EXPATRIATE

BY CHIKUMBI KATEBE

THE FORMER expatriate Teachers Coordinating Committee has distanced itself from Alamathan Rwenzyigye and some of those connected to the High Court case demanding US$1.35 billion and ZMW7.58 billion from the Zambian Government of unpaid allowances and other emoluments.

Public relations officer for the Former Expatriate Teaches Coordinating Committee (FETCC) Richard Buteraba Iga said a few crooked teachers have attempted to disproportionately benefit more that their colleagues in ingenious bit criminal ways.

 Mr Iga explained that those who commenced the High Court proceedings under cause number 2026/HP/0791 were bent on extorting additional funds from the government of the Republic of Zambia with outrageous claims even by use of names of unsuspecting members and non-existent people in their schemes.

In a press statement dates June 25, 2026, the committee have threatened to expose those linked to the alleged cartel of officials who aid the illegal act with alleged criminal lawyers. 

“However, by the sheer audacity of this new case, we shall escalate this matter to expose the rot and connivance of officials who aid this small but strong cartel of criminals determined to haul away the equivalent of two Zambia Eurobonds with the assistance of unscrupulous lawyers.

“These determined culprits have caused a stigma over a long, hard-fought and genuine case and have brought untold misery to ailing retirees who had dedicated and sacrificed their youthful and energetic years in selfless labour to the service of Zambia,” she said.

He said they were grateful to the Government and pleaded for continued help rendered to the organisation and its commitment to paying off all beneficiaries in the matter, especially even in honour of about 70 teachers who have died while waiting for compensation through this period.

They have therefore given the so-called Alamathan Rwenzingye and his or her accomplices and their lawyers 48hrs to withdraw the bogus case from court or shall be forced to report them to the relevant authorities.

A total of 1,212 expatriate teachers filed a statement of claim against the Zambian Government in the amount of K7.58 billion and US$1.35billionn in unpaid allowances and benefits and other emoluments owed to them after they retired.

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