INTERNATIONAL Anti-Corruption Conference Council Chairperson Rueben Lifuka says countries with higher levels of corruption are less likely to sanction public officials for failing to adhere to existing rules. And Lifuka has urged the Zambian government to accelerate the operationalisation of the Access to Information law, saying “it’s good to have it, but it needs to be in place”. During his presentation of the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index and its implications for Zambia to UNZA students, Thursday, Lifuka said it is problematic that most countries fail to sanction officials that fail to adhere to existing rules. “This year’s theme [for the Corruption Perceptions Index], we were looking at corruption and justice. Issues to do with justice and the Judiciary. What we’ve...