DPP tells Jeffrey to declare, disclose donations

Main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has asked its Secretary General Grelzeder Jeffrey to declare and disclose all donations made to the party through her office.

DPP has made the demand through a letter dated December 8 2023 written by party’s National Director of Legal Affairs, Charles Mhango.

According to Mhango, in her recent presser, Jeffrey indicated that she has received funding and cash donations from various individuals and organization for the Party to hold the Meeting of the National Governing Council and convention.

“I have been informed by the Secretariat that you have not handed over any such funds or donations to the Treasurer General nor remitting any such funds or cash donations which you have received on behalf the Party into the Party Bank Accounts,”

 “I have been informed by the Secretariat that you have not handed over any such funds or donations to the Treasurer General nor remitting any such funds or cash donations which you have received on behalf the Party into the Party Bank Accounts,” reads the letter in part

Mhango reminded Jeffrey that Section 27 (2)’, (5) and (6) of the Political Parties Act, 2018, requires political parties to declare to the Registrar of Political Parties, the cash donations made to the Party hence the need for her to declare source of the funding.

“I therefore advise and ask you to promptly hand over the funds and cash donations to the Treasurer General or remit the same into the Party Bank Accounts.

“I further advice and ask you to declare all the cash donations which you have so far received on behalf of the Party, by declaring the names of individuals and organizations from whom you have received the donations and the respective amounts.”

“I further advise you that if you fail to hand over the funds and cash donations to the Treasurer General or to remit the funds and cash donations into the Party Bank Accounts and to declare the cash donations or if you give false information about the donations, you will personally be held liable to a fine of the equal to the funds and cash donations which you received; and to imprisonment for two (2) years under Section 27 (6) (a) and (b) of the said Act.”

Meanwhile, Grelzeder Jeffrey is yet to respond to the letter.