Lusaka | October 2, 2026 – Yesterday, we left you with a question:

Would the volume of participation match the excellence of the first cohort?

The answer came in the scores.

Forty participants stepped up to the challenge, putting their knowledge of the policies, principles and values explored during the Lusaka District Integrity Committee Engagement Series 2 to the test.

And there was plenty at stake.

Following each policy session, participants faced a quiz designed to test more than what they had heard. The questions challenged them to demonstrate how well they understood the principles and how quickly they could apply that knowledge.

From the Gift Policy and Whistle-Blower Policy in the morning to the Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy in the afternoon, the competition was spirited, the responses were quick and the margins were often measured in seconds.

Then came the results.

WHEN KNOWLEDGE MET THE CLOCK

Quiz One: Upholding Integrity
Ms. Catherine Siakoola emerged as the winner with a perfect score, submitted in the fastest time. Twenty-five other participants also achieved full marks.

Quiz Two was the Gift Policy and Kamwiili Ndalama took the honours with a perfect score in the fastest time, with 21 other participants also recording full marks.

In the Whistle-Blower Policy Quiz, Catherine Siakoola was again fastest among the 23 participants who achieved perfect scores, securing another category win.

In the Code of Ethics Quiz, Memory Mutale emerged victorious after recording a perfect score in the quickest time. Twenty-two other participants also achieved full marks.

In the Conflict of Interest Policy Quiz, Kamwiili Ndalama returned to the top, recording another perfect score in the fastest time, with 20 other participants also achieving full marks.

And she was not finished. Kamwiili Ndalama once again posted a perfect score in the fastest time in the Change Management Quiz, this time ahead of seven other participants who also achieved full marks.

In the Digital Transformation Quiz, Namwanza Mudondela claimed the final category with a perfect score in the fastest time, while five other participants also recorded full marks.

But one question remained.

Who would take the overall title?

When all the scores were finally tallied, Kamwiili Ndalama emerged as the overall winner, achieving a perfect score across six categories and walked away with her arms full of NPA branded gifts.

But the numbers tell only part of the story.
What stood out was the energy behind them.

The quizzes transformed what could have been a conventional policy engagement into an interactive test of knowledge, understanding and responsiveness.

Participants were not simply listening to conversations about integrity, they were being challenged to demonstrate what they had learned.

And that is the real value of an integrity agenda.

Integrity is not simply about knowing what a policy says. It is about recognising its principles, understanding why they matter and applying them when confronted with real decisions in the workplace.

The Lusaka District engagement produced individual winners, but its broader achievement was creating a space where integrity could be discussed openly, tested practically and taken seriously.

The trophy may belong to one overall winner. The integrity agenda belongs to everyone.

And with Lusaka representing only the second in a series of planned engagements across the country, the question now changes. Not who won?

But:
Who is next?