Mussa testifies in Chaponda case, says Malawi ruling party operates a decentralized policy : ‘Money could be for DPP’

Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Henry Mussa, who is also treasurer general of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said  claims by former minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda that K95 million seized from his residence belonged to DPP could be true as the party operates a decentralized policy.

Mussa leave the Zomba Magistrate Court

Mussa was standing to testify at Zomba Magistrate Court on Tuesday as a 10th State witness in the case in which Chaponda is answering three charges out of the four which include giving false information to Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), influencing a public officer to misuse his position and possession of foreign currency.

He told Zomba chief resident magistrate Paul Chiotchae that he is the custodian of the party’s properties, assets, finances and resources at a central level as national treasure general but all regions of the party has its bank accounts and vice president of the party for that region is the one who is in charge of that bank account and finances.

Asked by the state lead prosecutor MacMillan Chakhala to have a say on Chaponda’s claim that money which the ACB investigators found at his home was for DPP, Mussa’s said the former minister could be right.

“In DPP we run a decentralized policy in party finances. There are provisions that Dr Chaponda as party Vice President for the South is an overall administrator of the party finances at that level,” he said.

He added that, each region has a separate bank account.

Mussa said: “DPP is decentralized party and we use decentralization policy where by all regions that the party recognizes has its vice presidents in this case Dr Chaponda in South, Hon Bright Msaka in Eastern region, Dr Ntaba in centre and Dr Goodall Gondwe in the North and Dr Chaponda and the other vice presidents are the overall in charge of all party activities and administration in the region and each region has its own bank account and the vice president is in charge of its bank account and finances”.

Quized further as to how the party handle fundraising activities and transfer of the funds to the accounts, Mussa said it varies.

“The party’s ways of managing our affairs is decentralized, so each region has its own fundraising activities. On how money can be deposited at the bank, it depends with how the activity was done. There are some done during the night while others in the day, and it depends whether during the weekend but in the circumstances that the time is not ideal for depositing money, then it should be kept safe, in this case by the Vice President,” said Mussa who said knew Chaponda since 1963 and have grown up together.

He then said the money being referred by the State had nothing to do with the central arm of the party but for the Southern Region.

“I state earlier on that the party manage its affairs in decentralization policy these must have been the money for regional level not at central level. I don’t know whether the money was for the party or not since I don’t have the powers to manage the regional finances which are chaired by regional vice president in this case Dr Chaponda”, he said.

Hearing of the case will continue in Zomba.

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Adada
Adada
6 years ago

Ahaha.. Malawians eish! tione media tsopano.. odziwa chilungamo ndi ambuye ,even my position on this whole issue ambuye akuidziwa but amapangatu expose ntahwi inayake hmmm

Gwamula
Gwamula
6 years ago

ACB mukuyenela kuthinitsa khwekhwe wanu. Apa Mussa ndi Dausi alekana zokamba with intent to create a conflict in the evidence hence a doubt in Chaponda’s favour.
Chikhala ine nkadati tifufuze mmene chipani chichitila ndimakobili awo; kodi alidi ndima separate regional accounts?; kodi regional treasurer ali ndima notes opelekela ndalama kwa aChaponda mmene anachita ma fundraising awo; ndipo pali umboni wanji womwe analandilila ndalamazi?; committee ya region ifufuzidwe komaso a treasurer ndi organizing team yawo zifotokoze. Apapa muliyenela kuchita kafukufuku woonjezela.
Komabe kuyankhula kwa a Mussa ndimaganizi awo chabe. Kodi ndimmene adalembetsela statement yawo yaumboni panthawi yofufuzidwa?
Ntchito iyo

Mwana Chaponda
Mwana Chaponda
6 years ago

Komatu apapa Henry Mussa wayeletsa anthu mmaso.Amafuna akane. heheheheheheheh

Mwana Mulanje
Mwana Mulanje
6 years ago

There is nothing surprising.Isn’t Chaponda the Veep for DPP? Zikanakhala zodabwitsa zikanakhala ndi munthu ngati a Dausi

Angel Onani
Angel Onani
6 years ago

George Chaponda will soon be a free man.God is good all the time

Somani K
Somani K
6 years ago

Eeee koma we all tried to crucify Chaponda koma eee.What if we are all wrong? what if he was framed?

Gitta
Gitta
6 years ago

Whoever crafted this and framed Chaponda is now feeling stupid.Back to square one.

Connie in UK
Connie in UK
6 years ago

George Chaponda is a survivor!

Evans Jambawe
Evans Jambawe
6 years ago

Gmae tembenu.Watsala Goodal Gondwe to testify.Wina amwa tameki! ndithu wina amwa tameki!

Rudo Chakwera
Rudo Chakwera
6 years ago

Malawians lets not waste time with nsanje.We can’t all be politicians. One President at a time.

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