ADMARC CEO Foster Mulumbe cornered in Zambia maize-gate

Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) has contradicted Agriculture Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) Chief Executive Officer Foster Mulumbe on procurement process of maize, saying ADMARC dictated the procurement price.

This is in sharp contrast with what Mulumbe told the joint parliamentary inquiry saying ZCF proposed the $345 price tag for maize per metric tonne.

Appearing before the Malawi parliamentary inquiry members in Lusaka on Wednesday, James Chirwa, executive director of ZCF ADMARC boss lied in most of his submission to the committee.

Chirwa said ADMARC is the one that proposed the $345 price tag for maize per metric tonne.

ZCF Executive Director also denied the tax invoice presented to Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) which was used to clear maize imported from Zambia was a forged document.

Speaking in an interview with the press from Zambia, Chairman for the Parliamentary inquiry Joseph Chidanti Malunga confirmed of the development.

“Basically, forged and fake documents were used to pre-clear the 100,000 metric tonnes,” Malunga.

Meanwhile the committee is today expected to hear from officials from Kaloswe Commuter and Courier Limited.