Government has expressed willingness to learn from anti-corruption and human rights experts on how to effectively fight corruption for the benefit of the Zambian people.
Foreign Affairs and Tourism Minister Given Lubinda says Africa has no excuse to continue living in poverty when it is endowed with plenty resources which can be generated into wealth.
Mr. Lubinda notes that there is therefore need for other stakeholders such as human rights institutions to recommend how best the fight against corruption can be fought to allow for social economic development.
The minister was speaking during the official opening of the international Conference on Corruption and Human rights being hosted by the Human Rights Commission.
Mr. Lubinda also observed the need for the local stakeholders in the country to raise awareness on the whistle blowers Act and other measures that government has put in place in an effort to fight corruption.
At the same occasion, Germany Deputy Ambassador to Zambia Astrid Ilper commended the efforts that the PF government has continued to make towards the fight against corruption.
Ms. Ilper noted that the re-introduction of the abuse of authority clause as well as the amendment of the ACC Act are a strong indication of the political will the Zambian government has towards the fight against corruption.
She says there is need for corruption to be fought both in the public and private sector noting that this is key in enhancing the social economic rights of the people on the African continent and Zambia in particular.
Participants at the two day conference have been drawn from different African countries.
QFM
its frustrating reading such comments when this Gov is already knee deep in corrupt schemes. steal from us quietly please, dont tease us. Â
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except for men like yourselves who want it all for themselves and don’t give a damn about the community at large.
The headline should read: “Lubinda has no excuse to live in poverty”:o
Too much NEWS today. Now you even expose Ba Hon. Lubinda (President-2016) to insults sure.
The date is hidden in one of your quatrains :)
Especially the smart people of the Zambian Enterprise, zero excuse for poverty … our country alone holds 10% fresh water reservoirs for the entire continent of Africa, we can single handedly electrify the entire continent given our hydro-electric potential, we have enough oil and gas reserves (untapped todate) to fill every tank with fuel on the entire continent for a 100 years, we can single handedly electrify the entire Europe with our nuclear potential, we can feed the whole continent plus Europe and the Middle East with our agricultural potential, we have raw materials to produce every kind of car, plane, house, building and spacecraft this world has ever seen …
Continued … we have enough sand in WP to create our own Silicon Valley and start making all sorts of electronic gadgets this entire world has never even seen yet, we can lead the world in renewable energy, not to mention all the precious stones for the world of jewelry, our lower Zambezi Plains are ideal for space launches and space travel attaining escape velocity with relative ease from there, being located in the tropics, our mountains are beautiful, our valleys mouth opening, our waterfalls magnificent, our river cleans, we have nearly every Flora and Fiona except those found in salty water and glacier regions thus our tourism potential is through the wazoo and to crown it all we have the perfect weather many in other parts of the world would kill for … oh my goodness!!
That’s the Brave who needed to come out on this fora because it’s only been about people throwing tantrums. Being against or for an issue here have been misconstrued for wanting something out of the country we so love, instead of helping it. You need to seriously start putting pen to paper for whatever research you doing Brave. I am so tired of being called unzambian just because we know and have experienced what others only dream off. Honestly, speaking I never knew we have that kind of potential and that’s another lesson you have taught me. God bless Brave.
You have to build roads in western province before you can start thinking of silicon valley. Zambians are poor because of misplaced priorities. Focus first on the basics before you go clouding
Coachez:
God bless you too my High (Secondary) School Friend … I am always putting these things in place ready for when the time is right, pal.
Rod:
We currently have a road reaching Mongu, we use it to reach the right sand dunes and get started. Development does not start in a perfect setting … you start from wherever you are with whatever you have knowing you have an objective to reach.
I like the way youve outlined it Mumba. My dad always used to say God does not give everythig, he’ll give you wealth but no brains to use it, or give you lots of brains and a dersert for a country. It will take generations before locals start bennefitting from even a fraction of the things youve listed.
The notion that stumping out corruption alone will singularly drive Zambia into prosperity, without corresponding effort in planning and re-looking at work ethics, is very misleading.
thank you!!
Well said #8 Brabus.Stumping out corruption is surely not a one size fits all quick fix.Plenty of folks in rich countries live in poverty due to their poor work culture.Some rich countries like Italy swim in mafia related corruption.What zambia needs is hard work,diligence and learning to live with tough decisions.No pain,no gain they say.
Corruption exists everywhere starting from Capitol Hill to the House of Commons. The only difference between their corruption and ‘ours’ is that it’s more organized (influence peddling) and their economies actually benefit from cases such as war mongering and corrupt foreign policy. In Africa, our PF friends want to preach anti corruption while Chikwanda single sources construction projects for Apollo; Ukwa ‘donates’ fuel which is conveniently transported using GBMs trucks; Miles and Mahtani orchestrate oil procurement deals which will result in Zambia losing $ millions. As if that’s not enough, our DPP is a white collar conman, busy trying to get his friends off the hook and reneging on loans which he gave personal guarantees for?
… but we the population are to blame for this as well. We keep voting in the same old dinosaurs who are incapable of change, who have no vision or motivation any more.
We need a new constitution, a limiting of the president’s power and we need to demand results on projects as well as a complete breakdown on how public funds have been spent.
bla bla bla bla blah meanwhile the few are buring money on their farms
“Every generation needs its own revolution” – Thomas Jefferson. Until and unless we are brave enough to overturn the status quo we will forever sing songs of potential this and potential that. Remember how write-off of debt was lauded as the panacea to development – where are now from Jubilee 2000??? As most bloggers indicate our march to development is systemic. You cannot focus on one thing and think that is what will give the answer to everything.
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Let me begin by applauding B.R MUMBA SR for the inquisitive analysis of our potential as a country.while i agree with the sentiments shared by #8, #9 and #11 ,i wish to say as a country we have lost so much in corruption such that the wealth of the nation rest within few individuals and deprives many Zambians of meaningful development.the fight against corruption is well come but it should be complemented by the fight against poverty and unemployment.we need new ideas that transform our economy to the better days.the PF has been in government for almost 7months unarguably enough to make serious changes not taking anything from them,the Zambia people are eager for serious change
too much sweet talking ba Lubinda..your govt has failed lamentably..just resign all of you!!
Africa’s problem is not corruption. It is mismanagement. Or lack of management acumen.
Corruption thrive in disorganisation, when you don’t have effective systems of control. We have resources but we dont have ability to manage them to our own god.
God gave rivers with pristine waters and lands with fertile soil to fools. Some of these fools died by the riverside of thirst, orthers starved to death on the fertile valleys… TO BE CONTINUED.