Month: January 2022 Posts

Buluma: I was offered K410 million bribe

Jan 20, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) acting Chief Executive Officer Helen Buluma has revealed that she was told she would be given US$500,000 (about K410 million) if she corruptly awarded contracts to companies favoured by… ...

Chikhosi told to disclose Buluma’s conditions of service amid revelations of K3.9 million security spending

Oct 27, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A Malawi human rights group has demanded Secretary to President and Cabinet Zangazanga Chikhosi to reveal conditions of service for National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) deputy Chief Executive Officer Hellen Buluma following revelations that… ...

NOCMA faulted for hiding fuel contract prices

Jun 01, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) has been faulted for publishing a notice to award fuel supply contracts without indicating prices. NOCMA which currently has no chief executive officer and is being led by deputy… ...

Brace for a fuel crisis, NOCMA warns Malawi

May 16, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) has warned that Malawi is on the brink of a fuel crisis. NOCMA deputy chief executive officer Helen Buluma said the crisis which could begin by end June will… ...

Kambala faulted for cancelling NOCMA tender process

Dec 02, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Energy Newton Kambala has come under fire for cancelling the process of recruiting new fuel suppliers at National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA). Former NOCMA board member Fryson Chodzi says the minister should… ...

NOCMA Saga: Chakwera’s aide wants to ‘eliminate’ whistleblower

Nov 28, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera’s advisor Chris Chaima Banda has been accused of attempting to eliminate National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) deputy chief executive officer (CEO) Helen Buluma. Banda who is Chakwera’s advisor on strategy has… ...

Chakwera ‘interfering’ in fuel supply tender, leaked memo to ACB reveals

Nov 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

…Memo says Chakwera’s ‘triplets’ working on behalf of president The more things change. President Lazarus Chakwera allegedly ordered National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) to dubiously award fuel supply tenders to companies with State House… ...

Buluma removed as NOCMA acting CEO following Chakwera’s order

Nov 24, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) board of directors has removed Helen Buluma as acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following President Lazarus Chakwera’s concerns that she is an operative of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party… ...

Chakwera wants NOCMA acting CEO removed for being DPP supporter

Nov 05, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Helen Buluma should be removed within two weeks because she is a known operative of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party… ...

Court rejects DPP candidate’s application for rerun

Jul 23, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The High Court has dismissed a petition by Democratic Progressive Party’s Helen Buluma who wanted a rerun in Nsanje South West arguing that she lost because she was assaulted by her opponent's supporters. Buluma lost… ...

DPP aspirant assaulted for giving money to voters

May 21, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 4 &

Nsanje South West DPP Parliamentary candidate, Helen Buluma, has been rushed to Nsanje District Hospital after being heavily beaten by monitors and voters  who found her distributing cash at Dinde primary school polling centre. According… ...