EMMANUEL MWAMBA WANTS COOPERATING PARTNERS TO HALT IMMEDIATE FUNDING TO ACC

The PF is shocked at the announcement that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has halted or "cleared" senior cabinet ministers and government officials that were under serious investigations requires immediate action.

PF Chairperson for Information and Publicity, Emmanuel Mwamba is now calling on the cooperating partners to halt funding and technical to the ACC as doing so is empowering an institutions that has been weaponised and has degenerated to harm the fight against corruption, the rule of law, the demand for transparency and accountability and democracy.

Mr. Mwamba says it is on record that the United States Government provides substantial support through existing Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) focused on strengthening governance and transparency.

He says as soon as President Hakainde Hichilema dissolved the Musa Mwenye Board that was demanding for equal treatment of corruption cases both old and new cases, as provided by the law, President Hichilema's surprise reaction was to dissolve a credible board that was demanding accountability.

He says the decision to drop the corruption against the senior government officials raises outrage as it has not been done on merit but as a political favor to President Hichilema and to save their corrupt friends.

Mr. Mwamba says Zambia has a shrunken democracy with law enforcement agencies weaponised against political opponents and with the executive controlling wings of government and toiling the line set up by President Hakainde Hichilema.