COPPERBELT Province Minister Elisha Matambo has charged that there is corruption in the maize buying process at FRA depots. Speaking on ZNBC radio, Honourable Matambo might have thought he was making bold statements against corruption, but he was preaching to the choir, and in the end he only left us with a question mark. What purpose does it serve for a minister to publicly lament corruption without taking concrete action? Honourable Matambo told listeners that FRA had “let government down,” as he complained about long queues, shortages of storage sacks, and logistical challenges that force farmers to spend days at depots waiting to sell their maize. He is not wrong in his assessment that this environment breeds corruption, as desperate...