Mphwiyo pleads not guilty in K2.4bn cashgate case: One enter guilty plea, convicted

Former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo has pleaded not guilty to charges in the K2.4 billion money laundering case in which he is among the accused.

Mphwiyo and his wife leaves court after entering plea of not guilty
Mphwiyo and his wife leaves court after entering plea of not guilty.-Photo by Mphatso Nkhoma, Nyasa Times
Cashgate convict Namata hides his face as he goes back to prison
Cashgate convict Namata hides his face as he goes back to prison.-Photo by Mphatso Nkhoma, Nyasa Times

Mphwiyo, alongside other civil servants including former accountant general, David Kandoje, is answering several charges such as money laundering, theft by public servant and conspiring to defraud government funds amounting to about K2.4 billion.

Other suspects  Auzious Kazombo Mwale, Roosevelt Ndovie,  Clement Madzi, convict Maxwell Namata, IT expert of IFMIS Steve Likhunya Phiri and George Banda have also pleaded not guilty to the charges before presiding Judge Esmie Chombo at Lilongwe High Court.

Others who pleaded not quulty were Stafford Mpoola, Andrew Chilalika, Sympathy Chisale, Fatch Chungano, Limumba Karim, Stanley Mtambo, Cecilia Mervis Ng’ambi, Gerald Maguleta Phiri and Ndaona Satema

According to Judge Chombo, the case is rare for it is involving suspects more than 10, has 19 suspects majority of them are contractors who were used to steal government money using their certificates.

Reading charges y to each suspect almost all but one suspect present in court today pleaded not guilty to their charges with only Stanley Mtambo who pleaded guilty to the charge of money laundering the sum of MK 78,649,120.89 under Walusako General Dealers a film which belonged to his wife.

But Mtambo used it after conniving with cashgate convict Lenard Karonga to use his bank accounts one from National Bank and other one from Nedbank.

Mtambo has since been convicted at his own plea and his bail has been revoked waiting for his sentence as the state has asked for a delay of his sentence until  the case of his accomplices  reaches the same stage to sentence them together .

Three suspects  have  also reportedly accepted the facts on the charge sheet.

Andrews Chilalika, Fatchi Chungano and Sympathy Chisale have all admitted that the former director of tourism, Kalonga, approached them to use their businesses, they had no contracts with government and that government cheques were deposited into their bank accounts and the money was withdrawn.

However, according to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mary Kachale, the three are not admitting that the money that was deposited into their bank accounts was stolen or was the proceeds of the crime.

The three will enter their plea in the next hearing.

The case has since been adjourned to 9th of January 2017 where among others the state is expected to parade its first witnesses and both the defencce and state has agreed that the case shall run for five days from 9th to 13th January before breaking for February.

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Madam truth
Madam truth
7 years ago

The justice system in Malawi is really fucked up! While others are being framed for crimes they didn’t commit, others are pleading not guilty yet everyone know they fuckn defrauded government! Wat the fuck Is wrong with this shithole of a country???? Y can’t criminals pay for their actions? Y r innocent people behind bars??? God knows best, his time is also the best time…

Afana Zedi
Afana Zedi
7 years ago

Is Mphwiyo’s wife a Transgender? Her face looks like a man’s face

Abeat Minthu
7 years ago

It could have been better If Mpwiyo
Was dead when they shot him. In this way Malawians could avoid seeing his his face. The man is not even good looking. He stole money and JB paid for his medical in South Africa with poor Malawians tax payers. Its unfair. Is there no snapers to shoot These idiots to finish cases for all. Tired of seeing them laughing at us the people robed

becks
becks
7 years ago

Corruption is heavily dramatised in Malawi.

Chilungamo
Chilungamo
7 years ago

You can delay justice but you can not run away! One day you thugs will rot in the prisons like late Kwacha Ghambi, Macholowe and others. You can be clever today but tomorrow you will all be fools. Idiots mungozichedwetsa mzanu Tereza Namathanga uyo watuluka!

Great
Great
7 years ago

why till january……delaying tactics always zithera momwemo.

wakwiya
7 years ago

Look at Mpwiyo laughing at stupid judicial Malawi. These cases will never go anywhere. One does not have to go far to find evidence. Mpywiyo with his salary how could he build a mansion without a mortgage? They can value the cost of his house to build it cash. Impossible. Malawi and Malawians are rotten people who have no shame to steal to destroy the imagine of their nation. Look how it looks in Malawi? Are they happy? How can one call rich when u live in a country the whole world know you are the poorest? What pride one… Read more »

Chalo
7 years ago

Mphwiyo and comrades please spare us the nonsense. Everyone knows you stole our money so just confess now and proceed to Maula. You idiots devils incernate.

kamps
kamps
7 years ago
Reply to  Chalo

let them refuse now so that their sentence can be very very stiff, Mphwiyo is worse than lucifer

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