Former municipal official convicted of corruption in Zambia
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Diggers
Agnes Tapisha, a former Solwezi municipal council official, has been sentenced to three months in prison and fined 70,000 kwachas for corruption in a public tender worth more than 100,000 kwachas. The conviction involved the purchase of flowers, cleaning products and supplies, according to Zambia’s Anti-Corruption Commission.
Agnes Tapisha, a former employee of Solwezi municipal council in Zambia, has been sentenced to three months in prison and fined 70,000 kwachas for corruption involving more than 100,000 kwachas. The sentence was handed down by the economic and financial crimes division of Solwezi Subordinate Court, Joseph Mwenya, director of communications at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), said on Tuesday.
Arrested by the ACC in July 2025, Agnes Tapisha had participated, through her company Aggie General Dealers, in a municipal council tender for petunia flowers, cleaning equipment and office supplies. Joseph Mwenya said the conviction should deter public officials from engaging in illegal practices in public procurement procedures, according to an ACC statement.
The conviction comes after the indictment on 18 October of a Zambian education official in a corruption case involving 2 million kwachas. The Anti-Corruption Commission had then launched proceedings in the case, reported in the corruption case involving an education official.
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