<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKatika hali kama hiyo, matukio ya uporaji barabarani yaliongezeka na magavana wa wilaya walishiriki nyara tajiri kwa kubadilishana msamaha wakati waporaji walipokamatwa.  <response>: In such an atmosphere, incidents of highway banditry increased and the district governors shared the rich booty in exchange for a pardon when the bandits were captured. 