No comment please leave me alone, says Chaponda as ACB concludes corruption probe

June 30, 2017 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 13 Comments

Embattled former Agriculture minister George Chaponda on Friday refused to comment on the graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conclusion of the investigations on the Mulanje south west legislator’s involvement in Zambia maize deal.

Chaponda: No comment, please leave me alone ohhh!

Chaponda vigorously shook his head in denial of an interview at parliament building in Lilongwe just before the House rose.

“I am not commenting on that, please leave me alone,” said Chaponda as he entered the Chamber.

ACB deputy director Reyneck Matemba said recently that the Bureau has now concluded the investigations in the suspicious purchase of maize from Zambia.

Chaponda, who still remains the powerful politician in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) where he is vice president is at the centre of a multi-billion maize procurement scandal after two state inquiries  found that his dealings with a local company, Transglobe Produce Limited, were inappropriate, suspicious and bordering on corrupt tendencies.

Matemba refused to give details on the ACB findings but said the bureau finished the investigations three weeks ago.

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13 replies on “No comment please leave me alone, says Chaponda as ACB concludes corruption probe”

  1. If I was Chaponda I could resign from politics. But greedy Malawians hang on till the government changes. Since multiparty came to Malawi the nation has become poorer. Democray has turned the country into most corripted country in Africa. Shame. Malawi could have been far ahead because its a small nation. Yes population has increased But we are still not big population to fall as we have. Corruption is so open it is like it was in Nigeria a nation system. Education, healthy and agriculture failled. These three were best in Malawi during one party system and it could have been mantained and improved in demokratic. But ignorant Muluzi spoiled it. Brought what he called Business system of corruption. Worse Malawians let the family of Michonas rule the nation like If its their property with their tribalism and regionalim. Dividing the nation to their favour. This is why Peter has Ahlomwes in hos high positions and state house employees. Chaponda is shielded by Peter. ACB has NO power to prosecute him fear of APM. After all APM pointed The Bosse for ACB. U see how complicated it is. People are afraid to do their good Jobs in Malawi. Afraid to be fired, killed like Nyaunji. Nothing has changed Since one party dictatorship. Only the name DEMOCRAY MALAWI???? Most Malawians thing If one has a Master degree PHD, o is a professor . He is a good person so its ok to run the country even If he has not lived in the country. Look in DDP its Michonas and old retired men Who are educated and lived abroad and worked abroad. What a heil Un old man doing there? They are stealing money for their children and grandchildren. They have NO dream of Malawi. They children dont live in Malawi. Problem of Malawians is Clapping hands and bwana like old days of Kamuzu Banda. NOTHING has changed. Dont blame the past. Past is past.

  2. A ACB piano mukuti ma investigation a Chaponda munamaliza koma simukunena zenizeni bwanji ndikanakhala ine APA ndithu pali chinyengo apa

  3. FRANKLY SPEAKING, THERE IS NOTHING AS MALAWIANS AT THE GRASSROOT WILL YIELD FROM THIS CASE IF NOT TO SUFFER AS TAX PAYERS ON DAMAGES MADE ON CHAPONDA ON DEFAMATION. AFTER ALL, REPORT OF COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY SAID IT ALL THAT NOT EVEN A SINGLE TAMBALA CHANGED HANDS. WE CAN TALK AND TALK AND TALK. NOTHING WILL CHANGE. IT REMAINS NO MONEY WAS STOLEN. SO, WHERE IS CORRUPTION?

  6. This is a serious twist. What happens to the 3 convicted of conspiracy to murder when the victim himself says he was under duress to implicate them? Does that trial and ruling still stand? This is the man that testified that he saw the people that shot him and now says he was forced to say that?

  7. Me also no comment lllllll leave me alone hahahahaaaa koma zioneka ulendo uno

  8. The current constitution does not condone arbitrary arrests. Let the ACB do its due credible work.
    Otherwise, Chaponda is innocent up until a competent court finds him otherwise. The issue has been blown out of context by politics of exaggeration. The whole story started with allegations that he pocketed K9.8Bn thru the maize procurement. There was no any other story than this. This led to three independent inquiries: That instituted by the State President, the noisy one from Parliament and the CAMA one. All of the 3 dismissed the fabrications that Chaponda pocketed the said money worth k9.8 Bn. So it was a total lie all together that he got such money.This issue involving what they call Transglobe cannot hold any water to find him corrupt because the issue of awarding the said export to the Transglobe as a trader was also beyond Chaponda’s jurisidiction because such licencing authority rested in the hands of the Zambian authority not Malawian or Chaponda. It was up to the Zambian Authotities to grant licence or not.
    Do not make quick conclusions in such matters.

  9. Toothless state that is failing to catch the real big fishes on corruption and all forms scandals

  12. i cant wait to see if peter muthalika is a strong leader, can he bulldoze this dozer to maula just like that poor nsanje hyena who infected them little girls with hiv? Kapena mphamvu za apulezidenti aku malawi zimakhala po onelela amphawi okha okha basi?

    1. Plz Malawians Undrstnd The Seperation Of Powers ,why Alwz Say ‘aprzdnt’ Let The Courts &ACB Do Gud 4 Malawians On Chaponda Issue Using Rit Chnels.

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