Court grants bail to four in Account General office case

The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Wanangwa Nyirenda has granted bail to four accountants from the department of the Accountant General.

The four; Kondwani Luka, Phyllis Kainja, Micius Chikapusa, Verekeni Mpinganjira were arrested in relation to the 159-million-kwacha Capitol Hill Fraud scandal.

They have since been charged with three counts namely; Public officer receiving property to show favour, money laundering and official corruption.

Among the bail conditions, the four have been ordered to pay a K200,000 cash bond, present one surety each bonded at K10 million non-cash and surrender their travel documents.