Government is determined to make Zambia a credible nation and worthy of investments, Chipata District Commissioner Nicholas Banda has said.
Mr. Banda said this would made possible since Zambia is internationally regarded as a credible investment destination because zero rating to corruption by the new deal government of President Levy Mwanawasa’s government.
He said there is need to fight corruption, which he said does not good for investments as it causes instability of prices commodities and services.
He said economic instability due to corruption renders proper business planning impossible to for investments.
Mr. Banda was speaking Friday during the official opening of a one day workshop by Transparency International (TI) on monitoring, evaluation of projects and corruption to the District Development Coordination Committee (DDCC)members.
He also stated that dishonest businesses and individuals amass huge profits through corruption and evasion of tax at the expense of the less privileged in society.
Mr. Banda appealed to the members of the DDCC to respond to civil society demands for higher levels of integrity and accountability among public officials.
The district Commisioner said in a corrupt economy, prices of goods and services become high and inaccessible to the less privileged.
He called on DDCC members and other public service workers to ensure integrity and transparency in their course of duty.
“Each individual and organization in governance needs to uphold his integrity and continue keeping corruption in check, if it is to be fought,” he said.
Mr.Banda urged participants to increase their understanding of corruption,its challenges and how to overcome them, in order to bring development to the district.
The District Commissioner said the only way that Zambians could help increase investments is by ensuring that they are corruption free as this would instill confidence in would be investors.
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We’ve heard that song on corruption many times before. Credibility of our nation begins with our Head of State. Any credible news on his condition?
Just this evening the hon. minister of information was reading a statutory instrument legalising the delagation of authority to the veep to act as president, the suprising thing is that according to what i heard him read is that the authority was for the period 20/6 to 2/07 when HE was in Egypt. The Si was signedon 04/08. How does that continue to render the veep in the position of acting president?
Corruption is dynamic, so we need to change our methods of fighting it accordingly from time to time.
#3, What’s so dynamic about corruption? You seem to speak from experience.
Investors my butt, if you cowards dont invest in your own country, the infrastructure, colleges, hospitals and roads, who the hell will be attracted to come and invest money that will sink into a hole.
you need to educate your fellow citizens in science and math,build new roads, schools,colleges and attract firms to come and utilise your skilled labor.
Wonder why China is booming? because they invested in education and all companies are going there not just for cheap labor but they have skilled people.provide business loans and not big car loans to government officials and invest that money.
#5 Spot on mate. I like the term coward you used in your post. What worries me is the fact that these cowards think as long as they have got money in their pockets then Zed is developing. Pantu baleensha utu myotoka twaku Japan ninshi balice. Look at the roads they drive on their cars!
Ask IP Manning what he thinks about corruption in Zambian. He invested in Zambia and was departed without cause.
No. 7 ‘departed’ yeah right!
#5 WELL SAID MATE!!!!!!!!! Spot on!!! corruption states from top and works all the down to bottom.Thata why Zambia is still going no where.
Stay inrofmaitve, San Diego, yeah boy!