Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court has sentenced two police officers and a businessman on charges related K45 million in public funds embezzled in 2010 in the Malawi Police Service (MPS) and the corruption case was widely described as the genesis of Cashgate which was exposed in 2013. Deputy Commissioner of Police Elija Kachikuwo and his colleagues Francis […]
The senior magistrate court in Lilongwe has found three senior police officers with a case to anwer on K45 million cashgate. Senior magistrate Patrick Chirwa said on Friday Vincent Nyondo, Elijah John Kachikuwo and Wilson Chatema have a case to answer on money laundering cases, abuse of office and other offences. They are accused of […]
Police in the Malawi’s southern district of Mangochi refused to provide security services during the the fundraising event organised by the Anglican Church at the main town for fear of being perceived as associates of Democratic Progressive Party, Peter Mutharika the only political leader who attended the function on Saturday, Nyasa Times has learnt. Police sources told Nyasa Times that […]
Two police officers at Mangochi police station are awaiting a disciplinary action after conceding that they have been using their positions to swindle money from the Burundi community running various businesses at the main town who asked the police to conduct regular patrols around their premises for maximum security on their property. Inside sources told Nyasa […]
Former Malawi Police Director of Finance Elijah Kachikuwo has been given another opportunity to continue serving in the Malawi Police Service but this time as an Officer In-charge at Mangochi Police Station. Kachikuwo was arrested and later suspended to pave way for investigations after he was implicated in a K400 million scam in December last […]
Head of Finance at the Malawi Police, Elijah Kachikuwo has been released on bail by a Magistrate Court after the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) formally charged him with two counts. Kachikuwo was arrested on Thursday by ACB in connection with a massive K400 million fraud at the Accountant General’s department. ACB also arrested two officers, Garnet […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested Elijah Kachikuwo, Head of Finance at the Malawi Police Service in connection to the K400 million fraud at the Accountant General. ACB spokeswoman Egrita Ndala confirmed the arrest of Kachikuwo, who is also chairman of Blue Eagles FC a police sponsored Super League club and has been nominated for […]
A multi million kwacha fraud investigation at the accounts department of Malawi Police has seen its head Elijah Kachikuwo interdicted and an employee of Malawi Switch Centre Limited (Malswitch) has also been suspended in connection with the same case, it has been reported. Kachikuwo is also chairman of Blue Eagles FC a police sponsored Super League […]