This was revealed former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission CEO Mr James Oswago told his successor, Ezra Chiloba, to carry his own cross regarding the irregular payments. Appearing before the watchdog committee Monday, Mr Oswago put Mr Chiloba on the spot for approving the payments to Face Technologies, which supplied the electronic voter identification devices (EVIDS) for the 2013 General Election outside the contract. It was my successor, Chiloba, who paid them,” Mr Oswago said adding; “This was against the public Procurement and Disposal Act, and I was not ready to get involved in an illegality. Mr Oswago also blamed the commissioners for interfering with the commission’s management. “The extra 600 kits were not meant to be paid for,” Mr Oswago told the committee.

Source: Daily Nation April 16, 2018 16:52 UTC