UTM'S INVESTIGATION FILE IS NOT MISSING

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has dispersed all the allegations that it has lost the United Transformation Movement (UTM)'s statement file that was filed on how the party managed to procure 44 vehicles. 

Speaking in an interview, ACB's spokesperson Egrita Ndala has cleared out all the allegations that the "statement" made by Gosten Chinseu requesting the ACB to investigate the source of funding for UTM's procured vehicles is not missing but was merely misplaced. 

"So it is not like a file is missing. There's no missing file and the investigation is going well" said Ndala citing that the investigation is still in progress. 

"It is just a statement not a file, I want to correct that" added Ndala. "We would like to assure Malawians that we are continuing with the investigation and we will let them know when that investigation is completed" concluded the Anti-Corruption Bureau spokesperson Egrita Ndala.

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USI BLAMES EVERYONE IN THE GOVERNMENT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUES PERTAINING MALAWI

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife Michael Usi has blamed individuals in the government to be responsible for the hardships that most Malawians are lamenting. 

Usi says that there are government individuals in different offices that are causing these hardships deliberately. He cited the incessant blackouts and passport Issuance to be examples on how the government individuals are intentionally igniting the hardships. 

He said this during a United Transformation Movement (UTM) rally that was held in Nyambadwe Primary School ground in Blantyre yesterday. 

In his speech, Usi pledges to Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola not to cry for the incessant blackouts but let those behind the blackout do the crying. 

Among other things highlighted in his speech, Usi promises Malawians that he will talk to President Lazarus Chakwera directly as a way of delivering the issues affecting Malawians to him. 

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KENYA'S SUPREME COURT TO HOLD ELECTIONS PRE-TRIAL

Just fews days Raila Odinga who lost to William Ruto challenged the election results to be rigged by filling a petition, the Kenya's Supreme Court will no hold pre-trial conference.

 

Odinga who came second in Kenya's presidential election with 48.85% votes maintaining a second position with Raila Odinga having 50.49% , had gone to court to challenge the result, describing it as "fraudulent". 

The Kenyan court has now started a pre-trial conference where among other things the statements raised by the plaintiff, Odinga that states that the electoral commission chairman Wafula Chebukati violated the law by declaring Mr Ruto the winner of the election.

   

 Odinga rejected the election results right after Chebukati made the announcement. He emphasized that what Chebukati did was unlawful hence the election were "fraudulent". 

William Ruto was declared as Kenya’s president-elect with 7.1m votes against Raila Odinga’s who had 6.9m votes. 

The Judiciary Chief Registrar Anne Amadi confirmed on Monday about the pre-trial conference and encouraged people to follow the trial in their respective homes. 

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UTM'S INVESTIGATION FILES GONE MISSING AT ACB OFFICE

 Prolly few weeks after the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) made an announcement to open investigation follow a tip on how United Transformation Movement (UTM) managed to procure 44 vehicles for the party, the alleged case file has now gone missing in the ACB office. 

ACB director, Martha Chizuma received a complaint from Gosten Chinseu a month ago requesting them to investigate the source of funding for UTM's procured vehicles which was believed to be unlawful. 

However in an interview with the complainant, Chinseu said the statement he made on in May concerning the procuring of the said UTM vehicles has gone missing at ACB. 

He further added that the bureau is now asking him to make a fresh statement on the same matter as the alleged one has gone missing in their office.

"You remember, I made a query with the ACB twice, the last was in May 2022, but on August 18, I was invited to the ACB to provide a statement on the query I had made. I was surprised because I already made that statement in May" said Chinseu.

According to the officer at the time, the file was not being found. Surprisingly, the duplicate file had also gone missing together with the original copy. 

UTM purchased 44 vehicles worth 3 billion Malawi Kwacha for the party that were registered under the name of Khwesi Msusa who happened to be Saulos Chalima's close friend. 

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INCOMPETENT GOVT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE FIRED

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife Michael Usi has pledge President Lazarus Chakwera and those in power to fire anyone that is incompetent and irresponsible as their orchestrating the hardships that Malawians are facing right now. 

Usi said this during a United Transformation Movement (UTM) rally that was held in Nyambadwe Primary School ground in Blantyre yesterday. 

He highlighted that there are some government individuals in different offices that are causing these hardships deliberately. He cited the incessant blackouts and passport Issuance to be examples on how the government individuals are intentionally igniting the hardships. 

Dr Usi believes that firing these incompetent and irresponsible government officials will encourage everyone to take their responsibility seriously hence reducing the issues pertaining the country.

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CHAKWERA AND TONSE ALLIANCE IS NOTHING WITHOUT CHILIMA

United Transformation Movement (UTM) leader of Strategic Planning, Norman Nyirenda has stressed that President Lazarus Chakwera is sidelining Chilima despite being the reason for the Tonse Alliance's Electoral victory.

Nyirenda said this during a political rally that UTM held in Blantyre-Nyambadwe yesterday. He cited that, Chakwera could not be president if it was Chilima and UTM that had many followers from the Southern region of Malawi. 

"A Chakwera, let me tell you this. You could not have been a president if it was not for Chakwera" said Nyirenda who emphasized that Chilima is the key to Chakwera's presidency. 

"Mr Chakwera, I should today tell you this. Without Chilima, you are nothing" highlighted Nyirenda in his speech. 

UTM followers believes that Chakwera's decision on removing Chilima's delegate powers over the ACB corruption report is unfair.

   

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UTM TO DITCH TONSE ALLIANCE

 

United Transformation Movement (UTM) followers have begged the party's leader, Dr Saulosi Klaus Chilima to withdraw from the Tonse Alliance stressing that UTM is being sidelined. 

The development comes as the frustrated UTM followers are disappointed by President Lazarus Chakwera's decision that removed delegate powers that the vice president and UTM's leader Chilama had. 

President Chakwera removed Chilima's delegate powers following the Anti-Corruption Bureau's Zuneth Sattar's corruption case that has Chilima's name. 

The frustrated UTM followers said this during the political rally that UTM held in Blantyre-Nyambadwe. 

Felix Njawala who is a senior party member said in his speech that youths that voted for Tonse Alliance are currently bemoaning as they are not benefiting from the National Economic Empowerment Fund-NEEF loans that was budget to help the youths as unemployment rates are skyrocketing.

 

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TONSE ADMINISTRATION IS USING ACB TO ATTACK DPP

 Democratic Progressive Party-DPP's aspirant, Dr George Chaponda threw shots on Tonse Administrator saying it is using The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to torture DPP as well as suppress the Zunneth Sattar case. 

Chaponda said this during a political rally that DPP held in Blantyre-Bangwe yesterday. He cited that, Tonse Administration is harassing DPP members by directing the ACB to investigate and arrest it's members. 

He highlighted that, this is a mere move that the Tonse Administration is using to divert Malawi from demanding a follow up on the Zunneth Sattar corruption report that has Dr Saulosi Klaus Chalima's name and other well known Tonse members. 

Dr Dalitso Kabambe was among the DPP officials that were present at the rally and also made few remarks at the rally.

   

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NAMALOMBA OBTAINS COURT INJUNCTION FOR HIS REMOVAL

 Shadric Namalomba who is DPP's legislator for Mangochi South West has been granted a court injunction holding his removal from the Parliament as the Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee.

 

Namalomba was last month replaced by Mark Botomani who is DPP'S member of parliament for Zomba constituency. 

He was replaced after Botoman won the election held in parliament on 18 July this year. 

Since then Namalonda has been commuting to the court trying to obtain an injunction for his removal from the Parliament. 

Namalomba's lawyer, Felix Tambulasi says the injunction simply means Namalomba has his position in Parliament back. 

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Written by Finley Brighton Munyembero 

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