Malawi's energy minister arrested over fuel tender scam

Malawi Energy Minister Newton Kambala and the president's senior advisor Chris Chaima Banda have been arrested over fuel tender scandal. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • The Anti-Corruption Bureau said its investigations had revealed that the minister had "attempted to influence" the National Oil Company of Malawi to award multi-million dollar fuel supply contracts to three companies.

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