ACB clears Chief of Staff Prince Kapondamgaga

By Linda Kwanjana

The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has today cleared Malawi’s State House Chief of Staff Prince Kapondamgaga of all charges which the bureau was investigating.

The Anti-Coruption Bureau has been conducting investigations into allegations that British Businessman Zuneth Sattar had been bribing senior public officers in the government of Malawi in order to gain advantage in obtaining public procurement contracts and Mr Prince
Kapondamgaga was allegedly one of the said public officers.

Kapondamgaga

Mr. Kapandamgaga voluntarily gave a statement to the Bureau and signed a
restitution agreement with the Bureau meaning that he is an innocent person.

“After a review of the evidence against Mr
Kapondamgaga in this case, evaluation of the information he provided in respect of the broader investigations relating to Zuneth Sattar and the restitution agreement he has voluntarily entered with the Bureau, a prosecutorial discretion has been exercised not to lay criminal charges against him. Accordingy, the Bureau has completed and closed the investigations against him,” read part of statement which ACB has released.