The Supreme Court Zambia Judge Mumba Malila recently gave a testimony before the court which clearly indicates that Zambia is in dire need of policies and practices that would help in eradicating corruption and unethical practices that have crippled the nation like a plague. In his testimony, Justice Mumba Malila opened about a case of Dr. Rajan Mahtani, a noted businessman and philanthropist in Zambia with more than thirty years of business experience. The case in the said testimony was in 2012 related to Dr. Mahtani in which the final judgement was given against him. However, the testimony from the judge states that the judgement was plagues by external forces and the case was against the interests of the public policies. The judge who was the Attorney General during that time along with others tried to make the case ‘null and void’ due to its irrelevant nature, but the tribunal did not change its decision and the final judgement was given against Dr. Rajan Mahtani, even though the evidences and facts presented denoted otherwise. Those who tried to raise their void were also silenced by removal from their positions.
This is not the first time that Dr. Rajan Mahtani has been a victim of poor decision making from courts which sidelined the evidences and facts and gave judgement overpowered by corrupt external forces. Justice Mumba Malila confirmed that the decision making was influenced by certain corrupt yet powerful individuals including businessmen and even politicians. As a result of the corrupt practices of these powerful individuals, large scale citizens and transparent businessmen like Dr. Rajan Mahtani keep suffering. It is high time for the Zambian government and the law makers to take actions against these widespread corrupt practices and improve the condition of the nation so that there is room for further development and growth for the people.