The Anti Corruption Bureau(ACB) has said it probing Malawi Defence Force (MDF) on its cashgate link, saying the investigations were stalled because they were denied access to Kamuzu Barracks in Lilongwe after MDF claimed they could not allow a public audit due to security reasons. ACB deputy director Reyneck Matemba told the Legal Affairs committee […]
Government has confirmed that it indeed has re-hired fired Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander, General Henry Odillo, and his former deputy, General John Msonthi as they given positions in separate parastatal organisations. Odillo is now working as deputy manager for Airport Development Limited (ADL) while Msonthi is deputy manager for National Oil Company. Minister of […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has been embroiled in a fresh procurement scandal suspected to be a cashgate scheme by placing an order of K4 billion with a company based in Blantyre, Oil & Protein Limited of a Karim, for food stuff ( tins of Sardines ) without any tender . The army and police can […]
Malawi Government on Thursday released the Baker Tilly forensic audit report into the cashgate scandal which contains a list of 49 individuals who between them had a hand in siphoning K24 billion of public funds. Former commander Henry Odillo and his deputy Clement Kafuwa have been implicated as they were signatories several cheques, K3 billion […]
Malawi Defence Forces (MDF) former commander, General Henry Odillo, has rejected allegations by Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Justice Maxon Mbendera that the army were ordered to storm the national tally centre at COMESA hall in Blantyre in order to force the recount of the chaotic May 20 ballot. Mbendera claimed former president […]
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have faulted President Peter Mutharika remarks made during his political rally at Masintha Ground in Lilongwe last week Sunday with regard to the involvement of Justice Elton Singini, former Solicitor General and Attorney General, Anthony Kamanga, and former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander, General Henry Odillo, in the Commission of Inquiry […]
“Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish” —Euripides If I were part of the motley crew that makes up the village of Peter Mutharika’s so-called advisors I would caution the President to mind his language. Granted, for no fault of his own, Peter struggles to make himself heard, let alone make sense […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has been advised to desist from dwelling on past issues and move on as a statesman after he has repeatedly claimed that there was an assassination plot on his life during the time when he was in police custody after being arrested on treason charges. The President has been addressing political […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharia on Sunday reiterated that the treason case he and other executive members of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP0 were answering during the former administration of now opposition People’s Party (PP) was a concoction of the PP administration. Mutharika and his cohorts were arrested and charged of treason but the charges […]
Former Army Commander, General Henry Odillo, his former deputy Major General John Msonthi, former Deputy Inspector General Nelson Bophani, former Principal Secretary for Mining Dr. Leonard Kalindekafe who were fired by President Peter Mutharika are still on government’s payroll. According to published report, the officials are still collecting monthly salaries and other benefits. Tax payers […]
Former commander of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) General Henry Odillo on Monday handed over sword of command to the newly appointed army commander General Ignacious Maulana at Kamuzu Barracks in Lilongwe. President Peter Mutharikalast month replaced Odillo, who came into the limelight in April 2012 for preventing an alleged coup when Bingu wa Mutharika died, with […]
President Peter Mutharika has now reached a critical stage of building and consolidating his power base. With his marriage to Gertrude ticked off, the promised 20-member Cabinet is finally in place after weeks of drip-prod appointments of the governing team. Having critically looked at the Cabinet that has emerged, I fail to understand why the […]
I saw it coming-the sacking of army chief General Henry Odillo. I also saw it coming—the removal of Hawa Ndilowe from the top job of being Malawi’s top civil servant. Of course what I didn’t see it coming was the fact that Hawa would be demoted and given a diplomatic post to Tanzania—that of high […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has fired Army Commander Henry Odillo , his deputy John Msonthi and appointed Major General Atanasio Maulana as the new military chief. Mutharika fired General Odillo has been implicated in a latest audit report on the looting of millions of kwachas from Malawi government christened as the Cashgate scandal. Odillo has […]
State Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima on Saturday took part in a charity golf tourney at Lilongwe Golf Club in aid of the war veterans in the country. The charity golf tournament was organised by Malawi Defence Force (MDF) in partnership with the British High Commission. Chilima, did hit the golf course, to the delight […]
It is not only in the United Kingdom where sportsmen can be decorated ‘Sir’ for their outstanding accomplishments in the field of play. Golfers from Lilongwe Golf Club (LGC) have proved just that by decorating Deputy Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander Lieutenant General Clement Kafuwa with a title of ‘Sir’ following the General’s achievements on […]
Malawi Defence Force Commander, General Henry Odillo has duly rewarded Mafco FC for winning the country’s prestigious K60 million Presidntial Cup after beating Super League champions Silver Strikers on Sunday. General Odillo directed that all the players and officials for the military outfit be promoted to their next ranks. Mafco FC Chairperson Captain Chitumbo Chirambo said […]
Silver Strikers FC have responded to remarks made by Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander General Henry Odillo, who recently told a local daily paper that players from Super League clubs are flocking to the army in search of employment. Odilo was responding to charges by Epac director and sponsor Dini Josiah Banda, who accused military […]