Speaker reserves ruling on PAC chair’s alleged involvement in DMMU mask scandal

Speaker of the National Assembly Nellie Mutti has reserved ruling on a point of order raised by Mufulira Member of Parliament Golden Mwila who wanted to know whether Bwana Mkubwa is in order to continue chairing the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) when his company Balaam Limited has been implicated in the irregular supply of facemasks to the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU).

On Monday, Mr Mwambazi instructed DMMU National Coordinator Dr Gabriel Pollen to get hold of his predecessor Chanda Kabwe by whatever means possible to explain to the Committee why companies affiliated to PF cadres received supply contracts for COVID-19 items.

In her briefing ruling on the point of order, Mrs Mutti said she will have to conduct a thorough investigation of what is going on in the Public Accounts Committee and render a ruling on the matter.