ADVERTISEMENT
Malawi Metro News
ADVERTISEMENT
  • Home
  • News
    • All
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Culture
    • Politics
    • Religion
    • Tourism
    • World

    Chakwera to meet alliance members

    UTM Unhappy with Chakwera’s stance on Chilima.

    Man commits suicide over fiancée fight over a sex worker

    Man jailed for suicide attempt

    Kaliati (middle)

    NBS Bank collaborates with Christian Aid to launch Women’s Energy Fund

    Man gets 10 years for rifle theft

    Trending Tags

    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Entertainment
    • All
    • Movie
    • Music
    • Sports

    Nomads and Bullets averts each other in FDH first round

    Nomads,Eagles stalemate gives bullets title hopes

    Zodwa Wabanthu organiser “Big Lu” goes bankrupt

    Egypt, Ethiopia game outshines Flames Afcon qualifier game revenue

    Zambian tactician Kabwe’s job hangs in limbo at Silver

    Sulom S.G. provokes media wrath

  • Lifestyle
    • All
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel
    Kamoto Donating Blood

    Airtel partners MBTS in blood donation drive

    Malawi registers first suspected monkey pox case

    Maunda

    Mzimba registers 18 Leprosy cases

    Govt asked to improve health sector

    Unsafe abortions raise alarm in Phalombe district

    Ministry of Health adjusts covid19 restrictions

    Trending Tags

    • Fashion Week
  • Columns

    Ntchisi Youth Office in “go back to school” campaign

    Rainford Kainga writes

    Stanley Onjezani Keneni writes:

    Trending Tags

    • Education

      Govt and Stakeholders urged to promote poetry in schools

      Education levels hit a snag in Chiladzulu

      MUST itsegulilidwa, atatseka kamba kazipolowe

      UNIMA Students protests over early bar closure

      A GENIUS BOY ASKS FOR SUPPORT FROM WELL – WISHERS

      MARANATHA ACADEMY TO HONOUR JCE TOP PERFORMER

      MZUNI COUNCIL STAFF UNIONS THREATENS TO DOWN TOOLS

      JCE EXAMINATIONS STARTS ON A GOOD NOTE

      19 year old jailed for defilement selected to Mzuni

      Trending Tags

      • Malawi Metro Music
      • The Bulletin
      No Result
      View All Result
      • Home
      • News
        • All
        • Business
        • Crime
        • Culture
        • Politics
        • Religion
        • Tourism
        • World

        Chakwera to meet alliance members

        UTM Unhappy with Chakwera’s stance on Chilima.

        Man commits suicide over fiancée fight over a sex worker

        Man jailed for suicide attempt

        Kaliati (middle)

        NBS Bank collaborates with Christian Aid to launch Women’s Energy Fund

        Man gets 10 years for rifle theft

        Trending Tags

        • Market Stories
        • Election Results
      • Entertainment
        • All
        • Movie
        • Music
        • Sports

        Nomads and Bullets averts each other in FDH first round

        Nomads,Eagles stalemate gives bullets title hopes

        Zodwa Wabanthu organiser “Big Lu” goes bankrupt

        Egypt, Ethiopia game outshines Flames Afcon qualifier game revenue

        Zambian tactician Kabwe’s job hangs in limbo at Silver

        Sulom S.G. provokes media wrath

      • Lifestyle
        • All
        • Fashion
        • Food
        • Health
        • Travel
        Kamoto Donating Blood

        Airtel partners MBTS in blood donation drive

        Malawi registers first suspected monkey pox case

        Maunda

        Mzimba registers 18 Leprosy cases

        Govt asked to improve health sector

        Unsafe abortions raise alarm in Phalombe district

        Ministry of Health adjusts covid19 restrictions

        Trending Tags

        • Fashion Week
      • Columns

        Ntchisi Youth Office in “go back to school” campaign

        Rainford Kainga writes

        Stanley Onjezani Keneni writes:

        Trending Tags

        • Education

          Govt and Stakeholders urged to promote poetry in schools

          Education levels hit a snag in Chiladzulu

          MUST itsegulilidwa, atatseka kamba kazipolowe

          UNIMA Students protests over early bar closure

          A GENIUS BOY ASKS FOR SUPPORT FROM WELL – WISHERS

          MARANATHA ACADEMY TO HONOUR JCE TOP PERFORMER

          MZUNI COUNCIL STAFF UNIONS THREATENS TO DOWN TOOLS

          JCE EXAMINATIONS STARTS ON A GOOD NOTE

          19 year old jailed for defilement selected to Mzuni

          Trending Tags

          • Malawi Metro Music
          • The Bulletin
          No Result
          View All Result
          Malawi Metro News
          No Result
          View All Result
          ADVERTISEMENT
          Home

          APM ENTANGLED IN HOUSE LAND DISPUTE

          Chaweya Mzembe by Chaweya Mzembe
          17 August 2020
          in National, News, Politics
          0
          2
          SHARES
          9
          VIEWS
          Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Whatsapp

          A Maldeco Fisheries retiree has dragged former president Peter Mutharika to the Office of the Ombudsman over a land in Mangochi where the ex-leader built his retirement home.

          Ironically, the claimant, Albert Viola, petitioned Mutharika in October 2017 when he was President, informing him that some people sold him his land and he wanted to be compensated.

          But Viola, who wanted Mutharika to pay him for the land that time, said in an interview on Thursday that the petition never got to Mutharika as it was allegedly blocked by people close to him.

          Viola, who disclosed he co-owned the land with his brother, Ernest Viola, a Blantyre-based transporter, said he received K7.3 million from a broker related to him after the land was sold to Mutharika.

          He felt this was far too little as compared to the land he valued to be worth K36 million.

          ADVERTISEMENT

          Viola, who claimed in his complaint filed with the Ombudsman that he left his house near Nkopola and relocated to Makanjira when he felt his life was in danger as he allegedly received death threats from people he was fighting with over the land, said in the interview he only realised the land was developed after reports of Mutharika’s relocation to Mangochi after the fresh presidential election.

          Ombudsman Martha Chizuma confirmed in an interview on Friday that her office received Viola’s complaint, adding it was forwarded to lawyers in her office for legal screening.

          “This is the process where our lawyers make a review whether my office should take up the complaint…this is a normal screening process. I’ll have to check with the lawyers at some point to see where we are because this came about three weeks ago,” she said.

          But Arthur Masamba, from former president’s office, said Mutharika bought the land through a legitimate process that involved Ministry of Lands and the former head of State has documentation to prove that.

          Masamba said the issues coming up could be family matters and the former president does not know Albert Viola and has never dealt with him.

          Saulos Mkuluzado, a step brother to Albert Viola who brokered the deal, explained in an interview that the land belonged to Ernest Viola, but since Albert Viola was working for Maldeco in Mangochi, his brother asked him to be looking after the land.

          Mkuluzado, who said he and Albert Viola were born of the same father but have different mothers, said there was a dispute between the two Violas over the land, but as a family, they agreed to have the land sold and share the proceeds between them, Albert Viola, 40 percent, and Ernest Viola 60 percent.

          The land, he explained, was sold to Mutharika for K30 million when he was president, and after some deductions that went to Ministry of Lands and other charges, the balance was paid to Albert Viola, K7.3 million and Ernest Viola, K12 million plus, as per agreed percentages.

          Mkuluzado said the land, owing to the disagreements between the Violas and as directed by the two, was registered in his name, Saulos Mkuluzado, until it was sold to Mutharika.

          He said the ex-Malawi leader is the rightful owner of the land and he duly paid for it.

          Bwanali Msusa, a group village head where the land is in Traditional Authority Mponda, who, together with other villagers was using the land before it was sold, said they were paid K6 million by Mutharika as a token of appreciation to have them move out of the land.

          However, documents Albert Viola filed to the Ombudsman show he won a court battle at the High Court where the court determined that the land belonged to him.

          According to a letter dated June 17 2014, which is part of the documents filed with the Ombudsman, former Mangochi district commissioner (DC) Bester Mandere warned Msusa and Wasili Anderson, people Viola was fighting with, that they should allow the claimant access to use the land as it belonged to him as was determined by the High Court and anything contrary to this was going to be contempt of court.June 17 2014.

          Tags: Apm retirement homeombudsman
          Chaweya Mzembe

          Chaweya Mzembe

          Stay Connected test

          • Trending
          • Comments
          • Latest

          MIA’S SECOND WIFE REJECTS K40M AS HER PART OF ESTATE BENEFIT

          9 May 2021

          Presidential advisor Lucius Banda hospitalised

          5 January 2021

          Giddes Chalamanda given K2 million worth grocery store

          14 September 2020

          Meet Catherine Phiri, Africa’s Rising Novelist

          15 June 2020

          CSOs lobby for Covid -19 internet reduction services

          1

          APM, JB must get matured – Analyst

          0

          25 year old man arrested for possessing cell phones without supporting documents

          0

          Polling Date not set – AG

          0

          Nomads and Bullets averts each other in FDH first round

          23 June 2022

          Chakwera to meet alliance members

          23 June 2022

          Ramaphosa implicated in illegal money transfer

          22 June 2022

          MERA refutes electricity tariff hike rumours

          22 June 2022

          Recent News

          Nomads and Bullets averts each other in FDH first round

          23 June 2022
          2

          Chakwera to meet alliance members

          23 June 2022
          1

          Ramaphosa implicated in illegal money transfer

          22 June 2022
          1

          MERA refutes electricity tariff hike rumours

          22 June 2022
          4

          Malawi Metro News

          Malawi Metro News

          Malawi Metro News

          We bring you the best news happening in Malawi and around the world.

          Malawi Metro News

          Follow Us

          Browse by Category

          • Agriculture
          • Business
          • Columns
          • Crime
          • Culture
          • Education
          • Entertainment
          • Environment
          • Fashion
          • Food
          • Health
          • International
          • Lifestyle
          • Malawi 2020 Elections
          • Malawi Art
          • Movie
          • Music
          • National
          • News
          • Opinion
          • Politics
          • Religion
          • Sports
          • Tourism
          • Travel
          • World

          Recent News

          Nomads and Bullets averts each other in FDH first round

          23 June 2022

          Chakwera to meet alliance members

          23 June 2022
          • Advertise with us
          • Contact Us

          © 2020 Malawi Metro News - Website by Compufix Ltd.

          No Result
          View All Result
          • Home
          • National
          • Politics
          • Sports
          • Health
          • Travel
          • World
          • Columns
          • Education

          © 2020 Malawi Metro News - Website by Compufix Ltd.