ZAEED PATEL, WICKNEL CHIVAYO RAISE 15.5 MILLION DOLLARS FOR NRPUP’S FINAL ACTIVITIES
By Mercy Kalaba
NYIMBA Investments managing director Zaeed Patel, who also doubles as Tonse Alliance chairman for finance has managed to galvanise a total of $15.5 Million United States Dollars with the help of Zimbabwean tycoon Wicknel Chivayo, to fund Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu’s last around of campaign activities.
The funds were concluded in Dubai, with a named Russian businessman single handedly putting close to $7 Million dollars, hoping to regain his contract for the supply of fertilizer to Nyimba Investments, who then would supply to the Government.
Zaeed has also consolidated a list of Indian business men in Zambia, who are releasing K500,000 per week, monies meant for adopted NRPUP Parliamentary and local government candidates.
The total amount will be used to hold mega rallies on the Copperbelt and Lusaka, fund an operation dubbed ‘VOTER PROTECTION’ that will comprise unleashing violent thugs like Black Apple, Kennedy Kamba and others to cause commotion and disturb counting of votes especially in Lusaka, Kitwe and Chingola.
Zaeed believes Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu will unseat Hichilema in this poll, with a sole purpose of regaining control of lucrative government deals in key sectors such as Agriculture, Mining, Tourism and Energy.
In 2021, the PF government borrowed money from local banks a total of $108 Million Dollars, of which about $68 Million went to one company named Nyimba Investments as upfront payment for the supply of fertilizer, a commodity that was not delivered to the Zambian people and farmers.
Source: Zambian confidential