Malawian business magnate Leston Mulli has become the latest high-profile figure to visit wounded police chief Noel Kayira in hospital, branding kidnapping “evil” and heaping praise on the Malawi Police Service for its bravery in rescuing kidnapped British national Nusrat Osman. Mulli visited Deputy Inspector General of Police for Operations Kayira at Mwaiwathu Private Hospital […]
When Ken Lipenga speaks, people in Malawi tend to listen. The former Cabinet minister and one of the country’s most respected literary voices does not often wade into public controversies. So when he chose to break his silence on the conclusion of Leston Mulli’s court battle, the words carried weight. His Facebook post was personal. […]
Malawi’s High Court has delivered a sharp rebuke to the government after ruling that its 2012 directive barring businessman Leston Mulli and five of his companies from public contracts was unlawful. Justice Allan Hans Muhome found that then attorney general and justice minister Ralph Kasambara SC acted without legal authority when he ordered ministries and […]
Former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson on finance Joseph Mwanamvekha has dismissed as callous propaganda linking him to have approved Mulli Brothers’ loan which the company acquired from Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) where he once served as the bank’s chief executive officer. Through the social media, some people are trying to align Mwanamvekha with the said loan […]
Finance minister Felix Mlusu has told parliament that government has nullified a K10.5 billion loan re-payment schedule deal with Mulli Brothers. Mulli Brothers was one of the companies that took “toxic” loans from Malawi Savings Bank before it was sold to FDH Bank in 2015. And responding in a parliament to a question from Lilongwe […]
Attorney General Dr Chikosa Silungwe on Wednesday appeared before Malawi Supreme Court if Appeal judge Frank Kapanda to amend notice of appeal in a case where the previous regime awarded payment of K3 billion compensation to Leston Mulli-owned firms for the damages the companies claim to have suffered during the July 20 2011 demonstrations. The […]
Business magnate Leston Mulli has called upon residents of Chitakale trading center in Mulanje not to be misled by what he calls ‘greedy people’ that claim his Chitakale Plantations Limited is digging up a football ground for a sugar plantation. The remarks come after residents of Chitakale run amok on Tuesday and peacefully marched on […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDc) has asked the new Tonse Alliance led government to investigate billions paid to Leston Mulli-owned firms for destructions suffered during the 2011 protests. In a dubious and questionable manner Capital Hill abandoned a default judgement appeal in the Supreme Court in favour of a Release Agreement that saw Mulli […]
Irate maize traders on Monday stormed National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) premises in Lilongwe, closing down offices to force Mulli Brothers Limited, a private company contracted by the government to buy maize on behalf of the state silos, to buy their maize at recommended prices. The traders were also questioning how Mulli Brothers Limited, a […]
Businessman –cum-politician Leston Mulli has promised to help Chitipa United with cash that will be used to clear a bus that was bought by the club but has been held by the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) at Songwe boarder since January this year. Cabinet ministers Jappie Mhango and Simon Vuwa Kaunda have also pledged to […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) influential supporter and business magnet Leston Mulli has said since he joined the campaign trail in the northern region, he has observed that President Peter Mutharika and his running Atupele Muluzi ticket in the fresh elections is appealing to most people who are willing to cast their votes for […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) executive members Wednesday asked all political parties in the country to practice violence free and issue-based campaign in preparation for the July 2, 2020 fresh presidential election. Speaking in Mzuzu during an interactive meeting with the party’s districts’ and constituencies’ officials drawn from northern region, DPP’s Secretary General, Greselder […]
Businessperson Leston Mulli has come out of his political cocoon to drum support for President Peter Mutharika ahead of the crucial and decisive Constitutional Court sanctioned fresh presidential election on July 2. Mulli, who is also Mulhako wa Alhomwe board of trustees chairperson, joined other top Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) top officials in Mzimba where […]
Malawi Ggovernment stands compelled to pay compensation claim from business mogul Leston Mulli and his enterprises to avoid ballooning the interests and pay more later, Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has said. Kaphale has said that his predecessor Charles Chidongondo Mhango entered into a deal with Mulli to pay the compensation with the Supreme Court of […]
Leston Mulli—the omnipresent figure in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) — is through his firms demanding K11 603 935 990.03 from government as compensation for destructions suffered during the July 20 2011 protests. The politically-connected businessperson’s claim comes after Mulli already received coupon bonds worth K3 048 557 708.71 from government in 2019 and now […]
Mulli Brothers Holdings Limited (MBHL), a company owned by an official with high level connections to the State presidency and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) risks being declared bankrupt for failing to pay back a K190 million loan to Standard Bank of Malawi. According to High Court documents seen by Nyasa Times from the Commercial […]
Four months since Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the banner of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) claimed Mulli Brothers Limited (MBL) Leston Mulli had fraudently received K17 billion loan from government payable in 83 years, the grouping is failing to give evidence. Mulli said the allegation was unfounded and did not rule out dragging HRDC […]
Business magnate and managing director of Mulli Brothers Limited (MBL) Leston Mulli on Sunday visited retired president Bakili Muluzi at his BCA private residence in Blantyre in what he calls a courtesy call. While confirming the visit to Nyasa Times, the Mulhako wa Alhomwe board of trustees’ chairperson Mulli said he went to wish Muluzi a happy […]