Month: January 2020 Posts

Judge restores warrant of arrest for bribery suspect Mpinganjira

Jan 28, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

… Magistrate Chitsakamile and Mpinganjira’s lawyer to be disciplined Justice Nyakaunda Kamanga of the High Court has restored the warrant of arrest for FDH Bank boss Thom Mpinganjira saying the warrant was quashed in a… ...

Mpinganjira’s lawyers fail to show up for inter-partes hearing

Jan 27, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Lawyers for bribery suspect Thom Mpinganjira failed to show up at the High Court in Blantyre today for an inter-partes hearing on the court order that led to Mpinganjira’s midnight release from police custody. High… ...

I did not bribe the judges – Mutharika

Jan 27, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi President Arthu Peter Mutharika (APM) has distanced himself from from unscrupulous individuals who attempted to bribe Constitutional Court judges presiding over the presidential election case. Mutharika says he is "completely dismayed" by the alleged… ...

Mutharika condemns attempts to bribe judges

Jan 25, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

President Peter Mutharika has condemned attempts to bribe the five judges presiding over the presidential elections case. In a statement signed by Samuel Tembenu who is one of the president’s lawyers, Mutharika says he has… ...

Chakwera praises ACB for ‘risking it all’

Jan 24, 2020 Richard Jimu 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus has praised the Anti-Corruption Bureau for daring the odds to end corruption in Malawi. Chakwera made the remarks this morning at a press briefing in Lilongwe. He urged his… ...

Anti-corruption alliance hails ACB

Jan 23, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The National Anti-corruption Alliance has commended the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for naming and arresting suspect Thom Mpinganjira. The alliance through one of its members, Timothy Mtambo of the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR),… ...

Matemba disgusted by Mpinganjira’s release

Jan 23, 2020 Richard Jimu 0 &

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Reyneck Matemba has expressed disgust at bribery suspect Thom Mpinganjira’s midnight release from police custody. Mpinganjira who was arrested on Wednesday was expected to spend the night at Blantyre Police… ...