WE have been here before.Almost 20 years ago President Levy Mwanawasa responding to a public clamour for vengeance and retribution on alleged mass corruption recruited and deployed a task force fully supported by the international community.The target initially was 2nd Republican President Frederick Chiluba and all those who were seen to be his accomplices, including a former Finance minister, Katele Kalumba and several officials from the ministry.The cases ended in dismal failure with Dr. Chiluba being acquitted and the State not supporting the conviction meted against Ministry of Finance officials.We are in the same position today with the call for Fast Track courts to prosecute corruption. At face value, this sounds progressive but in reality it is a vote of no confidence in the current judiciary and attendant prosecution system.We entirely agree with Rainbow Party Secretary-General Wynter Kabimba and former Defence minister George Mpombo that our law enforcement agencies should be totally revamped to make […]
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