Month: October 2021 Posts

After demanding K9 billion legal costs, Chakwera says hefty claims are fraudulent

Oct 18, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Lazarus Chakwera administration believes some compensation claims by some lawyers are fraudulent reportedly for being too hefty. Ironically, President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Chilima had demanded K9 billion as legal costs after… ...

Mpinganjira gets nine years in jail

Oct 05, 2021 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Businessperson Thom Mpinganjira has been sentenced to nine years in prison with hard labour. Mpinganjira was convicted of attempting to bribe five Judges who were presiding over the 2019 elections case on September 10. This… ...

Mpinganjira found guilty

Sep 10, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawian businessperson Thom Mpinganjira attempted to bribe Constitutional Court Judges in order to secure a judgement in favour of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the High Court has ruled. Judge Dorothy DeGabrielle has delivered the… ...

Mpinganjira’s witness fails to testify over security reasons

Jun 02, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A witness for Thomson Mpinganjira in the judge bribery case did not testify this morning after a change of heart over security reasons. Mpinganjira who is being accused of attempting to offer bribes to presidential… ...

Bribery suspect Mpinganjira found with case to answer

Apr 15, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawian businessperson Thom Mpinganjira has been found with a case to answer on charges related to attempts to offer bribes to High Court Judges. Justice Dorothy DeGabrielle has delivered her ruling this morning. Mpinganjira is… ...

Mpinganjira bribery case: Court fails to deliver ruling

Mar 09, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The  High Court in Blantyre today failed to deliver its ruling in the Thom Mpinganjira bribery case as the suspect is reportedly ill. The former FDH Holdings Limited chairperson Mpinganjira did not appear before the… ...

Mpinganjira told ACB he wanted to discuss important national issues with judges

Nov 27, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

An investigator for the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says suspect Thom Mpinganjira told the bureau that he called judges in order to discuss 'issues of national importance' with the judges. Dan Mponda, ACB's Director of Investigations,… ...

Mpinganjira’s bribery case adjourned to November 12

Oct 30, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The High Court in Blantyre has adjourned the bribery case to November 12 and has restored bail for suspect Thom Mpinganjira. Judge Dorothy DeGabrielle restored the bail on Friday afternoon but warned the suspect that… ...

Mpinganjira tried to bribe judges through lawyer Frank Mbeta, says witness

Oct 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Judge Michael Tembo, a witness in the Thomson Mpinganjira bribery case, says Mpinganjira claimed to have given money for the judges to elections case lawyer Frank Mbeta but the money never reached the judges. Tembo… ...

K7 billion legal bill amounts to defrauding Govt – Concerned Malawians

Aug 22, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

…demand ACB to investigate A group of concerned Malawians says the K7 billion legal bill for the elections case is a ploy to defraud government through judicial looting. The group led by Philip Kamangirah made… ...

Elections case costs: Law expert urges MEC to appeal

Aug 11, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

A law expert has questioned the K7 billion elections case legal fees and has advised the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to appeal. Danwood Chirwa, who is Dean of Law at University of Cape Town, said… ...

Mpinganjira denies attempting to bribe Judges

Jul 30, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Businessperson Thom Mpinganjira has pleaded not guilty to charges against him in the bribery case in which he is accused of offering a bribe to Judges who were handling the Malawi Elections case. Mpinganjira who… ...

Malawi leader accuses judges of pushing for regime change

May 30, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Peter Mutharika says Supreme Court judges chose to be part of the push for regime change by upholding the Constitutional Court ruling that nullified the 2019 presidential elections. Mutharika made the remarks in Talk… ...

AG Kaphale under probe over hiring of South African lawyers

May 21, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Office of the Ombudsman in Malawi has launched investigations into Attorney General (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale’s alleged maladministration and abuse of power in the procurement of two South African lawyers for the elections case. Ombudsman… ...

Chief Justice rejects South African lawyers

Apr 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda has rejected Malawi Electoral Commission’s (MEC) application for the admission of two South African lawyers who charged MEC K580 million to represent the commission in the presidential elections appeal case. Delivering… ...