Chief
Justice of Zambian Supreme Court Justice Mumba Malila recently gave a
stunning testimony regarding the widespread corruption and illegal
activities across Zambian nation. These corrupt and illegal practices
are rampant not only across the private sectors but also across
government buildings, including the courts and other offices.
However, the true sense of these corrupt practices was highlighted in
the recent testimony by Mumba Malila. In his testimony, he revealed
some of the unethical practices which resulted in profits of illegal
business persons and politicians at the expense of few honest
businessmen as well as the local citizens.
One
of the major highlights of the testimony was the case related to Dr.
Rajan Mahtani, a noted businessman, philanthropist and charity
worker. The testimony was related to a 2012 case in which the
judgement was against Dr. Rajan Mahtani. In this testimony Justice Mumba Malila opened up about how the case was manipulated by external
forces. According to the testimony, the case was against the
interests of the public policies as it was influenced by external
forces. Despite requesting the case to be made null and void as well
as sharing several documents indicating that the case was unethical
to be followed, no such requests were entertained and the final
judgement was given against Dr. Mahtani’s claims.
However,
the latest testimony reveals the ugly truth regarding the
shortcomings of the Zambian law and governance. It was revealed that
corruption has penetrated in such a significant manner than even the
highest court of Zambia is now victims of this corruption. Unless
these corrupt practices are not stopped and disseminated, hope for
the nation’s revival is limited.