Kamlepo’s Benz on Interpol wanted list

One of the vehicles the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) seized from firebrand politician and Parliamentarian, Kamlepo Kalua for allegedly evading customs duties, is on International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) wanted list, Nyasa Times understand.

One of the vehicles being returned to Kalua

MRA on Wednesday last week seized Toyota Land Cruiser V8 registration number KA8966 and Mercedes Benz registration number RU5437 from Kalua after a search at his residential houses in Nkolokosa and Namiwawa in Blantyre following a tip-off from concerned Malawians.

The vehicles were on Monday returned to Kalua, who is reportedly missing, following a High Court order he obtained on Sunday pending a judicial review.

High Court Judge Rowland Mbvundula also gave Kalua a temporal relief from an imminent arrest in connection to the alleged tax evasion issue.

And information Nyasa Times has sourced from INTERPOL indicates that the Mercedes Benz is suspected to have been stolen from South Africa in a shoot-out heist in which one person was killed.

The vehicle is being investigated by that country’s police and has been branded as ‘Hot Car’.

According to INTERPOL, the sleek white Mercedes Benz (2014 make) belonged to OUTsurance, and the owner’s former address is 241 Embankment Road, Zwartkop, Centurion in South Africa.

The vehicle’s chassis number is WDD2040222R002072.

National police Public Relations Officer, James Kadadzera said the issue concerning Kalua’s vehicles was being handled by MRA and expressed ignorance about Kalua’s missing claims.

“As police we have not received any report that he is missing,” said Kadadzera.

Kalua’s elder son, Ken, while insisting that the Parliamentarian is missing and is incommunicado, confirmed that they have not yet reported the matter to police, arguing  “because the consensus is they cannot help anything considering their demonstrated conduct when they came to seize the vehicles and treated us like thugs”.

But Kadadzera urged the Rumphi East Parliamentarian to come out, saying the law-enforcers are not hunting for him.

“We are not hunting for him. As police we are capable of finding him wherever he is (if at all we are looking for him). He should therefore come out from wherever he is because we are not after him. Let him come out and live his normal life,” said Kadadzera.

Another Kalua’s vehicle which the MRA also seized Jeep-CS 31-MK GP is also suspected to be a stolen car from Johannesburg in South Africa.

The Jeep Cherokee belonged to Ajusu of South Africa. Its chassis number is 1J8HDE8M05Y574370.

According 2016 statistics, 53809 vehicles were stolen in South Africa. This is 147 vehicles a day.

Meanwhile, authorities are trying to determine why and how Kamlepo’s Land Cruiser V8 was registered as Nissan Vanette in the Directorate of Road Transport and Safety Services’ MALTIS system while the registration number for the Mercedes Benz RU5437 does not exist in the system.

The process of registration of a car involves physical inspection at MRA, Interpol Police and Traffic Directorate.

And according to experts, Kamlepo may answer to charges in relation to evading customs duty contrary to Customs and Exercise Act apart fromcorruption charges for allegedly bribing a chain of officials using a corrupt syndicate in all three institutions.

Kamlepo has been vocal on corruption in Parliament and the media especially on maizegate scandal involving fired Minister of Agriculture, George Chaponda and Admarc.

He also once claimed to know names of seven corrupt ministers but has failed to reveal them despite the public demands.

 

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Mtengo Wautali
Mtengo Wautali
6 years ago

Remember the same Kalua deceived the world that he holds a Ph D, that he is Dr Kamlepo Kalua when he was living in RSA and after returning home? He was only exposed when an investigative journalist exposed the truth and he immediately dropped the bogus title of ‘Dr’. Quite a cheat!

realSTAR
realSTAR
6 years ago

adhawa anali osauka tym ya achina bakili ndi bingu ija,,ankayendera manyaka a galimoto,,ndazizwa kumva ali ndi njale zonsezo,,, later i came to realise that he accumulated all that money to buy those cars during JB era,,muli dollar tu m’boma mu guys,,,

catchyou
catchyou
6 years ago

tell us from your envestigation which year the car was sto Len in RSA and which year it was sold here in malawi,and who was clearing those cars,and on changing the owner ship who was in charge at interpol police,the dirty part of this news is MRA,POLiCE,INTERPOL when these vehicle come to ma lawi they cleared all ownership now coming up with dirty act,am not in support of kalua or any political party but when you are writing any news be sure what you are writing makes those reading obtain something now_the car is back to kalua following court order… Read more »

macdejians
macdejians
6 years ago

Matthew 7 Good News Translation (GNT) Judging Others “Do not judge others, so that God will not judge you, for God will judge you in the same way you judge others, and he will apply to you the same rules you apply to others. Why, then, do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the log in your own eye? How dare you say to your brother, ‘Please, let me take that speck out of your eye,’ when you have a log in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the log out… Read more »

Senford Kalonde
Senford Kalonde
6 years ago

Nzovuta kumvesa

mwalafyale
mwalafyale
6 years ago

Iwe mwana chwe bwelako wabisalako, ukapita ku pariament ,kangolandilako ka alawanceko ukagule shuga, osalimbana ndi zambiri, umunfunse lucius banda nkhani ya impechement ,ma mafias omwewo anamuzizilisa ndi satifiketi ya MSCE

Thako la Nkhuku
Thako la Nkhuku
6 years ago

Ine ndimakuuzani kuti Kamlepo kupanga za Chaponda kuja sikunali kulifunira dziko zabwino koma kukwiya kuti si iyeyo amene akuchita madilu!

gaga
gaga
6 years ago

Malawian Politics at its dirty side. He stood alone to fight corruption and now Mafias are using MRA to silence him.

chikoti
chikoti
6 years ago

Mmmmmm. Apa ndale zili pati? Kodi wakina amakhala ndi malemba? A kamlepo akithawanji nanga ngayi akudziwa kuti zonse zili bwino…

akanyeramsetere
akanyeramsetere
6 years ago

you can fool many ppl many times but you cannot fool all ppl all the time. no man is indispensable. even the giants fall. but honourable come out of your hidingb and bring dev to your ppl such as roads, phone network, portable water which your constituency lacks.ppl do not vote for firebrand but development

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