TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) says it is very pleased with the recommendation made by the parliamentary committee that the President must be removed from the IDC board. On Tuesday, Parliament adopted the Report of the Committee on Parastatal Bodies which recommended, among others, that the Executive should consider removing the office of the President from the Industrial Development Corporation board. Commenting on this in an interview, Wednesday, TI-Z chapter president Sampa Kalungu said it was not ideal for the President to be IDC board chairperson because it might paralyse transparency and accountability. “Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) is very pleased with the recommendation made by the Parliamentary Committee on Parastatal Bodies which recommends that the Executive should consider removing the office...

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