The Anti Corruption Commission says the Zambia Police Service’s traffic, Prosecution, Accounts and Administration departments are the most corrupt.
Speaking at the opening of a managerial accountability workshop for the Zambia Police, ACC Director General Rosewin Wandi said the meeting is meant to identify areas and find interventions that will strengthen the operation system of the Zambia Police and seal loopholes that attract corruption.
Mrs. Wandi said ACC is committed to working with the Zambia Police to improve governance where there is need for improvement.
She noted that Public Officers have a significant role to play in ensuring that integrity activities receive the much needed attention from both management and members.
Mrs. Wandi said this in a speech read for her by ACC Director of Community Education Lawrence Hasingo.
And Inspector General of Police Stella Libongani is hopeful that assessing the processes and procedures will help identify the vulnerabilities that will improve service delivery in the police service.
Mrs. Libongani said this in a speech read for her by Lusaka Province Deputy Commissioner Chola Katanga.
Congratulations Palibe Zabwino for the greatest achievement ever, am sure you are highly proud of yourselves!
My grandfather was a policeman and I don’t think the police in Zambia are corrupt.
This is just hearsay that wise people should ignore
Thanks
madam wandi hold on,,, police men/women are most corrupt because of `instruction from above`,,,, i think its important that you establish who is above and spreading corruption
I feel sorry for you if you just found that out!
@mushota kikikikikikikikikikiki’ but ka gelo aka! Always outside the world.
And they are chief promoters of violence and crimes against humanity. ZP are failures.
While, Ms Wandi has finally waken up from her slumber, well done and please, can you wake up Ms Libongani!
Second judiciary,third immigration,fourth state house etc
MOST CORRUPT! Zambia Police Service’s traffic, Prosecution, Accounts and Administration departments are the most corrupt. Which section of Zambia Police Service is NOT MOST CORRUPT? How many sections are not mentioned as most corrupt and yet corrupt? Such a report is extremely bad and have negatively changed my perceptions on the general overview of the whole police system.
How many arrests have been made so far to prove the corruption allegations?
@lazi! Who should arrest since its the police who are corrupt?
The way we think, we would have listened to the fishermen when MH 370 disappeared. We have no respect for science. Where is the data to prove this?
Public knowledge ZP nivikawalala especially those mounting roadblocks they even beat katanga basoda on corruption index
Shame ZP
IG Stella Libongani, What Wandi is saying is that you preside over corrupt officials and protecting the corrupt officers. Your failure to mange them amounts to corruption.
You are not excluded, it is in your best interest to clear your name and if anything defend yourself.
My question to Wandi is; why have you not prosecuted anyone if you statement is true, you too are corrupt for failing to prosecute the supposedly corrupt Traffic Police officers.
My words exactly… good for her to admit but it’s a testament on her too for failing to effect an arrest and a prosecution.
Solution lies in appointment of expatriates from western world to head every police station, division and department of police. Road blocks shall be headed by expatriate police officers or officers from banks and mining companies.
SOMEONE FROM THE WESTERN WORLD TO HEAD THESE IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS OF ZAMBIA? TRY THAT AND SEE HOW IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE OUR OWN GENTLEMEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM HAVE BEEN TO US ZAMBIANS. WE DO NOT EVEN REALISE HOW MUCH TOLERANT THEY HAVE BEEN OTHERWISE WE WOULD ALWAYS BE COMPLAINING AS WE DO EVEN WHEN THEY PUT UP SOME ROAD BLOCKS WHEN WE HAVE DEFECTIVE AND UN REGISTERED VEHICLES OR WE ARE INVOLVED IN VERY NASTY CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES. POLICE OFFICERS ARE SAID TO BE CORRUPT, BUT WHO CORRUPTS THEM AND CAN AN INNOCENT PERSON CORRUPT THEM? BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET AWAY WITH THE CRIME WE TEND TO CORRUPT THEM. ONE OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED CORRUPT ACTIVITY IS WHEN A POLICE OFFICER APPEARS IN TROUBLE LIKE HAVING A WIFE DYING AND THEN ONE FUNDS THE FUNERAL EXPENSES EXPECTING THAT OFFICER TO REFLECT!!!
The revelation is common knowledge but the report by ACC (whose op’s and integrity I have reservations about) and it’s implications will be interesting to watch unfold. This may very well be one of those situations where such a report is made public, only to have political interference sack the ACC head to maintain the status quo (Prof. Chirwa formerly of ZR comes to mind) I am cautiously optimistic.
What about Expatriate President, Ministers and Permanent Secretaries. Zambians are thieves by birth. They live on handouts, begging and stealing.
Hearsay, vitriol and generalizations such as yours are, though typical, uncalled for. Can’t you structure your response with a smartly worded opinion without degenerating into standard, political, hooliganism in your comments?
“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” This is a Latin phrase with a direct English translation as: “Who will guard the guards themselves?”
SO ACC UNDER ROSEWIN MWANDI ARE THE GUARDS OF ZAMBIA? But who guards the ACC themselves? Of course it is public knowledge and it can not be denied that the POLICE FORCE in Zambia is very rotten in terms of corruption and just any mismanagement one can think of. Because if they weren’t there road traffic accidents wouldn’t have been part of normal life. Anyone knows that the vehicles for the offending/non-offending owners that get arrest and reach the police stations are for those who refuse to corruptly pay the police officers at check points. Or else the owners just didn’t have the money to corrupt the police officer at road blocks. Now, the…
…from #11.
1. Since when did ACC discover that our police are the most corrupt in Zambia?
2. I am not going to ask ACC how many police officers have been arrested on grounds of corruption as facts can easily be cooked up. However, can it be to the public knowledge the method used, the terms of reference, how many institutions were investigated/researched and for how long the research took in order to ascertain our police force corrupt DISTINCTIONS.
3. Who are the second, third and least corrupt public institutions in Zambia?
4. On what number is ACC on the corruption ladder?
5. And which organisation researched/investigated ACC to rate them or was there no guard for the guards?
6. When are arrests and prosecutions against the police officers going to commence?
…from #11.1
The general public may like to know the above and the actions being implemented in order to curb stinking day light corruption amongst in the police force which every Zambian has has had an encounter with, so many time and its now normal.
SUGGESTION:
I hear offending individuals pay the police at check points? If this is true- even the authorities that allowed a police officer (a corrupt one for that matter) to be a cashier is equally corrupt. Even the idea of them (police) continuing to collect money from the general public stinks.
…from #11.2
There is no way in a business a cashier can be allowed to process financial data of sales and even write financial reports for the strategic managers just after selling a service, good or both. That kind of structure is corruption in itself. Therefore, collection of money by traffic police officers MUST stop immediately. Suggestively, offenders must pay at various banks appointed by the government as Pay Points (PP) or any respected businesses in Zambia. Banks are more respected, anyway. Effective ways of reporting corrupt officers must be instituted.
ETC, ETC.
…from #11.3
Nowhere in the world apart from Zambia and other corrupt countries can they let a police officer enforce law as well as be a tax man.
However, from this report from ACC which to me looks like a facebook text, I can be lead into conclusion that Rosewin Mwandi is either un profectional or even corrupt herself. How can she come up with such a report which has no structure. Does she think all Zambians are dull and therefore can easily buy that facebook-like text? This is taking the people of Zambia for granted madam Mwandi. Go back and write a professional looking report with a structure and content. We are not fools and don’t dare us.
Mrs Wandi said this in a speech read for her by ……. Mrs. Libongani said this in a speech read for her by ……………..
The loophole is the Govt of the day forcing and turning Police men and women into Party carders. Increase in corruption is a clear symptom that Police Officers are between a rock and a hard place.
Tell us something new. Like what workable strategy is being implemented to deal with what we have known for ‘centuries’. Its the same as those endless reports from the Auditor Generals office about the trillions of kwacha that are embezzled everyday under everyone’s nose. It ends there.
Not true. ZP are the most honest people. They will show you that they are hungry and want money on the road. Thank God for these police officers, otherwise we would not drink and drive like we do everyday.
The fact that the ACC director general was not there to read the speech herself and had some-one reading it on her behalf and the fact that the police Inspector general was also not present in person but also had some-one else representing her speaks volumes about their level of commitment to stamp out corruption. If you were one of the officers participating in this event would you take it seriously when the conveners themselves decide to delegate their participation? Perceptions! perceptions!! perceptions!! That is what is used to measure corruption!!
elo mwabuka?????????????
How can you tell that a ZP is corrupt?
ANS: He is wearing a ZP uniform.
#OneZambia
Zabwino Palibe (ZP) Traffic especially on the Copperbelt have taken advantage of completed road works and speed limits that should have applied while works were going on and set their speed traps to get bribes from the unsuspecting motorists. How can one explain a situation where motorists using main highways are expected to drive at 60 or 40 even when the maximum city speed limit is 65? Ba ACC you are NATO No Action Talk Only. Why did it have to take the Eastern Province Minister to catch the thieves when you could use similar tactics to effectively do your Job?
The majority of ZP officers are corrupt.
They collect brides in broad day light on road blocks. This money, it is alleged, is shared with senior police officers for protection.
The Police command are aware of the rot on road blocks. For how can they allow a person to collect State revenue without an official serialised receipt in a personal car?!
The ‘offenders’ are made to wait their turn at the private car pay point out of ear and eye shot of the rest of the rest of bochimwa!
Suggestions:
1. No payments should be made at roadblocks. Just like in SA, issue fines for payments at station.
2. Reduce road traffic fines.
They collect bribes in broad………
Policing is a challenging and daunting responsibility. This is particularly true for a developing country like Zambia. The citizenry needs to improve before police also responds to them. The police is mirroring society. The selection, training and procedure may be reviewed but citizens must also improve. I am in favor of total strategy, with special emphasis on funding and technology as well as civic education.
The road blocks are bribe collection sites everyone knows. ROAD BLOCKS ARE THERE FOR STEALLING PEOPLES MONEY. ITS ONLY WHERE THERE IS RATSA WERE YOU GET GUINUENIE ROAD BLOCKS.
The mentality with police and Civil Servant in General is that now even when they are well paid they still think they do not have enough. That is why they continue to steal money from people. STOP THE ROT INSTEAD OF JUST TALKING .
IN ZAMBIA WE YAP A LOT AND NO ACTION. THE LATE PRESIDENT MWANAWASA SAID JUST PROSECUTE A FEW AND OTHERS WILL START TO FEAR THE LAW.
Even these corrupt officers just prosecute a few and jail them others will start fearing and will be doing a good job. do not just Yap like your president says.
but did levy jail even the most well known thief kafupi? corruption was even more amplified in levy’s government.
This is a serious and damning indictment directed at the Inspector General and if it were in the western world she would have stepped down by now. Anyway in Zambia you do not expect that to happen, instead she might be assigned to other more senior responsibility on promotion or sent abroad as ambassador.
Corruption has become an incurable virus which is even deep inside statehouse and office of the cabinet. Dad Munkombwe mentioned of “… of the Stomach” or else nothing is coming out to be good.
Sister Idah, you are right.
I think we should not talk about it. In the name ACC I have observed that nothing tangible is coming out back to the Nationals instead kuisebanyafye. Let the ACC tell the nation how much has been recovered so far since all the nullification of MMD MPs on the account of corruption. We want tangible figures of those who have been corrupt and how much have this government recovered through the court.
3 years down the drain these women appointees have done literaly nothing because they are both scared to the bone to arrest any corrupt pliceman/woman. Both had their speeches read on their behalf doubtiful weza the cowards wrote the speeches? Only HH is hereby to put the pf wrongs right.
No sane Zambian will ever believe whatever Mrs. Rosewin Wandi – Director General of the ACC – is yapping against the Zambian Police. She has been at the forefront burying under the steal-carpet many obvious corrupt cases perpetrated by top politicians in the land,
Mrs. Wandi is no match to Mrs. Thuli Madonsela who has proved too courageous to investigate South Africa’s top leadership without Fear or Favour. If Africa had at least 5 Legal brains of Thuli Madonsela’s calibre, the continent would have been cleansed of corruption to pave way for the people-driven developments.
The govt has endorsed corruption. Nowadays we pay police officers for stamping a document.(Ati affidavit) How can anyone trace that unreceipted money?
The govt has endorsed corruption. Nowadays we pay police officers for stamping a document.(Ati ma affidavit) How can anyone trace that unreceipted money?