Month: August 2018 Posts

K145 million saga: Mutharika sees nothing wrong

Aug 08, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 6 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has, for the first time, personally spoken about the K145 million donation sent to a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) account to which he is a sole signatory. Mutharika has told MBC… ...

ACB concludes Mutharika’s K145 million scandal

Aug 08, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 1 &

The Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has concluded its investigations into the alleged fraud at Malawi Police Service involving Pioneer Investments which has dragged President Peter Mutharika's name through the mud. A leaked investigative report revealed… ...

ACB on UTM’s neck

Aug 08, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Businessperson-cum-politician Richard Makondin has accused the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB)  of political persecution following the cancellation of his multi-million tender to install car-tracking systems for the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom). The contract, worth K219,… ...

Malawi Parliament wants Accountant General kicked out

Aug 08, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The country's Accountant General Chrighton Chimombo is under fire  from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)  of Parliament  over  his unprofessional conduct in the procurement of the new Integrated Financial Management Information System (Ifmis) software. According… ...

Chilima rails against quota, nepotism

Aug 04, 2018 Russell Kondowe 20 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima launched the United Transformation Movement (UTM) in Mzuzu where he spoke against nepotism, quota system and corruption. Speaking in Tumbuka at Mzuzu upper stadium, Chilima said UTM will abolish the quota… ...

Malawi corruption: Timeline of the K145 million and the DPP/Govt.’s response

Aug 04, 2018 Stanley Onjezani Kenani 6 &

On the night of 28 June, document leaked to the world. On 29 June, Mgeme Kalilani tells Malawians that the document is a coordinated and sponsored character assassination campaign against President Mutharika and the DPP… ...

DPP’s Mzomera Ngwira found with case to answer

Jul 20, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament for Mzimba Hola constituency Christopher Mzomera Ngwira who is being accused of stealing public funds has been found with two cases to answer. Ngwira was earlier this year… ...