TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has cited the lack of adequate resources for investigative wings as one of the factors affecting the corruption fight and the rate at which cases are disposed of. Commenting on remarks by the ACC acting director general Silumesi Muchula that the commission received 222 reports of suspected corruption between January and August 2021, with more than 100 of those reports made immediately after the general election, TI-Z chapter president Sampa Kalungu said a number of law enforcement agencies do not have enough personnel and adequate resources to carry out thorough investigations. “I think one of the things that is affecting the fight against corruption and the rate at which cases are disposed of, actually there are...

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