Suspended FAZ vice-president Richard Kazala yesterday hired a horde of cadres who he stationed near the VIP section to insult his boss Andrew Kamanga.
Kazala, a thief that has pocketed K150, 000 from ticket sales and is due to face the council for expulsion, has since launched a nation wide campaign to pass a vote of no confidence in Kamanga.
Kamanga was in Mufulira to crown Zanaco for their 2016 feat but endured a barrage of invective from hired thugs who called him “failure” “weak” and “visionless”. They demanded he resigns or he will be forced out.
Part of Kazala’s strategy is to hire thugs, mostly feable and malnourished body builders from Chingola, to intimidate, insult and portray Kamanga unpopular at public events.
Kazala has also hired a few hungry souls among FAZ councillors whom he has planted on social media to drive his agenda. Kazala does not deny he stole public funds but is hiding in a claim that Kamanga did not follow procedure to suspend him.
The Chingola businessman who failed his people as member of parliament believes his only route to public life is to remain in FAZ.
According to sources, Kazala is spending between K50 to K200 on every feable and malnourished bodybuilder he is stationing at public events Kamanga is due to attend.
The sources further say Kazala has a weekly stipend of between K250 to K500 for his social media barking dogs.
“As we approach the AGM, the budget will increase because Kazala has vowed to prove a point to Kamanga that he can’t match him where spending is concerned.
“Kazala is claiming most councillors ni chushi (are poverty stricken) and can easily be swayed with utuma K500. He says he has more liquid cash to spend than Kamanga without anyone questioning him,” the source adds.
Kazala says Kamanga must be removed from FAZ so that he can go and practice his “accountability” and “transparency” somewhere else.
Last month, Kamanga while exercising his powers as FAZ president suspended Kazala and his sidekick Blackwell Siwale for failing to account for K150, 000 which was match ticket proceeds from the Zambia versus Nigeria encounter.
Kazala and Siwale collected K1,650, 000 from government but only declared K1, 500, 000 prompting an audit query. FAZ has previously operated on a petty cash basis with officials known to share gate takings at stadia especially after every international match.
The trend had continued under the previous administration with funds from international match appearance fees in excess of $1 million all going unaccounted. Kazala has been party to an administration that has plundered Zambia’s US $2 million that CAF paid for winning the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012.
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