Month: August 2016 Posts

Mphwiyo shooting Sentence: Kasambara slapped with 13 year jail term as Manondo, Kumwembe get 26 years

Aug 30, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 152 &

Judge Michael Mtambo has sentenced Macdonald Kumwembe and Pika Manondo to 26 years in prison each while Malawi's ex Justice Minister Kasambara 13 years in charges related to the shooting of former Budget Director Paul… ...

Verdict Mphwiyo shooting, the internet reacts: Major 1…nyambalotu

Jul 22, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 66 &

Following the conviction of former Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara who was once described as a mafia by the country’s former President late Bingu wa Mutharika, social commentators have taken to the internet to make… ...

Mphwiyo shooting: angry Kasambara to appeal

Jul 22, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 99 &

Conspirator to murder and former Minister of Justice Raphael Kasambara who was found guilty on conspiracy to commit murder together with two others, former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier Macdonald Kumwembe and businessman Pika Manondo,… ...

Mphwiyo has last ‘Ralph’ as Bushiri fails to save his servant

Jul 21, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 308 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has found guilty former Malawi attorney general and justice minister Ralph Kasambara guilty of conspiring to murder the country's former budget director Paul Mphwiyo. In a televised ruling, Judge Micheal… ...

Mphwiyo shooting case: Kumwembe accuses state witnesses of lying

May 12, 2016 Macmillan Mhone 18 &

The Paul Mphwiyo attempted murder case continued at the High Court in Lilongwe on Wednesday when first accused Macdonald Kumwembe accused state witnesses of lying in court. Kumwembe and second accused Pika Manondo are answering… ...

Mphwiyo attempted murder case: witness contradicts Kumwembe’s testimony

May 09, 2016 Macmillan Mhone 42 &

Luciano Chiumbuza, a state witness in the Paul Mphwiyo attempted murder case has contradicted statements by first accused Mcdonald Kumwembe that he was using Kumwembe’s phone on the day Mphwiyo was shot. First accused Kumwembe,… ...

Mphwiyo shooting: Court tells police to ‘give’ back phone to suspect

Apr 20, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 8 &

The Malawi Police Service has been ordered to return a Nokia handset and driving license for first accused person in the shooting case of Paul Mphwiyo, former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier Macdonald Kumwembe, by… ...