Namata, his wife face fresh charges: Malawi cashgate

Cashgate convict Maxwell Namata will face trial on new charges together with his wife Alice Namata and Robert Nantchito, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has said.

Namata: Fresh charges
Namata: Fresh charges

Namata was convicted and currently is serving a prison sentence of eight years after being found guilty of money laundering and theft in relation to the plunder of public resources at Capital Hill dubbed as cashgate.

He now faces new theft and money laundering charges.

ACB spokesperson Egritta Ndala confirmed that they would prosecute Namata, his wife and Nantchito on matters involving corrupt practices that took place at the Accountant General Office’s in 2011.

Nantchito is said to have worked as an accounts assistant in the Ministry of Lands.

“The Anti Corruption bureau is continuing with investigations into Cashgate. The investigation process looks at various dimensions of the cases. It should also be understood that the Anti Corruption Bureau had been conducting investigations into the abuse of resources at the Accountant General in 2011 before the revelations of Cashgate. It
should, therefore come as no surprise for the bureau to be investigating any cashgate suspects beyond 2012,” Mdala is quoted saying.

“The bureau has been working on Cashgate cases on case by case basis due to the magnitude of the cases. It would not be practical to take all angles of the case at once as that would be confusing and time consuming. The investigations are progressing. The bureau may not be able to discuss investigations matters as doing so may prejudice the process”, she said.

Namata was convicted alongside Luke Kasamba for K24 million they stole from public coffers and on subsequent money laundering charges.

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Hameed Chiwaya
Hameed Chiwaya
9 years ago

wanted nane ndikugwilizana nayo mfundo imeneyo maka kuno ku Balaka eeeeeeeeeee kwawonongeka mayi Boaz ndi azinzawo

PS Wamkulu
PS Wamkulu
9 years ago

Ife amene tinadya pakulu tili phee, kumwa wamkwaka!

Titus Skoti
Titus Skoti
9 years ago

Inu a ACB mukuitha ntchito! Keep on purging these parasites called “Accounts Assistants” from the civil service. Timadabwa momwe anthu amenewa amanyadira ndi ma second hand cars from Japan or Dubai. Kuona ena nyumba zomwe akukhala zoposa anthu omwe agwira ntchito m’boma zaka zambiri kuposa iwo komanso olandira ndalama zoposa iwo. Kuba basi!! A Alice Namata ife tinkaona the cars you used to ride osadziwa kuti mukumaba misonkho yanthu pamodzi ndi mwamuna wako. Ife kumadabwa kuti kodi ma PAO amanyauda chonchi pa Capital Hill? But when we saw the other PAOs, they were paupers like anybody else koma inu munali… Read more »

mlaa
mlaa
9 years ago

Malosa boy.

Tunthumbwana tambewa
Tunthumbwana tambewa
9 years ago

Acb yaying’ono yongogwira ana akulu atani mpaka zaka 5 zitha nkhani zosatha. Kazingokalimani msamatipusitse.

wanted
wanted
9 years ago

ACB can you deliberately investigate all district councils esp on LDF funds zikudwedwa koopsa

Biswiki Nyirenda
9 years ago

Namata alibe mulandu apa coz it is only dumbo and dumbo. Pali anthu ambiri sakugwidwa. Like in 2011, someone in the Ministry of Agriculture, a bossy idiot who claims to be professionally IT literate anadzipatsa ndalama kumalipiro ake and because this had been his behaviour, the ministry posted him away. Munthu ameneyu afufuzidwe. He was shielded by a certain PS and that is why he was posted away. Koma munthu ameneyu wazitikita ndalama zaboma kuchokera ku masalary. Khaya, ine ndakamba

Arthur G.M. Mtambo
9 years ago

PLEASE CLEAN ALL GVT SECTORS IN THE COUNTRY THEN PRIVATE COMPANIES FOR THE GVT.

Ralph Kasambara
Ralph Kasambara
9 years ago

I will make sure you are not convicted on this one…dont worry about some of these jealousy Malawians coz they literally own nothing!

Hameed Chiwaya
Hameed Chiwaya
9 years ago

Egritta Ndala mukatha ndi atown mubwere kuno ku BK district council, Agriculture ndiku chipatala kuli ka cashgate yowopsa kwabasi azimayi awa Boaz, Thikiwa, Mzirahowa ndi ena akusakaza chuma cha boma

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