……High Court summons lawmaker over controversial MK0.6 billion house sale
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi High Court has dragged lawyer and lawmaker Silvester Ayuba James into disciplinary proceedings over potential professional misconduct.
In a strongly worded ruling delivered on May 19, 2026, Justice Jean Rosemary Kayira accused Ayuba of possible professional misconduct as she overturned a controversial K0.6 billion matrimonial property sale in Lilongwe.
This is not the first time Ayuba has faced questions over professional conduct. In August 2013, the Disciplinary Committee of the Malawi Law Society recommended to the Chief Justice that Ayuba be struck off the roll of legal practitioners after finding that he had embezzled over MK11 million from his client.
Ayuba later obtained an injunction restraining action on the findings and recommendations of the Malawi Law Society Disciplinary Committee.
With these misconduct, should he banned completely practicing law in Malawi?
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