The lack of a board at the Zambia Environmental Management Agency is proving a challenge in the effective management of environmental issues in the country, an environmentalist has observed.
Edward Lange who is also the Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) campaign officer said the lack of a professional board to govern the affairs of ZEMA is a matter of serious concern.
Mr. Lange revealed that the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has only put up a special arrangement where ZEMA management reports to a committee he has constituted.
“We don’t agree to this arrangement as it opens up the process to political interference, as we are speaking this committee is full of cadres and they will only serve their political interests. We want a professional board that will run ZEMA effectively,” Mr. Lange demanded.
He said the scenario where a Minister is fully in charge of the operations of ZEMA is what environmental activists sought to do away with when they pushed for a new legislation called the Environmental Management Act.
Mr. Lange noted that ZEMA is such a critical institution which should not be left to function without a board.
bushe politik pa zed naipena? aba ba pumbafu nanomba ni donchi?
that’s a seriously gap. how can an agency operate without a board? it means the ZEMA act left out the issue of a board. i need guidance!!
Thats good observation. This is how MMD operated so they influence dirty investment in Zambia. Things need to change , please let us an impartial board to oversee ZEMA.
Zambia,now I know I was right to leave!
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