Former bodyguard to Ralph Kasambara when he was Minister of Justice, Sergeant Keaton Gani on Tuesday told the High Court that the officers who interrogated him when he was arrested disclosed that they had orders from then Deputy Inspector General Nelson Bophani to see into it that Kasambara is pinned down in the case of […]
Former Malawi Police Inspector General responsible for criminal investigation, Nelson Bophani has been implicated in the ongoing Mphwiyo Shooting Case which involves former minister of Justice and constitutional affairs Ralph Kasambara as the master-minder of gunshot survivor Paul Montfort Mphwiyo’s statements that so Kasambara and others be named as possible suspects of his shooting. One […]
Former Malawi Police Deputy Inspector General Nelson Bophani Standard bank account which had his pension money has been frozen by t he Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). Bophani was also chairing the Investigation Committee, a multi-agency special unit that initiated the probe on the “cashgate” scandal, a systematic looting of public money. ACB arrested him last month on ‘cashgate’-related charges. […]
Former Deputy Inspector General of Police Nelson Bophani has been accused by Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of abuse of office and perverting the course of justice in an investigation into the cashgate scandal. In a typical case of the hunter getting hunted, Bophani at the onset of the ‘cashgate’ investigation under President Joyce Banda headed […]
As earlier reported by Nyasa Times that former Deputy Inspector General of Malawi Police Nelson Bophan was marked for an arrest, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday arrested hm on ‘cashgate’-related charges. Bophani was also chairing the Investigation Committee , a multi-agency special unit that initiated the probe on the “cashgate” scandal, a systematic looting of public […]
Former deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Nelson Bophani, who was also chairing the Investigation Committee on the “cashgate” scandal, a systematic looting of public money, has been earmarked for arrest , Nyasa Times understands. Bophani is among suspects targeted for arrests who include top civil servant, politicians Brown Mpinganjira and Hophmally Makande. Anti Corruption Bureau […]
“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.” – Albert Einstein The epistle according to ‘Chief Cashgater’ Oswald Lutepo makes for some interesting reading. This is supposed to be a bomb-shell in what can perhaps pass as the worst financial scandal to rock Malawi in the 50 years the country has been […]
President Peter Mutharika has now reached a critical stage of building and consolidating his power base. With his marriage to Gertrude ticked off, the promised 20-member Cabinet is finally in place after weeks of drip-prod appointments of the governing team. Having critically looked at the Cabinet that has emerged, I fail to understand why the […]
A first list of casualties in “disappointments” has been drawn after President Peter Mutharika announced new appointments in government positions with Police deputy chief Nelson Bophani being replaced on Sunday. Mutharika has replaced deputy inspector general (IG) of police (operations) Bophani with Lexten Kachama. But Bophani claimed on Sunday he is “in the dark” regarding […]
Malawi Police Inspector General Loti Thauzeni Pansipadana Dzonzi has offered his resignation to President Joyce Banda, Nyasa Times understands. According to inside sources, Dzonzi tendered his resignation on Friday, January 24. However, reasons for his resignation are not yet known but speculations have been rife on his intentions following the President’s repositioning of his deputy […]
Malawi police have confessed that investigations regarding the looting of public coffers, cash-gate, at Capitol Hill have been hard for them, saying the process will need even a lot more time to be finalised. Nelson Bophani, Malawi police deputy chief, said they are still gathering information on the matter. “Cash-gate is a new thing and […]
Malawi’s Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Nelson Bophani, who is also chairing the Investigation Committee on the Cash-gate, on Wednesday angered the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament after he failed to ‘clearly’ answer questions on the looting at Capital Hill. Bophani was summoned to give PAC an update on investigations into the matter. […]
Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has disclosed that it has so far blown K15 million investigating the corruption scandal in treasury that has swallowed up to a third of the budget of the impoverished country. The corruption scandal christened ‘Cashgate’ first came to light following the near-fatal shooting of the budget director Paul Mphwiyo, who is […]
Malawi Police on Sunday arrested five people who allegedly attempted to murder Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo barely few days after his arrival from South African hospital. The five were arrested at Mphwiyo’s Area 43 Residence in Lilongwe. A relative of one of the arrested suspects, Masautso Humba, said his uncle, Fredereick Tsokalankhuku is among the five and […]