Zambia:Â Foreign Minister of Zambia Stanley Kakubo resigned after the reports of his involvement in the corruption with Chinese nationals in order to maintain good governance.
Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has described Kakubo’s resignation as demonstrating good governance and leadership.
Commenting on this development, TIZ Executive Director Maurice Nyambe says the move by the former minister is commendable as it will pave the way for investigations without any external influence.
Nyambe has said that Kakubo’s move is rare, especially among cabinet ministers and reflects good political leadership.
Southern Africa Network Against Corruption –SANAC- Executive Director Gregory Chifire has also applauded Kakubo for taking such a bold step as it will allow the law to take its course.
Former foreign affairs minister Harry Kalaba has charged that asking Kakubo to resign instead of firing him in the face of glaring corruption allegations is a ploy by President Hichilema to shield the disgraced former minister from investigations by law enforcement agencies.
Kalaba also says President Hichilema accepting the resignation of Kakubo is a sad reality, confirming that the president is failing to get that there is grand corruption in his government.
He has since urged the anti-corruption commission, drug enforcement commission and the Zambia Revenue Authority to investigate Kakubo, as failure to do so will justify why the president failed to fire him.
This resignation of the high official and ranking government officer has sparked doubts in the voters’ minds about the governance as this resignation comes amid corruption charges, which raises questions about the minister’s and cabinet’s accountability.
The investigation would unfold and show the corruption involved, which is a positive step by the government to curb corruption in the country.
