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GREEN PARTY OF ZAMBIA

POLICIES
FOR
THE
DEFENCE, SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY CLUSTER
UNVEILED ON 28
TH
JULY, 2014
AT
GREEN PARTY SECRETARIAT, SOLIDARITY HOUSE, KITWE









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1. DEFENCE AND PEACEKEEPING POLICY
1.1 Vision
In accordance with our charter principle of non-violence, the Green Party will work
towards a goal of a world without armed conflict; where there is a just distribution of
resources; governments respect for human rights; and disputes are settled peacefully.
Armed disputes cause much suffering, social and economic dislocation and
environmental damage. Our country should be secure from environmental, economic
and armed threats. Until this is achieved, the Green Party supports:
A Zambia secure from internal and external threat, working to promote
peaceful conflict resolution across the globe.

A Zambia working closely with SADC and AU, and to enhance collective
defence and security across the region.

A Zambia with Defence forces operating ethically, in accordance with national
and international law and actively working to avoid environmental damage and
civilian casualties.

A professionally competent, well equipped, trained, and supported Defence
service complemented by a civilian population trained in basic defense
capabilities.
1.2 Key Principles
Priority must always be given to non-violent means of resolving internal
disputes and conflicts between countries.

If armed force is necessary for the Defence Forces to protect Zambian citizens
and public resources, or to help other countries protect their citizens, the use of
that force must be sanctioned by Parliament and international law respectively.

The Zambian Government has a responsibility to ensure that the Defence
Forces do not engage in providing any form of support or training or joint
military operations to foreign rebels who are using their military capabilities to
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suppress human rights or unjustly seize natural resources in their own or other
countries.

The Zambian Defence Forces must not maintain or use weapons that create
long lasting risks to civilian populations and/or the environment.

The Zambian Defence Forces must conduct themselves in an ethical manner
and be respectful of the local cultures that they may have to engage with in a
way that is safe and practical and consistent with internationally accepted
human rights.

Zambia should ensure that its armed forces are capable of performing across a
range of operations: from peacekeeping, disaster relief and resource protection
through to defensive combat operations.

Zambia should develop an independent defence policy, but remain capable of
cooperating with regional countries, as appropriate, as well as being familiar
with key operational areas (such as Sudan).

The nature of the work carried out by the armed service personnel, and the
sacrifices they are required to make even in peacetime, must be recognised and
respected both during and after their terms of service.

Enlistment in the armed forces must always be on a voluntary basis and the
right of citizens to conscientious objection to serving in the armed services on
the basis of personal beliefs must be respected.
1.3 Specific Policy Points
a) The Roles of the Zambian Defence Forces
In order to be effective and maintain preparedness, the roles and responsibilities of
the Defence Forces need to be clearly spelled out. For the Green party, the roles for
the Defence Forces comprise the following:
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i) The promotion and protection of peace, justice and the environment
throughout the country, Africa and the world through our peacekeeping and
peacemaking roles.

ii) Assisting in civil defence emergencies, disaster relief and search and rescue
both within Zambia and overseas.

iii) Working alongside other agencies such as Immigration, Customs, Police,
Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries in promotion and protection of peace,
justice and the environment throughout the country.

b) Reviewing and Transforming Our Capabilities
In order for the Zambian Defence Forces to fulfill their roles properly, the Green
Party believes that Zambia should ensure its armed forces can operate across a range
of operations, from peacekeeping through to more conventional defence operations,
with a clear strong focus on peacekeeping, disaster relief and resource protection.
Zambia should also continue to develop its independent defence policy, but be
prepared to operate multilaterally with other countries, if appropriate. This means
having a well-trained and appropriately equipped core of professionals and territorials
with appropriate equipment, logistic support and transport.
In order to achieve these aims the Green party will:
i) Review the structure and governance of the Zambia Defence Forces, looking at
which functions can be carried out by civilian agencies or put under joint
military/civilian operation. For example, on-going road-works, airport upgrades
and construction of bridges can be done by a joint military/civilian operation.
Investigations should be undertaken as to whether some of the military airports
(like Samora Machel or Mbala Airforce Base and Mumbwa Airforce Base)
could be operated by a joint military/civilian operation; and when the Marine
Force is operational, whether it could operate as solely military or operate as an
integrated coastguard for peacekeeping, disaster relief, resource protection, and
border control purposes through to defensive combat operations.

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ii) Ensure that our Defence Forces retain and further develop the organizational
structure and processes to use their various capabilities in cooperation with
civilian agencies, personnel and equipment in civil defence tasks, search and
rescue, disaster relief, forestry, wildlife and fisheries monitoring, and border
control work. This means cooperating closely with the following agencies:
police, immigration, customs, agriculture and fisheries, environment, forestry
and civil defence.

c) Peacekeeping
Zambia has played, and continues to play, an important role as an international
peacekeeper. This is in tandem with the Green Party principle that priority must
always be given to non-violent means of resolving conflict between countries.
i) The Zambia Defence Forces now play a major role in missions abroad. There
is an international shortage of peacekeepers and Zambian Defence forces have
shown aptitude for this work. The Green Party supports the countrys focus
being in South Sudan region, while making personnel available for other
missions.

ii) The Green Party supports Zambia continuing to have our regular and
territorial forces well prepared for peacekeeping missions, as well for their
other roles.

iii) In addition, the Green Party will support developing a peacekeeping centre of
excellence, for the training of international peacekeepers in Zambia to help
strengthen regional capabilities in countries we are working together for
peacekeeping.

d) Ensuring Appropriate Equipment
The Green Party will:
i) Ensure that Zambia has sufficient air, ground and maritime surveillance
capabilities, including airplanes, to properly monitor Zambian airspace, and to
assist neighbouring states.
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ii) Ensure that Zambia has sufficient capabilities for peacekeeping, search and
rescue, disaster relief, forestry, wildlife and fisheries monitoring, and border
control tasks. We will work to phase out any equipment that is not optimal for
such tasks.

iii) Ensure that Zambia has sufficient ground, air and maritime capability to
conduct appropriate patrols: around our borders and waters. We welcome the
introduction into our Defence Forces the Marine Force of a multi-role ships
and new patrol boats as they will be useful for our border protection along
lakes and rivers. We will continue to ensure that Zambia has adequate marine
capacity for peacekeeping, search and rescue, disaster relief, forestry, wildlife
and fisheries monitoring, and border control tasks.

iv) Ensure that Zambia has Special Forces sufficient for rapid action in crisis
situations, including terrorist actions in Zambia and where need be, in
neighbouring nations. The Green Party also recognizes that the Commando
Unit, while being part of the Defence Forces, has a unique role in the rapid
response to insurgency, terrorism, and other tasks as is defined above. We will
provide the Commando Unit sufficient air, ground and maritime combat
capabilities, including airplanes, to properly and rapidly perform these tasks in
crisis situations

e) Human Resources
The Green Party acknowledges the men and women in uniform, who serve in our
Defence Forces, are people who face extraordinary risks and sacrifices. They deserve
fair remuneration, quality training, career advancement and health services appropriate
to the risks they face.
The Green Party will:
i) Build one state-of-art military hospital at each of the bases across the country,
which will also provide specialised medical services to civilians referred to it by
other Government hospitals within the districts as well as victims of disasters
and emergency rescue operations. The hospitals will be provided with sufficient
air, ground and maritime medical evacuation capabilities, including air
ambulances, to properly and rapidly perform these tasks
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ii) Ensure that veterans who have served in local conflict and international
peacekeeping operations, as well as emergencies receive adequate, fair and
appropriate support, including income support and treatment and
compensation for injuries, psychological and emotional health problems and
occupational diseases acquired as a result of their service.

iii) Ensure that the Defence Forces can provide for any eventuality arising from
service. (Such as death allowances for partners, family and descendants, and
ongoing health provision including those arising from exposure to toxins and
radiation)

iv) Work to retain skilled service personnel by ensuring lucrative remunerations as
well as ensuring that there is appropriate support for families that may be
separated for long periods of time due to tours of duty.

v) Support and actively promote a policy of equal opportunity within the armed
services, so that advancement is not on account of issues of tribal, ethnicity,
gender, race, religion, and political patronage.

vi) Exempt Defence Force personnel serving on overseas peacekeeping operations
from the obligation to pay income tax or other deductions on allowances paid
to personnel while they serve on such operations. We acknowledge that
Defence Force personnel serving on active operations are fulfilling their
obligations to Zambia, often at the risk of their lives.

vii) Support the right of individuals to refuse to serve based on deeply held beliefs
on the morality of war or the illegality of operations under international or
domestic laws.

f) Armament
The Green Party believes that the Zambia Defence Forces preparation should include
only the capabilities required to accomplish the roles acknowledged above.
Nevertheless, there are many weapons systems that the Green Party does not support
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as they create particular long lasting risks to civilian populations and/or the
environment. The Green Party will:
i) Prohibit the development or use of nuclear, cluster bombs, depleted uranium
weapons, landmines and biological weapons by the Zambia Defence Forces.

ii) Prohibit the development or use of lethal or long term harmful chemical
weapons

iii) Ensure that our Defence Forces have the capability to operate in chemical
and/or biological warfare environments, when they go for peacekeeping
missions or in the event of such attack within Zambia.

g) Civilian-Based Defence
The Green Party believes that the Zambian Defence Forces are best qualified to
recruit and maintain the number of men and women in uniform required to fulfill the
proposed additional roles spelt out above. However we also acknowledge that as we
are a relatively poor country, with limited financial resources, the Defence Forces may
have difficulty to meticulously fulfill these proposed additional national duties. This
means that we must work on alternative methods of defence, yet being in position to
mobilize and forcefully defend and secure the country from environmental, economic
and armed threats.
In this regard, the Green Party supports:
i) Investigating extending the reserve forces and reserve training to a wider
section of the population, especially in hot-spot border areas, but with due
respect to individual abilities and inclinations

ii) Investigating the development of civilian-based defence where some civilian
professionals, especially those working in hot-spot areas, are recruited and
trained in peacekeeping, search and rescue, disaster relief, forestry, wildlife and
fisheries monitoring, and border control tasks.



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h) Zambia National Service (ZNS)
The Zambia National Service was established by statute in 1971 by the Zambia
National Service Act No. 121 of the Laws of Zambia. The functions of the Service
are to training of citizens to serve the Republic, and the employment of its members
in tasks of national importance, and otherwise, in the service and defence of the
Republic. The Service is mandated to organise and run such leadership and other
courses for citizens as the Minister may, by statutory instrument, prescribe.
The Green Party believes ZNS should remain a member of the Zambian Defence
Forces. However, to fulfill its roles properly, particularly training of citizens to serve
the Republic, and the employment of its members in tasks of national importance, the
Green Party believes ZNS should be re-oriented to augment work of other
government agencies on natural resource protection and exploitation.
One of the key natural resources that the Green Party believes should be highly
protected and sustainably exploited, for increased national economic and social
development, is medicinal marijuana.
In this regard, the Green Party supports:
i) Extending work of the ZNS forces to include protection of all Medicinal
Marijuana State Farms to be established in every district in Zambia when the
Green Party forms government

ii) Recruiting and training of Zambian citizens from a wider section of the
population in medicinal marijuana cultivation, processing, and packaging.
Priority will be given to local unemployed youths, regardless their educational
qualifications, but with due respect to individual abilities and inclinations

iii) Training of civilian-based defence system where some civilians, especially those
working in Medicinal Marijuana State Farms, are recruited and trained in
security, protection and control tasks.



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2. SECURITY SERVICES POLICY
Security Services Policy
We will work to stop our intelligence agencies spying on legitimate, peaceful, political dissenters

We support an inquiry as to whether the Zambia Security Intelligence Services (ZSIS) and Anti-
Corruption Commission (ACC) should be transformed and responsibility for detecting politically
motivated crime returned to the Police
2.1 Introduction
This policy represents an important step towards achieving not only our democracy,
non-violence and justice principles but also ensuring economic and trade
emancipation of the country.
2.2 Zambia Security Intelligence Service (ZSIS)
The ZSIS was established and was legislated for in 1973. Previously its original
functions were carried out by the police. Even at the moment, by Section 7 (1) of the
Zambia Security Intelligence Service Act Cap 109 of the Laws of Zambia, in the
exercise of his functions and performance of his duties, an Intelligence Officer has the
powers conferred on a police officer by or under the Preservation of Public Security
Act and the State Security Act; and an Intelligence Officer is deemed to be a police
officer for the purposes of those Acts. This being the case, it is appropriate that these
duties revert to police as was the case originally.
With the liberation wars well and truly over, the new orientation for the ZSIS should
be towards economic and not political wellbeing of Zambia (since the Zambia Police
can ably handle the latter, without complications). The Police are always in close
contact with the politicians through various political processes. This being the case,
they are better placed to deal with politicians and political issues.
2.3 Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)
The ACC was established and was legislated for in 1980. The functions of the
Commission include prevention, and take necessary and effective measures for the
prevention of corruption in public and private bodies, including, in particular,
measures for examining the practices and procedures of public and private bodies in
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order to facilitate the discovery of corrupt practices and secure the revision of
methods of work or procedures which in the opinion of the Commission, may be
prone or conducive to corrupt practices.
The ACC has had a tainted history. Most notable events have been the eight year
long-effort to prosecute the late President Fredrick Chiluba for alleged corruption
through the so-called Task Force on Corruption instead of the ACC; failure to
recover funds from concerned persons following delivery of the London Judgment;
the inaccurate naming of dozens of officials in the infamous ZAMTROOP scandal;
the on-going prosecution of the former President Ruphia Banda through another
adhoc Task Force; repeal and later on restoration of Section 37 of the Act; and on-
going investigations and subsequent prosecution of former Minister Geoffrey
Mwamba and family after he resigned from Government.
2.4 Policy points
The Green Party believes that the ZSIS and ACC should be stopped from spying on
people, as well as investigating and prosecuting them solely because they hold
different views from the government on political and socio-economic issues. We will
therefore tighten the definition of security in the Preservation of Public Security Act,
the State Security Act to include only espionage, sabotage and terrorism.
a) The Green Party believes that it may be more appropriate to have responsibility
for protecting Zambias security returned to the police.

b) We also believe it is essential to tighten the recruitment and discharge of
functions of ACC to eliminate political patronage and prosecutions solely
anchored on holding dissenting views from the government.

c) When we form Government, the Green Party will institute a select committee
of parliament to enquire into whether the ZSIS and ACC should be
amalgamated and transformed into an economic, trade and financial
intelligence agency.




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2.5 Zambia Economic and Trade Intelligence Bureau (ZETIB)
With the liberation wars well and truly over, the Green Party believes that there is a
compelling reason to orient the ZSIS and ACC towards economic wellbeing of
Zambia.
For this reason:
a) We intend to transform the ZSIS and ACC into the Zambia Economic and
Trade Intelligence Bureau (ZETIB), or in other words to be known as the
Eagles. This will be a multi-disciplinary intelligence agency, which will
investigate and prosecute organised economic and trade crimes, including
money laundering and corruption. It will consist of some of the best
prosecutors, financial, trade, economic, forensic and intelligence experts in the
country.

b) Staff members of the to-be-disbanded ZSIS and ACC, will be retained,
retrained and re-oriented to new order where they are stopped from spying,
investigating and prosecuting people solely because they hold different views
from the government on political and socio-economic issues. Highly lucrative
fast-track voluntary separation packages will be offered to staff members that
opt to go on early retirement and pursue other endeavours.

c) Those that opt to remain in the new dispensation will be joined by some of the
best prosecutors, financial, trade, economic, forensic and intelligence experts in
the country to be recruited. All senior management appointments in the system
will be scrutinized and ratified by parliament.
2.6 Policy point
The Green Party believes that Zambias financial, trade, and economic needs are not
well served by State agencies spying on people solely because they hold different
views from the government on political and socio-economic issues. Therefore, we
will abolish the ZSIS and ACC, and in their place immediately create a professional
ZETIB.


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2.7 Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC)
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) was established in 1989 under the
statutory Instrument No. 87 of 1989. The DEC became operational in 1990.
Functions of DEC initially were specifically to deal with issues relating to drug
trafficking and abuse, through collection, and dissemination of information on
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances as well as receive and investigate any
complaint of alleged or suspected breach of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic Act.
Subject to the directives of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the DEC may
prosecute for offences under the act. Previously its original functions were carried out
by the police.
However, later in 2001, the Prohibition and Prevention of Money Laundering Act
No. 14 of 2001 was enacted and consequently created the Anti- Money Laundering
Investigations Unit (AMLIU) under the DEC.
In carrying out its functions, the DEC derives its powers from the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Act Cap 96 of the laws of Zambia and the above stated
Act No. 14 of 2001 (Prohibition and Prevention of Money Laundering). Among the
drugs, for which cultivation, possession and trafficking is an offence under Cap 96 is
marijuana.
The Green Party has identified medicinal marijuana as one most viable high-value
crop which Zambia should consider growing at commercial level. We consider this as
priority high-value crop, as there is ready market for it. In 2005, the demand for
medicinal marijuana worldwide was estimated to be over US$ 140 billion per annum.
Current estimates peg the market at 20 times as much. For example, the State of
Colorado has raked in excess of US$ 45 million on marijuana in under four months.
Some countries, like Czechs have difficulty to source marijuana for their medicine
production lines.
When in Government, Green Party plans to review the narcotics laws so that we
legalise the production and export of medicinal marijuana. As indicated in the
Defence and Peacekeeping Policy, we shall legalise production of medicinal marijuana
in high security zones, where security systems shall be tight; nothing shall go out. The
people who are going to work there shall work as cooperatives under the Zambia
National Service (ZNS).
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In the first year, we plan to facilitate the cultivation of between 300 and 500 tonnes.
We anticipate earning the country between 2.40billion and 4billion. In dollar terms,
this is between US$3.30billion and US$5billion. Harnessing this potential can go a
long way in terms of contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and reduction
of souring external debt as well as salvage the value of kwacha. In the second year, we
anticipate to treble the production so that we earn not less than US$15billion. We
anticipate ZNS to employee on permanent basis between 200,000 and 300,000 youths
on the marijuana farms countrywide.
In a bid to deter illicit involvement, government has stiffened the laws relating to
these drugs. Trading or trafficking in marijuana attracts a jail sentence of up to 25
years. Possession, cultivation, and use attract 15, 10 and 5 years respectively. The
question is: have these measures been a deterrent? The answer is no!
It is no secret that our prisons are too overcrowded, and consequently, death-traps
due to poor nutrition, sanitation and health conditions. Since 2009, the DEC arrests
between 2,000 and 3,000 people annually, mostly marijuana-related, and secures over
60% convictions. It is estimated that marijuana-related offences constitute about 30%
of the prisoners. Have people stopped the vice? Is this the best solution we have as a
nation? Do we need to overcrowd the prisons due to the medicinal herb? The simple
answer is no.
When DEC was established, it was intended to effectively and efficiently control and
prevent the illegal production, trafficking and abuse of narcotic drugs and
psychotropic substances and to provide rehabilitation services to drug addicts in order
to contribute to the socio-economic development and maintenance of internal
security.
In fact, the existence of DEC has had the opposite effect on marijuana. Millions of
dollars have been spent on the war against production, trafficking, and use of
marijuana. Yet production, trafficking, and use of marijuana are currently at peak. The
majority of marijuana consumers are not provided with any rehabilitation services by
DEC because they do not need any, as marijuana is not addictive. The known
addictive substances are alcohol and tobacco, both of which are highly cancerous and
kill. Yet DEC does not provide rehabilitation services alcohol and tobacco addicts.
The majority of road accidents and deaths are caused by alcohol-related influences.
Yet, DEC conspicuously turns a blind eye to this killer drug. Police statistics show
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that the majority of assaults and murders are caused by alcohol, poverty, and love-
related influences. Marijuana is not even on police statistics schedules when
accounting for crimes committed. Yet it is considered by DEC as concern to
maintenance of internal security.
The truth is that marijuana is medicinal. It is not only used for people to go high, as
appears to have been perceived under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Act Cap 96. Marijuana has active ingredients that are used in most drugs that cure
cancers, HIV-infection, glaucoma, spinal cord injury, disk prolapse, asthma, hepatitis
C, back pain, migraines, sleeping disorders, epilepsy, spasticity, headaches, alcoholism,
etc.
The medicinal properties are what have increased demand for marijuana worldwide.
Zambia is among States that import, and distribute drugs in hospitals with marijuana
as an active ingredient.
2.8 Policy point
The Green Party believes that DEC should be stopped from spying on people, as well
as investigating and prosecuting cultivation, possession and trading in marijuana. We
will therefore review the definition of drugs in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act Cap 96 of the laws of Zambia to exclude marijuana. Further, the
Green Party believes that it may be more appropriate to have responsibility for issues
relating to drug trafficking and abuse, as well as receiving and investigating any
complaint of alleged or suspected breach of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic Act
be returned to the police.
The Green Party believes that marijuana needs to be re-positioned in its rightful place
as a medicine, as well as effective contributor to the socio-economic development.
We will therefore review the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act Cap 96
of the laws of Zambia, and repeal provisions which criminalise cultivation, possession,
at trafficking of marijuana.
In this regard, the Green Party supports:
a) Transforming DEC from its current alignment to a research institution that is
responsible for complementary and alternative medicine research.
Responsibility for issues relating to drug trafficking and abuse, as well as
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receiving and investigating any complaint of alleged or suspected breach of the
narcotic drugs and psychotropic Act will therefore be returned to the Zambia
Police Service.

iv) Abolishing DEC and in its place creation of the National Research Bureau for
Complementary and Alternative Medicines. From the former functions of
DEC, the Bureau will retain collection, and dissemination of information
concerning narcotics and psychotropic substances

v) Rehabilitation services for drug addicts will be delegated to the Department of
Mental and Public Health Services to be created at the Ministry of Health

vi) The Food and Drugs Control Laboratory and the National Food and Nutrition
Commission will be abolished and their functions fused into the Research
Bureau for Complementary and Alternative Medicines responsible for the
production of drugs from marijuana and other natural herbs. The Bureau will
also produce nutritional supplements at large-scale for distribution in hospitals,
health centres, colleges and schools.

vii) Staff members of the to-be-disbanded DEC, Food and Drugs Control
Laboratory, and National Food and Nutrition Commission who opt to be
retained will be retrained and re-aligned to new order.

viii) Best chemists, pharmacists, pharmacologists, nutritionists, psychologists,
and food, mental and drug experts in the country to be recruited.
2.9 Zambia Police Service (ZP)
While the Green Party intends to abolish the ZSIS and DEC, and restore core
security functions to the Zambia Police Service (ZP), we believe there are other
reforms and jurisdiction that should be extended to ZP to ensure spying on people, as
well as investigating and prosecuting them solely because they hold different views
from the government on political and socio-economic issues is stopped.


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2.10 Policy points
The Green Party believes it is essential for a healthy democratic society to have a truly
independent watchdog over the government's intelligence and security gathering
activities that are not politically motivated. We believe further that for the Inspector-
General of Police to uphold such independence, he or she should be an officer
appointed by the President and ratified by Parliament.
We also believe that the Presidents powers to unilaterally remove the Inspector-
General from office should be repealed. The protection granted to the Director of
Public Prosecutions and Judges of High Court and Supreme Court where security of
tenure for office holder is guaranteed should be extended to the Inspector-General.
The Green Party also believes that jurisdiction of the Inspector-General should be
extended to include the Parliament Police and all others non-Defence security systems
within government. This we believe should be done to avoid conflicts of jurisdictions
that transpired recently when Opposition Members of Parliament protested over
constitution as well as the issue of undue disparities in remunerations.
In this regard, the Green Party supports:
i) Transforming the current system where the President is appointed by the
President and not ratified by Parliament

ii) Abolishing unilateral removal from office of the Inspector-General by the
President

iii) Transforming all police duties within Government systems (including judiciary
and legislature), other than Zambia Defence Forces, to fall under the
jurisdiction of the Inspector General
2.11 Zambia Prisons Service
Little is known to the public about the extent to which funds generated by prisoners
through various income generating ventures and labour hire contribute to improving
conditions which exist within prisons and promotion of correctional activities.

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2.12 Policy point
The Green Party believes that use for funds generated by prisoners through various
income generating ventures and labour hire need to be established and explore,
particularly the extent to which this revenue could help contribute to improving
conditions which exist within prisons and promoting correctional activities.
In this regard, the Green Party supports transforming the Prison Service into Prisons
and Correctional Service, and using funds generated by prisoners through various
income generating ventures and labour hire to contribute towards improving
conditions which exist within prisons as well as promote correctional activities
2.13 Road Transport and Safety Agency
It is not known which of the two security agencies that enforce the Traffic Act,
namely, the Traffic Section of Zambia Police and Road Transport and Safety Agency
(RSTA), is effective and efficient in the enforcement of the Act. Members of the
public have on numerous occasions expressed concern of inconveniences
encountered due to the dual system. We believe it may be appropriate to review the
functions and the existence of these bodies in a dual manner.
2.14 Policy point
We support merging functions of Traffic Section of Zambia Police and Road Traffic
and Safety Agency.
In this regard:
a) The Green Party will abolish the dual system of traffic control and merge the
two into one entity

b) All traffic police officers will be granted the right of refusal to be transferred to
RTSA

c) All transferred officers will be entitled to exist sequestration packages from
Zambia Police and offered new appointments at RSTA

d) RTSA will be transferred from Ministry of Transport to be a stand-alone public
safety agency within the Ministry of Home Security (Ministry of Affairs)
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3. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE CLUSTER

a) Highly lucrative fast-track voluntary separation packages will be offered to staff
members that opt to go on early retirement and pursue other endeavours.

b) All transferred officers will be entitled to exist sequestration packages upon or
before taking up new appointments at institutions created

c) Remunerations within the cluster will be harmonized and relatively aligned to
African Union and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) scales
for defence and security personnel to promote professionalism and curtail
corruption