The High Court has ordered Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) to pay Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya K3.5 million for a story claiming that the speaker had stolen a laptop.
The court has also ruled that the public broadcaster should retract the story and air an apology on TV and radio during five successive Chichewa and English bulletins.
Last year, Msowoya’s personal assistant Patrick Kayira was accused of stealing a laptop at the Ministry of Finance.
In its story on the issue, on April 15, 206, MBC said the Speaker sent Kayira to steal the laptop in order to spy on government.
This forced Msowoya to drag MBC to court arguing that the story “was understood to mean that Msowoya is a crook, untrustworthy, dishonest, corrupt, a thief, a pervert and a criminal.”
MBC however denied the speaker’s claims although the broadcaster admitted airing the story.
In a consent statement, the High court has endorsed that MBC should pay K2.5 million damages to the Speaker and K1 million for costs.
“The parties have agreed terms of compromise and considering to an order being drawn in such terms as hereinafter provides; The defendant do pay the sum of K1 million as party and party costs by June 21 2017. That upon default the plaintiff be at liberty to execute against the defendant,” reads the ruling.
Kkkkkkkkk munyanya kukomesa khani zaboza MBC
Serves them right!
a mbc afa kose, kufuna kumuyipitsila munthu mbiri basi,that money bwezi atathandziza anthu ovutika
Even pa premier bet sungawine ndramangat zimenezo lapondalamphawi pamenepo ndithu inu ndi ine kunamizilidwa lero nkukasuma kukhathi akangokuuzakuti pepesanani sinkhani zobwerakuno zimenezi koma abale 3 point what?
How does Philip business and mbc management feels about this and how bias they are in their broadcasting…our taxi money is being abused
Uku nkuphwitsa pagulu nkumaseka #no sense!
Stupid MBC…kumangolemba anthu oti sadalowe class sakudziwa kuti defamation imatanthawuza chani. kumangikakamira nkhalamba zomwezomwezooo kuti zizigwira ntchito. I hate it.
Very stupid MBC mukungoononga misonkho ya amalawi osauka,k3.5ml ikanathandiza mzipatala koma zapita.shit!
Nde akapanda kupereka akakhala ku ndende 4 how long??
A MBC sapepesa amasankha kupereka Ndalama than sorry,next time msowoya sue the individual person
They already apologized on tv on Friday kkkkk
Nkhani iyi yofunika kuyitumiza ku zam’maboma
3 points
A sinking boat is being drilled again
Nde Malawi imeneyo…..kikikiikiki
Asaah!First Come,first Serve.Let Us Hav Our S.Promo.Arrears B4 U Serve dat August Hs member.2012 mpaka 2dy!Mmmmm.
Ma Propaganda Too Much Lero Ndi Izi.
Thonje lilima ndekha mwapanga mlandu cholinga 10000 yanga ya nsonkho mudye kuchikamwa sindiseka chiphwisi ine chonunkha
Just shows that ppls reputations shld be respected sorry alone was not enough
Atolankhani abwino atsanduka dzitsiru.Kutsatsa poison kwa Amalawi.
That is what happen when merit has been corrupted like Malawian politics
Kubetsa ndalama zathu chifukwa chamabodza. Wailesi ya mtundu wanji yosatha kufufuza nkhani? Ine ndisiya kale kale kumvera wailesiyi nthawi ya a china mercy chipeta, zeria banda ndi ena akale.
Ndalamayo yachepa kaya.
Ndimmene chuma cha dziko chikuthera eti, Malawi sadzalongosoka.
eeeee i work harddd each and every day but mmmm i ddnt earn such money indeed zokomera ochta bwno kaleeee
Iyitu ndi chindapusa for doing stupid things not earnings
Nkhani za pamalawi zopoira hvy
its a fact that speakers of august house are prone to winning court cases……my simple research found that 50% of speakers of august house usually are subject to defamation which is long run drives them into compensation thru court order.
Sir Midley Smith of Austria, was compensated by the The Australian federal beraural for deliberately Implucating him onncorruptiin charges.he was compensated millions nd millions,
Sir James Polk, the then president of US, was once splashed with millions of dollars…..after being found innocent in a consipirancy allegations. and so was Henry Clay alongside ….bandurrrah of Mauritius …kaya nde tiziti amayuza mtera wanj….kaya
The word sorry was enough ….not cash or other he should donate to charity
Yes the word sorry was enough but the pipo to say sorry were adamant ,arrogant so much that they opted for cash than sorry kumbukani kuti DPP sapepesa
y donate while his lawyer wants to earn 4 his work!!!! big up #MBC muzachitireso anthu ena zisathere pompa!
Thats so so redecurous, y cnt u jst take that cash and support the poor people? Nonsense country
mwatsala mafumu mumakatokota ku mbc aja. And I want someone to sue Phillip Business in his personal capacity. Adzaone polekera
Sure,Filipo bizinesi must clean his Pussy.
Sure,Filipo bizinesi must clean his Pussy.
MBC kutamika ndi nkhani zabooza
Mumakwan muzakatopa ndizakuba iziii!! Muzasiya
A Msowoya amuuze Filipi bizinesi akalime mu farm 6,years chibalo chake kkkkkk MBC nayo inyanya kukhala ngati ndiyadpp
next time it’ll be k35million
Amuona buluzi wang’ala due to bootlickers’ type of lifestyle and reporting! I think Mbc surely inspires the ‘nation’!
Thats what happens when you use the public radio to tarnish some other people’s image with false information inorder to please your mastres
Tidye zimenezo basi …..MBC keep on propaganda kut fanz ilemere bac
zokomera makhumutcha zimezo… osaukafe we can’t be compasated with a such huge amount of money for a stupid issue like that.
Koma nde a MBC wo apeleka yonse pakamodzi kapena ikhala yapang’ono pang’ono coz nawo ndio shorter
Ai odala ndinu.
palibepo cha nzeru apa..a speaker akutibera masanasana..nde mudziti you are fighting corruption? anthu akuba inu..nde mudzingotsutsabetu…
Nawonso akutibera ife,nanga ndrama za MBC zimachokera kuti? umbava okhaokhawo…
This MBC is a liability to Malawians.
So this the issue MBC was apologising about ndimadabwatu
Uganda may replace us soon we need to work hard
kkklk misonkho ya anthu ili pa moto
Apanga nkhola mwawo
That’s what happens when you’re fighting with the driver, he can sway the car to his opposite direction. Nde a MBC mmaona ngati court kapena parliament zili m’banja la Munthalika kuti muwina mlandu…… Shame eee, the taxpayer’s money is going to an individual.
Ndidikire Ndimve Pa Radio Coz Masiku Ano Nkhan Zanu Zambiri Zopeka Mxiew
It doesn’t matter. It’s not MBC that will feel the heat. It’s our tax that will meet that bill.
Kkkkkk
Achumawa ma compasation tsamavuta no surprise wt dat.
MBC kunsamva amawatiumayo awakhaulitsa.
Yah dat is gud news,speaker cant stole a laptop.Do you knw dat MBC is an abbreviation?n do u knw its meaning? M-Mutharika B-Broadcasting S-Station.y u hate msowoya?atolankhani aku mbc ndizitsiru k3.5m ikunenedwayo its our tax panafunika ndalama zimenezi apereke ndatola nkhaniwo.fuck u!
yatapa
who’s taxes money??? tell me b4 i loose my temper,,,,
Your taxes money you pay to the govt.
Yours.
kkkkkk
Alipe akanganya amenewa
Kkkkk zammaboma
Nawonso a MBC mpaka kuba Laptop mzawo ahahah
Mmanja mwanu a Court izisamala pakamwa MBC ndi a Nyapaphi onse