By Chrissy Nkumba
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi Police in Salima are keeping in custody a 24-year-old man, Moyenda Tsale, on allegation that he stole money over MK9 million belonging to his employer.
Public Relations Officer for Salima Jacob Khembo says that the suspect works for Grandmax Company, which is an agent to banks.
Khembo added that the suspect was responsible for collecting cash from Simama Salima Sugar Distributor and depositing the same to banks.
“In the morning of Saturday, July 1, 2022, Moyenda collected K9, 193,500.00 from the sugar sales and took the cash to the bank in order to deposit it to his company, Grandmax and his employer tried to call him and responded to be in the bank and when tried again, his phone was unreachable,” says Khembo
The police publicist added that upon discovering misconduct, the employer, Benjamin Luhanga reported the matter to police.
“Police inquiries indicated that the suspect was away in Ntcheu the very same day and when he realised that his issue was national wide known. He decided to hand himself to police and when quizzed by police, Moyenda lied that the money has been stolen from him magically and investigations are still underway to recover the money,” he says
Meanwhile, the suspect will be taken to court soon to answer a charge of theft by servant contrally to section 286 of the penal code.
Moyenda hails from Tsale village, Traditional Authority (T.A) Kabudula in Lilongwe District.