LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda has been committed to Maula Prison after he was discharged from the hospital on Monday afternoon, December 29, 2025.

His lawyer, George Jivason Kadzipatike told the Nation online that his client was discharged on recommendation from the doctors.

Kadzipatike, however, said the MCP secretary general is not fully fit as doctors have given him another day when he should go for medical treatment.

Chimwendo Banda has been in the hospital for the past two weeks after he fell sick while in police custody.

He is waiting for judgement on his bail application, which Judge Mzonde Mvula said would be communicated on an unspecified date.

The MCP SG is accused of attempting to kill former MCP member Frank Chiwanda in Dowa in 2022.

Chimwendo is yet to be granted bail.

The Maravi Post

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda will remain in police custody as he awaits a ruling from High Court Judge Mzondi Mvula on his bail application.

It means Chimwendo will spend Christmas in cell unless the court grants him bail by close of business today.

The bail application came up for hearing today at the High Court, where lawyers representing Chimwendo Banda presented their arguments, while the State also responded.

After hearing submissions from both sides, the court adjourned the matter for a ruling.

The judge indicated that the ruling will be delivered via email once it is ready.

During today’s court bail proceedings, State lawyer Dzikondianthu Malunda has asked the court not to release Richard Chimwendo Banda, arguing that the applicant is a person of influence and is capable of influencing or intimidating witnesses, thereby jeopardizing the case.

Chimwendo Banda’s lawyer George Kadzipatike has asked the court to release his client, arguing that the State has so far failed to formally charge
him.

Kadzipatike adds that the client is not a flight risk and is currently admitted at the hospital, where he is receiving medical treatment.

The MCP SG is accused of attempting to kill Frank Chiwanda in 2022 in Dowa.

The Maravi Post