President Mr. Rupiah Banda on May 18 ordered Secretary to the Cabinet Dr. Joshua Kanganja to work with the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) and other agencies in trying to get to the root cause of the alleged corrupt practices in some Government Ministries.
President Banda said he will not condone any acts of corruption in his Government and pledged total support to the law enforcement agencies investigating allegations of corruption in various Government Ministries. He was saddened that allegations of serious corruption involving huge sums of funds have persisted despite Government efforts to fight the vice.
“I want a full report on these allegations. We cannot condone such acts of abuse of public funds,” President Banda said.
The President said it was clear that most of the alleged corruption cases in Government Ministries could not have started in the last six months when he was elected President going by the amounts of funds and assets involved. Nevertheless, the President said he takes no comfort from the corruption allegations and appealed to all Government officials to adhere to the principle of zero tolerance to corruption.
President Banda said he wanted thorough forensic investigations to be carried out in the mentioned Government Departments in order to get to the root cause of the allegations.
However the president also urged the investigating agencies to carry out their work within the law. He said alleged perpetrators should be subjected to the due process of the law and their rights to a free and fair trial should be respected at all times.
Monday, May 18, 2009
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