‘ 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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What’s wrong with my poor malawi? When it comes to money jail sentence is a worst of time the best way is payback
Afuna agawane ndalama zotsalazo
Khani zauku ndi uku
Ok zopanda ntchito zmenez,wabwer ndmagetsi ngat?
Adabweza ndalama?
Ndiye Dziko Limenelo.Amenewa Ndiwo Amalawi Ndithu.Enafe Akapolo Enieni Mdziko Lathu Lomwe.Bolaninso Ng’ombe Yakungolo,pomaliza Ntchito Makoko Imadyako.Dzikoli Likukomera Mbava Basi.Wokhulupirika,achita Utuluka Chikundu Pamsana Ndikugwira Ntchito Pomwe Akudya Ali Pheee!Ndisaname,adaisewera Bwino Game Imeneyi.Ayi azidya Anenepe,mwina Imvi Sizimera.MMPHAWI ALIBE KOKALIRIRA!
Guys let’s understand the situation.
1- she was a first offender
2 – she was quick to plead guilty, thereby saving time and resources of the courts
3- she returned the money
4- she showed good character at the prison
That’d why things have worked out for her.
Dzautsilu osangoti mamuna wake wakutapirani dzomwe anabazo bwanji kudedeko kulibe anthu akhalidwe
Acashgte onse atuluke
stupid Government Go To Hello Tell me How Good was Her Characters in prison ? Come on Government.stop fooling us around mukudziwana ndalama munadyela limodzi You mother fucker
The poor are still inn.
DPP eishhhhhh
But she pay back money
let me learn somethin from you guys.what good character is needed for someone to be released in jail before your judged period?
Kodi iyeyu ndi milomwe? ukanakhala mtumbuka ukanakhala ngati Kasambara.
Apitirize kudya ndalama zakuba
When God is on your side anything can happen.
Ok ok tikaonana kwa Jah Jah tamapangani ndi tym yanu ino
God wll judge
That is Malawi for you!