The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Kitwe has arrested a Labour Inspector of Chingola Labour office for Corruption involving K 1 million.
According to ACC spokesperson Timothy Moono , the named Labour inspector Benson Mwiinga, 32, of house no. 801 Riverside, Chingola has been charged with one count of Corrupt Practices by Public Officer contrary to section 29(1) and 41 of the ACC Act No. 42 of 1996.
Details are that Benson Mwiinga solicited for and actually received K1,000,000 cash gratification from a named driver of Mitchell Drilling Company, as an inducement or reward for himself.
This was on the pretext that he (Mwiinga) was going to drop charges of deportation on a South African national, Petrous Mostat.
The South African was recently employed by the Drilling Company as a Drilling Supervisor.
This was after Mr. Mostat was on Thursday 26th March 2009 summoned by Mwiinga to the Labour Office in Chingola for allegedly insulting workers at Mitchell Drilling Company.
Following the meeting, Mwiinga allegedly called the named driver aside and solicited for the said money from Mostat, so that he does not recommend to the Immigration Department for the South African’s deportation.
A surveillance operation was thereafter mounted in Chingola by the ACC at Pie City and Mwiinga was subsequently apprehended after receiving the K1,000,000 bait money, which was retrieved from him.
Mwiinga appeared in court yesterday for mention and he is expected to appear again for mention on 16th April 2009.
He has been released on a K2.5 million bail in his own recognizance.
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Good move ACC , but this should not be the end and am sure that he is not only one practising corruption, go to Kazungula boarder as well.
People do silly things. Imagine being caught with a corrupt case worth K1 Million!! Abanabo ba Kafupi beba a mabillion.
That is all they have access to. Given an opportunity, he could have stolen more than Kafupi plundered. By the way it is the act and not the amount involved which makes the person silly.
ubupina kwena bubi
NO LEAVE HIM BA ACC NAIMWE SOMETIMES MULEBAKOFYE FAIR,THAT GUY IS A GRADUATE FROM THE FTJ INSTITUTE OF CROOCKEDNESS AND HE IS JUST PRACTISING WHAT HE WAS TRAINED TO DO,
Apprehended after receiving the K1,000,000 bait money.
I thought it was only fish you can use a bait to catch in the river, so even Benson Mwiinga 32, was caught on a bait on dry land shame
and paid K2.5 million bail in his own recognizance.
Well done ACC [-x
Iwe Mwiinga siumvela! You have now certainely lost your job pali one million sure? Good luck boyi.
Let immigration depot illegal immigrate who even has the courage to insult zambians. You see thats the problem we have in Zambia, some Labour officials are so corrupt that you can’t do anything even when you report to them. I think the day people will take the Law into their own against these Foreigners who have no respect for local workers then only willthe Govt through Ministry of Labour will they pull up their Socks.
The problem with our Govt is that when pipo complain you don’t want listen not until someone gets hurt or killed then only do you seem to listen & take action.
Too bad for Mwiinga, well done ACC
i am loving how ppl are being arrested for corruption. keep up the good work!!
All the crooks in Chingola live in Riverside or Chiwempala. I have names if ACC is interested
Best crime is best comitted with smaller amounts like the K1million so i totaly discragree the PERSON calling that the chap is foolish over getting nubed over a million bucks. one thing i can tell is, such crimes are better done with such amounts it does not raise Suspicion… the fellar was just unlucky. in my time i used to work as cashier i used to take K20pin on the daily cashing today i have employed over 30 persons with 2 chartered accountants(Full ACCA)