The Lilongwe City Council has Saturday morning demolished the warehouses businessmen constructed next to Livimbo Schools in Area 2 in Lilongwe. The demolition exercise started from 7am, according to Ishmael Wadi who is the lawyer representing businessman Irfan Patel. Patel is being accused of encroaching the schools’ land. The businessman denies the accusation, claiming he […]
Former Mayor for Lilongwe City Desmond Bikoko has been granted bail by Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Court after his dramatic arrest on corruption charges linked to alleged illegal sale of land. Lawyer for Bikoko, Gilbert Khonyongwa, applied for bail after the former mayor was arrested by the graft-busting body. Senior Resident Magistrate Florence Msekandiana heard […]
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Benson Malunga Phiri has issued a stern warning to Mayors, Council Chairpersons and their deputies to desist from land grabbing. The minister issued the warning at Golden Peacock Hotel in Lilongwe during a three day training of Mayors, council chairpersons and their deputies on management of council operations […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials in Lilongwe have arrested former mayor of the capital city Desmond Bikoko over alleged illegal sale of land. According to officials from ACB officials, more arrests are expected for Lilongwe city council officials over the land issue. However, the graft busting body has not yet released details of the alleged corrupt […]
And I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites–a land flowing with milk and honey.’ – Exodus 3:17 Following much vigorous debates and consultations in post-democracy Malawi, the Ministry of Lands and Housing in its 2002 publication called […]
Lawyer for the businessman accused of encroaching land at Livimbo government primary school in Lilongwe says he wants a peaceful and amicable end to the impasse. Ishmael Wadi said it is the wish of every Malawian to see to it that government land which had been enchroached goes back to the government. “This is an […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has suspended demonstrations against illegal land sales and corruption, saying the orgnaisation has demanded timelines within which government will take action against the encroachment of Livimbo school. HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo announced the suspension after a half day meeting with the stakeholders and high level team from the Ministry of […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has rebuffed Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development on the call for a round table discussion on issues surrounding the plot at Livimbo School in Lilongwe’s Area 2. Addressing the media in Lilongwe, HRDC member Charles Kajoloweka said the grouping decided not to be part of of the discussions […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) has reacted angrily to reports that party president Atupele Muluzi might have been involved in the sale of land of Livimbo primary school in Lilongwe. UDF spokesperson Ken Ndanga says there is no evidence to substantiate the allegations other than minister of Lands Symon Vuwa Kaunda’s simple radio interview. “We believe […]
Businessman Nurmahomed Ahmed Mahommed instructed his lawyers Phoya and Associates to inform Ministry of Education that plots 2/213 and 2/229 at Livimbo Secondary and Primary Schools in Lilongwe was actually encroaching into his land. According to a letter seen by Nyasa Times, Mahommed informed the ministry on July 19 2000. The letter brought to the […]
One of the three government officials from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development who were arrested for allegedly being involved in fraudulent sale of public land has been left scot free without being charged following pressure from some powerful government official including some State House officials, Nyasa Times can reveal. The three, Flemings Chifomboti, […]
In compliance with demands made by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), the government has ordered the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to disconnect power to the compound of a Malawian of Asian origin who encroached into land belonging to Livimbo school in Area 2 in the capital, Lilongwe. The government has also ordered […]
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Symon Vuwa Kaunda has exonerated former minister Atupele Muluzi over the Livimbo government school land saga, saying he was never apportioned blame to him, insisting the plot has not been sold. Vuwa Kaunda said the school in Lilongwe has not bee sold as widely speculated and that in […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has warned government that it will mobilised the citizenry to take to the streets and protests the land grabs if government does not reverse any dubious transactions in relation to the sale of Livimbo School in Lilongwe within five days. The five-day ultimatum follows revelations by the Legal Affairs […]
The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has hinted that United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Atupele Muluzi could also face probe over the role he might have taken in the dubious sale of patches of government land, including Livimbo Schools in Lilongwe. Muluzi was briefly the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development in 2017 when a […]
Governance experts and commentators have tipped government to institute a land commission to ensure sanity in land sales. Executive director of Forum for National Development (FND) Fyson Chodzi said the commission would ensure equitable distribution of land. “As of now, foreigners are buying off each and every prime land in our cities. Officials from councils […]
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Symon Vuwa Kaunda has come under intense fire from the Legal Affairs Committee of parliament over his handling of the Livimbo school land saga, telling him to resign. Chairperson of the committee Kezzie Msukwa said this after officials from the ministry of Lands failed to turn for a […]
Apart from Livimbo School in Lilongwe’s Area, more public schools have been encroached by individuals after the plots were dubiously sold, Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee has said. The committee’s chairperson Kezzie Msukwa told journalists that their inquiry found the schools like Chimutu, Chilambula, New Shire and Magwero have also their plots been invaded by some […]