Month: January 2023 Posts

Chakwera maintains Chizuma, fires Kayuni

Jan 18, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has maintained Martha Chizuma as Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general but has fired Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Steven Kayuni for using his position to settle a personal injury. Chakwera has… ...

US threatened economic sanctions against Malawi over Chizuma arrest

Jan 05, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Ambassador Young with Chizuma on the day she was arrested The United States of America was ready to impose economic sanctions against Malawi following the arrest of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma last… ...

Chizuma arrest: Malawians not convinced with inquiry findings

Jan 04, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

...call for fresh, independent inquiry Malawians on social media have taken to task President Lazarus Chakwera’s 12-member commission for its findings following the inquiry into the mess surrounding the arrest of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director… ...

Chizuma was arrested after ACB launched investigations into Kayuni over allowances

Jan 04, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Commission of Inquiry into the arrest of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma says two weeks before the arrest of Chizuma, ACB launched investigations into K5.5 million unaccounted for travel allowances which Director… ...

Talking Blues: Is Chizuma a victim of self-preservation or the cat’s paws phenomenon?

Dec 12, 2022 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Let’s say you were authorised to allow or veto prosecutions, and one day, a prosecutor seeking to prosecute your relative comes to seek approval. a) What are the chances you would approve? b) What’s the… ...

Chakwera doesn’t want to prosecute Sattar

Sep 14, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The administration of the incumbent Malawi President,  Lazarus Chakwera, does not want to prosecute business tycoon Zuneth Sattar and his associates of corruption. According to court documents published seen by the media, Chakwera is of… ...

Activists demand senior government officials to resign over allowances scam

Aug 18, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Action Against Impunity (API) has made a fresh call for the resignation of senior government officials over the allowances scam at Capital Hill. The grouping wants the resignation of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Dr.… ...