UPND’S FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION BELOW AVERAGE AND VERY DISAPPOINTING
By: Sun FM TV Reporter
The Community Action Against Corruption (CAC) has issued a sharp critique of the government’s anti-corruption efforts, describing its performance over the past four years as below average and very disappointing.
CAC Executive Director Brighton Tembo said the organization’s assessment was based on a pattern of inaction and selective enforcement.
He pointed to the continued presence of high-ranking officials under investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), arguing that failure to suspend or place them on leave compromises the integrity of investigations and invites interference.
Mr. Tembo also cited unresolved cases, including alleged corruption at the State Chambers, irregular allowances at the Ministry of Finance, and stalled probes involving cabinet ministers.
He expressed concern that despite damning Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) reports exposing illicit financial flows, the ACC has failed to act on them for over two years.
He further accused the ACC and other oversight bodies of exhibiting bias pursuing cases linked to the previous administration while allegedly turning a blind eye to emerging corruption within the current regime.
Mr. Tembo said this approach undermines public trust and signals hypocrisy in the fight against corruption, adding that the government’s actions reflect a lack of genuine political will to tackle graft across the board.
Bright Tembo very shocking perception.
Given the level of corruption that has/had we had seen in the country. Have you bothered to ask yourself what led to the levels beung so rife? What happened to the staff and structures in the Kaunda era??
Its very easy to destroy. But building up a structure and systems takes time. You have seem the appointments made at DEC and ACC in 2021. You saw how staff who were suppose to testify for the state but had no idea of the role when they got into court. We saw this in the PF era and 2021.
To the point that leadership was changed thereafter and not just in 2021. Further understand the investigative process and the court process. Certain cases were even aquitted and we read of relitigation. Lets be objective when we critique. Rushing to make statements just so that we can be seen to be working is musleading both yourself and the folks that fund you.
He looks blind. He should upgrade his lens. As it stands the same civil servants that served under PF are the same ones serving under this administration. And some of them stealing is second to nature. This is pilfering of medication has still continued. PF was implementing half baked and over priced projects in order to steal. They stole every coin and ended scamming the nation by pretending they were building Universities in Luapula and Northern provice in order to stealing the money. Ask them what type of mingalato they were playing with the money the civil servants had arranged service providers through the PF government! Being such shameless fools PF believe the citizens have forgotten about their mingalato and are have gone full throttle. They have forgotten that so close 2026 they have just reminded everyone of their actual conduct. In case they have forgotten, those tears of the old retired lady at Lubinda’s office were not in
vain. PF should calm down and go and listen to her crying words.