The British High Commission Department for International Development has announced a commitment of 5.7 million pounds for a new anti-corruption programme.
According to a statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka today the programme Against Corruption Together (ACT) will support the implementation of the government of Zambia’s national Anti Corruption policy and its goal to achieve a nation and its people that are zero tolerant to corruption.
The statement says the DFID support will help Zambian institutions including the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate and prosecute corruption more effectively.
Support will be given to parliamentarians so they can act more effectively in the fight against corruption.
The statement further says the programme will also help civil society organisations to have more Zambians involved in anti corruption initiatives.
The United Kingdom has been a supporter of the government of Zambia’s fight against corruption and since the 2000, DFID has provided 8.4 million pounds to the Anti Corruption Commission and the Task Force through the Anti Corruption Commission Enhancement Support (ACCES) project which ended early this year.
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Yeah ! Good, i just hope the same money wont end up being corruptly used instead of fighting the vise itself coz anything is possible pa z masiku ano.
Support to ACC could be there, but please demand the removal of the chairman, he’s just a political stooge, adding no value-Valentine, you are too old, even the picture is like that of the gray haired giraffe! Some people, like you and VJ, when are you gonna rest and look back at your achievements. You want to die while on duty! Emulate John Mwanakatwe and Nelson Mandela. At your age you are still been used as a political rubber stamp! Have a sense of self respect or dignity! We need young and vibrant minds to run institutions like ACC, Immigration and Police, not these compromised out-dated, of no good political stooge’. You have definately out lived your usefulness. Dont you have Children and Grand children to look after you? Why are still hunging on? Shame on you!
It takes absolute faith in the administration for one to commit such an mount of public funds to any foreign administration.
Against the forked tongues of unpatriotic and evil losers who have been propagating a dark spell on the land i say Bravo to the RB administration!
It takes absolute faith in the administration for one to commit such amount of public funds to any foreign administration.
Against the forked tongues of unpatriotic and evil losers who have been propagating a dark spell on the land i say Bravo to the RB administration!
This is the same money RB will give part of it to his brother Dr Rodger Chongwe, he knew that money will be coming in from well wishers British Gov. what a player?
Here are some nominations for the LT 2009 Awards.
Award for Songs of Praise to the “Great Leader RB” – Veteran a.k.a Senior Citizen
Award for Songs of Praise to the “Great Party MMD” – Veteran a.k.a Senior Citizen
Award for Most Insults to PF/UPND, Sata and HH – Veteran a.k.a Senior Citizen
Award for Hatred for PF/UPND Supporters – Veteran a.k.a Senior Citizen
Award for Chronic Verbal Diarrhea – Veteran a.k.a Senior Citizen
There is nothing to be proud about this donation. It merely confirms the fact that the country’s image is in tatters as far as corruption is concerned.
Veteran, do you have the heart to care for our poor back home. Remember that England is the head of the commonwealth, thus they shall pay royalties of delusion. Muzungu wanga aniconde runs deep in some Zambian viens. It’s like payola in music, promote the dumb greedy ones so as the intelligent wise shall not empower the docile majority. Smell the roses the are nasty in fregrance period.
Rodger Chongwe, can you come to the office tommorrow…you money is available…Dont forget our agreement..please dont tell the Post…
Rodger Chongwe, can you come to the office tommorrow…your money is available…Dont forget our agreement..please dont tell the Post…
Britain, and the US should rank among the world’s most corrupt countries.In Britain the corruption of the politicians is headline news every day. All three parties in Britain are corrupt and parliament is an organized criminal conspiracy.
This iz about double the amount one individual, Rodger Chongwe wants to be paid az compensation for some alleged bullet wound.
#11 I agree with you. Infact the whole western banking system of central banks is the biggest legal PONZI scheme in the world. Just looks how they have protected their banks from collapse by printing more money the same way Mugabe did, its all a fraud and hypocritical . Too big to fail crap
Next time dont come and say its the zambian govt paying the lawyers this collosal amount like the 13mil dolaz kanitundila dreamt about being dished in the chiluba saga
What corruption? There is more corruption in UK than Zambia! Just give money for clean water, good roads, football coach and Unza!
Good news. You are dead without money. ACC will be worse off without this money. Thanks for teh support, UK. You are a tru friend against this vice. Unless we have support like yours, our govt alone cannot fight corruption because a lot of this corruption takes place within govt. We need suport from outside to help keep our Govt on track. Our opposition parties are too weak and self centred. The general population is powerless and some of them particpate in corruption when they get the chance in Govt.
Because there is corruption in UK and US, corruption in Zambia must be upheld, encouraged and tolerated? Mind boggling!!
It should read “British govt. to print 5.7 million pounds (money created out out thin air) towards Zambia’ s corruption fight”
With such a colossal sum of money, there are obviously strings attached. The giver always has the upper hand, and no wonder the British legal system is superior to the Zambian one.
Just need to add $200,000 to make $5.9 million that Chongwe has been promised for compesation!
money created out of thin air !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Christmas Bonus!