- June 27, 2025
- Posted by: Kumbwani Mambo
- Category: ZRA News
Several law enforcement agencies and border management agencies met in Lusaka to enhance collaborative efforts in integrity management.
Having realized the importance that several stakeholders play in the work of the Zambia Revenue Authority, directly or indirectly, ZRA Integrity Committee organized a collaborative engagement with law enforcement and border management agencies whose major aim was to share experiences that would enhance the design and implementation of integrity management measures in ZRA and the respective stakeholder institutions.
Opening the workshop on behalf of the ZRAIC Chairperson, Director of Internal Audit and Risk Moonga Mumba stated that the success of collaborative integrity management depended on the individual and collective input from the stakeholders.
Mr. Mumba informed the stakeholders that to compliment the implementation of the Prevention, Education and Enforcement (PEE) Model in curbing corruption in line with the Integrity Committee Program for Zambia, ZRA has also automated and modernization services as measures aimed at enhancing service delivery.
“Despite these initiatives, we know that there is a lot of room for improvement for tax administration. There are many experiences from amongst us that can enhance the integrity management journeys of our respective organisations. As Law Enforcement Agencies and Regulatory Institutions, we know what has worked, what has not worked, as well as the underlying reasons”, he said.
“This platform, therefore, is for sharing experiences with a view to enhance the performance of our respective institutions. We are all gate-keepers in one way or another but we should also be mindful of the differences that may determine integrity management measures that are appropriate for our particular organisations”, Mr. Mumba added.
Meanwhile, ZRA Assistant Director for Internal Affairs, Shifayaki Kabambe stressed the need for an inward-looking mechanism to deal with internal challenges bordering on the integrity of officers.
He acknowledged that information exchange among the investigative and border management agencies was a challenge and encouraged key stakeholders to share information when requested freely and timely.
And the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) encouraged all stakeholders to carry out audits of their procedures and, adding that cumbersome procedures create room for corrupt behaviour among stakeholders.
The Financial Intelligence Commission (FIC) stressed the need for collaboration among key stakeholders to fight illicit financial flows which have far reaching negative effects.
Additionally, the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) called for proactive investigations among the institutions mandated to investigate and emphasised that inter-agency collaboration has yielded positive results on various cases.