MORE DEMAND ACC, AUTONOMYBy SIMON MUNTEMBAMORE stakeholders are opposed to placing the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) under the Office of the President, as they feel that its autonomy would be compromised.Opposition New Heritage Party said there would be no survival of autonomy if ACC was placed under Office of the President.Party vice president Samuel Kasankha said they were completely opposed to placing the ACC under the Office of the President.“As a Party, we are completely opposed to placing the ACC under the Office of the President. We do not see survival of the famous ‘autonomy’ if at the same time this office will be answerable to the president,” Mr Kasankha said.He explained that autonomy meant the commission should be able to make final reports without any due influence from anybody, if officers were made to report under the Office of the President, there would be no autonomy.And Mr Kasankha appealed to the government to rescind it’s immediately, and allow the ACC and all other investigative bodies […]
MORE DEMAND ACC, AUTONOMY
