By SIMON MUNTEMBACREDIBLE hard working patriotic ministers and civil servants have been fired on mere allegations which the investigate wings failed to prove in court, President Edgar Lungu has lamented.He has expressed displeasure with failure by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate and prove cases of corruption against public officers in court.Mr Lungu has challenged the investigative wings to take their jobs seriously by ensuring investigations into corruption allegations against public officers were expedited and proved in the courts of lawHe disclosed that he has been slow to act on corruption allegations given to him by officers and whistle blowers in the past,President Lungu made these remarks yesterday at State House in Lusaka during the swearing-in ceremony for seven permanent secretaries.He pointed out that some public officers at ministerial and civil service level have in the past been relieved of their duties on corruption allegations which both investigative officers and whistle blowers have failed to […]
LUNGU BLASTS ACC ……Allegations must be proved in court through successful convictions
