The defence lawyers in the K2.4billion Cashgate trial involving former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo and 18 others have questioned the independence of trial judge Esmie Chombo as they fear she is compromised by asking the defence team to furnish them with witness list it intends to bring before the court is yet […]
High Court judge Esmie Chombo has recused herself from making a determination on on whether fugitive businessperson Misozi Chanthunya should be granted bail or not, following alleged threats to her life related to the matter. Chanthunya, who is in South Africa where he has been in custody for close to six years, is accused of […]
High Court Judge Esmie Chombo has expressed dissatisfaction with what she calls “professional indiscipline” by some defense lawyers who are continuously coming late for the court proceedings in the K2.4 billion Cashgate case involving former budget director Paul Mphwiyo and 18 others. Chombo observed that some lawyers are fond of absconding from the proceedings leaving their client helpless in the […]
The Malawi Special Law Commission on Abortion on Friday unveiled a final report on abortion law review which contains a new abortion bill known as Termination of Pregnancy Bill whhich advances for liberalisation of abortion in the country as opposed to decriminalisation. The final findings were presented at the function which took place at Capital Hotel in […]
A stay order against High Court judge Esme Chombo’s ruling that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) should go ahead to conduct a rerun of the Lilongwe City South East election where a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Bentry Namasasu was declared a winner has been extended by Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court judge […]
Trans World Radio (TWR) has finally caught up with modern technology by decommissioning its Shortwave transmission from Manzini, Swaziland to South and Central Africa covering Malawi. TWR Malawi Board Chair Justice Esmie Chombo made the announcement Thursday in Lilongwe during a cocktail reception for its business partners and friends. She said that TWR will now […]
High Court Judge Esmie Chombo asked her church for special prayers to help her handle the “political pressure” ahead of the e case of the shooting of former Malawi budget director Paul Mphwiyo. John Gift Mwakhwawa lawyer for one of the suspects Pika Manondo argued that his client’s sister-in-law goes to the same church with the judge […]
High Court Judge Esmie Chombo in the capital Lilongwe on Wednesday was forced to recuse herself in a case former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara and Pika Manondo are accused of attempting to murder former budget director Paul Mphwiyo forcing the hearing to be rescheduled. Before the trial, Kasambara’s lawyer Lusungu Gondwe and Manondo’s attorney John […]
A new law on child adoption in Malawi is proposing to ban gays and lesbians from adopting children. The law will also not allow individuals found to have unsound mind and former convicted criminals to adopt Malawian children. The proposals were unveiled by Malawi’s special Law Commission chairperson Judge Esmie Chombo in the capital Lilongwe […]