In Malawi, former justice minister bags 13-year jail sentence
A former minister of justice in Malawi, Ralph Kasambara, has been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment.
He was sentenced, Tuesday, after being convicted of conspiring to murder former budget director, Paul Mphwiyo.
A former soldier, Macdonald Kumwembe, and businessperson, Pika Manondo who faced separate charges of attempting to muder Mphwiyo were also sentenced to 15 years for attempted murder and ll years for conspiracy to murder.
Manondo and Kumwembe’s sentences will run consecutively, meaning they will serve 26 years in prison.
Mphwiyo’s shooting at the gate of his Area 43 residence in Lilongwe is believed to have exposed Cashgate, the plunder of public resources at Capital Hill.
The case, which started in 2013, has been marred with hurdles ranging from application for recusals from defence, defence being thrown back into jail for contempt of court and other excuses.
