The Malawi Police Service has launched a formal investigation into allegations that the governing Malawi Congress Party (MCP) conducted partisan training for its cadres at the state-run Mtakataka Police Training School, according to Nyasa Times. Inspector General of Police Richard Luhanga confirmed the probe on Times Television, stating that using a government law enforcement facility to train political party operatives is illegal. The allegations have drawn sharp criticism from legal experts and governance analysts regarding the potential misuse of public resources and state security infrastructure.
Update: A Lilongwe court is scheduled to rule today on the bail application for retired Immigration chief Brigadier General Charles Kalumo following his arrest last Sunday, Face of Malawi and The Nation report. Kalumo's lawyer, Chrispine Ndalama, has requested bail based on constitutional rights and his client's severe ill health, arguing to the court that the charges are minor.
Update: The state is moving to formally discharge long-standing corruption charges against former cabinet minister and Democratic Progressive Party regional governor Charles Mchacha, Nyasa Times reports. A court is set to hear an application next week to collapse the 2021 Anti-Corruption Bureau case, which accused Mchacha of diverting K539,000 from the Lilongwe Water Board for a honeymoon at Ryalls Hotel and illegally acquiring public land in Kanjedza Forest.
In other crime news, the Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) has reported a resurgence of targeted violence, with police recording multiple cases of attacks, abductions, and grave tampering in early 2026, according to FairPlanet. Incidents have resurfaced in districts such as Mulanje, Kasungu, and Dowa, prompting the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation to demand stronger witness protection mechanisms and independent monitoring of criminal investigations to ensure offenders face justice.