Former Anti-Corruption Commission Chairperson MUSA MWENYE says the President is not legally obligated to declare assets.
Mr MWENYE says the current legislation does not require the sitting President to disclose personal assets.
He said this during his presentation of “Asset Declaration in Zambia: A Tool for Prudent Financial Management,” at the 2025 Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) annual conference.
Mr. MWENYE also clarified that under existing laws, a President is neither obligated to declare assets nor to undergo a lifestyle audit while in office.
He said according to him, the only requirement to declare assets arises at the nomination stage before elections.
Mr. MWENYE stressed that implementing clear legal guidelines would strengthen accountability and promote transparency in public service, furthering the fight against corruption.
-ZNBC
Both the incumbent President, Mr. Hichilema and the immediate former President, Mr. Lungu are morally obliged to publicly declare their assets and liabilities for the sake of transparency and good governance.
This information is sitting with the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). Can those with LLB after their names please take up this issue on behalf of some of us who have a kin interest in this matter? This is a golden opportunity to test the Freedom of Information law which, I believe, was enacted some time back. Or is it that no one wants to open the Pandora box?