The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested former Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamveka for abuse of office, ACB’s Spokesperson Egrita Ndala has confirmed in a statement.

According to Ndala, Mwanamveka is suspected to have abused his position in the payment of $18.3 million to the Homeland Security Ministry for the purchase of uniforms and equipment for the Malawi Prison Service.

Ndala further said investigations showed that the former finance minister abused his office to approve the payment without verifying the urgency and importance of the equipment.

ACB conducted investigations following reports in October 2020 of a suspicious procurement from a company called One Guard FZE of Dubai.

Mwanamveka is currently in police custody, waiting to appear in court at an unspecified date.

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