such colossal sums of money at a time when our hospitals are without medicines,when a child in katete is dying from malaria,when a pregnat woman is dying in shangombo becoz she has no access to antenatal services and when our youths are stil wetin for the promised land. Source for a local engineer whose interest will fit in the plans of the pf govt.
collins
April 23, 2013 at 3:42 pm
am compeled to coment on this interesting matter, the question is, was CHIRWA set up? was it a move to finish his political ambitions he had for zambian presidence? or was it a plan of God to show us what kind of leaders we have? i think there is something more to this than we ordinary zambians know.
This man will now be on half pay for doing nothing. i can quarantee you my fellow country men and women that at the end of the day, CHIRWA will walk scot free, so why not just fire him now and not put him on half pay suspension? we are still losing a lot of tax payers money.
as for the ACC, i wish you all the best, but in this matter, i see you not going anywhere with this case,
Mina
April 23, 2013 at 3:53 pm
So are you telling me this is when Sata is realizing this guy needed suspending, after it all came out in the open?.. Nonsense!! playing us into useful idiots….
Jaws
April 23, 2013 at 3:58 pm
I do not need selfish Prof. Chirwa, there are other patriotic engineers within Zambia to run ZRL at a lower cost. Please Prof. go back and leave poor us alone, you are very inconsiderate, Zambia is just beginning to develope and you want the biggest share of the US120 million even before the rehabilitation process is begun. Shame on you!
MJ
April 23, 2013 at 4:18 pm
UKUSAMBILILA BULWELE I THOUGHT WEN ONE HAS DEGREES HE UNDERSTANDS LIFE BETTER BUT HERE IS CHIRWA WITH ALL THE EDUCATION AND ALONE WANT TO GET PAID ALL THE MONEY LETS LEARN TO SACRIFICE GEEDNES WONT TAKE US ANYWHERE M C GOOD JOB FIRE THE IDOIT LET HIM GO BACK TO UK WE CANT AFFORD HIM
Hakehe
April 23, 2013 at 4:43 pm
From Chirwas CV; he is more of an academician, safety expert than a corporate governance professional. He has little experience in running a corporate entity of ZLS type.
GM
DIGGERS
April 23, 2013 at 5:23 pm
Chirwa you are a danger to a poor country like zambia please go back quickly where you came from and this could be the end of your political career.We now know who you are and the appointment was a good trap by the presido.Being fired is what you deserve.
MMmm Chansoni sani
April 23, 2013 at 6:37 pm
yashani bikeni ama post nde tuma wali dabwa?
GSQ
April 23, 2013 at 6:41 pm
Let the man work is so dedicated to his job zambian railway line was ZRL before it bcame RSZ reason why zambians failed to run it where is that who can revamp the railway network the president of zambia pointed him for a reason is a proffesser its not a joke can the so called prof saasa run zambia railways who doesnt even know that board meetings are quarterly hw on earth can u hold 28 private meetings at your house in 12weeks and u demand sitting allowances just to pliz your team NO. Time of sighning clives contract u presented yourself for nothing coz u sighned wrong conditions all this time u muted yoself for a reason coz u knew that ceo is right. The man left UPND FOR A PURPOSE is not campaining but revamping get real saasa wat ever they paid u just return can bidding bring this? Your frends and relatives can not qualify to bid corruption is wat we hate tata ba sata ZRL BOARD IS TIRED AND CORRUPT THEY CNT DO ANYTHING INSTEADY OF TALKING ABOUT OUR WAGES THEY WNT TO STEAL SHAME
GSQ
April 23, 2013 at 6:44 pm
Poor zambian Let the man work is so dedicated to his job zambian railway line was ZRL before it bcame RSZ reason why zambians failed to run it where is that who can revamp the railway network the president of zambia pointed him for a reason is a proffesser its not a joke can the so called prof saasa run zambia railways who doesnt even know that board meetings are quarterly hw on earth can u hold 28 private meetings at your house in 12weeks and u demand sitting allowances just to pliz your team NO. Time of sighning clives contract u presented yourself for nothing coz u sighned wrong conditions all this time u muted yoself for a reason coz u knew that ceo is right. The man left UPND FOR A PURPOSE is not campaining but revamping get real saasa wat ever they paid u just return can bidding bring this? Your frends and relatives can not qualify to bid corruption is wat we hate tata ba sata ZRL BOARD IS TIRED AND CORRUPT THEY CNT DO ANYTHING INSTEADY OF TALKING ABOUT OUR WAGES THEY WNT TO STEAL SHAME
Tonga Bull
April 23, 2013 at 7:03 pm
Chirwa must go. and i told this Mad man called Sata not to appoint chirwa but as usual he did not listen. Sata learn to listen when people tell you in the first place. Chimbwi no plan but good move here, you have to rectify your mistake.
CHIKUBABE
April 23, 2013 at 7:10 pm
Emalibu yakuilombela bane…..in the first place how can we bring a man with political ambitions back home, then entrust him with such important national duties. This must be looked at critically regardless of where one is coming from. Any way,mwana ashenda…UK is just UK..When called upon to go back home and help in the economy reconstruction we must be realistic and our demands must be reasonable,tekula bumba fye iyooo mane.
Saisola
April 23, 2013 at 7:21 pm
We need transparency our nation.
Ukwali Nsoke
April 23, 2013 at 9:18 pm
WHEN YOU PAY PEANUTS YOU ATTRACT MONKEYS.
HOW MUCH IS PROF CHIRWA WORTH?
AND HOW MUCH ARE YOU PAYING THAT GRADE FOUR NATIONAL
FOOTBALL TEAM COACH? SHAME.