GOVERNMENT should be commended over the swift manner in which it has handled the case involving the 19 councillors from the Kitwe and Lusaka city councils implicated in illegal land deals.Just as the government had warned, that the alleged culprits would face the wrath of the law, the public could ease a sigh of collective relief that the people implicated would have to defend themselves.The issue has been handed over to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for further investigations.Local Government Permanent Secretary, Ed Chomba, said in an interview on Monday that the matter had been handed over to the ACC.“I can confirm that the case was handed over to the Anti- Corruption Commission and we are waiting for them to complete investigations so that we can pick it up from there,” Dr Chomba said.Indeed, the public are keen to see how far the case will go.The 19 councillors – 12 from Kitwe and seven from Lusaka […]
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