The Zambian nation has surely seen various ups and downs since its inception. The country population is divided between those who are honest and work with integrity and those who are corrupt to the core. There have been various signs of improvement and at the same time, there are individuals, companies and groups constantly involving in illegal and unethical schemes for their own welfare and preventing the nation from growing. As a result of these schemers, the nation is having difficulty in growing.

In a similar incident, the FIC (Financial Intelligence Centre) recently unearthed huge money laundering bust. The pain point of this bust was the involvement of top lawyers and legal counsellors of Zambia. It is estimated that the amount of money involved in these transactions is almost USD 1 billion dollars. At the same time, FIC also confirmed involvement of noted ministers from the Zambian government, along with top holding government officials and contractors. With the involvement of such high position holding government officials, it is easily understandable why these schemes and illegal activities were away from any government scrutiny. Another reason behind these high involvements is the lack of scrutiny and rampant corruption across government officers. Anyone can get away with unethical practices by bribing government officials. Those who are honest and ethical are scared away by using force such as goons.

Some of the top names included in the list of people involved include Masozi M. Banda and Sakwiba Sikota. Sikota is the owner of law firm Central Chambers and the long term legal counsellor for the Ventriglias, the latter being notorious for illegal cases such as capturing Zambezi Portland by force which legally belongs to Dr. Rajan Mahtani.

This latest money laundering case is a black day for Zambian citizens and the government. It is also time for the law and order to tighten their grip and take stringent actions against the culprits.