Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:28:38 +0000 Former republican president Rupiah Banda says the fight against corruption inAfricaand other continents has become corrupted because authorities use it as an instrument to pressure their political opponents, pursue personal grievances, or even use it as an instrument against investors and business competitors adding that the fight against corruption should not be selective. He urged African government to support the fight against corruption by using robust legal framework and independent institutions like an independent judiciary, anti corruption agencies and law enforcements that uphold the rule of law and can carry out efficient prosecutions. Mr Banda said that when corruption depletes national resources; the citizens of African countries are always deprived of their rights to development. “Africais composed of young nations, poor nations whose people have only tasted freedom for a handful of decades. We are only considered successful when we are able to organize elections, keep the armies in […]
