A former administration officer responsible for procurement at Parliament, Alice Namate, was called to testify in the case involving suspended Clerk of Parliament Matilda Katopola in which she is being accused of awarding of K87 000 contracts to her firm, Monick Trends, in 2007. Namate, who also acted as secretary for the Internal Procurement Committee (IPC), […]
Democracy is all about transparency. We at the Nyasa Times opposed the Bingu wa Mutharika government because of the backroom deals that characterized some public appointments and firing. We are afraid a similar trend may emerge with the new Joyce Banda administration. There are four cases that we can point to: The ACB Director was […]
In response to President Joyce Banda’s call for submission of corrupt practices in public entities a whistle blower has exposed maladministration, corruption, nepotism and abuse of office at the Malawi National Assembly. In a submission to the President the whistle blower has chronicled a series of scandals mainly bordering on Clerk of Parliament Matilda Katopola, Deputy […]
Malawi’s Deputy Clerk of Parliament Henry Njolomole has come to the rescue of government and certify the Bills passed during the budget meeting of Parliament which his boss Matilda Katopola currently on forced leave refused to sign for. Nyasa Times understands that that the Bills which include the K408 billion (about $1.6 billion) Appropriation (Budget) […]
Beleaguered Clerk of Parliament Matilda Katopola will appear at the Lilongwe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday to take plea in connection with her abuse of office case. The Nyasa Times first reported that Katopola was involved in a scandal in which her company dubiously bought materials to the National Assembly, a procurement which should not have […]
Two Deputy Clerks of Parliament are, in an unprecedented and a bizarre development, co-acting for beleaguered Clerk of Parliament, Matilda Katopola, who is on forced indefinite leave following her waned trust from the Parliamentary Service Commission. “It is like an airbus flying without a pilot but only a captain and cabin crew. It is affecting […]
Clerk of Parliament Matilda Katopola on Tuesday appeared at National Police Headquarters at Area 30 in the capital Lilongwe before Fiscal Police where she quizzed on many procurement irregularities. According to sources, the Clerk of Parliament was quizzed on the infamous Monick trends, a firm that Katopola owns, which was embroiled in procurement and supply […]
Clerk of Parliament Maltilda Katopola has not yet lost her job despite being told to go on forced leave as there is controversy on the process of removing her, Nyasa Times has learnt. Former Director of Public Prosecution, Ishmael Wadi was already offered the job and is waiting for the complete sacking of Katopola. A […]
Former Director of Public Prosecutions Ishmael Wadi has been topped to be Clerk of Parliament (COP) replacing incumbent Matilda Katopola, one of the most untouchable comedians of the late President Bingu wa Mutharika. A government source at the Capital Hill has confirmed that Katopola has been shown the exit door and that Wadi would be named the […]