President Rupiah Banda says government has put in place stringent measures to curb corrupt practices by public service workers.
Mr. Banda says the move has been necessitated by the concern that government efforts to develop the country are being frustrated by some unscrupulous public service workers who are diverting public resources for selfish personal gain.
President Banda was speaking at a press conference at State Houase in Lusaka today.
He said government has approved the Anti-Corruption Policy aimed at enabling ministries and government departments to perform within the legal framework of government.
Mr. Banda further said government has started working-out modalities aimed establishing a Financial Intelligence Unit and the establishment of Integrity Committees in all the parts of the country.
He said the move to establish a Financial Intelligence Unit and the establishment of Integrity Committees is aimed at fighting corruption and addressing the fraud and money laundering related activities.
Mr. Banda said government is concerned with the way public resources are being mismanaged or misapplied, adding that government will soon introduce other measures to ensure that donor funds and public resources are not misappropriated.
President Banda further said he will soon launch the Anti-Corruption Policy with a view to enhancing the fight against the scourge in the country.
Mr. Banda said people should not rush to blame him as he is doing his level best to address corruption which he said is impacting negatively on the country’s development agenda.
He further expressed concern at the slow pace at which the investigations on the Zambian Airways saga are going.
Mr. Banda, however, said that although the investigations are going on at a slow pace, he is still confident that the country’s investigative wings will do a good job. He said government through its investigative wings is still carrying out thorough investigations to ensure that factual information is obtained.
The law enforcement agencies are investigating Zambian Airways for defrauding government institutions out of money amountingh to over US$30 million.
And President Banda has called on the National Constitution Conference (NCC) to devise an effective mechanism that will ensure that it completes its work of coming-up with a constitution within the stipulated 12 months.
Mr. Banda, who however expressed happiness at the manner the NCC delegates were working, urged them to work extra hard to complete their work within the stipulated 12 months.
President Banda said he is impressed with the work of the NCC and hopeful that the NCC delegates will come up with a good constitution that will stand the taste of time.
ZANIS
You better keep quiet you have failed to deal with serious issues affecting the pipo of Zambia.
Jus close the ZA issue. There is nothing more to investigate there, period.
whats this bull crap of within stipulated 12 months for NCC?. These guys will always be shifting the goal posts until it suites them to fullest.
RB, STFU, seriously!
B RB ,have you dealt with FTJ yet?, These are the pipo you need to make examples of so that we can know that you mean bussines, not just talk, talk.
If you have nothing to say just keep quiet .List you irritate our ears . You big head .
akuta che nsima hence kusabaila…nyamasoya
Am told monkey’s representative pissed on Bwezani for bad leadership.If monkeys can be practical what about esey.
how many times are we goin to come up with stringent measures…10yrs we’ve bin talking about de same thin but people have bin stealing
At least this componet better news of whatever President RB Banda said at the Press Conference. As for “And President Banda has called on the National Constitution Conference (NCC) to devise an effective mechanism that will ensure that it completes its work of coming-up with a constitution within the stipulated 12 months“, I am eagerly waiting for the new Republic of Zambia Constitution so that illiterates and semi-illiterates can be encouraged to go to school in order to get the President of Zambia and MP jobs should NCC put a serious educational clause in the Draft Constitution.
This is time to develop Zambia as opposed to doing experiments of allowing undereducated people to lead Zambia as we saw in the Chiluba Administration.
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Prevention is better than cure.
RB – deer caught in the headlights!
Even monkeys are able to express just how they feel about their landlord RB!! Wish we had six such brave ones at State House!
Whereas we Zambians can only say, “Piss off!” under our breaths, that brave monkey litteraly PISSED on him!!!!
i thought that he came across as a true leader, especially from the unprepared speech.