Sacked Zambia minister faces graft probe
Former Zambian Information minister Chishimba Kambwili, who is being investigated for suspected corruption by Zambia's anti-graft agency. PHOTO | AGENCIES
What you need to know:
- President Edgar Lungu last week sacked party stalwart Kambwili for an undisclosed reasons.
- Kambwili contested the party presidency at the height of a chaotic succession wrangle after the death of President Michael Sata in 2014.
- President Lungu went on to win the nomination and national election, and appointed Kambwili in his first Cabinet.
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The Zambian anti-graft agency has opened an investigation against former Information minister Chishimba Kambwili on suspicion of corruption.
President Edgar Lungu last week sacked party stalwart Kambwili for an undisclosed reasons.
“I wish to inform you that there has been an inquiry against Hon Kambwili on allegations of corrupt practices,” said the Anti-Corruption Commission spokesman, Timothy Moono, in a brief statement.
The sacking of Mr Kambwili has sent a ripple effect among the “original” Patriotic Front (PF) party members, who have been combined in a Cabinet with former governing Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) counterparts.
The governing PF insiders say old members feared their future was bleak. Kambwili, also a founder member of the PF, contested the party presidency at the height of a chaotic succession wrangle after the death of President Michael Sata in 2014.
President Lungu went on to win the nomination and the national election, and appointed Kambwili to his first Cabinet.
It was commonplace for ministers in Zambia to get probed for corruption once they got fired.
