Higher Education Loan and Scholarship Board loan

It was in December 2020 when my family which comprises of a trained teacher, clinical officer, fire fighter, a folk lifter, all looking for jobs and a student nurse who are struggling with Tuition fees and is looking for a government loan. The student nurse took a step to the Higher Education Loan and Scholarship Board seeking for government sponsorship. Before getting to the reception, she met a certain lady within the premises who looked like a consultant employed by HELSB. When the lady asked how she may help the young lady, this young lady (my cousin) explained her problem to her. The lady told her that there were no sponsorship offers by that time but promised to accelerate one for her upon them making an agreement. This young lady just returned home helplessly and explained everything to her Parents (Uncle and Aunt to me). By then I was busy with my third year, end of year examination at UNZA and I had no idea that something like this was happening at home. The parents got interested with the lady who promised to push for their daughter’s sponsorship and made efforts to consult her. She convinced them that she is an employee and consultant of HELSB and promised to help them with the sponsorship if they pay K5,000. They borrowed the money and Paid, this lady issued the young lady a Scholarship agreement form for Levy Mwanawansa Medical University. The family was happy with just the issuance of the scholarship form to the extent of asking the same lady to help other members of the family to get jobs in government. She told them to pay money for which the trained teacher was charged K3000, the clinical officer was charged K8000, the fire fighter was charged K5000 and the fork lifter who wanted the job in ZESCO was Charged K5000. All these are from one family sharing the same surname. They met this lady on several occasions during payment process and they were all convinced she was a true helper. A week after payments were finalized, the lady stopped picking up phone calls. The family went to her house within Lusaka. They just found the husband and children who said that the wife went to Chama for farming business. They called her there and then through the husband, she picked up the phone and promised to process their letters immediately once she gets back to Lusaka. Up to now the lady is nowhere to be seen and her family has shifted from where they used to stay. The family has been swindled a total amount of about K26, 000 by one person (Lady) who used to be found at the Lusaka Higher Education Loan and Scholarship Board offices and claimed to be the consultant when she is not. Please my fellow Zambians, let’s fight corruption by not engaging ourselves into corrupt activities. At times we are also to blame because our desperate actions over something. It’s disheartening to be swindled something that could be your business Capital which ends up being the business Capital for someone. Let’s try to wait for our turn as we push for files cleanly.

#End corruption Zambia starts with me.

Lusaka.