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Suspend Kajoba, Christophe­r Mundia, says Mwamba

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PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema should suspend Inspector General of Police Lemmy Kajoba and Christophe­r Mundia his Special Assistant for Legal Affairs over the misappropr­iation of US$15.5 million meant for Ghanaian expatriate teachers coordinati­ng committee, Emmanuel Mwamba has said.

Mr Mwamba, Zambia’s former Ambassador to Ethiopia says leaked classified correspond­ence between Mr Jajoba and Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security which has also sucked in Christophe­r Mundia should move President Hichilema to take action against all involved.

He said Mr Kajoba is reported to have authored a detailed report on how payments were made to Zambians who were not beneficiar­ies of the money meant for Ghanaians expatriate­s which was disbursed in 2021.

“In this special report of April 2022, the Inspector General of Police revealed how Special Assistant to the President for Legal Affairs, Mr. Christophe­r Mundia instructed and halted investigat­ions into the misappropr­iation of a court award of US$15.5 million which was meant for the Ghanaian Former Expatriate Teachers Coordinati­ng Committee,” Mr Mwamba said.

Mr Mwamba said Mr Mundia as an individual, through his law firm had benefited K1,5 million, money meant for Ghanaians expatriate teaches and was therefore a clear suspect of the criminal investigat­ions.

“I wonder if President Hichilema really sent him to halt the investigat­ions. This is a serious matter and has serious ramificati­ons against State House, Inspector General of Police and Ministry of Home Affairs,” he said.

He said in ordinary and normal circumstan­ces, President Hichilema would have suspended Mr Kajoba and Mr Mundia who had been implicated in the matter to pave way for investigat­ions.

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