Joyce Banda, Mudzi Transformation Trust sued for K214M: South Africa company claims non-payment of supplies
Former president Joyce Banda has been dragged to court for allegedly failing to pay about K214 million for materials supplied by South Africa-based Engelec International Limited (EIL) to the Mudzi Transformation Trust, an initiative of Banda.
The company is demanding payment for materials, including iron sheets, in the Mudzi Transformation Trust project.
In civil case number 1428 of 2015 between EIL and registered trustees of Mudzi Transformation Trust fund as first defendant and Banda as second defendant , the court directs that the company should be paid about K20 million as part payment to their claim.
Court records indicate this was agreed between lawyer of Banda, Lusungu Gondwe and the company that a K20 million part payment would be made by January 31 2018 but it has not yet been processed to date.
Gondwe said the former president “should not be associated with the money”, saying it is the trustees that owes the company.
The South African company hired Powell Nkutabasa as their lawyer, who said Banda and the trustees owe EIL “over K600 million.”
Nkhutabasa said the K20 million is part payment but up to date has not been paid.
He said they have given Banda “a grace period” to pay K20 million , saying “procedures [will] have to be followed for non payment.”
The five-year project, which started in 2013, sought to build houses for vulnerable people with a target of 20 000 villages nationwide. However, just over 500 houses were built at the end of Banda’s term in May 2014.
Mudzi Transformation Trust was established through the Trustee Incorporation Act in 2013 but it has remained inactive since Banda went out of government in June 2014.
Banda launched the initiative in May 2013 at Nthoso Village, Traditional Authority Khongoni in Lilongwe.
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mama dont warie God is their for the sin just play to Him he will provid you
Under The Laws of the Republic of Malawi Trustees of a Trust are personally liable for any debts incurred by a Trust. So all the Trustees who so ever they are are liable and their personal property belong to them can be seized by the Baliff to recover the debt. You can verify this with any well qualified lawyer.
this was government program therefore they are suing wrong person. Amalawi tanadziwani kusiyanitsa zinthu otherwise mbadwa zamaiko ena zititenga ngati mbuli
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she must pay back the money we are tired of this devil women
Let the judge decide culpability here.
Kalanga ine: most likely, for JB, even personal bankruptcy may be on the horizon!
Was Mudzi Transformation Fund trust Joyce Banda’s or it was governments? The establishment of mudzi Tranformtion fund was passed by parliament. it was governments money which was supposed to run the project not Joyce Banda,. So it is the government that needs to be sued not JB. It is just like Malata subsidy programme. it is government’s programme introduced by DPP. it is public funds not APM’s.
Parliament yake yadziko liti? Munamvapo za Mudzi Trust Act??
Abale zaka zonsezi anali kuti kukumbasa payment lero
Mphwanga mulandu siuola. Funse Misonzi Chanthunya. Mai uyu ayamba kuilakalaka imfa ndithu to avoid humiliation.
This lady is a thief.
Did the source of the funding dry up perhaps? Just thinking out aloud – (we are all allowed to..right? Or not?)
Too many skeletons in the upboad. ACB is investigating JB for pocketing a whooping $5 000,000 from a company as fees for oil extraction on Lake Malawi. Eish……. Govt wants her behind bars for cashgate ……
How can a woman behave this way please????????? I don’t see her coming back home anytime soon.