Malawi: State Defies Court Order As Judge Slams Prosecutorial Negligence in Mumba-Kabwila Case

Malawi: State Defies Court Order As Judge Slams Prosecutorial Negligence in Mumba-Kabwila Case

In a troubling display of institutional disregard for the rule of law, the State has openly defied a court order to provide mandatory disclosures in a criminal case involving former Minister of Trade Vitumbiko Mumba and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Jessie Kabwila, triggering a stern backlash from the court.

Court chides State in Mumba, Kabwila case

The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court has given the State a February 10 2026 deadline to serve the defence with documents in the case against former Cabinet ministers Jessie Kabwila and Vitumbiko Mumba. When the court reconvened for plea taking in the case where the duo is accused of publishing false information likely to cause public alarm through a post-September 16 2025 General Election press briefing themed ‘We got this’, the defen…

Vitumbiko Mumba, Jessie Kabwila fail to take plea

By Brenda Kayo: Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Bracious Kondowe Wednesday adjourned the plea-taking of former minister of Trade and Industry Vitumbiko Mumba and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spo…

State Defies Court Order as Judge Slams Prosecutorial Negligence in Mumba–Kabwila Case - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

In a troubling display of institutional disregard for the rule of law, the State has openly defied a court order to provide mandatory disclosures in a criminal case involving former Minister of Trade Vitumbiko Mumba and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Jessie Kabwila, triggering a stern backlash from the court. The two are facing charges […] The post State Defies Court Order as Judge Slams Prosecutorial Negligence in Mumba–Kabwila Case a…

Court reprimands state over disclosures Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi

The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Court on Wednesday faulted the State for defying court orders in a case involving Jessie Kabwila and former Trade Minister Vitumbiko Mumba, warning that continued non-compliance would not be tolerated. Senior Resident Magistrate Bracious Kondowe issued the rebuke after the prosecution failed to provide disclosure documents required for plea taking […] The post Court reprimands state over disclosures appear…