By Chisomo Phiri
The Lilongwe Principal Resident Magistrate Viva Nyimba has today convicted Former National Food Reserve Agency ( NFRA) Deputy Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) Gerald Viola and businessperson Chrispin Chingola in a case to do with the supply of maize worth 3.3 billion kwacha at the
National Food Reserve Agency.
Viola was accused of singlehandedly awarding a contract to Chingola’s company to supply 10000 tonnes of maize worth 3.3 billion kwacha, a process which is said to have been done without following procurement procedures.
The two were also being accused of forgery and conspiracy to misuse public office but Viola alone was also accused of misuse of public office and interfering with the work of the Internal Procurement and Disposal of Assets Committee.
Delivering his judgement, Principal Resident Magistrate Viva Nyimba said the two are found guilty and that the court will soon read out its sentence on the case.
The state has also prayed that the bail for the two remain revoked since they are now convicts.
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