Lilongwe City Mayor Councillor Dr Desmond Bikoko has finally joined ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) following few days after posting a controversial post on his Facebook in which he revealed that he is not wanted in Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Bikoko said he has joined DPP as an individual and that not as a Mayor. […]
Former Justice minister Fahad Assan risks being suspended from practising as a lawyer over allegations that he swindled a client K10.6 million. Nyasa Times has seen court documents and letters sent to Malawi Law Society where businessman Emmanuel Shaba is claiming that Assani, a private legal practice, swindled him the money after he sold his property. […]
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 […]
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Fahad Assani, has advised the country’s lawyers against rushing to condemn civil servants as thieves when they are also involved in their own cashgate brand. The minister gave the advice Friday in his keynote address, in view of the Capital Hill looting, during the Malawi Law Society (MLS) 2014 conference and […]
Former Vice President Cassim Chilumpha filed his nomination papers before the Nkhota-kota District Commissioner (DC) to renew his mandate for a parliamentary seat in the district’s south constituency as an independent candidate. Chilumpha dumped the ruling People’s Party (PP) about two months ago – despite being elected at the party’s national indaba as vice president […]
Minister of Justice, Fahad Assani, has disclosed that cashgate suspect Oswald Lutepo has implicated a lot of prominent personalities and companies that were involved in the Capital Hill looting saga christened as ‘cashgate’. The businessperson is accused of stealing K2.6 billion of public money stemming from payment he allegedly received, despite his company International Procurement […]
There is “overwhelming” objective evidence against former justice minister Ralph Kasambara that was involved in the shooting of former budget director Paul Mphwiyo, the Minister of Justice Fahad Assani has disclosed. Assani disclosed that the case of Mphwiyo shooting will commence on February 5. He challenged that much as Kasambara is touted as one of […]
Malawi’s Justice Minister Fahad Assani has hinted that more arrest are looming and will involve high profile personalities involved in the plundering of public coffers at Capital Hill popularly referred to as cash-gate. Government say roughly K9bn has gone missing since President Joyce Banda became president ion April 2012. They add that probably another K90bn […]
Malawi’s governing People’s Party (PP) Governor for Nkhotakota District Kennedy Njakama has trashed Justice Minister Fahad Assani’s claims that he commands support in the district. Assani had been quoted in the media claiming he has support in the district a development he alleged resulted in the resignation of Dr Cassim Chilumpha as the party’s vice […]
The People’s Party (PP) Central Province Vice President Dr Cassim Chilumpha has, with immediate effect resigned from his position and also withdrawn his membership from the party. In an exclusive interview with Nyasa Times, Chilumpha said he reached to that decission following the remark made by PP Deputy National Director Annie Chidewa that President Joyce […]
Malawi former vice president Dr Cassim Chiumpha says he has remained politically active and parried away speculations that he intends to dump the ruling People’s Party which he is the vice president ( central province). Speaking in an exclusive interview with Nyasa Times, Chiumpha a reticent lawyer said he has concentrating in strategizing for 2014 […]
Malawi’s newly appointed Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Fahad Assani, has said he would challenge ruling People’s Party (PP) Vice President, Dr Cassim Chilumpha, during next year’s parliamentary elections in Nkhotakota South Constituency. The minister, who until his appointment a few weeks ago had no party, said would stand on the ruling party ticket , […]
Some banks operating in the country have been blamed for heavily contributing to the Capital Hill Cash-gate scandal because they failed to report dubious bank transactions in some of their bank accounts. Failure by these banks to report to Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) on transactions of over K1 billion connected to the scandal, may have […]
Newly appointed Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister, Fahad Assani, has told parliament that government did not sit by and wait for Budget Director, Paul Mphwiyo’s shooting to start to address corruption and theft at Capital Hill. Assani was giving his comment on the report submitted by Vice President Khumbo Kachali on massive looting at the […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda has proposed that the Corrupt Practices Act be critically reviewed to deal with any shortfalls that culprits take advantage of, saying her administration is seriously poised to end graft and fraud in public institutions. Speaking after a new cabinet was sworn in at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Wednesday, the President […]
Private lawyers hired by the State to prosecute the high profile treason case against former cabinet ministers and top government officials have slapped government with a multi-million kwacha legal bill. One of the lawyers, former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Fashad Assani, confirmed that he is asking government to pay K6.3 million for his service. […]
Lawyer Kalekeni Kamphale on Tuesday told the Lilongwe Magistrate court that his two clients Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) interim president Peter Mutharika, former Cabinet minister Symon Vuwa Kaunda are objecting he hiring of private lawyers Ishmael Wadi, Fahadi Assani, Gift Nankhuni and Ralph Mhone to prosecute in the treason and perjury case without following procedures. […]
Government has hired private lawyers, Ralph Mhone and Fahad Assani to prosecute 11 Malawian politicians accused of plotting to hijack the nomination of President Joyce Banda. The 11 are DPP acting president Professor Peter Mutharika, DPP officials Patricia Kaliati, Kondwani Nankhumwa, Nicholas Dausi, Henry Mussa, Symon Vuwa Kaunda and Jean Kalilani. The others are Economic […]