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 Malawi Defence Force (MDF) general Henry Odillo is back in the High Court in Lilongwe to answer charges of theft of public money. Odillo, 56, is facing charges alongside former deputy commander Clement Kafuwa, 66, former Accountant General David Kandoje and Ganizani Kuchombo, 42. The four are accused of sanctioning payments to Thuso Group, […]
Former Malawi army commander General Henry Odillo , who is an avid golfer, has taken over the mantle of leadership as the president for Professional Golfers Association of Malawi (PGAMW) during an elective annual general meeting held on Saturday February 8 at Lilongwe Golf Club. Odillo takes over Patridge Shycal, who also doubles as a […]
Prosecution witnesses in the K2 billion Cashgate case involving former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) commander Henry Odillo and others have so far shown there is a bsence or insufficiency of admissible evidence that implicate Odillo in a conspiracy to defraud the State. Odillo, 53, is facing charges alongside former deputy commander Clement Kafuwa, 63, former […]
Former Auditor General Stephenson Kamphasa on Thursday testified in a K2 billion Cashgate case involving former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) commander Henry Odillo and three other ex-senior military and civilian officials and told the High Court in Lilongwe that Thuso Group did not deliver any good to MDF despite receiving payment. The case is part of […]
Former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) director of finance and administration Harry Chawinga has testified in the K2 billion Cashgate case involving former MDF commander Henry Odillo and three other ex-senior military and civilian officials, denying knowledge of the controversial contract. The case is part of the infamous Cashgate—the plunder of public resources at Capital Hill […]
Lead prosecutor Kamudoni Nyasulu in a Cashgate case involving former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander General Henry Odillo and other former senior military and government officers has told High Court in Lilongwe that he has prepared 439 questions based on over 500 documents related to the case. Nyasulu said the documents where he has more questions […]
Former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander Henry Odillo has pleaded not guilty six counts related to suspected K2 billion ‘Cashgate’. Odillo together with former deputy commander Clement Kafuwa, former Accountant General David Kandoje, Retired Lt Colonel Nelson Kauwa Banda, and Ganizani Kuchombo have been slapped with counts of conspiracy, use of public office for personal […]
Lawyers for former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander General Henry Odillo are arguing that the State’s allegations on financial fraud and abuse of office related to K2 billion Cashgate, are “vague” and contingent. Odillo, 57, his then deputy Clement Kafuwa, 63, former Accountant General David Kandoje, Retired Lt Colonel Nelson Kauwa Banda, 62, and Ganizani […]
Former army commander General Henry Odillo and three others on Thursday appeared before the High Court of Malawi in Lilongwe where they took plea in a case related to dubious purchase of assorted military equipment but were never delivered in cashgate style scam. Odillo and the other two; Leuitenant general Clement Kafuwa and businessman Ganiza […]
Former Malawi Army general Henry Odillo is expected to appear in the High Court in Lilongwe on Thursday for plea on allegations that he abused huge amounts of money on dubious military purchases. Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) deputy director Reyneck Matemba confirmed Odillo and two other former senior army officers are appearing in court on […]
Cash strapped government is paying monthly salary for three army generals, two retired including the current milatray commander. Information minister Malison Ndau confirmed Henry Odillo and Ignasio Maulana both fired by President Peter Mutharika remain on Malawi Defence Force payroll. “There are some contractual obligations the government must adhere to,” Ndau said. “Their contracts were […]
High Court in Lilongwe on Tuesday adjourned a Cashgate case involving former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) commander Henry Odillo, his then deputy Lieutenant General Clement Kafuwa (retired) and others to another date. Odillio, Kafuwa , Alexander Kauwa Banda who is the third accused person, Nelson Kauwa Banda, Ganizan Kuchombo and David Kandoje face seven counts […]
Former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander, General Henry Odillo, who was arrested in May 2015 over a multi-million dollar corruption allegation were on Friday taken to court but failed to take plea. Odillo and his former deputy, Lt Col Clement Kafuwa, are accused of arranging a contract to supply military equipment to Thuso Investments, which […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested retired Colonel Nelson Kauwa, whose company, Thuso Investments Group, was linked to contracts for the disputed payments at Malawi Defence Force (MDF) in connection to infamous cashgate scam. According to ACB spokesperson Egrita Ndala, the graft bursting body arrested Kauwa in connection to a complaint they received in […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday took to court ormer Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander General Henry Odillo (retired) and his then deputy Clement Kafuwa where they were formally charged in relation to a multi-million dollar corruption allegations and have since been granted bail. At fist ACB brought the two – who were arrested on […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)are expected to take to court former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) commander general Henry Odillo (retired) and his then deputy Clement Kafuwa on Wednesday to enter plea for their charges following their arrests on Monday as they spend a second night in custody on Tuesday. Odillo and Kafuwa are being held at Area […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday arrested former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) General Henry Odillo and Lieutenant General Clement T. Kafuwa over suspected fraudulent payments suspected to be part of Capital Hill Cashgate. The two were arrested in relation to payments that were made to Thuso investments without supplying services to the Malawi Army. According to a […]