President Determined To Fight Corruption, Money Laundering, Terrorism - Muhabi Lungu

Zambia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Muhabi Lungu, has said that President Hichilema is determined to fight corruption, money laundering and international terrorism within the country after being troubled with the level of impact that these issues could have within the country.

Speaking at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr Lungu said that the President was pursuing a transformation within the country.

“The newly elected Government of President Hakainde Hichilema is currently pursuing a five-year transformative process in its national development programme, which aims at ensuring that the strategy on the fight against corruption, money laundering and international terrorism is well-coordinated," he said.

Lungu said that terrorism was still a concern to the country as, although it had never experienced an attack, this did not mean it was immune from future attacks.

“Zambia is not immune to the clandestine operations of terrorist organisations. Although Zambia has been spared of direct terrorist attacks, the country is still vulnerable,” Mr Lungu added.

President Hichilema has already made efforts to remove corruption within the country, for example by removing ghost employees from government payrolls and ensuring that oversight institutions such as the Financial Intelligence Centre are adequately funded.