Zambia: 'Arrest Without Fear'... Lungu Demands Recovery of Stolen Public Funds Without Fail

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says nobody is above the law and has directed the law enforcement agencies to ensure that public officers cited in the Auditor General's Reports are punished and any funds reported stolen is recovered without fail.

President Lungu has, meanwhile, called for unity of purpose among Zambians with one voice, and direction in the fight against corruption and that politicising the matter would undermine the efforts.

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