ZIPS PRESIDENT MR CHIBWE MWELWA CALLS MEMBERS TO REMAIN TRANSPARENT AND CORRUPT FREE 

The Supply Chain Profession is the Holy Grail to the well-being of any organisation or economy of any country in the world. The continued relevance and nobility of the work that supply chain management professionals do is premised on continued adherence to its core values of Integrity, Probity and Service.

 Mr Chibwe made a clarion call to all procurement and supply professionals in Zambia to remain resolute in conducting all the Procurements and Supply functions in a transparent, efficient, economic and corrupt free environment so to guarantee value for money.

 “I also take this opportunity to warn all erring members of our profession who are engaging themselves in Fraudulent and Corruption practices that the Institute will not take kindly to any erring member of this profession. As the matter of fact, the Institute stands ready to cooperate with law enforcers in helping to curb the prevalence of Fraud and Corruption cases in the Procurement Process” said ZIPS president Mr Chibwe Mwelwa.

He advised any employing entity to report any suspected corrupt purchasing and supply personnel to the Institute and such members will be dealt with within the provisions of the ZIPS Act, which may include the withdrawal of the practicing license, among other sanctions provided for in the Governing Act. Mr Mwelwa said that ZIPS is calling upon all purchasing and supply professionals to be patriotic, procure prudently and remain true to the dictates of the Code of Conduct requirements of the profession, in order to enthuse value addition in the procurement process.