SWEDISH ENVOY MUST BACK HIS CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS WITH EVIDENCE – GOVERNMENT
By Mwenya Mofya
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says Swedish Ambassador to Zambia Johan Hallenborg should back his allegations of corruption under the UPND government with evidence.
On Monday, Ambassador Hallenborg said Swedish companies were hesitating to invest in Zambia because of “pervasive” corruption, which prompts them to move their investments elsewhere.
But commenting on this in an interview, Mweetwa said government was transparent and accountable to its people.
“Firstly, the government is transparent and accountable to its people. The President has repealed the law that has to do with defamation of the President in order for citizens to hold the President accountable and comment freely without fear of any governmental or political deprivation. Number two, this is the first government in Zambia to introduce the ATI in order to allow citizens to engage its government fully…
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It is not for the Swedish ambassador to produce evidence of corruption in Zambia. How does Mweètwa think the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) comes about. There are multinationals operating in Zambia whose Chief Executive Officers are asked about their perception of corruption in Zambia based on their experiences, the cases of corruption reported in the country and GRZ response to them. Lack of political will in dealing with corruption is used by diplomats in informing their governments on the situation of corruption in Zambia so they do not commit their countries’ tax monies needlessly. Diplomats are also able to use their assessment of the situation of corruption in Zambia to advise their governments on whether Zambia provides an environment for fair and competitive business for both internal and external business entities. The role of government is not to dismiss what is coming from diplomats but engage them and find out from them about what GRZ is not doing and should therefore be doing.
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