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Sata may be fighting corruption alone - Namugala

Sata may be fighting corruption alone - Namugala
By Ndinawe Simpelwe
Thu 25 Oct. 2012, 15:20 CAT

CATHERINE Namugala says President Michael Sata may be fighting corruption alone while his ministers are doing the exact opposite. In an interview, Namugala who is Mafinga MMD member of parliament urged President Sata to ensure that all his ministers were in tune with his stance on corruption.

Namugala, who is former tourism minister in the MMD government, commended the President for taking a bold stance against corruption and asked him not spare anyone in his government regardless of their position.

"I think that the President needs to come up and put his position. He needs to assure the Zambians that what we are beginning to believe that, that is taking place in his government is not taking place. There should be no sacred cows in the fight that he himself has pronounced against corruption," Namugala said in relation to corruption allegations against defence minister Geoffrey Mwamba and justice minister Wynter Kabimba.

"He needs to assure us that indeed as he fights corruption, the rest of his team is behind him otherwise he may be fighting corruption alone while the rest of his team is doing the exact opposite of what he wants to achieve. I think that the President is the one we are all waiting to act."

Namugala said allegations of corruption against top government officials were dangerous to good governance, adding that people would start doubting the government.

"We need to appreciate that good governance is the cornerstone of economic development. If you don't practice good governance as an administration, then you cannot effectively develop the country. The issues that have emerged concerning honourable Kabimba and honourable GBM are to do with good governance of the state," she said.

"If indeed the President is to be taken seriously as one who is allergic to corruption then he has to show us that not even his ministers will be spared, if they are even perceived for a moment to be corrupt. No one from outside the PF has accused those two individuals; they have accused each other and we from the outside want to see action," said Namugala.

Labels: CATHERINE NAMAGULA, CORRUPTION, MICHAEL SATA

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