Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Bruno Kalemba has indicated that Airtel and Telecom Networks Malawi (TNM) submitted the call logs to his office as per court order that the two mobile telecommunication companies to release call logs of former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo and businessperson Oswald Lutepo for the period between June […]
Malawi Police wants to “pick” lawyer Ralph Kasambara who has obtained a court order for two mobile phone network operators, Airtel Malawi Limited and Telekom Networks Malawi Limited (TNM), to provide call data records of former Treasury budget director Paul Mphwiyo and businessperson Oswald Lutepo for the period June 1 to September 30 2013. Kasambara, […]
Telecom Networks Malawi (TNM) has released call logs as per court order directing the mobile phone network and another operator, Airtel Malawi Limited, to furnish him with call logs of former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo and businessperson Oswald Lutepo for the period between June 1 and September 30 2013. Former Minister of […]
Malawi government through the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Bruno Kalemba has challenged a court order which former Minister of Justice, Ralph Kasambara obtained from Blantyre Magistrate Court, demanding Airtel Malawi and Telekom Networks Limited (TNM) to furnish him with call log statements. Kasambara – currently answering to attempt murder charge on the shooting on […]
Former Minister of Justice, Ralph Kasambara has obtained a court order, demanding Airtel Malawi and Telekom Networks Limited (TNM) to furnish him with call log statements for indicted businessman Oswald Lutepo. Kasambara obtained the order, which Nyasa Times is in possession, on Monday afternoon as part of a case in which he accuses the two […]
Gun-shot survivor former Ministry of Finance Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo would have been history by now, blame his courage to write back at the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) boss to probe 15 more companies which were suspected to be evasive in tax remittances, Nyasa Times can reveal. In an Intelligence Dossier, a Criminal Investigations Cops’ […]
One of the suspects in former Malawi budget director shooting Pika Manondo has been ordered to remain in custody for 50 days after High Court sitting in Lilongwe rejected his bail plea on the grounds that he is a flight risk. Pika Manondo is being accused of a revised charge of conspiracy to murder Mphwiyo. […]
The Grand Coalition, a team of civil society organizations demanding good governance from the current government has demanded gun-shot survivors, former budget director Paul Mphwiyo be charged with perjury, arguing that he lied on withheld information under oath. This comes after Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) contradicted some of the testimony Mphwiyo gave when he appeared […]
Government has moved Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo to the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) where he will be operating as Director of Budget Analysis. Spokesperson at the OPC Arthur Chipenda has confirmed the development. “He has moved to project implementation, monitoring and evaluation unit in the OPC,” said Chipenda. “The Unit where Mphwiyo […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has reserved ruling on the bail application of Pika Manondo, one of the suspects in the attempted murder of Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo, to Monday next week. Manado has been in custody since November 8 2013 and has been remanded at Kasungu Prison even before he applied […]
Former Malawi budget director Paul Mphwiyo has refused to comment on whether his shooting was directly linked to the looting of public funds popularly known as cashgate, saying he will only comment on the matter in court. “I don’t know why someone would want me dead…..I don’t know why,” said Mphwiyo on Tuesday when he […]
Businessman, Oswald Lutepo has Tuesday morning walked out of Zomba Maximum Prison after paying the K50 million (US$125 000) bail bond set by the Zomba High Court last week Friday. Lutepo was released together with former Justice Minister, Ralph Kasambara. He was granted bail on Friday but remained in prison as he was failing to […]
Gun-shot survivor Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo bared it all when he met members of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament on Tuesday morning blaming the massive plunder of tax payers’ money at Capital Hill on poor government systems. Clad in dark blue suit, a matching shirt and tie, Mphwiyo looked sharp save for the mis-shape of his […]
Malawi journalists have finally been allowed to cover the hearing of Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo’s side who will appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament at the Capital Hill scheduled for Tuesday in Lilongwe. The long-awaited meeting between PAC and Mphwiyo is set to take place soon after the budget […]
The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has questioned the motive behind arrested Pika Manondo and police officer, Keston Gani’s revelations that they are being victimized by police to implicate former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara in Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo’s murder-attempt case. Kasambara, one of the country’s prominent lawyers and a senior counsel […]
Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) who are interviewing prominent people suspected to have played a hand on the cashgate scandal have said they are pinning their hopes to get vital information on the issue during the interview with Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo scheduled for Monday. Speaking during the Tiuzeni Zoona Program on the privately owned […]
The family of shot Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo have insisted that the gun-shot survivor needs privacy from the media to recuperate but he is committed to cooperate with authorities to provide information on what he know about his shooting and looting of billions of kwacha from public coffers at Capital Hill. Mphwiyo […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal in Blantyre will on Monday make its ruling on former Justice Minister, Ralph Kasambara’ appeal against Lilongwe High Court’ ruling to keep him in custody for 30 more days despite granted bail. Lilongwe High Court, Justice Esme Chombo granted the former Justice minister bail but was forced to incarcerate him […]