Mwanamvekha implicated in cashgate

Jul 21, 2017 Politics 181
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Joseph Mwanamvekha

Former Malawi Budget Director, Paul Mphwiyo, has implicated Minister of Agriculture, Joseph Mwanamvekha, in another cashgate scandal that saw $30 million (about MK22 Billion) meant for the procurement of weapons for peacekeeping missions vanish into thin air, an independent investigation has revealed.

A report by Center for Investigative Journalism Malawi (CIJM) claims that Mphwiyo fingered out Mwanamvekha, whon has been moved from Trade to Agriculture ministry by President without a proper explanation.

In warn and caution statements to the Malawi Police Service, Mphwiyo is said to have named Mwanamvekha as the person who masterminded the looting of $30 million that the United Nations refunded to the Malawi government for money used to procure weapons for peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

According to Mphwiyo, an account was opened at the then Malawi Savings Bank now FDH Bank where the United Nations allegedly made the refund.

Joseph Mwanamvekha
‘Mwanamvekha knows somethimg’

However, the money can no longer be traced, and only Mwanamvekha knows where this money went, Mphwiyo has been quoted as saying by CIJM.

Mwanamvekha ignored several calls when CIJM wanted to get his side of the story. However, an investigative by the Center shows that there is no record that Mwanamvekha was never questioned by the Malawi Police or the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to explain where the cash went.

Neither the Malawi Police Service nor the graft-busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau has probed the mystery surrounding the $30 million refund from the United Nations. CIJM’s inquiries to both MPS and ACB have hit a wall as officers from these two government agencies promised to come back with answers but never did.

According to the Center, Mphwiyo also reaffirms his conviction that former Justice Minister and Attorney General Ralph Kasambara was the mastermind of the plot to murder him despite his recent claims that he was forced to implicated the disgraced Justice Minister.

“But in the same statement, the former Budget Director says that Ralph Kasambara was pushing for billions of kwacha in payments to some companies, although owners of those companies were not pushing for the monies themselves” reports CIBM.

It is said Mphwiyo mentioned Delco Terrastone, which had been contracted to build Malawi Parliament which Malawi’s former diplomatic friend Taiwan had pledged to fund. However, when Malawi switched diplomatic ties to mainland China, the Chinese brought their own people who constructed the new Parliament.

“Mphwiyo said government paid compensation in full, though he did not specify the amount. Regardless, Kasambara was pushing Mphwiyo to pay an additional MK9 billion Delco Terrastone” adds CIJM.

The Delco case was a default judgment which the Attorney-General’s office, then headed by Kasambara, did not contest.

Cashgate is a financial scandal involving looting of public funds. It is believed that over half a trillion of public funds were stolen from the Capital Hill between 2009 and 2013.

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181 Comments

  4. Asatinyase mbava zimenezi zitisawutsa pamalawi pano OK musowa nonse .ngat zikukuvutan pitani kumudzi has bwina tipume Kaye .shit

  5. CHIPANI CHA DPP KULIBE MUNTHU YEMWE NDIOSABA NDIPO KUCHOKELA PAMWAMBA MPAKANA PANSI THATS WHY ACB IMAGWILA NTCHITOSO MWAMANTHA ANTHU AKE NDIOKHAOKHAWO AKUMANGA CHIPANI CHA DPP OKUBA OMWEOMWEO ZACHAMBA

  12. Akukhala ngati ndi ofasa koma ndi mbamva yooophya. Anagwesa Malawi savings Bank. kenako kukakala ku Treasury kumpika wa chuma cha Boma. Ameneyo asamusiye.

  14. Tikungovutika kuteroku kugona wagona Ku policeku alandilanso yomwe wagonela Ku police kuchokela kwa bwana akungotiphimba mmaso

  22. Iwe mphwiyo tanena azidzako fast ,dziko likufuna lidziwe ngati unawona kasambala usiku akukuwombela ndifuti bwanji uyu mwanawaveka?

  34. kudakakhala kuti maiko amatha kumagulitsidwa ngati mene zimakhalira ku masewero a mpira kumagulitsana ma player, dziko la malawi bwezi likusowa tsika ndiponso bwezi likungokhalira ku loan kuti lisamaonekere kuti likusalidwa

  36. NEWS JUST COMING IN
    Court in Blantyre has granted bail to former agriculture minister Dr. George Chaponda on condition that he provides K200, 000 bond, two sureties bonded at K2 million each, surrenders his traveling documents and report to ACB once a fortnight.

  39. Mwanamveka has been a star in this govt in as far as performance in concerned until the time I read this post 0 pa 0 mbava! Wanenayo ndi igwe wa mbava zonse sanganame

  52. This is the reason why some lawians are very very poor indeed while others are very very rich. 22bilion for #mwananvekha while thousands of cilvil servants are kept 1 to 2months unpayed,unemployed…… Zopusa…

    2. So it seems u don’t know a thing ? he went from being bwana ku malawi savings bank nkukhara bwana wa achina mphwiyo u minister uwu awapasa kumene kumaziwa zinthu boss

    4. Dumisani àm not residing in Malawi that’s why I don’t know at this buster, so don’t say like kumadziwa zinthu Boss.my point ws hw a Minister of Agriculture get involved in weapons procurement yet it wasn’t his Ministry, why not impreacating the Defence Minister or the the Government procurement department. ?

    5. So don’t laugh at me like that coz I didn’t know his past positions in the government. .hope I made it clear to u.i don’t stay in Malawi Dumisani

    7. Wayambira u minister of Agriculture iyeyo? Sukidziwa kuti analinso Ku Trade and Industry? Ndipo Ali Ku MSB mbiri yake inali yokhayokhayo… Amangidweeeeee

  58. Koma munthu onyoza dpp ndimaona ngati ndi zp , chifukwa kuba kwa chisawawa kunalowa ndi amuluzi, bingu anakuthetsa, ndipo analamula kuti mbava iphani, nomwenu munkadandaula, analowa jb ndipamene pachitika ubve wa wakuba mopatsa manyaziku, pena pake mukamalakhula kumaganiza osamalakhula ngati mwa badwa dzulo.

  65. Km Olakwa Ndan, Olakwa Ndan, Olakwa Ndan, Olakwa Ndan. Ndat Ola……. Umphawi Palibe Amaugonjesa Umagonjesedwa Ndiakufa !!!! Sing Along. Kkkkk

  67. Stealing from the poor of poorest on earth!!God punishes the children for the sins of their fathers, NO ONE WILL ESCAPE THIS,,,,Pitilizani kubako

    1. adakakhala anaba misonkho ya ku constituency kwanuko bola,koma misonkho ya enafe ndye uziti liv him alone? opusaso iwe etii!! dzivere chisoni ndithu

  70. hey my niqqa…fireburn all thoz bombocrat…me suffer wit poverty while ur stupid buays are outta there driving expensive cars with our taxes… f**k …

  71. Life yaku Malawi yavuta chifukwa nduna zakumpanda zikukonda ndalama ngati a zimayi ama Bala, palibe chabwino ku Malawi, usunge ndalama ku bank mavuto okhaokha ammount yandalama zathu ikutsika without drow. Kufusa zayenda bwanji ndalama apa yankho lenileni osalipeza, Kamlepo kalua ndiwa nzeru koma poti aliyekha nzeru zake zimangothela mkamwa mwake alibe support, koma akanakhalapo anthu 7 ngati Kamlepo bwezi pano tikusimba lokoma, ufulu unapita kunakhala ndikungo lizana ndi ku belana, tiyeni tivale zilimbe chifukwa mchitedwe onyasuwu siuzatha kuno ku Malawi mpaka YESU adzambelaso

  74. eeeeee guyz ku bomaku kuli umbava zedi,kodi titani?lamulo loti apezeke akuba ndalama zaboma angophedwa lingakjale nyatwa beanji kkkkkkl

  78. The journey continues 2 are already out we are remaining with 5 out of 7 rotten to the core cabinet ministers.And one wonders how can you entrust somebody with ministerial position with these allegations.Zoopsatu!.

  80. ACB do ur job!,Malawi is not a poor country,it has pontetial resourbes,donars but peoqle remain poorer and poorer coz such greedy,monopoly individuals,cut off their necks or burry them alive#

  84. “times are those figures are pointed to the public noise makers just to realise that the noise makers had a point of wisdom- Leon Trotsky- Russia”

    no need for explanation on my above quote…..to those of you good @interprating u can grasp what brilliant Trotsky meant …… it ws chaponda,nankhumwa, now its Mwanavekha implicated …..don’t u get a point . .there ?…..search me then

  87. Ine Monga M’malawi I Wish Anthu Amenewa Angophedwa.Kod Makako Aja Alipo? Ngt Alipo Taptani Mukawasuke Nd Sandpaper.Khumbo Langa Nd Lot Anthuwa Aphedwe.

  96. Okuba samanga wakuba mzake dziko lanyasalande kungochokela chaka chomwe kunalawa zipani zambiri aliyese amene Ali wa ndale ndi wakuba mufune musafune zonzezi ndi amuluzi amawawuza anthu kuti kumachangamuka pa town kuba kuba kuba ndipo mbava komaso kholo la mbava zonsezi muluzi bakili Ernest mbaya yayikulu yomwe yaphuzitsa ena onse tikuwanena chifukwa nthawi ya Dr Banda nyasi zonsezi kunalibe olo pang’ono

    3. Tikamanena iwe ukuti bodza poti wadadwa nthawi ya abingu zoti nyasi zonsezi kunalibe iwe mkuti usanabadwe ufunse kaye ena akuwuza kuti umbava onsewu wabwela ndi matipaty governmen wabadwa liti kodi iwe??

    5. Kodi iwe # chuma sukuyankha bwanji inu ndiye anthu oti mukamuwona munthu wandale kumamutcha bwana bwana chosecho akukubelani komaso zoti mumamulipila ndi inuyo ndi misonkho yanu sukudziwa umburi siudzakuchokani ndiye chifukwa chake adzingokutolani ngati njoka yakufa zoti amzanu zikuwapweteka zomwe athu andalewa akupanga inu muli dyoooooo kumbwambwana

  101. kamlepo ananena pali nduna 7 zimene zikukhuzidwa ndiza katangale, wayamba kulowa m’khoti ndi chaponda wina ndi uyu mwanamveka kwasala 5

  112. Thus it kamlepo akamanena that some ministers are corrupt amati ndiwamisala ndiye mwanamveka akutchulidwa apayu ndindani many malawians we rush on blaming someone even if we don’t have enough information on certain issues

    2. yakuona yeleyo….a kamlepo ngawa waliju wamasoka pakulondeshaga yeila..akumanyilira yejinji..tugambe kulindilira mpaka tigakwane 7 gala…akweni…..chaponda…..mwanamvekha…….the rest are loading…..lets wait.

    3. kkkkkkkk wanthu awa wazgowerera kwibila chalo ichi just because they are top officials sono pala mp withu wayima paunenesko kumuofyezaso eti

    4. kkkk evrybody knows his/her language best…wht interests me z tht we r on the same issue no matter hw we differ languages……lets try to fight against these stupids so called govt officials…even we know tht they cant hear our voice…kma chthunz thuz chokha chzkawapeza….

    5. Imvo lipanga boma ilo la Peter vikomera iwo wokha imwe na ine kushupika maningi. Nabola 2019 kudzavisintha volamula ibvi chabe

    8. Amene Amati Kamlepo Ndi Wamisala Ndi Amene Ali Mbava Zoipa Ndiye Amafuna Atiyike Maganizo Oipa Pa Kamlepo Kuti Machimo Awo Aiwalike. Ine Ngati Obadwapo Kale I Know Kamlepo From The Time Anali Ku Jon Thru Channel Africa. He Contributed A Lot Kuti Tipeze Ufulu Umeneu. Nthawi Imeneyonso Ena Ankati Wamisala.

  113. DPP ndi chipani chodzaza ndi mbava. Tithana nanu 2019 muonanso. Ngati mumatenga dzikoli ngati la alomwe okha.

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