Former Escom director of finance Betty Mahuka on Thursday told the High Court of Malawi Financial Crimes Division that she refused to process an irregular payment and subsequently resigned in 2016. Giving her testimony in Blantyre, she said then Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) board chairperson Jean Mathanga and others pressured her to process
The High Court in Blantyre has ruled that the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is a public entity and that all its employees and directors of its board are public officers. The ruling is in relation to the case in which former ESCOM board member Dr. Jean Chifundo Mathanga, Chief Executive Officer John Kandulu, […]
The High Court in Blantyre has dismissed an application by former Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) board chairperson, Jean Mathaga and three others, who asked the court to stop hearing the charges they are facing.
Mathanga, former ESCOM CEO John Kandulu, Fanuel Nkhono and Emilius Kandapo are answering multiple offences under the Penal Code and the Corrupt Practices Act, which include neglecting of official duties and abuse of public office.
The four raised preliminary objections against the hearing, saying they cannot face the charges in question, arguing ESCOM is not a public body and they too are not public officers.