Lawyers for Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) say they will successfully argue in the Malawi Supreme Court against Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale appeal on Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda’s ruling on dismissal of application of an injunction on the ban of protests. Khwima Chiza, lawyer for the HRDC has said the appeal grounds do not hold water. […]
Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has appealed against Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda’s ruling on dismissal of application of an injunction on the ban of protests. However, the controversy over the appeal is that the application shows it has been filed by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). MEC is not party to the case. The application of the […]
Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has advised Malawi police Inspector General Rodney Jose to facilitate an inquest into the death of Buleya Lule, a key suspect in the abduction of a boy with albinism. Lule died in police custody after he appeared in the Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court on February 21 on the first day of trial […]
Private practive lawyer Kalekeni Kaphale has withdrawn proceeding of the case in which Malawi Congress Party (MCP) first vice-president Richard Msowoya, secretary general Gustave Kaliwo and three others are stopping the opposition party from either firing or suspending some national executive committee (NEC) members. The lawyer, who also represented the outspoken publicity secretary Jessie Kabwila […]
Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has confirmed that he has completed three years contract as the country’s top law official and wants to return to private practice. “My three year contract expires today. It’s been great experience [to work as Attorney General] as the position is a hugely demanding one,” said Kaphale in an interview with […]
Malawi government has moved in swiftly to dismiss social media rumours spreading on Thursday that Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe and ttorney General Kalekeni Kaphale had been dismissed. Minister of Information and Communications Technology Nicholas Dausi said President Peter Mutharika had not fired any of the two. “Honourable Goodall Gondwe remains Minister of Finance and Economic Development […]
Judiciary support staff planned strike today will not go ahead after Attorney General (AG) obtained an injunction restraining the workers from withdrawing labour. Judicial workers across the country threatened an indefinite industrial strike from Wednesday to press government for a 27 percent increment in salary arrears, among other demands. The issue dates back to 2014 […]
Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has saved Malawi government from paying K97 billion damages Malawi Mobile Limited (MML), the country’s third cellular phone service provider licenced in April 2002, demanded in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Afrcan (Comesa) court as compensation for loss of revenue for unlawful cancelling of contract. According to court documents seen […]
The country’s Attorney General (AG), Kalekeni Kaphale is applying all dark art antics of law just to stop execution of court judgments favoring government’s creditors as he fears such verdicts might have far reaching impact on the public purse. There are numerous judgments creditors have obtained against government which have not been honored as the […]
Justice John Chirwa of Mzuzu registry of the High Court of Malawi erred in law when ruled that leave for judicial review of President Peter Mutharika’s decision not to suspend Chaponda amid a probe into the Zambia maize import transaction must proceed, stated documents representing the notice of appeal filed by Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale to […]
The State is appealing against the Mzuzu High Court ruling extending an injunction which some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) obtained restraining Agriculture and Water Development Minister against George Chaponda from executing his duties until a probe into the Zambia maize saga is concluded, Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has told Nyasa Times. Kaphale, the Government’s top […]
The Attorney General’s office has filed a motion at the High Court in Mzuzu to vacate an ex-parte injunction a private individual and three civil society organisations obtained last Thursday asking the Court to suspend Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda to pave way for smooth investigations on the maizegate scandal. It is […]
Malawi government will challenge the High Court ruling in suspending Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Minister Dr. George Chaponda from discharging his ministerial duties. Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale confirmed the development in an interview with Zodiak Radio immediately after the ruling was delivered at Mzuzu High Court by Judge John Chirwa on Thursday morning. Kaphale said upon being […]
Judge George Bakuwa was remembered both as “a finest lawyer” and a honestas well as humours person at a packed funeral ceremony in his home village, Kachule, Traditional Authority Kachere in Dedza district. Hundreds of mourners, including the Vice President, Saulos Chilima, who was also personally attached to the bereaved family, gathered to pay tribute […]
Auditor General (AG) Stephen Kamphasa says he has sought legal advice from the Attorney General on whether to release names and companies named in the forensic audit that established that about K236 billion in public funds could not be reconciliated between 2009 and December 31 2014. Kamphasa said there was some“legal implications” on the release […]
The taxpayer will be ordered to pay a US company Agilis International billions for breach of contract after Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (Macra) , terminated its contract to to supply and implement the Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System (Cirms) – known in the eyes of the public as ‘spy machine’ . Under the contract with Agilis, […]
Attorney General Kelekeni Kaphale has said government will ask High Court toorder People’s Party (PP) acting president Uladi Mussa to pay miner Michael Saner about K7 billion for being reckless in the manner he handled the issu by ignoring advice to renew the miner’s licence. Saner was issued a three-year renewable licence number EPL NO […]
President Aurther Peter Mutharika on Tuesday conferred honour of Senior Counsel (SC) to 10 seasoned legal practitioners among them, Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Samuel Batson Tembenu, Attorney General (AG), Kalekeni Kaphale, and Solicitor General, Dr. Janet Banda. The other renowned legal practitioners included Justice Anaclet Chawinga Chipeta, Justice Lovemore Paul Chikopa, Justice Frank Edgar Kapanda, […]