Mpinganjira formally charged for offering K100m bribe to judges in Malawi poll case

January 29, 2020 Green Muheya - Nyasa Times 50 Comments

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has formally charged business mogul Thomson Mpinganjira with two counts under Corrupt Practices Act for his role in alleged bribery attempt of the five judges hearing the presidential election nullification petition case.

The graft- busying  body re-arrested Mpinganjira on Tuesday after the High Court of Malawi faulted a Zomba Magistrate’s Court order that quashed his initial warrant of arrest as illegal, incorrect and improper.

On Wednesday ACB dragged Mpinganjira, who is group chief executive officer of FDH Financial Holdings Limited and board chairperson of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom), to Blantyre Magistrate court where he was formally charged with offering an advantage of K100, 000,000 to public officers on 21st October 2019.

The public officers are the judges handling the presidential elections case.

Mpinganjira has also been charged with attempts to Induce public officers to abuse public office.

He is been represented by Senior Counsel Patrice Nkhono who has since made an application for bail for Mpinganjira.

Senior Magistrate Simeon Mdeza has reserved his ruling on bail to 3pm which is likely be granted as Mpinganjira is not a fright risk.

Mpinganjira was arrested on January 22 2020 following a formal complaint from Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda on November 28 2019 that two of the five judges hearing the presidential election nullification petition case reported bribery attempts.

ACB head Reyneck Matemba said the masterminds of the alleged plot to bribe the judges were two suspects, one from the private sector and the other “working for one of the arms of government”.

 

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50 replies on “Mpinganjira formally charged for offering K100m bribe to judges in Malawi poll case”

  1. These are the people that suite to be called terrorists, because they want to terrorise our democracy and they can fund easily terrorist groups. Gentleman please take your time and think of Malawi.

  5. MALAWIANS ARE EXPECTING THAT THIS BRIBERY CASE MUST BE EXPEDITED BEFORE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CASE JUDGEMENT IS OUT ON MONDAY.WHY MOVING THE CASE AT SNAILS PACE MR ACB DIRECTOR? DO YOU WANT THIS CASE TO BE LIKE THE 14 YEARS OLD BAKILI MULUZI MK1.7 BILLION CORRUPTION CASE JUST BECAUSE THOM MPINGANJIRA OWNS FDH BANK? EFFECT THE ARREST OF BROWN MPINGANJIRA,THE JUSTICE CHIKOPAS AND OTHERS TO COMPLETE THE CORRUPTION EQUATION.

  6. Mr Matemba, make a declaration of that 2nd person or what u call the Gov arm , if u will do so then u will set free the Malawians n yourself too. If this second person of the gov arm was from the opposition parties MCP, UTM etc, u would hv declared it a while or on the same day when this storey came at the public. Now it’s too heavy or too hard for u to mention or bring out the name at public bcoz HE IS FROM THE RULING SIDE. Mr Matemba , becareful and watch yourself. Am scared n I can sense danger ahead of u soon or later. IT MIGHT COME COME BACK TO U.

  7. We demand the arrest of the other person who tried to bribe the judges.Mr Matemba sitikufuna zomatiyesa,kamangeni winayo ngati ntchito yanu mukuyiziwa bwino. From private mwamanga Mr Mpinganjira, Thomson.From government, who is this guy? And we want the name of this person now.

  9. As Mpingagira was offering or paying the bribes to Judges, these very Judges will be the witnesses in Court, telling the Court what transpired.
    So this is a open and shut case if there is true justice in Malawi. Mpingagira will be found guilty and sent to Zomba where prisoners are waiting from him. Though I suggest he be sent to Lilongwe .

  11. Mr. Matemba, you are can be sued for favouritism by Mr. Mpingamjira. It is an open view that there were two culprits
    in this case of bribery, but you have arrested only one in the Form of Mr. Mpingamjira. Where is the other one, and who is he? What is so special about this other one? And how can you convince us public viewers that we can have faith in you, if you start your actions in this way?

    2. Maybe the other guy has managed to bribe the ACB.. You just can’t trust these guys…With enough money ,all these guys can be bribed. On top of that who does Mpinganjira want to be the president to the extent that he paid K100 million. Who sent him, we want to know everything..If they don’t tell us , then the whole system is corrupt,

  13. Now we know why the judges spilled the beans….. Ndalama inachepa, 100 million yokha basi?
    Jezebel Ansah took a billion….
    DPP inapepusa ma judge musova….

  19. The question is, he wanted to bribe judges to favor who in the case? that point should be clear enough.

  23. Nyasatimes ulesi. Specify the charges. Anzanu a Times 360 apereka details

  24. Ok if then we know who the potential losers are on the elections case any outcome contrary will raise eye brows cause we all know who brought tippex to the race.

  25. Shameful! Has the Malawi Nation become this cheap in the assessment of the FDH boss?. If a buyer was found to buy the FDH group of companies would Mpinganjira not attempt to value his business sale price in terms of billions of Malawi Kwacha? Malawi has become so cheap in the eyes of this gouping with corrupt minds?!!. Lord have mercy upon Malawi.

  26. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. DPP WOYEEEE! I wonder what Jane Ansah’s going price was.

  27. The truth of the matter is that the leading judge and his friend are openly corrupt, that is why they were approached by Thomasi.. If this case was being presided by those two, they could have received the money. But again the money was little, k100 million which means each one of them could have gone away with K20 million.

  29. Let the world rules with justice not money big up Malawi and please Lord Jesus help us all for fighting with corrupted readers and bring them all to the book of law and be punished accordingly

  30. It starts like this when one has to occupy the highest office in Malawi. Yes you need to go and spend a night in cell first then Malawians are able to know there is this person as Mpinganjira. Don’t worry boss! that’s the start of your happiness. You’ll believe me in future.

  32. No need for bail,yambani kuzenga nkhani,mangani munthu by mawa ,we forget
    Had it bn ndi mmalawi mutamumanga kalekaletu?
    Mmangeni ameneyi

  33. What were you looking for in politics instead of focusing on you business Mr mpinganjira. You have ruined your reputation.

  34. This dude is definitely a flight risk. He just attempted to bribe judges for crying out loud! He has all the money in the world, and all the reasons, to disappear in a hurry. I suggest he should remain in the cooler for a few more days – until Monday, February 3, at the very least – to “assist the police in their investigations”. Mxii!! Chindere chakufikapo ichi!!

  35. So far so good. You have been burning a lot of skin now the tables turn feel your skin burning.

    2. katengeni wina ku phalombe is human like anybody else apart from ndalama zakuba alinazo .anthu amenewa ndi amene akusaukitsa malawi anthu kumakhala moyenda ngati kwathu kulibe ndalama zoti zingatithandize uleni wanga kwa chief justice, and ma juldge nonse amangeni plus ulemu upite kwamatemba posacita mantha pofuna kuwombola ntundu wa amalawi .

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