NAME, SHAME CORRUPT MINISTERS – MWEETWA
GOVERNMENT has challenged the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to name and shame Cabinet Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and all senior government officials who are being investigated for corruption.
Cornelius Mweetwa, the Chief Government Spokesperson has told State investigative wings with information against corrupt ministers and other government officials, that it was important that these were named to avoid speculations from citizens and the nation at large.
“I would like to state that there is no law in the Zambian statutes that precludes the ACC, FIC or any government investigative wing from naming and shaming corrupt ministers, Permanent Secretaries and other high-ranking government officials. So, those who have information about ministers and other government officials who are corrupt, let them go ahead and name them,” Mr Mweetwa said.- Daily Nation
Current Laws in Zambia mainly protect politicians and the rich at the expense of majority Voters .It’s a pity …Something must be done to level the ground we stand on .Are you ,CM suggesting that ACC ,FIC etc’s reports are a scam ?Or are inadequate ? Are people who have been punished based on those reports going to be compensated? Is it your shared version and belief that these Institutions haven’t been executing their duties diligently ?
Mr Mweetwa has thrown the gauntlet. Let the ACC respond accordingly. Is the ATI law in force? Why are journalists not using it to reveal the names? Do we really have journalists in Zambia? Maybe what we have are mere reporters and not real journalists from top notch journalism schools.
The problem is, the ACC talks too much thinking that they will impress the people by their meaningless press briefings. They raise people’s expectations and don’t go beyond that.
The ACC should talk less and act more. Convictions is the measure by which we will judge them. So far, the performance of the ACC has been dismal.