Evidence links Kalonga to K106m theft
An investigator in the Fiscal Department of the Malawi Police Service has tendered a caution statement from businessperson Angela Katengeza in which she alleges that former chief tourism officer in the Ministry of Tourism Leonard Kalonga used her to siphon K105.6 million from government.
Senior superintendent Gerald Chiwanda told the court on Monday that a caution statement he recorded from Katengeza, who owns Faith Construction Company, indicated that Kalonga borrowed her certificate from the National Construction Industry Council which was normal according to her.
“After a month, he came with a cheque worth K32 million (about $76 190) which was deposited into my account. I withdrew the money and gave it to him. He came again with another cheque worth over K60 million (about $143 000), I deposited and withdrew and gave it to him.
“We agreed that I would get a commission after the third cheque, but to my surprise I heard that my name appeared at the Anti-Corruption Bureau as being involved in these cases,” said Katengeza in a caution statement.
