‘ A short walk to freedom’ : Malawi cashgate convict Senzani now out of prison
She walked smiling to her home in Lilongwe yesterday having had her three year jail term cut short because of showing a ‘good character’; that is a brief story of former Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Treza Namathanga Senzani who actually was meant to be out of Maula Prison next year.
Initially Malawi24 had reported that Senzani, who was in 2014 sentenced to three years and nine months imprisonment on offences of money laundering and theft respectively had been touted by by prison officers for showing good characters behind bars.
She had pleaded guilty to stealing around $150,000 (63 million kwacha) from state coffers, part of a broader swindle worth at least $30 million and was convicted on her own guilty plea.
Her jail term was meant to end October 6, 2017.
She became the first convict sentenced out of the more than 50 people arrested in connection with the fracas.
The scandal saw donors withdrawing their support to Malawi amid similar revelations – this time led by civil servants where billions of kwachas went uncounted for in a scandal better known as Cashgate.
Senzani was apprehended in 2013 having issued two Cheques to her own company, which according to police never had the provision of goods or services to the government.
Other convicts, former Assistant Accountant in the government Victor Sithole later joined her on the list. Sithole was jailed for nine years having being found guilty of of being found in possession of unexplained cash suspected to have been stolen amounting to K112 million , $31 800 (about K13.6 million) and R122 400 (about K4.5 million) in hard cash which was found at his house in Area 47 in September 2013.
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Deputy Director of Youth Wyson Zinyemba Soko was then sent to prison for seven years. Soko was found in possession of MK40.9 million ($90 000), attained in corrupt ways.
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Chinyengo ku boma sichidzatha l think ankangofuna kutinamiza kuti she was guilty why only less than a year nkumutulutsa? Ayi nthawi yanu zigawanani ndalamazo But nthawi idzafika mudzalira ndi kukuta mano.
Kwathu kuno ndende ndizaamphawi basi if u can visit most of our prisons muli ma born again ambiri mot ena ndi ma pastors koma no pardon at all.komaaa
Politics at work. Remember Bakili did the same to a seasoned criminal. It’s not about good behavior or love of Jesus as echoed by someone. It’s about having connections or the same money she stole buying her freedom. After all she is a native from the lomwe belt…
it’s all in the name
Mbava iwonetsa bwanji khalidwe labwino atamangidwa,nanga akanapanda kumangidwa akanaba zingati?
MalaWi adziwe Yesu…otherwise!!!!!!!!!???
Dzikoli lirimmanja mwaagalu!
Malawi yense akhalidwe labwino kundende ndiwo basi some thing behind reason
Kumachenjera pa Malawi next to be released with good behaviour will be Lutepo
Ndimomwe mulandu okuba makobili umayendera mulandu wakuba ndalama
Nkana tchimo likule bwanji Mulungu amakhululukira (mayi iwe,pita usakachimwenso anatero Yesu)
Ine Sind Za Votanso Pazisankho Zakumalawi.
Akabaso zina ameneyo
Zina Mwa Zomwe Zikulepheretsa Amalawi Kt Tichite Bwino Ndizimenezi. Ena Ali Kundendeko Pa Mulandu Ongowanamizira Osatulutsa Amenewo Bwanji? Mwandikhumudwitsa
Zina Mwa Zomwe Zikulepheretsa Amalawi Kt Tichite Bwino Ndizimenezi. Ena Ali Kundendeko Pa Mulandu Ongowanamizira Osatulutsa Amenewo Bwanji? Mwandikhumudwitsa
A DPP panyelo panu nonse mwamutulutsa chifukwa cha ndalama osati ulem
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