Three senior police detectives have been named as being at the centre of an attempt by the Malawi police to coerce a former bodyguard to former Justice Minister, Ralph Kasambara, to implicating the later in the shooting of Budget Director, Paul Mphwiyo, court records seen by Nyasa Times have shown. According to a sworn affidavit […]
Former Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara currently being remanded at Zomba Maximum security prison indicted for an attempted murder of Treasury Budget Director, Paul Mphwiyo has had his appeal the bail application at the Supreme Court of Appeal in Blantyre delayed after the Judge who was assigned has recused himself. Private lawyer, Kasambara, who at […]
Nothing captures the essence of the moment that propelled Joyce Banda (JB) to power than this one photograph taken on 6 April 2012: in it is Joyce Banda — the then unassuming vice president — seated in front of a small table talking to the press, under a tree, at her Area 12 residence in […]
Former Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara, charged with attempt murder of Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo has lodged an appeal at the Supreme Court against the Lilongwe High Court ruling denying him bail. Ministry of Justice spokesperson Apoche Itimu confirmed that lawyers for Kasambara applied to the Supreme Court to seek a hearing on his bail […]
Just a few days after a senior ruling People’s Party operative, Ephraim Chivunde, boasted of having talked to some High Court Judge to ensure that former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara stays in prison until January, Justice Esmie Chombo, on Thursday ruled that the former minister must remain under custody for another 30 days to give […]
The High Court has not granted bail for former Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara, charged with attempt murder of Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo. Kasambara, one of the country’s prominent lawyers and a senior counsel (SC), has no yet entered a plea. Judge has given the state 30 days to complete investigations which means Kasamabara will have […]
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 Prison Services (MPS) have explained that former Minister of Justice, Ralph Kasambara -currently answering to attempt murder charge – was detained at Kachere Juvenile Prison in Lilongwe which is not for adults on security reasons. “He was kept there purely for security reasons,” Prison spokesperson Evans Phiri said. He did not elaborate. Kasambara has since […]
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 […]
The ruling People’s Party (PP) has suspended two of its executive members, Ralph Kasambara and Osward Lutepo over allegations of attempted murder and money laundering charges the two are respectively answering in court. Kasambara was the party’s director of legal services while Lutepo was deputy director of recruitment. In an interview with Nyasa Times, PP’s […]
Arrested former Minister of Justice, Ralph Kasambara -currently answering to attempt murder charge – has been transferred to Zomba Maximum Prison on remand, Malawi Prison Service official confirmed. Kasambara, one of the country’s prominent lawyers and a senior counsel (SC), his former bodyguard, Keston Gani and Pika Manondo have been charged with attempting to murder […]
A story is told about envy that went viral in Heaven. And when it spiraled out of control, the consequences were, as we have all heard, disastrous. Lucifer is the fellow that was at the centre of this Heavenly episode. It is said that this guy was an Arc-Angel. In other words, he was the […]
The identity of a police officer arrestedin on suspicion of attempting to murder the country’s Ministry of Finance Director of Budget Paul Mphwiyo who is currently recuperating in South Africa, has been known by Nyasa Times as Keston Gani. Gani was a bodyguard of the arrested former Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara. He was being held […]
Lilongwe High Court has set November 22 as a day it will rule on a bail application for former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ralph Kasambara. The former minister will remain in police custody until November 22. High Court Judge Esmie Chombo defered the ruling to November 22 after the application was sent back to Lilongwe […]
Investigations carried out by Nyasa Times into why former Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara, charged with attempt murder of Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo, mentioned Prophet Elias to be among his witness in the case has established that the ‘Man of God’ who runs Prophet Elias ministries in Chirimba township in Blantyre, once prayed for Kasambara “for protection from […]
Hearing for a bail application by former Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara, charged with attempt murder of Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo, failed to take off at the Mzuzu High Court on Tuesday because of missed or omitted technical procedures by Kasambara’s defence team. The Court has since referred the matter to Lilongwe and hearing will commence on […]
Law-experts have said President Joyce Banda can stand as a witness in court following the absence of a law that gives her immunity. Former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara, charged with attempt murder of Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo, told Lilongwe Magistrate Court on Monday that he would want President Banda to testify in court as witness […]