Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday dissolved the board of the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission following revelations that senior officials in the agency were allegedly promoting acts of corruption.
Clayson Hamasaka, chief communications specialist at State House, said the decision was intended to renew the agency’s sacred mandate in spearheading the fight against corruption and was aimed at implementing necessary reforms to ensure its continued effectiveness.
“The president reaffirms his unwavering commitment to the fight against corruption and maintaining a zero-tolerance policy towards any corrupt practice,” he said in a statement.
The agency has come under spotlight following revelations by one of the commissioners in the board that the agency was not an effective tool for fighting corruption in its current form because it was compromised and was a captured institution.
The revelation led to the resignation of Thom Shamakamba as director-general of the agency.
