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Jan 21 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
#NewsUpdate: The Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe has resumed hearing of a case in which former minister of Energy, Newton Kambala, president of Aford Enoch Chihana, and former presidential adviser Chris Chaima Banda are being accused of interfering in fuel ...
... importation contracts by Nocma.

Currently, the court is debating on the tendering of a document to be used as evidence as Nocma deputy Chief Executive Officer Hellen Buluma continues testifying before the court today.

Reported by Audrey Kapalamula
Chief Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa has adjourned the Nocma fuel importation case to the afternoon when he will rule on the technicalities surrounding tendering of documents.
The defence is asking for authenticity, originality of the documents which include audios and screenshots.

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Jan 21
#FuelDealsCase: Chief Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa has ruled that the second witness, Deputy CEO of Nocma Helen Buluma, may tender any document at any point as long as she is still testifying.

Reported by Audrey Kapalamula.
Chirwa said the objection on the matter is based on technicalities in tendering the evidence hence they must not pay much regard to such matters at the expense of justice.

He also said the witness shall go document by document in tendering the evidence.
Meanwhile, Buluma continues testifying before the court.
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Jan 21
#NewsUpdate: Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jacob Hara, has warned contractors and consultants in the road construction industry that they will face consequences if found doing substandard works. #TimesNews

Reported by Thomas Kachere.
The Minister was speaking when he appreciated progress on the upgrading of Ntcheu - Tsangano - Neno - Mwanza road.

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The project also involves upgrading a 20 Kilometre section from Neno Boma to Ligowe.
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Jan 21
#HappeningNow: Bon Kalindo-led demonstrations are on in Blantyre.

They are protesting against rising cost living, corruption and are saying no to the 60-day amnesty which Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda announced.

Reported by Jameson Chauluka
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Jan 20
#NewsUpdate: Natural Resources and Climate Change Committee of the Parliament is meeting the Treasury and Khato Civils on the progress of Salima-Lilongwe water project.

Reported by Wezzie Gausi
Treasury representative says the process has taken long because they were taking long to find a financier that was compatible with government standards.

He says currently, the financier has been found and negotiations are at an advanced stage.
He says the Minister of Finance will be telling the nation on the progress in the budget statement in February.

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Jan 20
#NewsUpdate: Former Energy Minister Newton Kambala, Aford President Enoch Chihana and Former Chief Advisor to President on Strategy Chris Chaima Banda have arrived at the Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court to continue hearing of their case of political interference ...
... in the awarding of fuel supply contracts.

Nocma acting Chief Executive Officer Hellen Buluma is today expected to continue testifying against the three.

Reported by Taonga Sabola
The defence is being represented by lawyers Wapona Kita, Bright Theu, Khumbo Soko, Gilbert Khonyongwa, George Mtchuka Mwale, among others.

The State is being represented by ACB Director General Martha Chizuma and lawyers from ACB.
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Jan 19
#NewsUpdate: Former Energy Minister Newton Kambala, Aford president Enoch Chihana and President Lazarus Chakwera's former chief advisor on strategy, Chris Chaima Banda, have pleaded not guilty to the amended chargesheet brought by the State in the case of political ...
interference in the awarding of fuel importation contracts.

The State has now brought its first witness, an official from PPDA.

Reported by Taonga Sabola
Nocma Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Hellen Buluma, 48, is giving her testimony in the case as second witness.
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