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corruption, Law and order, Malawi

ACB arrests two Yeremiah Chihana’s accomplices in corruption case

Malawi News Agency (MANA)

By Augustus Nkhwazi

MZUZU-(MANA)-The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested two officials at Mmbelwa District Council concerning the earlier arrest of Mzimba North Parliamentarian Yeremiah Chihana on corruption-related charges.

The suspects have been charged with falsifying information to the District Commissioner (DC) to deceive Mmbelwa District Council Procurement Committee.

According to a statement signed by ACBs Senior Public Relations Officer Egritta Ndala, the two are former Acting Director of Public Works for Mmbelwa District Council, George Gopani and an accountant for Northworks Limited, Gabriel Mkandawire.

Ndala said the two were arrested on April 22, 2025, and appeared before Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Mzuzu where they were charged and released on bail.

Chief Resident Magistrate Godfrey Balaka granted the two bail on the condition that they should be reporting at ACB offices in Mzuzu once every fortnight, pay a cash bond of MK200 000 each, provide one surety each bonded at MK500 000 non-cash and surrender travel documents to the bureau.

The statement said ACB investigations established that in August 2022, Gopani provided false information to the DC for grading of roads in Mzimba North Constituency under Honourable Yeremiah Chihana, to authorize payment of K15 million to Northworks Limited which is contrary to section 122(a) of the penal code.

It further said ACB investigations established that in May 2022, Mkandawire forged an official document purporting to be a quotation from E and V Engineering for grading of KIA-Luhomero-Kasasile Road, Enukweni-Kavula-Malokotera Road and Bwengu-Katope Road in Mzimba North Constituency which is contrary to section 358 of the penal code.

Law and order, Politics

ACB arrests AFORD’s Mzimba North legislator Yeremiah Chihana for office abuses, fraud, money laundering

MaraviPost

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The country’s graft bursting agency Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 arrested Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) Member of Parliament (MP) for Mzimba North, Yeremia Chihana on account that he abused his office.

A warrant of arrest issued by the Resident Magistrate Court in Mzuzu shows that Chihana is reasonably suspected of having committed the offence of misuse of public officer contrary to Section 25B (1) of the Corrupt Practices Act.

Chihana is also accused of failure to declare interest contrary to Section 25D (2) of the Corrupt Practices Act and Money Laundering and contrary to Section 42 (2)(C ) of the Financial Crimes Act.

Meanwhile, he is on his way to Mzuzu where he will be formally charged and appear before court.

More to come….

Agriculture, Malawi

Malawi has no fertilizers for AIP

Maravi Post Reporter

By Dorica Mtenje

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Despite the country reaching the rain season the country has no fertilizer for Affordable Input Program (AIP) in all ADMARC depots in the country.

Mzimba North legislator,Yeremia Chihana told the just ended Malawi Parliament that President Lazarus Chakwera’s Tonse government must to bow down to suppliers call on price for the sake of Malawians.

Chihana said the country should have come up with a supplementary budget to enable the ministry of agriculture t purchase the fertilizer.

Concurring with Chihana, Zomba Ntonya Member of Parliament (MP) Ned phoya said government need to reduce numbers of beneficiaries to add up to the new price of fertilizer.

Poya said its very sad that no depots has fertilizer as it is very worrisome to the economy of the country.

He said a lot of suppliers are sending their fertilizer outside the country as they are being bought at a better price than here

Chitipa South lawmaker Welani Chilenga and Mzimba south,Billy Kaunda concurred with the 2 members on the matter saying their is indeed the challenge on fertilizer issue.

In desperate response Agriculture Minister Lobin Lowe said the country will be supplied fertilizer by 47 suppliers only .

Lowe said government will look for other suppliers to replace the ones that are refusing to give out the fertilizer .

He said the country should expect 150,000 metric tones of fertilizer by the end of December this year.

Malawi

Malawi’s National Assembly demands report on privatization

Maneno Chimulala
Malawi Parliament

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—Malawi’s lawmakers have woken up from their slumber and have demanded detailed information from the Ministry of Finance on how state owned companies were sold under privatization programme some years ago.

Privatisation, a programme which was championed by the former first democratically elected President Bakili Muluzi, saw many Malawians losing jobs as government owned companies were sold to private businesspersons, most of whom were foreigners.

The demand follows the adoption of a motion by Member of Parliament for Mzimba North Yeremia Chihana. He said there was need for Parliament to appreciate how the exercise was conducted and if Malawians have benefited from the exercise.

Speaking in the National Assembly, Chihana said most companies were sold to foreigners at undervalued prices and that a lot of Malawians lost their jobs. Other lawmakers suggested that Government should repossess such companies.

According to Chihana, the Public Private Partnership Commission which is supposed to report to the House on the status of privatisation on an annual basis has never done that since it was instituted.

“Since the privatisation of government companies in the early 90s, Malawians don’t know how much was realised and how the money was used.”

Chihana expressed concern that most companies were sold along with vast pieces of land, a development he argued was irregular.

“It is high time Malawians know what happened with the money from their companies, that is why we recommend a commission of inquiry to investigate how the process was handled and what is the current status of the deals.”

Some of the notable government owned companies that were privatised include, Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL), Malawi Railways, Mapeto David Whitehead and Sons, Malawi Savings Bank and Chipiku Stores.

In the year 2000, it was reported that Malawi’s four-year old privatisation programme had earned the government of President Bakili Muluzi about US $21.7 million from the sale of 35 state-owned enterprises.

Law and order, Lifestyle

Mzimba North lawmaker Yeremiah Chihana sent out of Parliament over slur remarks on Malawi Veep Chilima

Maravi Post Reporter 1 Comment
Yeremiah Chihana sent packing out of Parliament

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-First deputy speaker of Malawi Parliament Madalitso Kazombo on Thursday, March 4, 2021 ordered controversial Mzimba north legislator Yeremiah Chihana out of the house over slurs targeted at Vice President Saulos Chilima.

The decision came after the lawmaker claimed that Chilima is under-performing arguing that his roles are instead being played by Secretary to the Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) Zangazanga Chikhosi.

Chihana made the remarks as Chilima was appearing for the first time in Parliament to answer some questions directed to his ministry of Economic Planning and development.

Chihana however defended himself describing his remarks are true and based on facts.

He cites decisions such as the firing of principal secretaries which he claims was ordered by Chikhosi.

Chihana was behind Malawi’s federation calls and assessed former President Bingu Wa Mutharika property.