The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Lucas Kondowe has said the graft-busting body is seeking direction on the trial involving former president Bakili Muluzi and has up to Friday to inform the High Court the course of action. Muluzi, who ruled the southern African country between 1994 and 2004, and his co-accused, his former personal assistant […]
Lilongwe South member of Parliament (MP) Peter Dimba (Malawi Congress Party-MCP) has omplained about the long delay in dispensation of justice and blamed it on political interference. Dimba speaking in parliament cited the K1.7 billion corruption case involving former president Bakili Muluzi as “a very classic example” of delayed justice in Malawi. “The case has […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Lucas Kondowe has said he has serious “reservations” with certain aspects of the K1.7 billion corruption case involving former president Bakili Muluzi. Muluzi, 73 is being tried along with his former secretary Lyness Whiskey as government claimed 1.7 billion Malawian kwacha ($12 million) in the former president’s account during his 1994-2004 […]
High Court Judge Maclean Kamwambe has expressed concern over the state delaying tactics in the K1.7 billion corruption case, warning he would take an unspecified action if the trend continued. Kamwambe said this on Friday when the newly appointed graft busting body, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) lead prosecutor in the case, Clement Mwala asked for a […]
Former President Bakili Muluzi has said him and other Sadc retired heads of state are ready to mediate to end the current skirmishes in Mozambique that has already claimed four lives from Malawi. The former Malawi leader said the skirmishes between rebels Renamo and ruling party Frelimo are a threat to the economy of Malawi […]
Malawi former president Bakili Muluzi said the country should have the Freedom Day on June 14 back so that citizens should commemorate reintroduction of multi-party democracy in the country and share history to the youth on the struggles to end one-party dictatorship. On Monday, June 14 1993, a referendum on reintroduction of multi-party democracy was […]
The High Court in Blantyre has demanded evidence of former president Bakili Muluzi’s Commonwealth involvement after his attorney informed the court to that the former Malawi president will from months of July and will be engaged on Commonwealth activities. Lawyer Tamanda Chokhotho, who is the lead counsel for Muluzi, informed the High Court that Muluzi […]
Malawi government and Anti-Corruption Bureau came under renewed fire for wasting time and money in prosecuting the so called K1.7 billion corruption case against former president Bakili Muluzi. The former president alongside his former personal assistant, Lyness Violet Whiskey, are being accused of corruptly acquiring about $11 million (K1.7 billion at that time) when Muluzi was in power between […]
High Court judge Maclean Kamwambi on Tuesday failed to turn up at the court in Blantyre to deliver a landmark judgement on whether former president Bakili Muluzi should be freed on the so called K1.7 billion corruption case or not. Judiciary spokesperson Mlenga Mvula said Kamwambi was in Lilongwe attending a week long meeting. The […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has dismissed an application by defence to discharge former president Bakili Muluzi, saying the graft-busting body will continue the trial to its logical conclusion depiste the lead prosecutor Reyneck Matemba recused himself from the case. Appearing in chambers of Judge Maclean Kamwambe on Thursday, ACB’s Chrispine Khunga asked for four weeks […]
Former President Bakili Muluzi has left the country for South Africa for his routine medical checkup. One of Muluzi’s lawyers Jai Banda says the trip will not affect proceedings of the ongoing case in the High Court. Muluzi, who ruled the southern African country between 1994 and 2004, and his co-accused, his former personal assistant […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Lucas Kondowe has said the graft-busting body will continue the trial involving former president Bakili Muluzi to its logical conclusion. Kondowe said no decision has been made to drop the corruption charges despite that the lead prosecutor Reyneck Matemba recused himself from the case and it has been draining money […]
Former President Bakili Muluzi should have his fingers crossed as the fate of his case -which the state claimed he had corruptly acquired K1.7 billion (about $11 million ) from donors in his account – will be known on May 12. Judge Maclean Kamwambe set the date after defense lawyer Tamanda Chokotho applied to […]
Lead prosecutor in the ongoing ‘K1.7 billion’ ($2.5 million) corruption case involving former president Bakili Muluzi have withdrawn from the high profile case, prompting the defence to ask Judge Maclean Kamwambi to discharge Muluzi using section 247 (1) of the of the Criminal Procedures and Evidence Code and Section 11 (c) of the Courts Act. The […]
Prosecutors have told the court that it has decided to drop some charges involving former president Bakili Muluzi’s co-accused Violet Whiskey and wants them prosecuted separately. Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) deputy director Reyneck Matemba, lead prosecutor, told the court that the State in view of the decision it was applying for an adjournment to 3rd May […]
Former President Bakili Muluzi high profile K1.7 billion corruption case returns to court on Tuesday after it suffered a devastating blow Monday following the collapse of one of the prosecution witnesses in court. Violet Whiskey, who was taken ill in court in the ongoing Muluzi case has since been discharged from Blantyre Adventist Hospital. But […]
The alleged corruption trial of former president Bakili Muluzi on Monday started on a sad note as hardly a few minutes after cross examination of the first witness started, the second accused, Violet Whiskey collapsed in court. She was immediately taken to hospital. Whiskey started groaning while in court and was helped out by security officers for Muluzi. […]
The High Court is expected to conclude the alleged corruption trial of former president Bakili Muluzi by April 22 2016 with any extensions restricted to the first week of May. The case dates back to 2006 and has now taken about 10 years due to numerous adjournments mainly attributed to the former president’s ill health. […]