Kelson Gani who was arrested in connection to the shooting of former budget director Paul Mphwiyo is taking legal action against the former Director of Public Prosecution Bruno Kalemba for false imprisonment, Nyasa Times has learnt. At the time of arrest in 2013 Gani was serving as a Police Officer of the rank of Sergeant […]
President Peter Mutharika’s unprocedural dismissal of former Director of Public Prosecution and (DPP) and Rezine Mzikamanda — former Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director – will cost tax payer millions in compensations to the two officials as it is reported government has coughed millions of kwacha the duo. Mutharika, a professor of law, did not follow procedures as […]
Mrs Mary Kachale has been announced as the new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) recplacing firec Bruno Kalemba, Office of President and Cabinet announced on Friday. Acting Chief Secretary to the Government Willie Samute said in a media statement that President Peter Mutharika has used his constitutional powers to hire Kachale as new DPP. “The […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has dismissed the head of the country’s anti-corruption watchdog and also sacked Director of Public Prosecution, Nyasa Times understands. Office of President and Cabinet sources told Nyasa Times that Justice Renzine Nzikamanda would be replaced as head of Anti Corruptio Bureau (ACB). “The President is to make appointments of new head […]
President Peter Mutharika has complained to Editors Forum against Weekend Nation newspaper editor and columnist George Kasakula over his no holds barred critical articles. In a letter Nyasa Times sourced, President Mutharika through his press secretary Frederick Ndala, complains of Kasakura’s ‘My Diary’ column of July 19, 2014 entitled “I won’t Say I Told You […]
The family of Malawi Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa must likely be bitter with government’s claims that there is not enough evidence to bring the case of the death of fourth year student to court for trial.The Chasowa family, led by his father in demanding for justice, hopes to see the case gets to its logical […]
Malawi law experts have argued that businessman and one of the suspects in the Cashgate scandal, Oswald Lutepo, risks facing fresh charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for his claims that he was coerced into writing false witness and caution statements with a view to implicate former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara. In a letter […]
Businessman and Cashgate suspect Oswald Lutepo has written a letter to Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale complaining that Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Bruno Kalemba intimidated him to implicate former justice minister Ralph Kasambara in the attempted murder of former treasury official Paul Mphwiyo. In the letter dated July 17, 2014, Lutepo has also accused former justice minister Fahadi […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has ordered the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to release recordings of mobile phone conversations( call logs) in which some people are said to have issued former Malawi Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo with death threats. Judge Michael Mtambo made the order Thursday morning following an application by […]
The Malawian newspapers were on Tuesday dominated by court stories with both The Nation and The Daily Times newspapers reporting on the interim administrators and lawyers of late President Bingu Wa Mutharika’s estate facing charges of contempt of court. Both newspapers carried articles on the High Court of Malawi allowing the Estate Duty of Commissioners […]
Malawi’s Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Bruno Kalemba has clarified that an officer from Accountant General’s department Dinala Kadyanji who was murdered in the capital Lilongwe on Monday was not a key witness in the cash-gate cases underway in court. Dinala was murdered on Monday evening as she was travelling to her home in area […]
Although in the past week Malawian media has been replete with headlines that the US$100 million Cashgate scandal trials have started, the truth behind the headlines is that the so-called cashgate trials are simply publicity stunts, and to those with any legal understanding, a mockery of the Malawian criminal justice System. The Malawian Director of […]
Malawi government through the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Bruno Kalemba has challenged a court order which former Minister of Justice, Ralph Kasambara obtained from Blantyre Magistrate Court, demanding Airtel Malawi and Telekom Networks Limited (TNM) to furnish him with call log statements. Kasambara – currently answering to attempt murder charge on the shooting on […]
Former Justice minister, Ralph Kasambara, who was granted bail, earlier on Monday by the Supreme Court, has been forced to spend another night in prison following the refusal by Director of Public Prosecution, Bruno Kalemba to participate in the process of examination of sureties and went on to order the police to refuse service of […]
The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has questioned the motive behind arrested Pika Manondo and police officer, Keston Gani’s revelations that they are being victimized by police to implicate former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara in Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo’s murder-attempt case. Kasambara, one of the country’s prominent lawyers and a senior counsel […]
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Bruno Kulemba has warned of more arrests in a treason trial after a commission of inquiry that investigated circumstances sorrounding the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika revealed a plot to stop then Malawi Vice-President Joyce Banda from assuming the presidency. Kulemba said the arrest of the 11 people who […]
Charges of treason against Dr Cassim Chilumpha who is now minister of Energy and Mining will be discontinued, the Director of Public Prosecution Bruno Kalemba has hinted. Kalemba was quoted on a local radio saying that discussion were in “top gear” on marking the way forward with the case which has stalled. Chilumpha was arrested […]
President Joyce Banda has appointed Chief Legal Advocate Bruno Kalemba, as the new Director for Public Prosecutions. Kalemba LLB (Hons University of Malawi, 1995) who has assisted a lot of poor Malawians to access legal redress, including those on homicide, when he was at Legal Aid, confirmed the development with Nyasa Times on Tuesday. “I […]