Month: April 2022 Posts

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… ...