No245 www.diggers.news Monday August 20, 2018 Musa Mwenye breaks silence on escalating corruption as...Story page 2 MWANAWASA COMES TO ‘LIFE’Story page 5 Zambians to get new “electronic passports” By Sipilisiwe Ncube announced that Zambia is in electronic, in a bid to ease Home Affairs Ministerthe process of modernising the movements of people in Steven Kampyongo has the issuance of passports to the SADC region. Kampyongo said Zambia had so far engaged South Africa to formulate frameworks that would allow authorities to easily facilitate the movements of people and goods between the two countries. To page 3 Maureen Mwanawasa, Linda Kasonde, Akashambatwa Mbikusita Lewanika, Moses Banda, Bishop Mususu at the Levy Memorial Lwwecture - Picture by Tenson Mkhala Deaths at KCM are a growing concern - MusukwaStory page 4 2. Local News www.diggers.news Monday August 20, 2018 Mwanawasa used his career as a lawyer to advance law, order in Zambia – Maureen By Mukosha Funga response was simple, ‘yes the nobility of the legal Former First Lady Maureen I am Head of State but I profession. He however Mwanawasa says her was a lawyer first. Being had great respect for all the late husband, Levy, was president is just a privilege other professions that make obsessed with law and order that the people of Zambia life complete. The other because he understood have bestowed on me for a thing I remember about the that without it, society period of time. If they wish, president was his deep sense would become brutal and the citizens of this country of justice. For him, justice ungovernable. can take this privilege away. was non negotiable. Let us Speaking during What is permanently mine, use the 10th anniversary Mwanawasa’s 10 memorial for as long as I stick to of our late president for us service at the Cathedral of professional conduct, is the to reignite our oneness as a the Holy Cross in Lusaka, fact that I am a lawyer and country, reignite the spirit Sunday, Maureen recalled through this profession, I of reconciliation, which that her late husband can serve this country till was one of the major acts always introduced himself my death’,” Maureen said. he demonstrated when he as a lawyer because he She urged Zambians to called upon his brother the believed the legal fraternity embrace the spirit of late Michael Sata to bury had a special role to play in reconciliation. their differences and move upholding law and order in “President Mwanawasa did on to serve the country,” the country. not talk endlessly about said Maureen. “I would not be exaggerating to say that President Mwanawasa was obsessed with law and order. For him, the Target grand corruption, not only rule of law was the barest minimum standard needed for society to exist and thrive. He was convinced that unless everybody was the weak, vulnerable - Mwenye equal before the law, society would eventually become By Joseph Mwenda to target grand corruption Mwenye twitted. General under President Sata’s divide. We must all begin to brutal and ungovernable. Former Attorney General among those who were taking His follower called Ian Kanini government. I was fired shortly have an honest discussion It was with this view that Musa Mwenye has broken his proceeds of crime to invest in then replied saying: “When you after President Sata died after about corruption. If ignored, silence on the ongoing debate companies and assets, rather were appointed in government taking a position. I don’t it can reach pandemic levels the President thought about escalating corruption than only focussing on the you didn’t see any corruption,” recall any allegation of grand and can affect the very fabric lawyers had a special levels in the country, saying weak and vulnerable. to which Mwenye responded: corruption in the 3 years I was of our society. Corruption has role to ensuring law and the graft fight should not only His opinion however, attracted “I think the question should in government. I did not serve the capacity of destroying our order in society. It was not target the weak and vulnerable. a Twitter war, as one of his not be whether or not one saw a corrupt government. Let’s be nation.” unusual for the president, Mwenye who served under followers wondered why he corruption but whether one factual.” He said targeting low ranking when introducing himself president Michael Sata as didn’t see the grand corruption participated in it or condoned Kanini pushed on, accusing officers who were engaging in to visitors he was meeting Solicitor General and later while he was in government. it .” Mwenye of downplaying the corruption to buy bread was for the first time, I quote Attorney General, could “Hon. Lusambo’s action helps “What’s the difference between grand corruption in Sata’s not going to end the vice. ‘I am a lawyer of 32 years not resist commenting on anti – corruption efforts but being part of a corrupt administration. “Yes, the actions of some standing’. One senior staff the incident where Lusaka corruption can’t be fought government and participating? “Fair enough. If there was government officers who at State House once asked Province Minister Bowman in a sporadic and cosmetic A principled human being no corruption under Sata’s engage in bribery to buy him, ‘Your Excellency, why Lusambo caught traffic officers approach targeting only would refuse to be part of it,” government then we need to necessities at home must be do you introduce yourself allegedly taking bribes from the weak and vulnerable Kanini pressed on, as Mwenye redefine the term corruption,” condemned in the strongest as a lawyers when you are motorists. participants in the crime. The defended his position saying: said Kanini. terms, but we must also Head of State? Surely being He said while Lusambo’s efforts Minister’s effort must now be “I was sworn in as Solicitor Mwenye responded saying: condemn the corruption of president surpasses being were targeted at exposing followed by a concerted effort General in December 2011 “I Would’ve loved to hear those who use the proceeds to a lawyer’. The president’s corruption, it was important targeting grand corruption,” and was later Attorney specifics but I respect your invest in companies or purchase opinion and enjoyed the huge assets. Corruption is discourse. Anticorruption Act corruption – let’s not only 2012 was enacted, FIC was condemn the petty corruption made operational, government of the weak and vulnerable officials (including ministers) low ranking officials who do it were dismissed pending to buy bread but we must also investigations. He had his own condemn grand corruption. faults but grand corruption – Our actions must be loud and No.” tangible and must not only When contacted to elaborate target those we perceive as our his views on the ongoing enemies. We should begin to corruption, Mwenye insisted condemn it in our own homes that corruption was a cancer when it’s done by those close to that needed serious attention, us,” said Mwenye. adding that the problem was “I’m not an economist, but cutting across political divide. from the little I have read, “Honourable Lusambo has there is no country in the highlighted a very grave world that has developed problem that cannot be without a serious effort to ignored. Corruption is a cancer tackle corruption. We cannot and it is so cross cutting in its be serious about development effects that we cannot deal and poverty alleviation with it on partisan lines. It is without being seriously against an issue that we must deal with corruption. We have only one as Zambians not as members Zambia. All of us have red of any one political party,” Zambian blood flowing in Mwenye said in an interview. our veins. Political parties are “In fact, apart from a few secondary! We are primarily politicians who have spoken Zambians and being patriotic loudly on this subject, there requires putting Zambia above appears to be a conspiracy petty Vendettas, above political of silence on this issue from parties and definitely above Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela celebrates Matebeto on his 20 marriage anniversary both sides of the political corruption.” Monday August 20, 2018 www.diggers.news Local News. 3 PF will need the judiciary that it is destroying today – Andyford By Zondiwe Mbewe that the Constitutional But when you have an power. So it’s important South Africa is doing.” chairperson elections in People’s Alliance for Court was categorically independent judiciary, that when you are in Meanwhile Banda Kasenengwa, you will Change leader Andyford clear that President Zuma you will find that even power you do not destroy said campaigns for find that only 14 percent Banda has advised the abused authority when when such things institutions, you do the Kasenengwa by- of people voted. So our Patriotic Front to ensure he terminated the former happen, you will have a not abuse the authority elections were going job is to device new plans that they do not destroy NPA boss,” he said. place to run to. And my because when you are out well and they had a lot of ensuring that we entice any institution especially Banda advised the advice is that those that of authority you will find of confidence as a party. a lot of people to vote. the judiciary saying Patriotic Front to ensure are in authority, the PF, that the same institutions He noted that PF had lost We give them a message, they will be running to that they do not destroy they need to make sure that you have been a lot of supporters as could we give them a reason the same institutions any institution especially that they do not destroy destroying are the ones be seen from voter apathy.