Corruption in this Patriotic Front government of Edgar Lungu is really institutionalised.
Edgar believes it is okay for them steal as long as you don’t steal everything, imbuto!
What type of leader, a president is this who can tell his officials to steal government resources but to do so minimally? No wonder Edgar stole his client’s money as lawyer! This is a very corrupt approach to life, to leadership! With this approach, what can’t Edgar abuse?
With this approach or attitude, Edgar and his minions can abuse anything under their control. It means if they are working with women, it’s okay to sleep with them, abuse them as long as they leave something for the husband, the boyfriend!
How can someone believe in “Uubomba mwibala, alya mwibala, tabatila kulya nembuto kumo”? This literally means that you are free to derive benefits from government resources but do not take everything, leave something. And this is also seen in their approach to government infrastructure development projects.
The problem with Edgar and his minions is that every infrastructure development project they embark on is either for political expediency or for kickbacks. Look at the two universities in Chinsali! They are non-operational yet they want to build another one in Luapula! Do these people really have shame?
This explains why Edgar and his minions have become so rich in this very short space of time they have been in office. All their wealth comes from mwibala, the government through kickbacks, selling government fiscal policies and outright theft of public funds.
Pilato was very right with koswe mumpoto! These are really koswes mumpoto – government. These are outright bandits who have come to government with a bandit ideology of uubomba mwibala alya mwibala. And they are ready to kill over this. Look at how ruthless, cruel they are with those who try to stop their banditry! Edgar himself has made it clear that he will crush like a tonne of bricks anyone who tries to stand in his way. In his way to what? To eating mwibala – government!
It is a well-known fact that if you can steal, you can lie. And if you can lie and steal, you can kill. Look at their brutality and daily threats on those who challenge them! Look at the violence they unleash on their political opponents! Look at their abuse of the police, the prosecution system and the courts! Their behaviour is that of a dog on a bone. Try to disturb it and see its reaction! It’s vicious – it will bite you, kill you! It’s impossible to really fight corruption in this country as long as Edgar is the President of the Republic. Edgar has a corrupt mind and outlook to life. He will always defend corruption and the corrupt because he believes in corruption, in ukulila mwibala.
If our country is to be free of corruption and become a nation of beautiful minds, we strongly feel we cannot continue to have a leadership that believes in uubomba mwibala alya mwibala. We have a collective duty to challenge corruption. Corruption is ruining our country, crooked politicians betray the working man, pocketing the public funds and treating us like sheep. Corruption is the enemy of development and good governance. It must be gotten rid of. We must all come together to achieve this national objective.
Where do the evils like corruption come from? They come from the never-ending greed. The fight for corruption-free ethical society will have to be fought against this greed and replace it with ‘what can I give’ spirit. And fighting corruption is not just a good governance, moral issue. It’s self-defense. It’s patriotism.
The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends, and especially our children. In the end, we believe, as in our case, the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity.
The Mast Newspaper
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