Forum for Leadership Search Zambia has welcomed the proposed NGO bill in parliament by government.
In a statement released to ZANIS in Lusaka today Forum for Leadership Search Zambia Executive Director, Edwin Lifwekelo, said the bill will bring sanity to the
operations of NGOs.
Mr. Lifwekelo also noted that the bill will instill levels of responsibilities and
accountability in the operations of NGOs in Zambia.
He accused some NGOs of behaving like political parties, adding that although a lot
of money is donated to them, it is not used for the intended purpose.
Mr. Lifwekelo said his organisation suspects that the recent beating of innocent
citizens by suspected criminals in some parts of Lusaka could be sponsored by people
who allegedly intend to cause political anarchy by justifying that it was wrong for
government to remove street vendors from the streets.
He warned that if laws to restrict movement of colossal sums of money in the
country are not strengthened the security of the country risks being endangered.
He said that this can be observed by how some groups of people want to disrupt the
SADC summit scheduled for this month.
Mr. Lifwekelo further noted that there is need to improve public confidence in the
activities of civil societies by ensuring that this integral part of public policy
is not abused.
He however said that the introduction of a mechanism to review the operations of
NGOs will serve citizens interests if government does not abuse the piece of
legislation.
