The Committee of Citizens (CC) and the Evangelical Youth Alliance (EYA) have called upon the government to disband the Task Force on Corruption now that the Anti-Corruption Commission would be the leading agency in the fight against corruption and other crimes in the country.
EYA President Moses Lungu and Committee of Citizens Gregory Chifire said this in a jointly signed statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka today.
The duo who commended government for adopting and launching the National Anti-Corruption Policy (NACP) said immediate changes to the fight against corruption should be embarked upon immediately.
They said there were many issues that surrounded the Task Force adding that the body remained illegally in its operations.
Mr. Lungu and Mr. Chifire said the Chairman of the Task Force was made to exercise investigative and prosecution powers, functions that are mandated by the law to be exercise by Zambia Police (ZP), Anti Corruption Commission ( ACC) and the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC).
And the duo have called for a comprehensive financial audit to be done in order to asses how millions of dollars provided by the government and other cooperating partners were spent.
“We strongly demand that the Auditor General (AG) audits the Anti-Corruption Fund (ACF), and account that belongs to the Task Force on corruption and held in a bank account in the United Kingdom (UK),’ the duo stated.
Mr. Lungu and Mr. Chifire have since demanded the for the prosecution of former Task Force Chairman Mark Chona for diverting funds as stated in the AG’s report for 2005.
The duo said the report indicates that the former Task Force Chairperson diverted the funds to unknown consultants.
They said the Audit Report also cites other serious irregularities surrounding the hire of private prosecutors and the contract that Mr. Chona signed without the consent and authority of the AG.
“We recognize that former DEC Commissioner Ryan Chitoba is also facing similar charges before the courts of law and there should be no discrimination or selection in matters of the law and the nation,” they said.
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For all I know, all this talk about corruption is the leading cause of inactivity on the issue. Let’s not corrupt ourelves, faith without works is dead.
DORA Siliya yesterday told the judge Dennis Chirwa Tribunal that she did not understand what the word “nullity” meant as highlighted in the Attorney General’s legal opinion over the RP Capital memorandum of understanding (MoU).
Well one you really think about it, it is right that Task force should be disbanded because they are other legal agencies in the country doing the same work. Task on the other hand has just been fighting corrupt cases which happened long time ago. They have spend so much resources trying to compared to what they are trying to recover. Duplication of work should be avoided at all costs by govt. The Police, Dec and ACC are mandated by the to fight such vices. Therefore, Task force should be disbanded without even wasting time. The chaps are just getting heft salaries at the expense of poor Zambians when they are not even doing good job.
It is government ploy to ask some puppet organisations to ask for the disbanding of the task force which will lead to clearing chiluba of corruption charges. any impropriety by any official should be prosecuted
Indeed, all those quick convictions were just a prelude. The thieves are back
But how does the Registrar of Societies allow an NGO call itslf The Committee of Citizens?What mandate does this NGO have from the citizens.The primary role of her office is to ensure that names used by NGO s are not misleading.Bloggers remember you are paying for this incompetence
Those two NGOs are OP chaps! I’ve never heard abt them before now.
Chifire you know yo misdeeds at CBU. You arent qualified to call for the scrapping of the Task Force. & who is that other chap? You’ve just been sent or wat? Come on guys get jobs & stop being funny. The Task Force is here to sort out yo uncles till all of them use the same stinky loos & get bitten by the same bedbugs in prison. Actually corruption stinks like a bedbug, Chiluba stinks, you stink too. Damn you two! Bedbugs…
Corrupt people are really powerful. Soon there are taking over the govt without Zedians realising it. It’s sad to belong
Its begining to suck to be Zambian
yeah maybe they should because it serves no purpose, one of the most corrupt man in zed, the Director for (no more) Zambian Airways is on board, where does he get the guts to investigate others!
Yeah men.I think it has out lived it usefulness. May be the ACC could begin to do some of these things.
Zambian politicians ,you are misleading our people.
Anybody is saying anything about nothing pa Zed
I hear the good old Judge Dennis Chirwa fell off his bench in an uncontrolable feat of laughter and nearly developed a premature heart attack upon hearing the accused, one Dora “Nullity” Siliya claim that both here on earth and the heavens above, she has no clue of the meaning of the word “NULLITY”. I can excuse Vera for saying Tokyo Accord instead of Kyoto Accord. For an MBA hold to be so clueless, there is no excuse. No wonder PS Mambe left than wallow under such dangerous ignorance.
You but what do you mean?Have you not heard that according to the wise one she is sharper than any one in Zed?
Expect such embarasments from pipo who buy their QUALIFICATIONS
You bet if it was “NUDITY” that was posed before her, she would have known the meaning outright!
Whos interests are these so called two NGOs serving?…And to begin with, who the hell are they, anyway!!!
Gregory what is wrong with. You are a failure. We know your record from CBU. How much have you received this time? Just leave the Fredrick Chiluba case alone. Don’t neutralize it please!!!
I don’t know – I’m cautious about such demands at a time when the Task Force’s efforts are slowly coming to fruition. A lot of people are rightly scared that they might be next to face charges. Who are these guys anyway? Just because you have ‘NGO’ to your name, that doesn’t make you a credible reflection of the people. I’d tread carefully with this one and consider the implications of disbanding the Task Force.
Oh yeah, and the word “Youth” in any title is enough to make me nervous.
Chifire ask Alfred Zulu of ZIMT and his cousin Mike Zulu of what happened when Chiluba went out of Office. It’s a TIMELY warning to you. Don’t parrade your ka face of poverty on TV. That was the end of ZIMT and the Zulus. Even these to ma boys ati Silupwa I feel like going for K3,000 for TV licence I always pay thru ZESCO and again DSTV only to see these faces of poverty.*****S!!!!!!!!
My simple appeal to chaps like Chifire and that ka boy Silupwa is to look for paying jobs like what we have done after completing University education. I don’t know why the youths want always to used. If there will be change of government and mad cobras come on the stage u will suffer boys. May be Alfred Zulu of ZIMT will now come to life coz he was used by Chiluba so much during third term campaign. Today he can’t even show out his face of poverty.He knows we will kick him in his face