High Court denies bail to Chisale on Njaunju murder charge

The High Court in Lilongwe has on Friday rejected a bail bid by former president Peter Mutharika’s personal bodyguard Norman Chisale who is answering murder charges. Chisale is suspected of having a hand in the death of Anti Corruption Bureay (ACB) director of corporate affairs Issa Njauju. Njauju’s was murdered on July 4 2015 and […]

Chisale charged at court for murder of Njaunju: Remanded at Maula Prison

The Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court has formally charged former president Peter Mutharika’s personal bodyguard Norman Chisale with murder pertaining to the killing of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) director  of corporate affairs Issa Njauju. Chisale, however, did not take plea as the case is supposed to be committed to the High Court at a later date where […]

Chisale re-arrested: Malawi police alleges he is key suspect to Njaunju murder

Former president Peter Mutharika’s personal bodyguard Norman Chisale has been re-arrested upon his release from Chichiri Prison as Malawi Police Service say he is a key suspect of the murder case of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of corporate services Issa Njaunju. His lawyer Chancy Gondwe has confirmed Chisale’s third arrest in a roll  and that […]

Malawi police zero in on key suspect in Njaunju murder case

Malawi Police Services  have zeroed in on most wanted   mastermind of the murder case of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of corporate services Issa Njaunju, Nyasa Times understands. Police made several arrests in connection with the July 2015 macabre murder of Njauju who went missing for two days before his body was found by sand miners […]

Mtambo calls for probe on DPP crimes, wrongful enrichment: Clearing Malawi rubble to fix the ruins

Citizen for Transformation Movement (CFT) leader Timothy Mtambo has urged government to probe cases which stalled during former president Peter Mutharika’s regime to be in tune with President Lazarus Chakwera’s mantra of clearing the rubble to fix the ruins of the nation. Mtambo said this at a news conference he held in Lilongwe on Wednesday. […]

Muslim Council demand justice on Njaunju, slain police officers

Muslims in Liwonde took to the streets on Thursday to express their anger over the state failure to arrest and prosecute murders of their Muslims, including a police officer who was killed while on duty in Msundwe, Lilongwe and Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of corporate affairs Issa Njauju on July 4 2014. They also […]

Mutharika fails Malawi Rights Commission over Chasowa, Njauju murder probe

State rights body, the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says it is disappointing that President Peter Mutharika has not lived up to his word to conclude investigations into the murder of  of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official Issa Njaunju and University of Malawi student Robert Chasowa. Chasowa – a student activist  -was on September 24 2011 […]

Chakwera says MCP will track down Njaunju, Chasowa killers

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has said his administration will ensure attainment of universal human rights promising to ensure logical conclusion of murder cases of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official Issa Njaunju and University of Malawi student Robert Chasowa. Chakwera, who is also leader of Opposition in Parliament,  said the MCP -led government will ensure to […]

Governance expert faults IG Jose’s decision not to meet CSOs on Chasowa, Njauju deaths

Governance expert and human rights activist Makhumbo Munthali has  faulted  Malawi Police Inspector General Rodnye Jose for his decision to to reject to meet civil society organisations (CSOs)  to discuss with hims the status of investigations into  mysterious murders of University of Malawi’s The Polytechnic engineering student Robert Chasowa and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of […]

Police IG Jose rebuffs CSOs over Chasowa, Njauju killings

Malawi Police Inspector General (IG) Rodney Jose has rebuffed civil society leaders who wanted to have an audience with him to find out why the police are failing to investigate  mysterious murders of University of Malawi’s The Polytechnic engineering student Robert Chasowa and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of corporate affairs Issa Njauju. Police spokesperson James […]

Activists date Malawi Police IG over Chasowa, Njauju killings

Officials from the Human Rights Defenders  coalition say they have requested for an audience with the Inspector General of Police, Rodney Jose to find out why the police are failing to investigate  mysterious murders of University of Malawi’s The Polytechnic engineering student Robert Chasowa and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of corporate affairs Issa Njauju. The […]

ACB speaks on Njauju murder: ‘Bureau doesn’t investigate homicide cases’

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), the country’s graft busting body, said on Friday that they are equally concerned with the delay in its former  corporate affairs director Issa Njauju murder case which has not yet seen the light of justice. Njauju was killed on July 4 2015 and his body was found half-buried behind the presidential villas in […]

Malawi rights body says lack of political will dragging Chasowa, Njauju murder investigations

State sponsored human rights body, the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says lack of political will is dragging investigations into the death of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa and former  Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) corporate affairs director Issa Njauju. MHRC chairperson Justice Dzonzi said during the presentation of the state of human rights report to President Peter […]

UK’s Scotland Yard to investigate Njauju murder in Malawi: MCP MP moved the motion

The British government  will  be sending  Scotland Yard to come to Malawi and solve the brutal murder of former Anti Corruption Bureau(ACB) director of corporate affairs Issa Njauju,  two years after the country’s law enforcing agencie  failed to find those who killed  him. British High Commissioner to Malawi Holly Tett confirmed that Scotland Yard will […]

Malawi Police reluctant to engage Scotland Yard on unsolved murder of Njauju: MP Makowa writes Speaker

Malawi Police are reluctant to invite Scotland Yard to come and solve the brutal murder of former Anti Corruption Bureau(ACB) director of corporate affairs Issa Njauju , saying they are capable of probing the murder despite  two years they have failed to find those who murdered him. Nkhotakota South East Member of Parliament, Everson Makowa […]

MHRC puts Njauju murder inquiry on hold: Scotland Yard to be engaged

State rights body, the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says it has put on hold its decision to investigate the death of Issah Njauju, who was the third in command at graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). MHRC chairman Justin Dzonzi said the decision has been reached at after the government said it would […]

Njauju murder suspect released on bail, Malawi Police say Thombozi is poorly

Graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau  (ACB) former corporate affairs director Issah Njauju’s murder suspect is now on bail. Police spokesperson James Kadadzera confirmed the High Court in Lilongwe bailed Titus Thombozi, a police officer in Mchinji. He had been on remand at Maula Prison in Lilongwe for five months. “The court granted him bail […]

MP Ngumuya against Scotland Yard coming to help Malawi in fire probe: Lunguzi, Mwenifumbo back investigations

Parliamenterian for Blantyre City South Allan Ngumuya (DPP) expressed reservations with  inviting specialists officers from Scotland Yard in United Kingdon to be e been called in to try to solve the riddle of fire that has been gutting public places but had  backed the motion on investigating the death if forer Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Isaa Njauju. […]