Vice President Saulos Chilima and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) former director general Reyneck Matemba are expected to appear before the Financial Division Crimes Court on August 1 and 3 to take plea in their cases, respectively.
ACB spokesperson Egrita Ndala has confirmed the development.
“The Vice President will appear before the court on Tuesday, which is the 1st of August, while the former ACB director general Reyneck Matemba will appear before the court for the same on August 3rd,” she said.
Chilima’s lawyer Khumbo Soko also confirmed the development.
“Yes, I can confirm this,” he said.
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Recently, Chilima made an application to the High Court on the review of his bail conditions.
Chilima was released on bail, whose conditions included K1 million bond, surrendering travel documents, reporting to the ACB every three months and only leaving the country upon the court’s approval.
The ACB arrested Chilima on November 25 2022 following allegations that he received $280,000 from businessperson Zuneth Sattar allegedly as a reward to assist Sattar’s Xaviar Limited to be awarded a Food Ration Packs contract worth $7,875,000, Reference number MPD/ SB/16/04/2021, by the Malawi Government.
The rations were needed by the Malawi Police Service.
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On the other hand, Matemba is answering charges of corrupt use of power of the Office of the Solicitor General.
He is also accused of receiving $10,000 as an advantage for vetting a food rations contract for businessman Zuneth Sattar’s firm Xaviar Limited.
