In a rare circumstance, the High Court has granted the State another chance to parade new four witnesses in the Paul Mphwiyo shooting case much to the annoyance of former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ralph Kasambara, one of the accused. Kasambara is accused of conspiring to murder former budget director Mphwiyo alongside former […]
Despite a punishment hearing and mitigation in September last year, the sentencing of cashgate convict Caroline Savala, who was found guilty of siphoning K84 million, has delayed as Judge Fiona Mwale is not giving her determination. The High Court in Lilongwe convicted Savala on July 18 2015 for theft and money laundering of K84.9 million […]
We are still moving in circles in as far as public finance management and fighting drug pilferage are concerned. As regards to the former, the problem Malawi is facing largely emanates from government’s failure to timely audit its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The failure to do this has been costly to the Malawi government, […]
President Peter Mutharika has reacted angrily that his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government is shielding his cronies accused of embezzling K577 billion during the reign of former president Bingu wa Mutharika. “What do you mean by that? We are prosecuting the Peoples Party officials in the cash-gate because they were in government. You do […]
The attempted murder case of former budget director, Paul Montfort Mphwiyo continued at Lilongwe High Court on Monday where defence witness businessman Kondwani Ndovie linked former Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president John Tembo to Cashgate —the plunder of public resources at Capital Hill exposed by Mphwiyo’s shooting. The case is at defence stage where the […]
High Court registrar and the Director of Public Prosecutions are looking for a spacious room in Lilongwe to turn it into a court room to accommodate former budget director Paul Mphwiyo and 18 others charged with several counts, including theft and money laundering K2.4 billion ($3.3 million). Meyer Chisanga, lead lawyer for Mphwiyo brought to […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation Dr George Chaponda has ordered a recall of two officials at the Malawi Embassy in Ethiopia on allegations of defrauding government money amounting to over $30,000 ( K20 million). Chaponda confirmed to Nyasa Times that the suspended officials are deputy ambassador Doreen Kapanga (former police deputy chief) and Fletcher […]
Malawi’s rich and powerful people, including former president Bingu wa Mutharika whom some sections of society had claimed he had offshore investments, are not among the world influential figures on the infamous Panama papers list. Some Malawians on social media were asking state prosecuting agencies to probe former president Mutharika after it transpired that he […]
Malawi Police and graft busting body, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) say they are awaiting government instructions to act on the infamous Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development cashgate. Police headquarters spokesman Nicholas Gondwa said the law enforcers cannot affect arrest on the 74 officials without a formal complaint. “The office of the auditor […]
Economics Association of Malawi president Henry Kachaje wrote in a certain forum this week that in basic terms, the Extended Credit Facility (ECF)—Supported Programme is like an economic drip that the IMF puts on ‘‘economically sick nations’’ to help them recover. The ECF mainly supports the balance of payments (BOP). It is a form of […]
Chairman of Parliament’s Agriculture Committee Felix Jumbe has sharply condemned the loot of millions of money from the ministry of Agriculture asking the government to move in swiftly to recover the money. Jumbe was commenting on ‘agriculture-cashgate’ which has resulted in the government interdicting 74 civil servants from the ministry and 36 others are expected […]
The Ministry of Agriculture has interdicted over 70 of its personnel for allegedly embezzling millions of kwacha in the ministry after an internal audit suspected fraud. The audit instituted by Principal Secretary in the ministry Erica Maganga revealed that the ‘cashgate’ syndicate was masterminded by 75 workers at the ministry’s headquarters and millions of kwacha has […]
Pika Manondo, the second accused person in the shooting of former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo, the court that he got the K300 000 from the gunshot survivor to give to alleged shooter Macdonald Kumwembe. Kumwembe, a former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier and Pika Manondo are charged in the shooting alongside private […]
Businessperson Angela Katengeza, who was co-charged with a former assistant director of tourism at Ministry of Tourism, Leonard Kalonga in the K105.9 million ($146 444) money laundering case has been found guilty by High Court judge Fiona Mwale in Lilongwe. The court found Katengeza guilty on the charge that she used her company’s bank account to […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government is yet to respond to the powerful Catholic bishops pastoral letter that has blamed the Peter Mutharika administration for being too slow and reluctant to deal with crucial issues affecting Malawians. The hard hitting letter, read in all Catholic churches on Sunday also asks the government to prosecute […]
Outspoken Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua has said he has collected enough information on corruption and bad governance involving the Peter Mutharika administration and will soon start giving to the media. “I was very silent because I was busy collecting the information. I have enough now and I will be knocking on media houses soon, […]
High Court in Lilongwe has granted the wish of the state to adjourn the case involving former ministry of tourism official, Leonard Kalonga to a fixed date to allow the state apply Newton law in the case and asked the prosecution to file their submission opposing mitigation factors. State top prosecutor Mary Kachale on Monday had […]
High Court in Lilongwe has adjourned a case involving convicted former tourism assistant Leonard Kalonga to 2nd March, 2016. On August 26, 2015 the court convicted Kalonga on his own plea of guilty for stealing K3.7 billion ($6.3 million) in the ongoing Cashgate trials. On Monday Director of Public Prosecution State Mary Kachale asked the […]