Malawi government has officially launched its 2026/27 Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme, promising more than 1.2 million smallholder farmers access to cheap fertiliser and seed — but issued a chilling warning to officials involved in its distribution that any theft or diversion of the vital supplies will not be tolerated. Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water […]
Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director General Dokani Ngwira has delivered explosive testimony to the Commission of Inquiry, insisting the late Vice-President Saulos Chilima never posed the slightest threat to former President Lazarus Chakwera — despite swirling rumours of political rivalry between the two men. Ngwira was grilled on whether the intelligence agency had deliberately […]
Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) director general Dokani Ngwira appeared before the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee investigating the June 10, 2024 military plane crash on Monday, but his testimony was halted after concerns over classified information. Parliamentary sources say the committee did not seek formal clearance from Ngwira’s former office before summoning him, raising questions […]
State prosecutors have indicated that former head of National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) Kenam Kalilani, who is accused alongside former State House chief ICT officer Chance Chingwalungwalu of stealing an intelligence computer, will be slapped with additional criminal charges. Kalilani had been charged alongside Chingwalungwalu for theft of government intelligence computers. But State prosecutor Moja Phiri […]
Lilongwe principal magistrate court has denied bail to former acting director of National Intelligence Service Kenam Kalilani and former chief ICT officer for State House Chance Chingwalungwalu who are facing charges of theft of government intelligence computers. This was after the state pleaded with the court to keep the two on remand as experts determine […]
The State has charged former acting director of National Intelligence Service Kenam Kalilani and former chief ICT officer for State House Chance Chingwalungwalu with theft of government intelligence computers. The charge sheet read by principal resident magistrate Viva Nyimba says the offence was committed in June this year. State prosecutor Moji Phiri said the police […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed former spy officer Dokani Ngwira to his administration’s most senior intelligence post as as the chief of the country’s spy agency, a government statement said on Wednesday. Chakwera, sworn in in June, also appointed a number of other individuals to his 31-member cabinet though key positions like the finance minister had […]
Nkhata Bay First Grade Magistrate Court on Thursday convicted and sentenced Victor Kauye aged 35 to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour for impersonating a National Intelligence Service (NIS) officer. Kauye committed the offence in November, 2019 in Nkhata Bay District when he tricked his own girlfriend, Jacqueline Manda and took some money from her. […]
The leader of the influential Catholic Church in Malawi has taken a swipe at state intelligence body for failing to detect a market for bones of people with albinism which has ignited a wave of ritual murders of the people. His Grace Bishop Thomas Luke Msusa doubted the performance of the National Intelligence Bureau, its […]
Parliament finally passed a law for the establishment of state spies, National Intelligence Services (NIS) which is to replace the National Intelligence Bureau (NIS) which has been operating illegally. However the government made compromises as it allowed the opposition make several amendments. The government the compromises in fear of embarrassment as the forces of the […]
Nkhotakota South East legislator Everson Makowa Mwale (Malawi Congress Party-MCP) has urged law enforcers like Malawi police detectives and State spies to monitor foreigners and put most of them on surveillance as some of them are slowly taking over the country and doing unacceptable things such as drug and human trafficking. Makowa said in Parliament on […]
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) Bill is ready for tabling and debate in Parliament. The Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya has referred the Bill to the Security Committee of Parliament for further scrutiny before finally tabled. It is a matter of time; the establishment and operations of the intelligence service, currently referred to as the […]
Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya has referred the gazetted National Intelligence Service Bill, with critics condemn its sweeping powers they warn could be used to crack down on political opponents and stifle civil liberties, to the joint Legal Affairs and Defence and Internal Security committees for further scrutiny. Minister of Justice and Constitution Affairs Samuel […]
National Assembly will have among the business to be tackled in the 47th session the gazetted National Intelligence Service Bill, with critics condemn its sweeping powers they warn could be used to crack down on political opponents and stifle civil liberties. National Intelligence Service Bill is among the six Bills to be tabled when Parliament […]
Malawi Police in the central region tobacco growing district of Kasungu have arrested a 30-year-old man identified as Joseph Kaunda who posed as a National intelligence Bureau (NIB) officer and demanded money amounting to K350, 000 from Group Village Headman Suza. Kasungu police Public Relations Officer, Edna Mzingwitsa said Kaunda solicited money from the village […]
President Peter Mutharika has picked a former police officer, Elvis Thodi, a highly skilled and experienced security connoisseur, as the chief of the country’s spy agency, Nyasa Times can exclusively reveal. Mutharika appointed Malawi Revenue Authority’s (MRA) head of administration and former Chief Immigration Officer, Thodi, to replace verbose Nicholas Dausi, who has since been […]
A spy scare nearly put parliament to a standstill on Tuesday as opposition legislators wanted suspected spies from National Intelligence Bureau ejected out of the House public gallery. Mzimba West MP Harry Mkandawidre brought to the attention of deputy speaker Clement Chiwaya to suspend proceedings in the chamber in order to force out the intelligence […]
Malawi is now a ‘mafia’ state as National Intelligence Services officer are now making revelations that government is behind organising and funding some of the criminal attacks for political reasons, saying chief spy Nicholous Dausi has the knowledge of all the attacks. State spies who are sources of Nyasa Times have revealed that Dausi, apart […]