ZAMBEZI East UPND member of parliament Brian Kambita has observed that there is a laissez-faire attitude by the Executive to act on parliamentary recommendations regarding the Auditor General’s findings. Debating the budget allocation for the Auditor General’s office in Parliament, Thursday, Kambita said some members of the public perceived Parliament as a toothless organ because of the government’s failure to ensure that offenders were punished. “I would like to implore the executive to take keen interest in the issues that the Auditor General raises which are contained in that book. What we are seeing coming from the secretary to the treasury is really a laissez-faire attitude towards the issues we recommend that should be done. We have seen a situation...

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