ANTI-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director General Gilbert Phiri says the Commission won’t cast a blind eye if there’s any incident of corruption pointing to a public official, with regards to what led to the nullification of Joseph Malanji’s election. And Phiri says the commission is waiting with “bated breath” to receive a report from the High Court registrar in relation to the nullification of Bowman Lusambo’s election as Kabushi MP on grounds of corruption, among others. The Constitutional Court recently upheld the High Court’s decision to nullify Malanji’s Kwacha parliamentary seat on grounds that he did not possess a grade 12 certificate during the time of nomination. The ConCourt also upheld the Ndola High Court’s decision to nullify Lusambo’s election as...

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