Tonse rubble: Minister Kambala, presidential aide Chaima, Chihana named  in  Nocma oil scandal 

November 28, 2020 Wonganu Chiuta - Nyasa Times 46 Comments

Deputy Chief Executive Officer for National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA), Hellen Buluma,  has officially lodged a complaint to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) over alleged attempts to interfere in awarding of oil supply contracts by a Cabinet minister, a senior advisor to President Lazarus Chakwera and leader of one of the members of Tonse Alliance partners.

Buluma: Reports to ACB
Kambala: Implicated
Chihana: Implicated
Chaima Banda: Reported to ACB

The officials named are Minister of Energy Newton Kambala, presidential advisor Chris Chaima Banda and Aford president Enoch Chihana.

ACB Director Reyneck Matemba has confirmed the development that he has received the letter from Buluma.

“We received the letter on Friday (yesterday)  and we will follow up the matter,” Matemba said.

The named suppliers are Orxy, Finergy, Trafigura and Sahara Energy, and Buluma further claims that Kambala asked her to meet Chihana to, allegedly, negotiate a contract for one of the suppliers.

A member of the Tonse Alliance said the “rubble” of oilgate threatens to tear apart the Chakwera administration as Buluma’s allegations will open a pandora box over the corruption interest of the new government and “blackmail” tactics that the Nocma boss is alleged to be playing against some senior officials of government.

Some members of the government are said to be supporting Buluma as she is bent to be a loose cannon.

Buluma, a known member of the the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has of late been  affiliated to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) following her close links with its powerful officials including MCP Secretary General Elsenhower Mkaka.

MCP’s  social media team has of late been supporting Buluma in a show of a political swing and interest in her hitting back following the removal as acting CEO at the State oil company.
The development will be a litmus test for President Lazarus Chakwera’s administration which swept to power in June this year on wave of euphoria amid pledges to fight worsening corruption which became endemic under predecessor governments.

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46 replies on “Tonse rubble: Minister Kambala, presidential aide Chaima, Chihana named  in  Nocma oil scandal ”

  1. P.S. a diphwiph muzasankhe colour ina osati chi BLUE. Blue smells stinky mutondimva eeh, have you ever wondered why we have BLUE Monda or Blue movies ..yuk yuk yuk. You can do better than BLUE..I guess mwina zinthu kuzasintha. CEO wa ma SHADY deals. No crook can approach you if you have dignity, decency and integrity. Amakuyesa knowing that you will fall for it Bulumayo. You are NOT clean neither. Waziulura yekhatu apa Mai uyuyu.

  2. Oho, let me go watch sleeping with an enemy, after that beauty and the beast. Ma rubbish enieni. Malawi needs a real national sanitizer!!! Ma supplier tiri chire!

  3. Pasani ntchito kwa amai ndi abambo omwe ali ndi professional integrity. Chosani ma Cadet onse in top positions muwaike mu ma position owayenerera. We are advising you free of charge. Akupwetekanitu ma Cadet siowasekerera ai.Ma Cadet adatikwana Ife…ophunzira ndi osaphu zira amene ngati ochokera chikombore chimozi..ma rubbish
    kwabasibasi

  4. Anonse alaya,mukuzida zanenedwa ndiBulumazo.
    Ngati akunama,sinanga apeleke umboni poyela.
    Musamude sindiye momwe ziyenela kukhalila.

  5. Keep it up Buluma. We were told osaopa by the very same government what we need is sanity in all government sector. We want all rubles to be cleared. And the head of state should act to suspend the said minister until he is cleared by ACB. We need no mercy on the matter.

  6. Helen Buluma ia a pure cadet. She is standing between two camps, of UTM and others (Kambala and Chihana) and MCP and govt officials (Mkaka and Chikhosi). Let the battles begin!

    1. But Chihana says he took one of the bidders to introduce them to NOCMA. There is obviously something wrong for Chihana to take bidders to a company where they have submitted a tender. What for. So she may be fabricating stories but some little truths are in there

  7. You can see that this is indeed blackmail. Only fools can trust Helen Buluma. This woman knows that having lost her job she wants to take with her other people. This now underscores the dangers of working with dpp operatives. Kuweta njoka zoopsa uku. Helen Buluma was all over when dpp was tormenting the opposition. This is all because of the ganjaman, the AG. People like Buluma, Felix Jumbe, Gerald Viola, Steve Maseya, Hope Chisanu and many more were supposed to be quarantined immediately after 23 June 2020.

    The one way traffic messages which Helen Buluma writes show that the harlot is indeed blackmailing others. Surprisingly some stupid MCP people are in support of this devil. A Chakwera you have fools around you and they’ll make you look like a fool. Whip them

  8. In the most powerful group of states in the World The USA Joe Biden THE IN COMING PRESIDENT after the 20th of JANUARY 2021 has already set up NEW TEAM-of office bearers for his administration on day one
    Why on earth is the TONSE ALLIANCE still keeping cadets in position of government? The great son of Malawi SKC said,
    Njoka saweta “look at what is now happening

    To those in the Tonse Alliance government attached to this DPP HELLEN BULUMA, you should be embarrassed . Seriously you letting her finish your hard earned freedom

  11. Sour grapes auntie Helen Buluma. By merely clinging to her when she should have been thrown under the bus this has falsely polished her DPP cv well this act alone proved wrong by ACB the Tonse roof will fall on her. Remember Mammie there won’t be any tears for you when you fall on your back Malawi cried enough when her children were teargassed during the street demonstrations so your departure won’t stir any sympathy in our breast. The DPP system is crumbling the last kicks of a dying horse the DPP snake won’t wriggle for long the fresh presidential election results hit the mafiadom below the belt

  12. Madarika Helen Buluma amai awa ata tenga kobili kwa ma business man aku Lilongwe nthawi la dpp ama tenga corruption kwa batsi muta funsa amai Caroline ndi a procurement kodi tendera a Chaka cho tsira ndani ama thyola kobili ?
    Ndi gift , muhara , ndi buluma,
    Ata Patsa contract kwa sahara, oryx ,
    Finegi , ndi yazam

  13. Mbava zokha zokha izi. The so called clearing the rubble is just a slogan which amounts to nothing

    1. A good man wants to look after his pocket, a good man must have attempted to strike a deal for someone else maybe. There is no good man were cash is concerned, its just so sympathetic and shameful to the big names mentioned, they are just in a hurry to enrich themselves, were is rumble cleaning now.??

  16. It is True even the Transporters of oil from Tanzania and Malawi Transporters have been getting Contacts by paying Bribes to NOCMA officials and Ministers Even Contracts are awarded to Customs Clearing Agents for NOCMA have been giving Bribes for Contracts and Ministers
    ACB should checkn on the same also

  17. Kodi nkhani ya suspension ya CEO wa NOCMA ili pati mwana uyuyu muzamulipilatu ohoooo double double ya makileni sinakukwaneni???

    1. Umbuli want eish will pa high level, don’t u know she was acting? and by acting it means the position wasn’t hers? so which compensation? Understand basics my brother to avoid exposing ur ignorance

  18. I just hope that Buluma has all the facts to substantiate her claims otherwise this story has all the hallmarks of a chess blackmail game …..

    I know it’s always painful to be unceremoniously removed from a lucrative position, but sometimes when you leave quietly there’s always a chance of a glorious comeback in one way or another. Especially when you are still of a young age….

    1. That’s being transparency and honest, that’s what is needed, she wants to go out clean and to alert the authorities what goes on the state owned NOCMA. No wonder they ceased her acting Job as CEO to put someone they can play around with to fulfil their desires of enriching themselves

  19. A chakwela mungoti mwalowela uku mwapita uku you have no time to stay bin the office and handle issue of national importance Lero ndi izitu ana ako apanga form ma camp kumayalutsana pa nyasatimes go back to the office and sort out this mess

    1. This has got nothing to do with the President nor his vice. Mind you, issues of corruption are subjective. It has been indicated that Buluma has reported to ACB. Now that ACB has been given the independence, let this governance institution do its work and report its findings. We will pick it up from there. And for Buluma herself, why wait?

  20. So kulimbikila kutenga boma kuja mumafuna muzikakanganilana ndalama za oil anthu akugona pa nzere mulungu akukanthani

  22. Oil one paja munati mwapeza CEO winatu and that you control Chris kapondamgaga and Docan Ngwira and the whole oil industry shaaaaaa apapa amwaliwa nde abudula mpunga wa gulu

  23. So After arresting Gift Dulla and you found that he is not guilty mwaona kuti mulowele kumeneku kukayambana ndi line minister wako hmmmm aise iyiyi nde wayamba ndeu yoti you will be fired by next week

  24. Nkhani iyiyi yachoka kwa SPC Zangazanga akuyenda ndi Helen Buluma koma Kaya nkaka akudziwa kuti chair wa NOCMA akudya katundu wake??

  25. Aaaaaaaa za mtiii,Dpp cadet Buluma,now Mcp cadet,ntchito yatha wati ulembe kalata ?why didn’t do that when u were in office ?
    Make sure you safeguard you academic papers other wise samalani mawa silamasewela

  27. It’s time Chakwera acted on the people implicated by Buluma in corrupt practices of trying to influence the awarding of contracts otherwise we shall consider him to be a ‘toothless’ president. Let the hammer fall on the three. Chakwera should immediately relieve Kambala and Chaima of their positions as they are bad for his government. This is a test for the president!!!!!!!!!

  28. Kodi George Kasakula of Times alipo? Eish the guy lacks emotional intelligence!! He speaks with impunity and hate. Kulankhula kwandithendithe ngati mzimayi. Alindikushikamwa. I hope he shall now review his approach to issues. Why is he silent on the shortcomings of the Nonse alliance???

  29. Once again… The ministers Chakwera chose are yet to impress Malawians. Personal opinion, none qualifies to continue in 2021 following the upcoming December appraisal

    As for Helen, the opportunist, Sis you seem desperate and it’s evident none of it has to do with serving the people. I hope they successfully and legally remove you from the system.. You don’t deserve any of our taxes.

    1. True brother, iam yet to be impressed with TONSE govt, ministers have also performed below par, seems they didn’t know what they will do once in govt, now they seem clueless while in govt

  34. There is more to the story than meets the eye, a plethora of the shenanigans are up to no good to the presidency. Please Mr. President act swiftly come out of the cocoon. Face the reality now, chastise the conmen. Failure of which will render your administration a dead loss

  38. She was waiting to be fired first then she should be vomiting evil venom??
    This is why Malawi will never develop coz when u are eating with them u turn to put blind eye.

    It seems u are also corrupt to the core Miss Buluma .
    No sympathy to u as of now.

  39. koma yaaaa just like Ntaba is on the list of Albino Saga.
    Niece judge Zione Ntaba knows it..

    Kambala by name suits ir. cimunthu cacikulu conco.mxiiii kununkha eti makhalidwe

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