Former Minister of Justice, Ralph Kasambara has implicated businessman, Oswald Lutepo in the mysterious fire that gutted Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) headquarters in Blantyre on October 18, 2013 destroying an unspecified amount of property including data. No report has come out on what ignited the fire. However, Kasambara took to Facebook s on Monday […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda has said she is ready to comply with a call for her to stand as a witness in court in relation to the shooting of former budget director Paul Mphwiyo. Former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara, charged with attempt murder of Mphwiyo, told Lilongwe Magistrate Court that he would want President Banda […]
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, […]
Former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara is said to have been behind the arrest and prosecution of former Vice President Cassim Chilumpha, a leaked US government diplomatic cable has revealed. According to the leaked cable, Kasambara was a mastermind of cases of treason and constructive dismissal against Chilumpha when his working relationship with former President the […]
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 […]
The University of Jerusalem (British American Autonomous Body) has conferred honorary doctorate degrees to Malawi’s veteran politician John Tembo, prominent lawyer Ralph Kasambara, Rev Levi Nyondo and Mrs Evelyn Jesman. The four were conferred the honorary doctorates at Shaeffer Conference Centre in Lilongwe on Saturday. Both Chancellor Albert Jayasign and Vice Chancellor for University of Jerusalem, […]
Disgruntled former Nkhata-Bay North West followers of Peoples Party (PP) have asked ex -Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara to completely detach away from the governing party and stand as independent Member of Parliament for the area in next year’s tripartite elections, alleging PP has failed them. The followers, who three weeks ago denounced their membership from […]
A private lawyer Mathews Chidzonde was arrested this week for swindling client’s money, Police said as Malawi Government said it is investigating former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ralph Kasambara for legal fees ‘swindle’ to various individuals when he doubled as Attorney General. Police said Chidzonde, the lawyer who obtained the ill-fated injunction leading […]
Police in the northern region city of Mzuzu have said reports that a group of people found in the vicinity of former justice minister’s residence Ralph Kasambara on Thursday midnight were hired hands sent to eliminate him were not true. Northern region police Publicist Norah Chimwala told Nyasa Times that media reports of an assignation plot were […]
Armed thugs on Thursday midnight attempted to invade the residence of former Justice Minister, Ralph Kasambara, in the northern city of Mzuzu amidst strong allegations of a State organised assassination plot. A driver of the car used for their intended criminal operation was apprehended by Kasambara’s security detail and handed over to Police. His accomplices […]
The High Court has granted former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara an injunction stopping Malawi’s ruling People’s Party (PP) from suspending him as its Director of Legal Affairs. The party suspended Kasambara and businessman Osward Lutepo after being in implicated in the attempted murder of the ministry of finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo and the looting of public […]
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 […]
Former Justice minister, Ralph Kasambara, who was granted bail, earlier on Monday by the Supreme Court, has been forced to spend another night in prison following the refusal by Director of Public Prosecution, Bruno Kalemba to participate in the process of examination of sureties and went on to order the police to refuse service of […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal in Blantyre has granted bail to former Justice Minister, Ralph Kasambara who had appealed against Lilongwe High Court’ ruling to keep him in custody for 30 more days despite granted bail. The Supreme Court of Appeal in Blantyre ruled in Kasambara’s favour, upholding all bail conditions set by the lower […]
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 […]