National Digest News

18/12/2021

HTD NEXT ON ACB RADAR

The company that became famous with the cute KIA brand of cars in the country after 2007, HTD and was funding Arthur Peter Mutharika in 20013 onwards is now being investigated for supplying cars to the Malawi Defence Force, Police Services, Prison Services and State House without going through the internal procurement process. All this has been unearthed by two former police chiefs. The company through its boss Harris Sidik used to deal with Peter Mukhito and never completed the " internal process " due to excitement.

In the meantime, Harris Sidik is the centre of investigations after the cars were being sold to the government at a huge inflated price and the toxic profits was shared between Mukhito and Harris Sidik.
Last week ACB and Fiscal Police followed up all the transactions and there were very q***r revelation since other than the payment voucher and the delivery notes there were nothing like the Internal Procurement Committee minutes and bids opening reports or the whole tendering process feed back. The then Office of the Director of Public Procurement had only one letter for cars bought for State House which had attached a letter asking for no objection for single sourcing.

Otherwise, it was just phone calls that dominated the transactions and in short it was verbal discussions and subsequent agreements at hotel cars or filling stations.
Government lost close to MK29 billion while the actual price at the prevailing rate then was MK8 billion.
This coming week is enter Harris Sidiki exist Batatawala. Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda the Attorney General has already listed HTD for blacklisting. Check this space.

08/12/2021

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08/12/2021

Ben Phiri to Hand Himself To Police.

Former Minister Ben Phiri and Vocal Parliamentarian for Thyolo Central will tomorrow hand himself to police Headquarters.

We have it on authority that the Police have a warrant of arrest for Phiri for charges that are yet to be known .

Police launched a manhunt for Phiri today.

08/12/2021

DPP parliamentarian for Thyolo Central Ben Phiri has confirmed to Nation Online a short while ago that he has this morning handed himself to police at Area 30 in Lilongwe.

Phiri says he is yet to be questioned on issues surrounding his warrant of arrest.

He says he arrived at the police headquarters alone but his lawyer is on his way.

02/12/2021

*WOMAN INJURE P***S OF A BOY OVER A JOKE OF HER BIG FEET*

Police in Thyolo are keeping in custody a 24 year old female, Modesta Makungwa, for injuring three boys on a fight which started after one of the boys made fun of the size of her big feet saying the feet are so big she should be joining men to dig graveyards.

The lady is said to have reacted angrily to this crude joke and ended up biting part of the nose of one the boys, pulling the p***s of the other and smashing a log at the back of the third boy.

The boy she pulled the manhood fainted and was rushed to hospital

02/12/2021

Politician Bon Kalindo, who is leading a group of concerned citizens that are organising demonstrations in Mzuzu, says if government fails to address the socioeconomic issues affecting Malawians including water tarrifs, he will take the protests to all districts in Malawi.

He says should issues get to that, the group shall also close all borders at that time.

Kalindo says he is not afraid of being arrested and knows government cannot arrest him because they know he is keeping alot of information that should be held under wraps.

One of the issues, he says, is about the albino killings that the country has been experiencing.

19/11/2021

Gov’t commits to promoting community health programmesThe Minister of Health and Population Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has expressed government’s comment to providing the necessary support for effective implementation of community health programmes, especially at district council and community levels. Chiponda made the commitment during the official launch of the National Community Health Day in Malawi, which took place at Kapiri Ground in […]

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18/11/2021

DISAGREEMENTS OVER CHURCH BELIEVERS

Congregants at the church have mixed reactions on whether to attend to the funeral of the pastor's son who died in a certain accident at Namadzi.

Some congregants are arguing that the pastor's son died whilst in the company of a girlfriend, while he is married.

Its reported that the son himself used to reprimand other congregants who were found in the wrong against church teachings

18/11/2021

NOCMA, LOCAL TRANSPORTERS SEAL DEAL

National Digest News can confirm that an agreement has been signed between NOCMA and Local Transporters at a meeting in Mangochi at Nkopola Lodge today.

The agreement will see Nocma, providing contracts to local Transporters direct without using IHB to bring fuel into the country to the disappointment of representatives of one famous coloured transporter who benefits alot from the current system of transportation of fuel into the country and in protest the three representatives walked away from the meeting.

The meeting is being chaired by Nocma acting CEO Hellen Buluma.

Among those that have signed the agreement include, Transporters Association of Malawi, Road Transport Operators Association of Malawi, Transporters Association 2016 and MM Inland Holdings.

The majority of those attending the meeting are happy with the new arrangement that will see local Transporters benefiting more compared to the past when there was a third party involved.

The members are very thankful to NOCMA Acting CEO Hellen Buluma for respecting bringing to life this long awaited agreement.

By Tuesday next week everything will be concluded between Nocma and the parties involved.

18/11/2021

*There's tension in Limbe as some section of minibus touts is divided over planned anti-government demonstrations by politician Bon Kalindo.*

The disputes between the camps had forced business to come to a standstill, although police officers are managing the situation.

Visibly armed police officers have since mounted check points from Hardware to Kapenga area to ensure that traffic operates as normal.

It is not known yet about what grounds the sides are separated on.

Kalindo is due to lead the demonstrations a day after he tendered a resignation as Youth Director for the UTM.

Meanwhile, it has also emerged that the sections are divided over ownership of business territories fondly known as migodi.

18/11/2021

Vice President Saulos Chilima has failed to physically preside over the National Anti Corruption Dialogue event in Lilongwe.

Chilima was expected to give a keynote address .

According to facilitator of the event, Pirirani Masanjala, Chilima could not make it due to other commitments.

ACB Director General Martha Chizuma said Chilima had travelled to Dubai and his recorded speech would be played.

The two day event has drawn stakeholders such as the Judiciary, the academia, Financial Intelligence Authority, civil society, chiefs, Government and the United Nations among others.

The meeting will, among others, take stock of the country's efforts in fighting corruption and come up with further strategies to crack down the vice.

18/11/2021

A 36 year old man Duncan Mughogho is struggling with third degree burns after his 23 year old wife poured hot porridge on him following a disagreement.

Mzuzu police spokeperson Paul Tembo said the victim who was first being treated has now been taken to Mzuzu central hospital after his condition began to change from the burns he sustained during the incident.

Police say the woman Mirriam Msumba 23 was arrested and charged with conduct likely to cause grievous harm and has been released on bail.

Speaking to Zodiak from his hospital bed, Mughogho says he is in great pain and hardly sleeps as his whole back is covered with severe burns.