“There are no substantial grounds for me to recuse myself from this case.” Judge Esmie Chombo of the High Court told Paul Mphwiyo and 14 other suspects in the K2.4 billion cashgate case in which she is the sitting judge: I am not going nowhere, I keep on hearing this case to the end, and […]
The State has Tuesday morning finally wound up a K2 billion cashgate caseagainst former Army Commander General Henry Odillo and three others. In the case that started over four years ago, Odillo, former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) deputy commander Clement Kafuwa, former Accountant General David Kandoje and Ganizani Kuchombo, are accused of fraudulently paying arms […]
Former budget director at the Ministry of Finance Paul Mphwiyo wants judge presiding over the Cashgate case he is accused with 14 others, Esmie Chombo, to be out because her contract expired as a judge. Mphwiyo is a Cashgate gunshot survivor who was shot at the gate of his Area 43 residence in Lilongwe on […]
Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that the appeal case for former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ralph Kasambara, Pika Manondo and McDonald Kumwembe is not ready for hearing as there are no skeleton arguments and that some documents are missing in the records of 12 volumes that are before court. The Supreme […]
Cashgate-linked fugitive Limumba Karim has died on Sunday morning following a fatal car crash together with prominent Zimbabwean, socialite and businessman Genius Kadungure, affectionately known as Ginimbi, along the Borrowdale road in Harare. Ginimbi is alleged to have been speeding at the time of the accident following a night of partying at Club Dreams in the […]
Almost two years after convicted former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ralph Kasambara was granted bail pending appeal, Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has set December 9 for the hearing of the appeal. Judiciary spokesperson Agnes Patemba has sent a notice of hearing to all parties in the case. “Take notice that the Malawi […]
The High Court in Zomba has slapped cashgate convict and former People’s Party (PP) senior member Oswald Lutepo K1 million for demanding his K55 million bail bond money. Justice Redson Kapindu ruled on Thursday that the demand was not only ill-conceived buy outrageous. Kapindu said lawyer for Lutepo knows very well that the state intends […]
All courts in Lilongwe have closed Friday as officials are disinfecting the premises for Covid-19. This was after one suspect in the infamous cashgate involving former director of Budget Paul Mphwiyo tested positive for the virus. Officials at the court said the courts will open on Tuesday next week. The closure will affect some high […]
The terrific tale with Malawi is that it’s a nation always on the fast lane, pulling a 280 km/hour, cruising fast and dangerous towards where it has always been. This country always gives an impression of progressing but, let’s face facts, there is hardly anything to that regards. This country, just like its borders, is […]
Malawi government will roll out the long awaited roll-out of the new Integrated Financial Management and Information System (Ifmis) on 1st July, 2020, President Peter Mutharika has revealed. According to Mutharika, the new system will tightly close loopholes of pilferage and smoke out ghost workers more effectively than ever. “With this system, I have […]
The High Court has thrown out an application to suspend the hearing of the infamous K2.4 billion Cashgate pending determination by the Supreme Court of Appeal on whether the lower court has powers to hear the case or not. Judge Esmie Chombo has since set June 15 as the beginning of the trial of the […]
The High Court Esmie Chombo has found former Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo and 18 others with a case to answer in the cashgate case in which the group is accused of embezzling K2.4 billion public funds. Mphwiyo is the most high profile face in the K2.4 billion trial that also has former Accountant General David […]
Commander-in-Chief of Citizens for Transformation, Timothy Mtambo has praised former president, Joyce Banda, for her role she played in ensuring justice and accountability in the biggest financial scandal in Malawi’s history called Cashgate which helped push her out of power in the 2014 election. Speaking at a Tonse Alliance rally at Naisi in Zomba where […]
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mary Kachale has said the white-collar crimes like the biggest financial scandal in Malawi’s history known as “cashgate” are somewhat difficult to prosecute, hence the delay in logical conclusion of the trial of K2.4 billion involving former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo and 18 others. Kachale said in […]
Malawi government will issue an extradition request to South Africa for an alleged Cashgate-linked fugitive Limumba Karim, Director of Public Prosecution Mary Kachale said on Wednesday. Kachale said in an interview after High Court in Lilongwe reserved its ruling until next week Tuesday on whether former Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo and 18 others have a […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has reserved until next week Tuesday its ruling on whether former Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo and 18 others have a case to answer over involvement in the cashgate scandal, the biggest corruption scandal in Malawi’s history that took place in 2013. Mphwiyo and others were charged with conspiracy to defraud […]
High Court will on May 20 deliver a ruling in the K2.4 billion Cashgate case involving former budget director Paul Mphwiyo and 18 others if they have a case to answer on not. Ministry of Justice and Communications Affairs spokesperson Pilirani Masanjala has confirmed that High Court Judge Esmie Chombo will make the determination. Mphwiyo […]
Malawi government has been asked to take “drastic action” against errant controlling officers at Capital Hill, for fear that public funds will continue going down the drain following revelations that K35 billion has not been accounted for and was probably stolen in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in the 2018/19 fiscal year alone. The National […]