Rumphi East member of Parliament (People’s Party-PP) and PP third vice-president, Kamlepo Kalua on Sunday gave President Peter Mutharika 24-hour ultimatum to remove immunity of seven serving Cabinet ministers implicated in the recent cashgate forensic audit report. Kalua, who is also Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) vice-chairperson, made the demand on Sunday Roundtable Discussion on […]
President Peter Mutharika’s verbal combat wth Kamlepo Kalua, the Rumphi East member of Parliament (People’s Party-PP) and PP third vice-president is utterly “beneath the dignity” of the office of President, leader of opposition Lazarous Chakwera has said. Mutharika last week issued 24-hour ultimatum for the legislator to disclose names of serving Cabinet ministers implicated in […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party Regional Governor for the South Charles Mchacha has fired back at Kamlepo Kalua for failing to provide names of ministers he alleged to have been involved in the infamous corruption scandal called cashgate. Kamlepo had reportedly told the nation that Ministers in the current DPP administration were mentioned in a report […]
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) vice-chairperson Kamlepo Kalua has claimed to have received a threat to his life on the mobile phone and through public utterances of officials from ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Kalua claimed DPP’s “political terorrists” had been organised to assassinate him for his outspoken comments that there are seven serving Cabinet ministers […]
Minister of Information, Communications Technology and Civic Education, Patricia Kaliati has said Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) vice-chairperson Kamlepo Kalua is defaming cabinet ministers by insinuating that they are all thieves, challenging him to disclosed names of ministers implicated in the recent forensic audit report. Kalua, who is also Rumphi East member of Parliament (People’s […]
University of Malawi’s Chancellor College-based political professor, Mustafa Hussein, has said Auditor General Stepheson Kamphasa is under political duress not to disclose names of serving Cabinet ministers implicated in the recent forensic audit report. The opposition has claimed seven Cabinet ministers were implicated in the forensic audit report covering the period 2009 to December 2014 which established that […]
After increased reports that Auditor General Stephenson Kamphasa is under political pressure not to reveal names of cashgate ministers has stunned the nation when he said no cabinet minister was involved in the K236 billion loot at Capital Hill, the seat of government in Lilongwe. This is in sharp contrast to his earlier remarks when […]
Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe told BBC News that governance institutions such as the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) were imposed by World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying the system ineffectiveness should not be blamed on Malawi. During the interview, BBC’s Ed Butler challenged Gondwe “Why has no minister been charged since Malawi’s Cashgate corruption […]
Fiery and outspoken Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua has said he will not shut up and will not adhere to the 24 hour ultimatum to release names of the seven cabinet ministers named in the K236 billion cashgate report. Kalua was reacting to President Peter Mutharika’s demands issued on Monday. “I will not shut up, […]
Malawians will never stand up and speak in unison against bad leadership even though it is obvious the country is losing direction. Our leaders know this weakness and take us for granted. We had some Malawians who sided with the colonial masters when others wanted independence and freedom. We had Malawians who said they were […]
The High Court in Lilongwe on Monday revoked bail an ordered re-arrest Cashgate suspect Chikondi Chimutu after he failed to show up for court trial without giving reasons. Presiding judge Charles Mkandawire ordered Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) deputy director Reyneck Matemba, prosecuting, to hunt for Chimutu so that he could be dragged to court. “Look […]
Malawian President Peter Mutharika on Monday lashed out at opposition Peoples Party (PP) Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua, saying he is politicsl rubble rouser who makes “crazy allegations.” Mutharika said in Salima on Monday when he officially opened Salima Sugar Factory that he is “tired” with “irresponsible lies” peddled against his government. He denied accusations […]
Rumphi East MP, Kamlepo Kalua has reacted to the call by President Peter Mutharika that he should give him names of seven cabinet minusters implicated in the mismanagement of the public funds – the cashgate – saying he is not an Auditor General to do so. Mutharika said on Monday that he was giving Kalua 24 […]
Christians under Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) Nkhoma Synod were Sunday urged to help reverse Malawi’s cashgate image publicized world over by being first to reject corruption in their work places. Church Minister for Mvama CCAP Congregation Reverend Bazwell Banda made the call at Kapita CCAP at the end of a four-day 2016 Women’s […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has given Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua 24 hours to bring at Kamuzu Palace the seven names of cabinet ministers named in the infamous K577 billion cashgate scam. The angry looking Mutharika said this in Salima on Monday when he officially opened Salima Sugar Factory. Mutharika is accused of protecting the […]
When Malawi President Peter Mutharika talks about not having names of seven cabinet minusters implicated in the mismanagement of the public funds – the cashgate – he is lying, opposition lawmaker Kamlepo Kalua has aid. Kalua, who is also vice chairman of Parliamentary’s Public Accounts Committe, accused President Mutharika of lying to Malawians that he […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has said he is ready to take action on his cronies implicated in the mismanagement of the public funds. The Mutharika- led government has of late come under heavy criticism that it has now pressed on the overdrive looting gear as if things have fallen apart; as if the ship has […]
More and more prominent names are coming into prosecutors’ sights but their political masters are applying the brakes. The conviction on 21 July of former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara for conspiracy to murder is not just a victory for Malawian justice but a major morale boost for those prosecuting the Cashgate defendants. Prosecutors and Anti-Corruption […]