Kasambala demands Malawi ‘economic justice’: ACB stops concealment of proceeds of crime
The former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ralph Kasambara has advised the Lazarus Chakwera government to act, swiftly, against everyone who looted public money during the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regime.
Writing on his Facebook account on Monday afternoon, Kasambala said since Malawi has a new Minister of Finance, Minister of Homeland Security and Attorney General in office, it is time government started dealing with issues of economic justice.
He pointed out that, for starters, “we know that looters are keeping hoards of money in their homes and farms,” as such he suggested government should change the K2, 000 banknote as soon as possible.
“The banks should only be allowed 30 days within which customers should come to deposit that note. Thereafter, it becomes useless. In so doing so, many looters will have useless papers in their homes,” he said.
Kasambala has further suggested that there is need for lifestyle audit of all parastatal and senior government officers, including presidential aides, and former ministers.
“Finally, we should also vet senior employees to see if they have requisite qualifications for the post they got in the last 6 years.
“Also vet if their engagement went through due process. If not they ought to go in the same manner they came in,” he said.
Meanwhile, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has launched a probe into government payments made from June 1 to date and also moved in to vet change of ownership transactions for vehicles as well as houses, among other assets.
ACB director general Reyneck Matemba said the bureau had taken the measures as part of corruption prevention following a tip off that some individuals were changing ownership of some assets in the wake of change in government.
The ACB has also specifically restricted and requested documents related to the sale of land in Chigumula, Blantyre, belonging to government through Blantyre District Council to one Nolvahiwa Phiri. This plot is linked to former minister Ben Nkasala Malunga Phiri.
The transaction is said to have taken place days before the court-ordered June 23 fresh presidential election.
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A Luxury Audit would be a good step forward similar to one enacted in Zimbabwe.
Changing the colour of the k2,000 note and replacing what’s in circulation would an expensive cost. Most notes last longer than the one year 10 years ago can be up to 5 years now because of added polymor plastic to the paper.
Once computers and data basis are widely used to track income and banking transactions or land transfers will be easier Malawi is not at that stage.
Luxury Audit is the way to go having the very wealthy prove how they earned the money. Inheritance is another issue.
I WONDER WHO THEY SHOULD START WITH KKKKKK. HMMMM!!!!
It is a good idea however, it is coming from a wrong person. Kasambara is a convicted felon on issues of looting government property and attempted murder. He’s actually supposed to be rotting in jail.
“Kasambala demands ……” ? He should have woken up in prison uniform this morning in the first place. A Mike Fiko, chigawengachi chakunyemerani zingati kuti muchite paste timaganizo taketi pa Nyasatimes?
Very stupid idea, so you mean every government that comes in should be introducing new features on banknotes? Even the USA whose currency widely circulated doesn’t do that. Since does kasambara advise on financial matters. Let him stick to pre order bail application. Leave money to money experts savvy
Kasambara Raphael is a very dangerous person. No human soul in him. All throughout the ConCourt proceedings he had thought his commentaries would not only bail him out of the “jail uniform” up to the point of being freed from the bail to being a big fish in the Tonse government. A rabid dog of a man the bus won’t accommodate this evil man he now is at the end of his political tether. He wants to be relevant but he is in a”CONSTRUCTIVE resignation “
by comparing Malawi Kwacha and USD it means that you too don’t know what you are talking about about, Do you know that the US Dollar has an expiry date? just say that this advise is coming from a wrong person. They can just change some few features on the same note making the one without the new features invalid after some days. Do you even know that when Bingu became president he changed the 50 kwacha note?
Kasamanbala saying the truth but also he should go the same route his case he should face music
Yemwe waba Chuma chaboma abweze basi or amangidwe.
What is this Dragon saying???With all hid bloody hands of trying to kill Mphwiyo saying this today sure??He want to conceal his dirty hands.If this govenrment is a bonafide one ,we will see it trying Ralph kasambala for murder case.Since the Judiciary is sealed for Tumbukas,I doubt if this will start all over???
The cost of changing 2000 bank notes would far exceeds the benefits. There are other cost effective better means of recouping stolen cash. Sometimes refrain from offering advice on matters you’re not versed on
Don’t worry MCP is the party to recover all the 24 houses plus. Kunali forfeiture act nthawi yakale. We shall soon have meds in hospitals.
Why is this Tonga Pig trying to appease the current government to spare him for his evil acts of trying to kill the budget director Mphwiyo,Chilima also was very close to Mphwiyo and he got his wealthy through dubious ways too.The way how Chilima has taken it shows he is toooo personally targeting Lomwe and Yawos for them to loose their posts as soon as possible.Manganya,Bon Kalindo,Noel Masangwi and Patricia Kaliati are you happy seeing your kinsmen being victimised like this??Joyce Banada can you sure betray your fellow Yawo’s because you want to secure a position for your Roy in the UTM/MCP government.Bakili Muluzi exposed you to politics together wi Patricia Kaliati,now you are busy betraying your fellows because of personal interests.Anzathu mulibe khalibwe indeed.Anzanuwo nde amakondanatuuu.
Mr Kasambala ,who do you want to blindfold.Malawi tidapenya pano , mind you are on bail ,any time soon you will be back in court.
Attack the ball not the man. Kasambara’s felony problems have no impact on the substance of his disputation. Akuti tipeze njira yoti ndalama zabedwa zichitidwe recover. And he suggests kusintha ndalama. This is brilliant. Zikakhala za milandu oweruza ndi Mulungu, in fact ambirife tili ndi masikeletoni muma kilozeti athu. Kodi Ngati timalola ma prisoners kuvota, why would we sent anyone the right to contribute ideas? After all it wasn’t his brain that was arrested.
GO BACK TO MAULA RAPHAEL KASAMBARA USATINYASE AI IWE MTUMBUKA WAKUPHA. ULIBE UDINDO WONENA IZO UKENENAWE IWE MBALA YAKUPHA. WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE? ZOMWE UKUNENAZO NDIZOPNDA NZERU KOMA MAJELASI BASI
The first thing the Governement of Lazaro should do is to lock Kasambara back to Maula Prison. DPP inamumvera chisoni koma MCP should swiftly handback this rough guy – killer, a rapist, a murderer to Maula. Tatopa ife kumuona Kasambara. Issue ya ndalama iyo ndi jelasi chabe . Even atasintha ma 2000 notes zilibe ntchito . Iweyo unaombera Mphwiyo kufuna ndalamazo tsono usamunamize Lazaro apa. Jelasi ndi limene lakula. I hate this guy chifukwa even joyce banda told malawians that ngati malawi ili ndi mamafia, one of them ndi Raphael Kasambara. Akupulumuka chifukwa ma judge amabiri ndi a ku kaya- North ndiye akumulekelera ngati wakwithu. Otherwise Raphael kwao ndi ku Mikuyu osati ku Blantyre ai. Lazaro quickly lock this guy while waiting for haring of his appeal.Anzake ali ku ndende what is he doing here?? Taonani nkhope yake ngati mphaka.
This guy is a convicted criminal – put him back in jail – period!
I hate this guy. But his ideas are 1st class.
Please spare us the crap. We have people already working in those portfolios. Iwe ndiwe ndani pano?
We know him the one boasting is mervis mangulenje
Kasambala is 100% right.
Really? Is he the right man to educate on these issues? Really? Really?
a nthawi ya PP tiwaonenso
omakamwera mowa ku sasafrika pa salary ya P chani paja
Nyasatimes at times analyse some of their newsworthiness especially if the so called news iavoming from some people who lack integrity and morals
Kasambara my homeboyis one of them. Cashgate has attachments to him. He was convicted and is currently on bail thanks to his friends who are delaying his appeal. Therefore for him to be commenting on corruption is a slap in the fave of Malawians who suffered as a result of cashgate and Malawi has never been the same again. Donors shied us and we really suffered because of these people actions Now that you have laundered your lootloot you giving foolish advice why not then but now. Please shut up yhose in power now know better how to deal with it not you cashgaters
I know what you are thinking adha, should you have used ak 47 or m16 gun perhaps?. Next time to be certain of the outcome, just use live grenades on your frenemy budget director.
Mr. Kasambala where was you from 2014 up to date they need to start with you to investigate because you’re out enjoying but you got serious case to answer. Stop pointing fingers to others because there’s 3 fingers pointing on you.
Ingokhalani phee! Musayiwale milandu siwolatu.
Wakuba ndi wakuba kaya unaba dzana kaya chaka chatha ndiiwe wakuba basi.
But why has he bracketted 6 years? Why¿??. Kamunthukadi ndkonjera eti. He knows if ACB buys his idea then the cash gate is out of the equation. Koma ACB should take Kasambala. Ndikuuza mmene amabera paja iyeyonso. This new Govt should first deal with all corruption cases on file. Chakwera should give a deadline for this. Chakwera should remember our presidential jet first.
Sindimaziwa kuti kasambala ndi mbuzi yamuthunso chonchi kkkk anyway mwina wangolakwitsa kupanga comment zithu zoti si professional yake. Ziko losauka ngati ili liziononga ndalama kupanga 2000 notes every 30 days ? Kkkkk komanso zaonekelatu kuti munthui ndimbabva zikatele ndekuti zake zili ma 1000 notes or anasukungunula akufuna azake aonekele kkkkk
apo rafu wakamba zanzelu. achaponda ali ndi chithumba, zisalowe kubank zimezi…..kuchapamakobidi kuno timaletsa now. banks take note of deposits tsompano!
rafu, ulembenso pa facebook kuti BJ asalolezedwa kusintha zipan.
There goes the integrity police who failed to raise his own blood ( son). Mpakana being adopted by a white man
What about your bail , Paja amati wakuba amakagwira wakuba mzake eti…….?
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Mafia weniweni uyu graduated from Zomba Maximum no wonder amafuna kupha budget director. zitchito zake zokuda. move away man of God you berezebulu with your poisons ideas.
No one should defend Mphwiyo how related one will be. It was a CHAIN
paja nayenso ali ndi mlandu kkkkk
Ndipo he must be prosecuted
This pig should be locked in jail! He has no moral authority to comment on our welfare.
I strongly support Kasambar`s suggestions. The new (second) wife to a very prominent DPP outgoing minister, in her frustrated state of mind wrote on her whatsapp group expressing total disgust at how so many of the beneficiaries of her husband’s inexhaustible loot (riches and money in forbidden abundance), appear to have changed loyalty to her family so quickly.The next day she posted another message, this time boasting that she and her husband have such an abundance of wealth that will ccontinue to support her lavish lifestyle for the rest of her life on this planet. She is clearly boasting of the extensive looting that her husband has been involved in since he became a DPP official at the highest level of closeness to the former president.During the maizegate scandal another DPP strongman publicly boasted that he is the proud owner of more than twenty-four house complexes in Blanytre , Lilongwe and other districts, and the list of DDP Looting specialists goes on. Exposing and bringing these mafia gang members to face the rule of law is going to be a pretty daunting task because they are also dangerous killers. Remember how they eliminated people like Njaunju and late MEC chairperson Mbendera. These guys are extremely dangerous. It’s gonna be a tough task fighting against corruption involving even the former president APM as the mafia gang leader.
To be honest this country has had thieves, crooks in high places and economic saboteurs for a long time. During Kamuzu’s era there were but a few. But they were there.
Most people are pointing fingers at the corrupt politicians in the just defeated DPP led government. We need to go deeper.
Clearly there has been an exponential growth of corruption since the change to multi party democracy in 1994. All the regimes since 1994 have had many corrupt and thieving politicians.
The ACB should be empowered and adequately resourced to investigate and bring to book all corrupt and thieving politicians and leaders.
The K1.7 billion case against the former president has been on and off for the past decade or so. Why such delay? If he is guilty send him to jail. If he is innocent plz close the case and release him
Those convicted by competent courts should be handed long jail sentences. And all their property should be auctioned off and the proceeds deposited into Account Number One to contribute to funding government programmes
This country should no longer condone and tolerate corruption and thievery. It contributes to our painful poverty and underdevelopment
REALLY? Didn’t Kasambara steal public money to the point of shooting Mphiyo? Please, Nyasa Times, spare us from this idiot. Kasambara is mbala Number 2 after Joyce Banda.
Arrest him please, he must payback our money, zachamba eti
The government should also review those who got their bail suspiciously. If a cabinet minister connives to shoot people they should be jailed without parole
Strongly aggree