OPEN COMPLAINT AGAINST ZAMBIA ARMY CORRUPTION IN THE SELECTION OF SOLDIERS AND OFFICERS FOR UN OPERATIONS

• It is so disappointing to see in this era how the Zambia army has become so corrupt to the extent of extending corrupt activities in various sectors within the army ,we have watched the system going to worst and yet our so called superiors do nothing but also take part in the these corrupt activities. Am writing to complain on the subject matter.

• The operations and training branch of the Zambia army has become so corrupt, slots for UN operations have now become a business for senior officers, officers and soldiers now have to part away with something in order to find a slot in these international operations all either one has to be relative these senior officers or knows someone within the branch. It is also surprising to see Officers and soldiers who have not done any pre deployment trainings find their way in these operations and others join in on the airport due to these rising levels of corruption in the system. But for long are we going to embrace corruption within the system?

• I am one of the unfortunate junior soldiers who was in Nanking pre deployment training in preparation for the same united nation operation for long time but was not given chance to participate due to these high levels of corruption.

• Am a junior non commissioned officer who believes in zero Torrance on corrupt activities cause it has the power destroy and divide. I have personally lost confidence in most military operated programs.

• But where are we going as an Army, Am personally so hurt seen well payed senior officers taking from junior officers in exchange for favours.

• All in all am urging the ministry of defence in taking keen interest in understanding things under the ministry in order to put corrupt officers to book. I and almost everybody within the system knows about these wrong activities ,we have physically witnessed this and been a command based system we can’t come up and air views on certain issues

Distribution below

Ministry of defence

Zambia army commander

Anti-corruption commission