Month: June 2022 Posts

Govt wants to seize Chisale’s K5 billion assets

Jun 20, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says Government wants to seize assets worth K5 billion belonging to former presidential bodyguard Norman Chisale. The property includes vehicles and houses which government intends to sell on auction and… ...

Lawyer Maxwell Tembo disbarred for embezzling clients’ money

Apr 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Lawyer Maxwell Tembo of Ballen and Associates has been banned from practising as a lawyer for embezzling K7 million meant for his clients. Tembo stole the money in 2015 and was found guilty by the… ...

Chakwera threatens to fire Chizuma

Apr 26, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has threatened to fire the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Martha Chizuma. The threat follows failure by Chakwera's administration to have Chizuma prosecuted for the leak in which she claimed… ...

Activists demand Malawi Attorney General Nyirenda’s resignation

Apr 07, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Human rights activists have demanded the resignation of Malawi Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda over the arrest of journalist Gregory Gondwe. The activists have also accused Nyirenda of frustrating Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha… ...

Malawi Attorney General apologises after being condemned over arrest of Journalist

Apr 06, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Attorney General (AG) Thabo Chakaka-Nyirenda has apologised for the arbitrary arrest of Investigative Journalist Gregory Gondwe and confiscation of his electronic gadgets . On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, Police in Blantyre detained Gondwe, Platform… ...

Chisale loses challenge against preservation order

Jan 26, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former presidential bodyguard Norman Chisale has lost a case in which he was challenging the preservation order for his property worth over K3 billion. The High Court in Blantyre, sitting as a Constitutional Court, has… ...

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

Jan 11, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

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 1 &

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… ...