THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested two farmers for attempting to bribe a wildlife investigations officer with K5,000 to secure the release of a relative detained for illegal possession of a homemade shotgun. The suspects have been identified as Malilo Banda, also known as Adam Banda and Raphael Muyayi of Chihanya Village in Lumezi District. ACC says the two farmers have been charged with two counts of corrupt practices with a public officer, contrary to Section 19(2), as read with Section 41 of the Anti-Corruption Act, Chapter 91 of the Laws of Zambia. In a statement, ACC Head of Corporate Communications Joseph Mwenya said the two farmers offered K5,000 and actually paid K4,500 in cash to an investigations officer to...

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