THE late Vice-Presidents John Landa Nkomo and Joseph Msika
are some of the beneficiaries of “questionable” long-term Cold Storage
Commission (CSC) lease agreements beyond the company’s specified tenure
periods.
This is contained in a 2016 forensic audit into the
financial operations of the State-owned meat processor by Auditor-General
Mildred Chisi.
According to the report, the CSC leased most of its
properties as at June 2015, but the Auditor-General raised eyebrows over some
of the agreements which extended beyond the company’s specified tenure periods.
“During the period under review, CSC leased most of its
properties (commercial, residential buildings, ranches and feeding lots and