By NATION REPORTERTRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has cautioned President Hakainde Hichilema against defending and protecting Cabinet Ministers and high-raking government and party officials accused of corruption before being investigated by the law enforcement agencies.And TI-Z has observed that people are fearing to report high-ranking government and party officials for corruption because the whistleblowers have often become victims at the hands of the law enforcement agencies.[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”4,5,6″ ihc_mb_template=”2″ ]Sampa Kalunga, the TI-Z president says while it was true that President Hichilema was a lone voice in the fight against corruption, the head of State should equally stop protecting his ministers accused of corruption before they could be investigated.Reacting to President Hichilema’s complaint that his Ministers, the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the trade unions were not talking against corruption, Mr Sampa said a perception had been created that the head of State was in fact fighting institutions and whistleblowers who were working to expose corruption […]
TIZ cautions HH
