Zambia's police arrest two former Ministers.

By John Chola Two former Minister in the Rupiah Banda administration have been arrested over bicycles found at their residences. Former Mines Minister Maxwell Mwale was arrested less that 24 hours ago and appeared in court this morning. Police denied him bond but the court granted him a US$6,000 bail. Stumbeko Musokotwane who used to be Finance Minister became the second former top official to be arrested today. Musokotwane was found with 269 bicycles at his house.

The two former Minister, still Members of Parliament, are alleged to have abused public resources to run their political party's expensive campaign during the run up to the September 20, 2011 general elections. Mwale is connected to the disappearance of Gold confiscated from two Zimbabweans and went missing while in custody of the Drug Enforcement Commission. Former Drug Enforcement Commissioner Aaron Zulu was the first to be arrested and detained in connection with the Gold scum. Meanwhile spokesperson of MMD and former Minister in charge of Communication and Transport also responsible for the sale of Zamtel, Dora Siliya, said while they were in support of the fight against corruption the arrest of two former Ministers was improper.