Mathanga hits at photojournalist as Escom K4bn corruption case moved to High Court
There was drama at Blantyre Magistrate Court as Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioner Jean Mathanga lashed at a newspaper photojournalist for taking pictures of her and demanded that they be deleted.
Mathanga was appearing at the court as former Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) board chairperson who was arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) together with then CEO John Kandulu over the K4 billion corruption case.
The graft-busting body also arrested former Escom director of procurement Fanuel Nkhono and senior procurement officer Emilias Kandapo in relation to the procurement scam at the power utility.
Mathanga charged at the photojournalist for taking her pictures, arguing it was “immoral” to snap suspects.
“You have been writing bad stories about us,” charged Mathanga.
“Are you not satisfied with what you have done? Why are you taking our pictures? Delete them, this is inhuman. What if I was your sister or relative?”
Meanwhile, senior resident magistrate Emmmella Chidule committed the case to the High Court, stating that the State produced a certificate from the Director of Public Prosecution to commit the case to the upper court.
She said: “Because a certificate from the DPP has been produced to the court, we will commit the case to the higher court.”
Mathanga faces prosecution for allegedly giving false information, contrary to Section 14 (a) of the Corrupt Practices Act (CPA) and neglect of official duty contrary to Section 121 of the Penal Code.
Nkhono and Kandapo are charged each of abuse of office.
Kandulu is facing charged of suing his influence that the goods to be supplied without proper documentation and that procedures were not followed, a development that led to the resignation of then Escom director of finance Betty Mahuka.
In recent years, Escom has been entangled in numerous challenges, including toxic debts and alleged corrupt practices that have in turn crippled operations and dented the power utility’s image.
In October 2018, it was revealed that Escom offered contracts to companies not registered with the Registrar General and avoided clearance from the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) by splitting procurement deals.
The revelations came at a time when several scandals had rocked the parastatal, including theft of 4.2 million litres of diesel meant for generators and misprocurement of goods worth K5 billion.
PPDA spokesperson Grace Thipa said at the time that it was an offence under Section 39 (2) of the PPDA Act for any Procuring and Disposal Entities (PDE) to artificially split procurement or disposal requirements with a view to circumvent the use of competitive methods of procurement or disposal as prescribed by the PPDA.
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Jean Mathanga ngati ukumva nkhanizi usinthe wakuba hule iwe. Kodi ukuyesa kuti Malawi ndi dziko lako eti? Panali a Cecilia Kadzamila pa Malawi. Iwe ndi ndani galu nyani wa Mlakho?
moyo ndi pelete . ena ndi aja amaphoza and say ”I will pat my back and say well done good job done” anangomila ngati njoka ya mmadzi. Jeni ansa naye paja anaombetsako kwa pitala. nanga conco!!!!!!!
So ku DPP kunangodzaza ndi zocitika
corruption
uhule
kulalata ngati ka mmai ka ku zomba kaja kamati kutukwana ndi kulalata atisiile ifeyo ndiye eni ake koonda kali pa ma ARV.
glezeda naye
dziko silingaende ndi immorality yoteleyi. waste of time and space.
mathanga ndi Linda kunje amacita manyazi when introduced during Mec tikudikila kuulutsa owina.
mahule acabecabe inu . SMELL YOUR COFFEE NOW.
ndipo osaelekezaso kuputa ina milandu DPP inkakubisani mphecepece ija inasowa inasungunuka inasokonezeka inanyenyedwanyenyedwa pano aliyese akudziombola ekha. ndipo kunanenedwa kale kuti aliyese azizaziyankhila ekha mumaesa sewelo pomwe zimanenedwa.
MUZISAZA OR ROT IN PRISON.
A MALAWI SAKUFUNASO KUONA ZIPUMI ZANU ZOKHALA NGATI MADUKA A NJERWAWO.. MUnazuza anthu osalakwa powabera ndalama zao. violated their rights.
mukunya muona
Let the journalists do it, it’s their duty to inform us…. The court must lay another charge there against u Mathanga, you have violated a journalist’s right
Betty Mahuka…. Saw this rot and left…may God bless you Madam wherever you are. We need such women of Valour in Malawi who refuses to be bought or bribed even when the Heavens fall. You are a true Christian.
Jean just accept that chicken are coming back to root.Your dealings are following you.Do not insult anyone
Mai, you are living with deceitful riches. Pokhapokha kuti zoonadi kuti simuli mbali ya Mlungu
Dzana-dzanali you loved photojournalist, today you are lashing at them🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Only a few months ago You and Jane Ansah loved the photojournalist when you were posing for them lero zikuwawa???
No body would be writing derogatory stuff and taking unpleasant pictures of you if only you behaved professionally and followed the code of ethics when you thought you were untouchable!………. simunati mulira wawawawawawawawa🤣🤣🤣🤣
So Jean Mathanga wants to be slapped with an additional charge for assault!
Mathanga, calm down. The bad stories are simply a result of your alleged bad actions. Chickens coming home to roost basi.
Madam when you were behaving like inhuman to our mother Malawi and the poor people you did not feel ashamed.
Wakuba ndi wakuba Mama kaya sister Kaya relative…
ÀCB is not sparing any corruptors.MUZISAZA mai.
dyela ndi uhule zimatolelana.
n ku ESKOM kuja zimapanga inuzi kumaona ma juniots anu ngati citosi ca mbuzi ya mpwelele. nanga aAVB ikalowa ndi ya MEC! mai limbani munkadya nokha. ma journalist afuna aziziwitsa kwa anthu vinkhope vimawabera misonkho yao.
Bingu ankakupatsani misonkho yathu. So was namagweluyuso.
MUZISAZA TITI YEE
Bingu Wa Mutharika should bear the blame for Jean Mathanga’s downfall and public humiliation. She was your normal middle class woman leading a decent life until when she went into a relationship with Bingu soon after Ethel Mutharika’s death. Bingu dated both Jean Mathanga and Callista and only opted to marry Callista because Jean Mathanga was a married woman.
Despite this, Jean Mathanga became a very powerful figure in both the DPP and Mlakho circles. This continued when APM took over power in 2014. With power, came corruption and recklessness. The rest, as they say, is history.
anazipacika okha awa. ngati munthu wa makhalidwe ali ndi ufulu kusankha cabwino comuenerela. apa ankafuna ndalama maiwa kutola cithumba ca ndalama. anakangomuinetsa bingu. wawasiya kusankha kalista
Uhule wakuvutikitsa iwe Jean. Umaoneka makani uli mu MEC muja. Anthu samakufuna koma iwe kukakamila basi, mwano tho! Apa ukufunanso kumenya photojournalist. Wambanda iwe!
Jean,
Just face the hot music. Good Beaty for nothing lady! Useless
Uchila
Entertainment time is over madam, time to smell the coffee.
Nonsense. Munaziyamba nokha mayi asiyeni anthu agwile ntchito ana akadye kunyumba
Iwe Namathanga vomeleza kuti akujambule chifukwa unaba ndi kuononga chuma cha a makawi osauka , muthu woyipa ipe anzako ndi achina Jeff wa Jeff
Kukula mtima uyu she thinks she’s exceptional. Mayi ndinu mbava dekhani
We are also waiting for CASHGATE scandal please. Bring them to book because it was too much money K567billion its not a joke. But you are busy with K5billion. Pajadi mlandu woba nkhuku ya mwini dziko lonse kudziwa
I hope the Cashgate cases are in court and some cases were finalised and the culprits are in jail, others have already finished serving their sentences?
Apa sitikukamba za K567 Billion, tikukamba za ma Trillion ayise. DPP failed to investigate cashgate, ndiye ingokhala pheee
You had all the time as DPP to work on this and you never did. Dont bother us Instead of dealing with this matter you were also busy stealing. leave us alone
I really sympathise with Jean Mathanga. I remember watching her from a distance as greed and political power slowly but surely pulled her into the cesspool of corruption. Anyway, as they say, we shall all reap what we sow.