And the ACC Spokesperson disclosed that the commission has concluded investigations into irregularities surrounding the awarding of a tender to Honeybee Pharmaceuticals.

Ms. Chibwe said a docket has been submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions for further action.

She said the commission was still investigating the alleged corruption involving the mismanagement of Covid-19 donations at the Ministry of Health.

Ms. Chibwe explained that the commission has isolated a number of cases from the audit report on the Covid-19 donations released by the Auditor-General’s office and investigations have reached an advanced stage.

She announced that the ACC has also concluded investigations into the alleged corrupt procurement of 50 ambulances at a cost of US$288,000 per ambulance by the Ministry of Health.

Ms. Chibwe said the ACC will soon forward the case to the Director of Public Prosecutions for possible litigation.

And Ms. Chibwe has confirmed that the plaintiffs claiming ownership of the 51 houses in Lusaka’s Chalala area had discontinued the case against government.

She said the 51 houses remain the property of the state and that the ACC is managing the properties on behalf of the government.

Ms. Chibwe said the ACC will continue to form and strengthen partnerships with various stakeholders in order to come up with and implement effective interventions to arrest corruption in the country.

She has since appealed to Zambians to be vigilant and report suspected cases of corruption to the Anti-Corruption Commission in order to ensure corruption-free elections.