• Law enforcement officers must be provided with support and skills to fight corruption.
• The signing ceremony of an MoU marks the genesis of a step in the right direction for the anti-corruption crusade.
• AGA is ready to support Anti-Corruption Commission’s effort in ridding the country of this vice.

Attorney General Alliance (AGA) says law enforcement officers must be provided with support and skills to fight corruption to drive sustainable development in Zambia.

Speaking during a signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding with Antic Corruption Commission-Zambia, AGA Country representative for Zambia Dr. Freda Mwamba Brazle said fighting corruption is one of AGA-Africa’s core mandate areas stating that the alliance recognize the devastating impact of corruption on a country’s economic growth, over and above creating a breeding ground for growing criminality.

Dr. Brazle has since stated that AGA is ready to support Anti-Corruption Commission’s effort in ridding the country of this vice and are grateful to be part of the much-needed collaboration and capacity building that adds tools to our collective toolbox as well as elevates competency.

“We are optimistic that with the signing of this MoU, we will continue to expand collaborations and cross-collaborations across Africa as we expand and build capacities in the fight against transnational crimes,” said Dr. Brazle.

Meanwhile Anti-Corruption Commission Acting Director General Silumesi Muchula said with the complex nature of transnational crimes, it is cardinal that Law Enforcement Agencies such as the ACC, and other stakeholders both in public and private sector, cooperate internationally to effectively address these global crimes as no country can manage to do so single-handedly.

He said the signing ceremony of an MoU between the Anti- Corruption Commission and the Attorney General Alliance of the United States of America, marks the genesis of a step in the right direction for the anti-corruption crusade.

“I have no doubt that once in effect, this MoU will be beneficial to the Commission in effectively and efficiently delivering on its mandate,” Mr. Muchula said.

He explained that this is because officers would not only gain knowledge or expertise in dealing with transnational crimes, but would also have at their disposal a wider network of human resource and platforms for information exchange.