THE arrest of former Defence Permanent Secretary Stardy Mwale by the Anti-Corruption Commission brings a lot of sad memories regarding his conduct while he served in the public service. Those who had an opportunity to engage with this former government official will recall that his attitude was not befitting of an individual whose salary was sponsored by taxpayers’ money. Arrogant, pompous, rude, disrespectful, proud, egoistic, condescending, name it… All these words describe who Mr Stardy Mwale was in government. We recall one time when Mr Stardy Mwale was at the centre of various questionable government transactions, including dubious contracts with some Russians, and the abuse of his office, our reporter contacted him for a comment on the allegations. Mr Stardy...