Government has approved and overpaid K101.5m (K101.5 billion old currency) to Roads and Pavings (Road Pave) Zambia limited, the shoddy contractor awarded to work on the expansion of the Kabwe to Kapiri Mposhi road.
The company was awarded the contract to do the 50 kilometres stretch of road from Kabwe to Kapiri Mposhi road at an initial cost of K144,000,000 but in some scandalous money an additional K101,500,000 was paid and to cover up for the over payment, the same company was asked to add a fake 15 kilometres.
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