Businessperson Pika Manondo who is the one of the suspects in the attempted murder of former Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo and is also accused of laundering $184 500 (about K75 million) is feeling more poorly in jail and seeks bail. Manondo has been in custody since November 2013 answering various charges, among them conspiracy to […]
Former Malawi Justice Minister Raphael Kasambara, who is currently in custody for money laundering charges, has again laughed off the charge, saying its “vague”. On his arrest, Kasambara, who was on bail on alleged attempted murder of former Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo, downplayed the allegations of his offence, saying “It’s a joke of a charge.” And […]
Police in Lilongwe on Tuesday questioned lawyer Wapona Kita from Kita and Associates and some lawyers from Ralph and Annold Associates on the money laundering charge which former justice ministers Raphael Kasambara is answering. According to police sources, Kita was questioned in the morning at Lilongwe Police Station. This was confirmed by Kasambara – who […]
Former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara, charged with attempt murder of former budget director Paul Mphwiyo, risks another arrest with reports of a warrant of arrest being obtained by prosecutors. President Banda has said the shooting of the budget director was linked to his efforts to fight corruption. Police investigators are reported to have visited one […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Director of Public Prosecutions Bruno Kalemba has objected to the release on bail of Pika Manondo who is one of the key suspects in the shooting of Malawi’s Ministry of Finance Budget Director, Paul Mphwiyo. Kalemba told Justice Ivy Kamanga during the bail hearing on Wednesday in Lilongwe that Manondo could not be trusted to remain in […]
Pika Manondo, one of the key suspects in the shooting of Malawi’s Ministry of Finance Budget Director, Paul Mphwiyo, returns to court on Tuesday for hearing of his bail application. His lawyer John Gift Mwakhwawa said everything was set and the hearing is scheduled to take place at the Lilongwe High Court from 08:30am. “We have applied for […]
Lawyer John-Gift Mwakhwawa representing Pika Manondo, one of the suspects in the shooting of Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo, has argued that his client is being victimized for refusing to implicate former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara in the matter. Makhwawa speaking on Tuesday evening in a telephone interview confirmed an earlier assertion in […]
In the first edition on Nyasa Times column of ‘Smoke and Mirrors’, I outlined the character of Paul Mphwiyo, the Budget Director who was shot some months ago, to the effect that he was not exactly Mr. Clean Guy. I also talked about his close acquaintance Pika Manondo as being the one who would be […]
Malawi’s Treasury budget director Paul Mphwiyo is ready to tell the court the people who orchestrated his shooting when he narrowly escaped death after being shot three times in the face at the gate of his Area 43 house on September 13 in the capital Lilongwe. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Bruno Kalemba and Deputy Inspector General […]
Pika Manondo, who handed himself to police last Thursday in connection with the shooting of budget director Paul Mphwiyo and the ensuing Capital Hill cash-gate, on Monday appeared before Lilongwe Magistrate Court without a lawyer where he was formally charged with attempted murder charge. Manondo was formally charged when he went for a bail application. […]
Malawi Police Officer Makwinja on Saturday took Pika Manondo, a key suspect in the shooting of Treasury budget director Paul Mphwiyo, to Zomba from Lilongwe to have a face-to-face meeting with Osward Lutepo who has been charged with theft and money laundering to discuss the shooting of the treasury official, Nyasa Times understands. At the […]
Key suspect in the shooting of Treasury budget director Paul Mphwiyo, Pika Manondo is said to have turned down offers from Deputy Police Inspector General Bophani to become state witness in the matter. Manondo’s lawyer Gift Mwakhwawa has been to see his client and the police have not interrogated him. His lawyer said Manondo has […]
Former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambala has been arrested Friday morning after Pika Manondo, who handed himself over to the police at Songwe Border in Karonga on Thursday, disclosed Kasambara has been “pestering” him to implicate President Joyce Banda in the infamous ‘Cash-gate’ scandal. Malawi Police Service (MPS) deputy national spokesperson Kelvin Maigwa confirmed Kasambara is under arrest […]
Fugitive suspect in the shooting of Treasury budget director Paul Mphwiyo who was listed in International Police (Interpol) as a wanted person for attempted murder, Pika Manondo, has handed himself to law enforcers at Songwe border in northern border district of Karonga. Manondo was travelling from Tanzania . He spoke to Nyasa Times minutes before […]
Pika Manondo, one of the suspects in the shooting of Treasury budget director Paul Mphwiyo, has implicated President Joyce Banda in the cashgate scandal that has seen billions of kwacha looted at Capital Hill at the expense of the general populace. Manondo, wanted by International Police (Interpol) for attempted murder of Mphwiyo, told Nyasa Times […]