LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The office of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has withdrawn from court two criminal cases involving two current cabinet ministers and senior government officials.
The cases started about five years ago and end now, according to DPP.
This means Dalitso Kabambe (former Reserve Bank Governor) Henry Mathanga (Deputy RBM Governor), cabinet ministers Joseph Mwanamvekha, and Jean Mathanga, and Cliff Chiunda, Secretary to Treasury, among others, do not have any cases in court.
In two separate letters, dated February 11, 2026 signed by Judge Violet Palikena Chipao, acknowledges receipt of orders of discontinuance issued by DPP on two cases that were in court, and that the court will oblige to the order.
When asked to disclose grounds for the withdraw of the cases, Ministry of Justice Spokesperson Frank Namangale, said the DPP will furnish the reasons to the legal affairs committee of Parliament.
The combined ten suspects in the cases, were answering criminal charges of abuse of office and flouting procurement procedures.
The cases took center stage during former President Lazarus Chakwera’s Malawi Congress Party (MCP) regime.