Month: January 2022 Posts

Malawi Attorney General giving himself powers he does not have, says law professor

Jan 11, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A professor of law says Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda is claiming amnesty powers which he does not have at law and which will allow him to be legislator, criminal investigator, prosecutor and judge. According… ...

Attorney General says amnesty is not for politicians

Jan 10, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says the 60-day amnesty will not be extended to politicians such as ministers, deputy ministers and Members of Parliament. He was speaking today following backlash over the amnesty which he… ...

Malawi Attorney General’s amnesty for thieves is illegal – legal experts

Jan 10, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Legal experts have faulted Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda for offering a 60-day amnesty to thieves, saying the AG has no legal authority to issue amnesty from criminal prosecution. Nyirenda yesterday announced the amnesty to… ...

Malawi introduces 60-day amnesty for thieves who defrauded Govt

Jan 09, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Government has announced a 60-day general amnesty to allow those who defrauded Government or acquired wealth illegally to surrender the stolen funds. Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda has announced the 60-day general amnesty… ...

Malawi AG says claimants in anti-mandatory vaccination case are troublemakers

Jan 03, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says claimants who have filed an application for injunction against mandatory vaccination are troublemakers and have nothing to do with health issues. Nyirenda made the statement in court in the… ...

Malawi cancels Techno Brain passport deal

Dec 09, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says the Government has terminated a controversial K50 billion passport contract with Techno Brain. The company has since been given a 30-day notice in accordance to Section 46(c) of… ...

Interdicted Malawi Govt. workers should not expect salary – Attorney General

Dec 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Attorney General (AG) Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says Malawi Government will not pay salary to any public officer who is on interdiction. Nyirenda made the remarks this morning at a press conference. According to Nyirenda, when… ...

Mphwiyo payout ruling set aside

Nov 10, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Malawi Industrial Relations Court has set aside its ruling which ordered Malawi Government to pay former budget director Paul Mphwiyo all the money he was entitled to receive since he was removed from payroll… ...

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… ...

Chisale the billionaire: Owns K3 billion assets

Oct 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former presidential bodyguard Norman Chisale has assets estimated at K3 billion. Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says Chisale’s assets are questionable considering that he was earning a salary of not more than K500 000. Chisale… ...

Malawi cancels contract with Mota Engil for Military Hospital construction

Oct 09, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Government is looking for a contractor, preferably from China, for the National Military Referral Hospital following termination of contract with Mota Engil. Deputy Minister of Defence Jean Sendeza on September 15, 2021 announced the… ...

‘Billions’ lost at Malawi Police

Oct 05, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says huge amounts of money have been lost at the Malawi Police Service (MPS) through payments to Mas international which claims to have a contract for the supply of uniforms… ...

DPP lawyer downplays claims that Mutharika will benefit from Constitutional case

Sep 29, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says the argument that former President Peter Mutharika will benefit from the Constitutional interpretation case is not important since Mutharika is not a party to the case. Presenting arguments in… ...

Makileni’s K755m claim to be reassessed

Sep 29, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Chakaka Nyirenda A court has ordered a reassessment of the K755 million claim by former Ministry of Labour Principal Secretary Christopher Makileni who complained of unfair dismissal. Last year, a consent order showed that Government… ...

Mphwiyo set for massive payout

Sep 18, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government must pay former budget director Paul Mphwiyo all the money he was entitled to receive since 2014 when he was removed from the Government payroll, a court has ruled. The Industrial Relations Court has… ...