Governance and Institutional Strengthening

What we do

Our aim is to contribute towards improvements in various governance processes relating to anti-corruption and citizens participation, enhanced TI-Z participation in institutional, legal and policy reform processes, improved institutional integrity by target public and private institutions arising from TI-Z support and improved electoral governance processes.

Our priorities for 2024

Policy and reforms

Engage duty bearers on recommendations stemming from the anti-corruption laws gap analysis
Parliamentary submissions on various topical governance issues, institutional, legal and policy reforms
CSO joint advocacy on constitutional reforms, contribution towards enhanced political integrity and electoral governance processes

Electoral processes

Monitor electoral processes and parliamentary by-elections
Conduct awareness campaigns on electoral governance and political parties’ regulations

Culture of Integrity

Uptake and operationalization of integrity support to target public and private (business) institutions
Advocacy for a comprehensive lifestyle audit mechanism in the public sector.
Develop a business integrity monitoring framework

Updates

Elections and Money: Perspectives from Members of Parliament in Zambia

This cost of elections study sought to estimate the cost of winning the 2021 election as a Member of Parliament in Zambia, as well as to identify the cost drivers and collect perspectives of members of parliament on electoral reforms in Zambia. We used a carefully designed questionnaire: broken down into four different components, namely, [...]

Remarks by Mr. Maurice K. Nyambe, TI-Z Executive Director, at the Civil Society and Media Engagement Meeting on Constitutional Reform

REMARKS BY MR. MAURICE K. NYAMBE, TI-Z EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AT THE CIVIL SOCIETY AND MEDIA ENGAGEMENT MEETING ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM HELD ON 1ST AUGUST 2024 AT MKANGO HOTEL, LUSAKA Salutations I am honored to have the opportunity to give this address on behalf of the CSO Constitutional Reform Coalition, to share what we consider should […]

Remarks by Mrs. Priscilla C. Chansa, TI-Z Chapter President, at the Launch of the Revised National Policy on Anti-Corruption

REMARKS BY MRS. PRISCILLA C. CHANSA, TI-Z CHAPTER PRESIDENT, AT THE LAUNCH OF THE REVISED NATIONAL POLICY ON ANTI-CORRUPTION, HELD ON FRIDAY 17TH MAY2024 AT MULUNGUSHI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE (KK WING) IN LUSAKA SalutationsI am honored and delighted to have this opportunity to make a few remarks on this very important occasion when the National […]

Remarks by TI-Z Executive Director Mr. Maurice Nyambe at the Mining Sector Symposium on Corruption Prevention held at Garden Court Hotel in Kitwe on the 31st October 2023

Salutations The Copperbelt Permanent Secretary, Mr. Augustine Mulenga. I am greatly honoured and delighted to be given the opportunity to make a few remarks at the beginning of what is a very important activity for Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z), the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), and private sector. In line with our mandate of fighting corruption and […]

Remarks By Mr. Maurice K. Nyambe, TI-Z Executive Director, at the Political Parties Engagement Meeting on Campaign Financing in Zambia, on Wednesday 23rd August 2023

Salutations I am greatly honoured to have this opportunity to make a few remarks on the very pertinent issue of political party and campaign financing, which TI-Z considers to be a key political governance issue requiring attention by all stakeholders. In line with our mandate of fighting corruption and advocating for good governance in Zambia, […]

Remarks by Mr Raymond Mutale, the TI-Z Programmes Manager, at the 2nd Media Briefing of 2023 on Enhancing Political Integrity and Transparency in Campaign Financing in Zambia on 28th March 2023.

Salutations Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you all to Transparency International Zambia’s second media briefing on our political party integrity project. Today, I want to draw your attention to a critical issue that affects the very foundation of Zambia’s democracy: the need for political party and campaign financing legislation, and some preliminary results from our […]