The Executive Director of Zambian Voice, Chilufya Tayali insists that the former President Rupiah Banda had a long list of corruption charges. Most of her activities relate to abuse of power in the Nigerian oil deal.
When it comes to determining the relationship between Rupiah Banda and corruption, the list can go very long as there has been numerous instances where Zambia and rest of the Africa has witnessed that she had abused her powers to ensure that her personal benefits remains the primary focus.
In a recent article, Chilufya Tayali did mention that the arrest of Dr. Rajan Mahtani was purely made with an intent to settle scores. Previously in 2012, the case of signature forgery was closed permanently, but the power of money ensured that Dr. Mahtani was put behind the bars.
However, the news suggests that on June 25 2015, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has received a judicial review from the Lusaka High Court and has the right to question his arrest on June 2 2015. In the meantime, the arrest order which was placed by the DPP now stands as ‘stay’ and no further interrogation can be made in this regard.