Malawi: Trial under way


Issue 271 - 17 Feb 2014 | 1 minute read

The trial of those accused in the ‘cashgate’ corruption affair started in late January with the first three of 70 defendants appearing in court. Some $100m was allegedly stolen from government funds, leading to the suspension of aid to Malawi by several donors. In October, President Joyce Banda sacked and replaced her cabinet. The first defendants, Caroline Savala, Agnes Katengeza and Leonard Kalonga, were charged with theft and money laundering for receiving payment from the government for services that their construction company did not provide.

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