Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President (North) Jappie Mhango has been released on bail by the Chief Resident Magistrate Gedfrey Balaka seating in Mzuzu.
Mhango has been charged with two counts of misuse of public office, and providing false information to the Bureau.
However, he did not take plea as the ACB says there are two more suspects in the case.
Balaka ordered Mhango to surreder his travel documents and a copy of National ID, report every fortnight at ACB offices in Mzuzu, cash bond of K1 million and two sureties non cash valued at K500 000 each.
According to a statement signed by ACB spokesperson Egrita Ndala, Mhango abused his office for the advantage of Cuthbert Mhango and 11 others when he authorised the sale of houses belonging to the Ministry at under-valued leading to loss of Government revenue.
Ndala said the sell happened between 2016 and 2017 when he was Minister of Transport and Public Works.
“It is further alleged that on 11th April 2022 at the Anti-Corruption Bureau offices in Mzuzu, he provided false information to Bureau officers by stating that he does not know the landlord of the house which is rented by his second wife, Miss Thokozile Wanda, at Chimaliro in Mzuzu city, while in fact the said house was bought from Ministry of Transport and Public Works at the time he was the responsible Minister and it is owned by his direct relative by the name of Cuthbert Mhango,” reads the statement in part
