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Mzomera declared bankrupt

 

Outspoken lawmaker for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party(DPP) for Mzimba Hora Christopher Mzomera Ngwira risks losing his seat after being declared bankrupt by High Court in Lilongwe for failing to settle a $75,000,00( about K55 million) debt plus accrued interests.

The court made its determination on May 3rd 2018 after the defendant failed to pay the debt by 25th of May 2018.

Arrested: Ngwira

Court documents  Nation Online  has seen show that the Mzimba Hora MP purchased 4 Pick-up trucks from a motor vehicle dealer TATA Zambia Limited (Malawi Branch) in 2013 valued at $75,222.06,

At the time of the purchase, Ngwira was northern regional governor for the former ruling People’s Party (PP).

According to Lawyer for the plaintiff Innocencia Ottober from Messrs Lloyds and associates, the National Assembly was served with the documents last week.

But Speaker Richard Msowoya could neither confirm nor deny his office being furnished with the court ruling but pointed out that his hands are in the meantime tied.

He said: “We {Parliament}don’t get served with court documents during sitting of Parliament, so if there is anything then I don’t know, you may wish to check with office of clerk of Parliament but the law is very clear on that.”

Read more in THE NATION newspaper tomorrow.

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