Malawi’s Vice President mentioned in Sattar’s Corruption
A report by Ant Corruption Bureau ACB mentioned Chilima as one of the suspects involved in corruption with UK businessman Zuneth Sattar
Reacting to the report president Dr Lazarus Chakwera withheld delegated duties from Chilima
He also fired inspector general George Kainja and suspended state house chief of staff as well as chairperson of public procurement
Few days later ACB officials interrogated Chilima who is also leader of UTM party
Speaking to UTM supporters who gathered outside his residence Chilima will make an address next week and urged them to excise patience
“My humility has been taken for granted,” Chilima
He then went to tonse alliance emergency meeting at Kamuzu Palace
Commenting, University of Malawi legal expert, professor Edge Kanyongolo, says the people have the right to assemble at the vice presidents house.
Kanyongolo says the supporter’s presence at Chilima’s residence would not in any way affect ACB officers from carrying out their work.
“Should the supporters interfere in the ACB’s work the law should take its cause,” Kanyongolo
Meanwhile, Malawi Law Society (MLS) has backed President Dr Lazarus Chakwera’s decision to withhold his delegation duties to vice president Dr Saulos Chilima.
In a statement signed by its president Patrick Mpaka and honary secretary Chrispin Ngunde, MLS, says under the Constitution the President, is at liberty to decide to delegate or not to delegate some functions to Vice President.
Mpaka and Ngunde say Vice President is not immune from criminal prosecution.
They have asked members of UTM party not to interfere with Anti-Corruption Bureau’s prosecution of Dr Saulos Chilima
In a related development Chilima will on Friday 1st July address the nation on emerging issues of national importance
This comes a week after ant corruption bureau officials interrogated him on corruption allegations which forced president Chakwera to withdraw delegated duties from Chilima
In a statement UTM national publicity secretary Frank Mwenefumbo says the event will take place in Lilongwe
