A Zambia Police Service officer has been recognized by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for rejecting a US$50,000 bribe offered by a suspect intercepted at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport.
Detective Sergeant Ruth Nyambe was honored yesterday during the 2025 Integrity Committee Chief Executive Officers’ Forum. The suspect, who was found carrying US$2 million and suspected pieces of gold while traveling from Lusaka to an undisclosed destination, initially offered Nyambe US$5,000 and later increased the bribe to US$50,000 in exchange for release.
Nyambe refused the bribe, reported the incident to the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), and ensured the case proceeded to court.
ACC Director General Daphne Chabu commended Nyambe for her integrity and commitment to duty.
Also honored was Hendrix Mwinga, a technical plant health inspector with the Ministry of Agriculture’s Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Department (PQPS). Mwinga rejected a K160,000 bribe from a milling company attempting to move three truckloads of imported wheat grain from South Africa across the Kazungula border. The wheat was found to contain excessive extraneous material and was deemed non-compliant.
Mwinga reported the bribe attempt to PQPS management, who upheld the decision to send the commodity back to its country of origin.
Yes, they did the right thing. ACC, trace the importer of wheat as well as withdrawing his/her trading license.
Yes,she deserves national recognition.An independence day award,perhaps
Wow, there is a rare gem in the police force. Her name is RUTH NYAMBE!
Is it true for one considering the corruption in the force
Weldone if it’s true