Malawi anti-corruption czar alerts police over suspicious bank deposit in his account

March 31, 2015 Nyasa Times Reporter 104 Comments

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Lucas Kondowe has alerted police to investigate a cash deposit of K2 million deposited in his First Merchant Bank (FMB) account by a Mr A. Majid.DEPOSIT

Kondowe: Reports to police
Kondowe: Reports to police

Kondowe, reported to Inspector General of Police Lexten Kachama, after he realised that in his bank account there was a deposit of K2 million from Majid.

He suspects the deposit is “work of detractors”.

“I have indeed reported to Inspector General of Police to investigate and use bank CCTV to see the person who deposited that sum of money. I would like to know the motive,” said Kondowe.

The ACB boss has also asked FMB management not to allow anybody to deposit money in his account except himself or a direct member of his family.

Police chief Kachama said they are investigating the matter.

Kondowe before he was appointed to head ACB, worked at First Merchant Bank as General Manager for Finance, Planning and Strategy.

Fast Facts

Kondowe is a Fellow of the Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (USA and Malawi), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) (USA), Certified Financial Forensics specialist (CFF) (USA), and an MBA and a BBA (Hons) from the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town, South Africa.

He has over 18 years of both local and international work experience having worked for Deloitte & Touche Southern Africa practice (Malawi), PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (USA) and Deloitte & Touche LLP (USA) as Senior Audit Manager predominantly specializing in audits and controls assurance for the financial services sector.

Kondowe also worked for the World Bank, in Washington DC as a Consultant for the Internal Audit Vice President’s Office.

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104 replies on “Malawi anti-corruption czar alerts police over suspicious bank deposit in his account”

  1. Good people please draw similarities between this story and the simama story of gun surrender at near by police . This is purely self santification by these self styled mafias . Kondowe is there to finish enemies of a high ranking official but certainly not Peter mutharika .

  3. Akondowe ndalama izo tipaseni imwe zingamunangiskani tchito just deposit into my account nbs 0065521982017 CP BRANCH

  4. I really get fascinated by the way we think.We focus on silly things rather than the issue.The fact that some Indian deposited MK2m into Kondowes accounts tells a story of how Indians operate.Only that this time, they were confounded by an intelligent and smart guy who has INTEGRITY-a word many Malawians dont know and appreciate.It is his name on the line.He is not only protecting his name and the gravitus of his office but also truly showing how independent he is such that he cannot be bought like a goat as said by one late “James Chimera”-May his soul rest in eternal peace.

    This also speaks volumes of what Indians are doing in our country.Bribery, backhanded transactions and most crudely underpaying our people in their shops and homes and worse still exporting produce whose proceeds are deposited in Dubai.When you mix this aspect with what our chinese traders do(mind you all chinese that come to malawi are not investors and but traders;coupled by what the unscrupulous Nigerians do, our economy cannot stand and thrive.

    Bwana Kondowe, get this Indian arrested kuti apezerepo phunziro and pursue his cousins and nephews who come with nothing nkumatinyoza kuti dziko wanu koma ndala wathu.Work with the Reserve Bank to pursue them so that they can stop this stupid behaviour.This reminded me of what my friend amakhala kunja uku said kuti ” The only good indian is the one that is lying in a coffin”

  6. Mr Majid, why didnt you deposit the mouth watering cash into my acc? I wouldnt have come in public and chasten you in the manner the ACB czar has done. I would have just marveled at your good gesture arms agape and mouth akimbo. Plz plz next time try it into my acc. Iknow you forgot it. Let me remind you. Its 671398, National Bank, Salima Branch. I will be waiting. Thanks a forehand.

  8. Mungoti the dollar is too little. Would youu have returned K10million?Mxiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

  9. Ngati izi ndi zowona kutidi Kondowe sakuzidziwa ndiye kuti he is a trust wealth man.
    Koma mafunso anga ndi awa:
    1. Kodi majid anayitenga kuti acoount number ya kondowe kuti iye akapange deposit ndalama ku account yo?
    2.Kondowe anadziwa bwanji kuti ku account kwake kwalowa 2m? Ali pa sms alert service ya bank yo?

  10. We need saints like Kondowe for Malawi to move forward osati makhuluku opotoza ma hand writing claiming to have alot of worth in the US.Anayiwelenga kuti the US would have been banging on his door for the tax transactions.Tamangonamizani mabulutu apa Malawi okonda kugwadira ndi kupembeza ma politicians for their survival.

  13. Watani m’ Malawi mpaka kukana dollar? This is a preemptive action to push Majid to the wrong side of the see-saw. A deal gone bad! Musatiputse sitonse amene tili faint-hearted.

  14. How did Majid get Mr Kondowe bank account number? Kondowe for President 2019!!!!!! Good man.

  15. Malawians can you wake up. Indians have started using Finance Bank for corrupt activities. Do you remember the article in Nyasa Times about corrupt activities of Finance Bnak.

    Can Reserve Bank of Malawi BE ALERT!

  18. We will patiently wait for the outcome of the investigations. We hope they will be published aswel

  19. my question is,what if it was k100 only, would he had done the same noise in the papers???

  20. If one finds a strange transaction in his account the first point of reference is the domicile bank and it further raises suspicion why Lucas decided to report to the IG. Please Lucas don’t insult our intelligence . There is something fishy that has been taking place between you and Majid and may be you were afraid that he will shame you and you had to move in fast and report to the IG .There are more loose ends to your story and you make it worse by advising that depositors to your a ccount should be your imediate family
    .Some of us can’t take your story at face value.

    1. You are thinking like that because your brain is corrupt and you can’t fanthom that other people resist bribes. Aliko odana ndi ziphuphu kunja kuno. Change your mind set

  23. Pipo… If you go the Bank to make a deposit….. The original deposit slip is for the bank and the duplicate for the depositor…

    1.Where did this duplicate deposit slip came from? Was is it sent by courier to a Mr Kondowe to let him know that his share has been deposited?
    2. On the deposit slip there is a mobile number 0995320499 for the claimed Majid. Cant this be confirmed?
    3. Lets wait and see… Nyasatimes follow this to the end….. something is wrong somewhere?
    4. Mr Kondowe,,,, can you be working,,, you have never been active since you were appoinited, we only hear of Reyneck Matemba?

  26. In 2019, please make your own party Mr Kondowe, i hope people will vote for you. You are such gentleman who cares about poor Malawians. May God bless.

  28. He is not the only one. there is a Mrs Gumbala who went to a bank to withdraw cash and she was given 10, 000Mk extra. After she discovered that she went to the bank the following day and return the money.

  31. Big question mark.Three possibilities.Either money is too little as earlier agreed or some dirty games are being played against him or misplaced deposit by the bank.

    1. @ DOBO
      IWE NDI WA CHAMBADI , HOW CAN YOU SAY MISPLACED DEPOSIT BY THE BANK AND YET ON THE DEPOSIT SLIP IT IS CLEARLY WRITTEN ” L. KONDOWE ‘ ON ACCOUNT ‘ NAME

  32. Hmmm, that deposit slip is a duplicate. Duplicates are given to the depositor. The original is held by the bank. The account holder allegedly doesn’t know the depositor. tichedwepo pamanepa…

  33. Bravo Kondowe.My wish that one day Malawi will be ruled by people with high integrity and put their country first as this young man. However, you should know that almost the whole system is rotten don’t trust anyone even your president. More traps will be set against you u. If you are truly an honest man you will triumphant but if you did the act cunningly only to be lovebirds with the media and the poor Malawians you may not prevail.Corruption in Malawi is big and real it’s what makes Malawi the shame it is today hence its a battle that needs both physical and spiritual involvement. May you be supported by people from your own office,support institutions and the country at large.

  34. Charlie H would like to add one more anomaly he has noticed: the green copy of FMB deposit slip is normally retained by the depositor. How does the Czar have it? Anapatsana eti? And how about the fon number, couldnt he have called him and asked why the deposit? Did Mr Majid deposit less than agreed, causing the furore? I smell a rat here

  36. Why not call and apprehend Majid coz his number is there on deposit slip or did he use fake no.? Thts why in neigbouring countries they dont allow a person just buy a simcard. Koma Kondowe ndakutaira kamtengo, wakana dollar eti sha

  37. How does one deposit in anothers account without prior arrangement? Charlie Hebdo smells a rat here….its like winking to a girl in the dark!! You two guys understand each other, period. The anti corruption Czar wants to gain mileage…

  38. 1 word, KONDOWE FOR MALAWI PRESIDENT. You have my respect and vote Sir. i beg other malawians to follow the foot steps of this man.

  39. Mr Abdul Majid wa Htd wa Htd.He wanted to corrupt the ACB Director so that ACB offices should rent their new office complex near QECH.Lucas knows and am surprised the Police are not arresting Mr Majid.This case Lucas himself using his powers could have arrested him koma kaya akuopa chani apa and why reporting to IG not a Police Station?

  41. Finally we see some light at the end of the tunnel. Uh
    May God namalenga protect /guide you, young and determined professional so that your efforts and focus may yield Malawi the long awaited justice

  42. Lucas has passed the first litmus test but the mafia guys will still try to make him fall into the trap. Going by the name of the guy who deposited the K2m, you can also see that these non-Malawians and others of Indian descent are milking our economy full-time and want accomplices in their illicit deals including tax evasion. Skin them alive when you catch them!

  44. This is very strange as long as bank issues are concerned,there is need of closer look on this extent. I wonder how could the depositor got information of the receiver where? and why? the owner of the account should also questioned if really the I.G is a professional in his field. Yo! Yo!Yo! two million is a lot of money please I.G don’t take it personal, we demand answers see my name.

  45. Koma ndiye we really need a lot of people like Kondowe in Malawi to get to zero corruption state.
    Well done you are a patriot.

  50. On a point order! Now I understand Malawi is not completely rotten as asserted earlier. We still very few people of integrity in some pockets of the society but they are not know. Let emulate this Khondowe.

  52. Thumbs up Lucas. though I don’t know him personally, but he has always impressed me ever since he was appointed ACB Director. my only hope is that he continues like this.

  53. I salute the guy, keep it up man you are a man of your own character and integrity. I have never heard such a development since my existence on this soil. Of it was people like the Muntharikas, the Lipengas, the Muluzis and the Jumbes we couldn’t have woke up with such a news.

  57. Iweyo Kondowe school idakupindulira, ndi fellow Mtumbuka mzakoyu anakika ndalama imeneyi, work up Nyasa za CCTV sizimatenga nthawi, tapitani ku Bank-ko pamodzi ndi a Police munthuyo mukamuona pompano ndikufuna mayankho, ndi servant wa Rafu ameneyo agwidwe changu apolice ndikukwezani fast! Credit ti Kondowe waposa a APM nzelu nzako school idakupindulira uwamalizile zaka zinayi zatsalazi ambuyakowa chifukwa wafanana ndi Ambuye Yesu, zake za Caeser palibenso ofanananawe!!!

  59. If all public officials were like this gentleman! We would graduate from the poorest country to a middle class country within a decade!! wow, shame on you FMB and Mr Majid, you stink! You are so unpatriotic and are one of the reasons Malawi is poor and public officials are so corrupt!!!!

  61. Way to go Lucas!

    Now, this is what I want you to do: do not rest until the person behind the deposit is known and the motive established. Obviously the motive is evil, so that person must be brought to book.

    We might be on the eve of cracking down on some corrupt persons who have caused untold misery to our nation!

  64. Its easy to get someone’s personal name. Kondowe ndi mulakho si khondowe ayi see the difference between $ and 8. Kkkk

  65. Ndangoganiza kuti ma ACB director akale mwati samalandira zimenezi mkukhala chete? Since the bank used was a criminal bank we will Never Know who deposited the money bcz they will corrupt the one in charge of CCTV to delete the footage just as they did with NBS deposite to discredit the MEC chair. The common denominator of these two scenarios is PEOPLES PARTY. Ndekuti Kondowe akuwafinya

  66. Since you have said money should be deposited by your immediate family then such money would be given to your relative so that it is laundred and deposited .how about that.

  68. MK2 million is peanuts. Majid gave kondowe Mk60 million cash and deposited Mk2 million to fool us. Stupid everybody knows that Majid the owner of HD trucks and Kondowe are buddies. Malawians why fall for such a ruse? The question is why should majid corrupt kondowe when he genuinely supplied cars to the police or is ACB saying there was corruption in the deal? Surely Mk2 million is nothing and it cant be Majid of HD cars. Kondowe tell the truth. Paper qualifications dont mean anything bambo money is money.

  72. Kkkkkkkk……..his former employer paid him around Mk 20 mn as a bonus well before board declared bonuses to staff.I know that bank doesnt give bonus to staff who resign before is paid even if its a day before,why him only,is that not corruption?????????

  77. Well done, if this is true and you don’t know what that 2mn is for and who deposited it. Only if our political leaders and other prople of influence were like that, this country would have been very different.

    They are testing you, setting a trap and if you had kept quiet, you would soon have been corrupted and someone would have come to arrest you for corruption just to get rid of you because you are rubbing someone the wrong way!! Alternatively they wanted to silence you and join their corruption gang so that their corruption could continue to thrive or turn a blind eye to their corruption which your office has uncovered.

    DPP and their Asians friends at it again!!!

  79. This is an example of a man who is principled and know what he wants to achieve personally.

    BIG UP!!

  80. If we had ten mslawisns of this kind surely malawi would have been very far in terms of development of tha whole country

    May God bless such pple !! Amen

  82. mumati mumuhonge Lucas mwagwanayo
    Lucas anabadwira kwa ndalama kale uyu. Moyo wake ndiofewa kuyambira kwao. Mwava agalu inu.

  83. There is no university in South Africa that offers BBA, but BCom. They strictly follow the British system. BBA is the American version of BCom. You can check the website of Stellenbosch university.

  84. He also has certificates from Aziz Commercial in Limbe and shy to mention. HE Was not intelligent in school but hard worker.

    1. ^^^^ Hater ! What does intelligence mean if people are doing their jobs effectively and completing their education?

    2. So? He has achieved. I see jealousy written all over your statement. You, who was intelligent at school,post what you have done with your intelligency! Sour grapes

    3. @ MAKIU
      AND YOU WERE A VERY HARD WORKER BUT NOT INTELLIGENT IN SCHOOL AND THAT IS WHY YOU DON’T HAVE A GOOD PAYING JOB APART FROM ” KADUKA ”
      ANYWAY SHARE WITH US YOUR CV ON THIS FORUM , NGATI SITIPEDZAPO KUTI UMANYENGANA NDI MAYI AKO. EISHHH TAONA WANDILANKHULITSA PAMBALI BECAUSE OF YOUR USELESS MINDSET.

      1. We go to school to get money and enjoy life and if I already got the money and enjoy life what’s the whole point of wasting time in school .what is important is that I know how to read and write and on another note whether edu cated or not we will all die and go to the same soil. Education is good for those who don’t trust God that he gave us potential to use resources around us without wasting time in class. Tell me which college jesus attended or paul attended .

    4. # makiu !!! Learn to appreciate and not to be jealousy , son of an international prostitute and born out of wedlock . period !!!

    5. @Makiu let me tell you something. Most people who are intelligent never prosper in life but wiser and hardworkers like Lucas. His wisdom helped him to workhard and you can see the results now.

  85. If Malawi had people of this caliber we would be somewhere. We have a whole president who confuses $ with 8!!!! Poor Malawi!!!!

  86. This is the way to go…your caracter is now being vindicated….I never know that Malawi has educated as well as humane people. Malawi needs young men like you who can never be bought or sold. Do your job brother and come out with clean hands. You have just made my night

  90. Let me add to that highly credible CV that the name Kondowe is not synonymous with that tribe which is under the scrutiny of Z Allan Ntata. That means he is a serious man who mean business! Well done Kondowe and keep it up.

  91. Lucas Kondowe,….tandigawireko degree imodzi…onsewo wekha….kkkk….

    koma samala ndi kasambara hop ndi amene watuma majid-yo. tiyeni nayeni kasambarayi osamtaya wazunza anthu ambiri ameneyi ndi uloya wake wa umafiya, wauchigawenga,….

  92. Such an integrity man is rarely found in our country.This is nyc and welcomed decision and I hop everything will be not missed till the final whistle.Amin!

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