The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and jointly charged two Food Reserve Agency (FRA) officers for alleged corrupt practices involving K2,500 in Chibombo district.
ACC Head of Corporate Communications, Joseph Mwenya, confirmed that Hapenga Beene, 27, of Keembe in Chibombo District, and Inonge Mwaiba, 26, of Kawama in Kapiri Mposhi District, who are both Depot Clerks at Keembe Farm Institute have been jointly charged with two counts of corrupt practices, contrary to Section 19(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act, Chapter 91 of the Laws of Zambia.
Mr Mwenya tells the mediad in Kabwe, that the two are alleged to have solicited K2,500 from Berlin Malambo as an inducement or reward for facilitating the purchase of his maize by the FRA, a public body.
He states that particulars of the first count allege that Beene and Mwaiba, on dates unknown but between September 28 and October 13, 2026, in Chibombo District, Central Province, solicited K2, 500 from Berlin Malambo.
Mr Mwenya says the allegations are subject to the legal process.
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