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MacDonald Chipenzi hails ACC for its fight against corruption

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European Union Election Observation Mission in Zambia Chief Observer Cecilia Kashetu Kyange with McDonald Chipenzi shows off the General Elections and Referendum Final Report at Intercontinental Hotel shortly briefing
European Union Election Observation Mission in Zambia Chief Observer Cecilia Kashetu Kyange with McDonald Chipenzi shows off the General Elections and Referendum Final Report at Intercontinental Hotel shortly briefing

A civic leader MacDonald Chipenzi says it is gratifying that Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is doing everything possible under limited resources in fighting corruption in the country.

Mr Chipenzi says the ACC has in recent times endeavored investigate and bring to book a number of corruption cases irrespective of the suspects’ social- economic class or political affiliation saying this was commendable.

He paid homage to the Commission to for its tenacity and commitment to arrest all perpetrators of corruption in the country which he said has remained un abated for a long time.

ZANIS reports that Mr Chipenzi said that despite facing several challenges in bringing culprits to book, the ACC it has made strides in arresting high profile cases which are currently in courts of law.

The outspoken civil rights activist has however, advised the ACC should pull up its socks by promptly following up cases as opposed to investigating cases ten years after their occurrence.

Mr Chipenzi also called on Zambians to give the ACC full support t in its quest to fight corruption in Zambia by giving relevant information to the authority which will lead to more culprits brought to book.

He said corruption is retrogressive as it retards development, which many Zambians are yearning to see and urged all the citizens of this country to participate fully in the fight against the vice by helping the ACC giving information leading to arrest of corrupt culprits.

3 COMMENTS

  1. But Mr Macdonald Chipenzi misappropriated the funds at FODEP hence the Donors asking him to step down… Therefore, Mr Chipenzi doesn’t have clean hands hence mascarading as a Civic Leader today and other days as a Governance activist…

  2. McDonald Chipenzi, a civic leader? Find out his source of funding, his bread and butter, comes from where, you will be shocked to learn.

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