The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested and jointly charged football Association of Zambia President Andrew Kamanga and his General Secretary Reuben Kamanga for money laundering.
DEC Assistant Public Relations Officer, Sydney Katongo has identified other arrested as Madalitso Kamanga, aged 53, residing in Lusaka’s Woodlands Chalala, and Jairous Siame, aged 44, residing in Lusaka’s Mumbwa Road.
Mr. Katongo says these individuals have been jointly charged with several offenses including obtaining money by false pretense, obtaining pecuniary advantage by false pretense, conspiracy to defraud.
He says DEC investigations revealed that the suspects while acting together obtained K341, 902.00 from the Government of the Republic of Zambia under false pretenses.
Mr. Katongo says this money was purportedly allocated as allowances for Madalitso Kamanga and Jairous Siame to attend the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
He says the allowances were transferred into their personal accounts with each one Madalitso and Jairous getting K170, 951.00 and the duo also obtained return tickets valued at K99,980.00.
Mr. Katongo says it was discovered that the funds were disbursed to two individuals under the guise of being FAZ officials, necessitating their attendance with the advance party for AFCON.
He however says investigations revealed that neither Madalitso Kamanga nor Jairous Siame held official or executive positions within the Football Association of Zambia.
Mr. Katongo says this fraudulent activity transpired between 1st January and 15th February 2024, coinciding with the dates of the Africa Cup of Nations held in Ivory Coast from 13th January to 11th February 2024.
He says the suspects are currently finalizing bond processes and will appear in court soon.