UPND WILL DWARF PF’S CORRUPTION
…..there’s corruption in this government – Dr Fred M’membe
LUSAKA, Monday, June 13, 2022 (Smart Eagles)
Socialist Party Zambia president Dr Fred M’membe has charged that UPND is doing the same things they criticized the PF for whilst in opposition.
Speaking when he featured on Diamond TV Zambia’s “COSTA,” Dr M’membe said the New Dawn opposed tribalism, a high cost of living and corruption yet they are the now perpetrators. He said UPND will dwarf the PF corruption at the end of their term of office.
The opposition leader detested the appointments which he said are based on regional and political grounds.
“When you look at the political front, you look at the economic front, the UPND is doing the same thing PF was doing. They are doing the same things they opposed. They opposed tribalism or regionalism in terms of appointments to public institutions. They talked about the high cost of living. They have perpetrated the same things,” he said.
“Just take our Judicial System, the Minister of Justice is from the same region, the Chief Justice is from the same region, the Attorney General is from the same region, the Solicitor General is from the same region, the Chairman of the Judicial service is from the same region, the Chairman of the Judicial Complaints Commission is from the same region.”
He wondered if there were no competent people from other regions.
Dr M’membe who said he has roots from different ethnicities in the country said he can freely talk about the issues in question because “it’s difficult for anybody to accuse me of tribalism.”
“I can talk freely about these issues because it is difficult for anybody to accuse me of tribalism. My ethnicity composition clears me of that; my mother is from Southern and Western Provinces. I have Seven ethnicities in Western Province and One in Southern Province. My Father is from Northern and Muchinga. I have Two ethnicities there; Bemba and Bisa. Nobody can accuse me of being anti Southern, anti Western. Nobody can accuse me of being anti Northern, anti Muchinga. And I can speak freely about these issues.”
He added that “they (UPND) talked about corruption, there is still corruption in government. And at the rate we are going, they will dwarf the PF corruption at the end of their term of office.. They have tempered with individuals but the system that the UPND is using is NOT different from the one used by the PF! Corruption is going to deepen.. In terms of Institutions, what have they changed? Whatever they are doing is still under the neo liberal economic policies that were pursued by the previous regime.. The system that they have embarked on is inherently corrupt!”