• Dr. Nkanza has been arrested and charged with one count of willful failure to comply with applicable law.
• This is contrary to Section 34 (2) (b) of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 3 of 2012.
• Dr. Patrick Nkanza has been released on bond and will appear in Court on 18th May 2022.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested Former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education for corrupt practices involving over K200 million.
Commission Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Timothy Moono told Money FM News in a statement that Dr. Patrick Nkanza 71, of Lusaka, has been arrested and charged with one count of willful failure to comply with applicable law and procedure.
Mr. Mono said this is contrary to Section 34 (2) (b) of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 3 of 2012.
“Investigations have established that in 2015, Dr. Nkanza, being Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training, Science and Early Education, did willfully fail to comply with the applicable law or procedure relating to procurement in entering into a contract with China Energy Engineering Group–Hunan Electric Power Design Institute Co. Ltd, 15 MCC Africa Construction and Ndilila Associates in Consortium without confirming the availability of funds,” Mr. Moono disclosed.

He further revealed that Ministry of Higher Education entered into another contract with the said Chinese firm in August 2017 for the design and build of FTJ Chiluba University at a contract sum of US$ 225 million. Mr. Moono said Dr. Patrick Nkanza has since been released on bond and is expected to appear before Court on 18th May 2022.