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Malawi Vice President Arrested Over Graft Allegations

November 25, (THEWILL) – Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested the country’s Vice President, Saulos Klaus Chilima, over graft allegations.

A statement by the Spokeswoman of the Bureau, Egrita Mdala, on Friday, said Chilima would be taken to court.

The statement alleged that Chilima was rewarded for assisting Xaviar and Malachitte FZE, two companies connected to British businessman, Zuneth Sattar, to be awarded contracts by the Malawi Government.

“He received advantage in the form of money amounting to $280,000 and other items from (British-Malawian businessman) Zuneth Sattar, for the latter’s companies to be awarded Malawi government contracts”, said Mdala.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau has been investigating Sattar and other public officers in Malawi, over alleged plundering of state resources by influencing the award of contracts through the country’s public procurement system, it said.

“On 25th November, 2022, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima… on allegation that between March 2021 and October 2021, he received advantage in form of money amounting to $280,000 and other items from Zuneth Sattar as a reward…” the Bureau said.

In August, the Financial Times reported that Sattar was under investigation by Britain’s National Crime Agency over alleged abuse of Malawi’s public procurement system. The report, however, said he had not been charged with any offence and denied wrongdoing.

Earlier this year, Malawi’s President, Lazarus Chakwera, dissolved his entire cabinet on charges of corruption against three serving ministers. Chakwera pledged to clamp down on corruption during his inauguration in July 2020.

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