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Judge Mtambo set Jan 29 to end Mphwiyo shooting case trial

January 14, 2016

Chancy Namadzunda Nyasa Times

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Lilongwe High Court Judge Michael Ntambo saidon Thursday that he expects the trial of the on going attempted murder case of former
Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo to be concluded during thenext court session, which will be fromJanuary 27-29 2016.
Lawyer and former Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambala ,
businessman Pika Manondo and Macdonald Kumwembe
are answering attempted murder and conspiracy to
commit murders on Mphwiyo.
The arrangement will be that [cashgate prisoner] Osward
Lutepo will be the first to testify then the second accused
(Pika Manondo) will enter defence and after that the other
witnesses will come in, said Mtambo.

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We should keep time when cross examining and it should

be straight to the point because am hereto preside over a
case of who shot Mphwiyo and not any other, said Judge
Ntambo.

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Mphwiyos shooting on 13 September 2013 led to the unravelling of the systematic looting of millions of government money dubbed
cashgate.

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In the shooting trial witnesses have revealed information relating to cashgate, Malawis worst financial scandal in its 50 years as an
independent country.
Earlier, two witnesses, Chief Secretary George Mkondiwa and Reserve Bank of Malawi Director for the Banking and Currency Management

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children K1.9 mil treat
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Department Mercy Kumbatira testified.

The court had expected seasoned politician Brown Mpinganjira to testify before the others but he was excused to theJanuary 27session

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because he received the court summon late.

However, the first accused, Kumwembe dropped former Secretary to the Treasury Radson Mwadiwa as his witness.

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The case has been adjourned toJanuary 27and it will run for three days.
Forensic auditors from British audit firm, Baker Tilly, established that under the administration of Joyce Banda, about K24 billion was looted
at Capital Hill between April and September 2013 through inflated invoices and payments for goods and services not provided to
government.
In 2015, a financial analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) also established that about K577 billion in public funds could not be
reconciliated between 2009 and December 2014 owing to abuse of the central payment system, Integrated Financial Management
Information System .
Western donor nations and agencies, which provide 40% of Malawis budget, froze vital aid in reaction to the scandal.

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Judge Michael Mtambo

Paul Mphwiyo

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