Barely hours after the Ant-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested former People’s Party (PP) spokesperson Hophmally Makande in connection with the plundering of public funds dubbed cashgate, reports reaching FaceofMalawi indicates that the body has also arrested lawyer Ishmael Chioko.

ACB deputy director Reyneck Matemba confirmed of the arrest in an interview with the press, saying he has been arrested following leads after the arrest of the country’s former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo and his wife Thandi.

The arrest is also in line with the new report released and delivered to Minister of Finance two weeks ago which contains full list of all people implicated in the scam.

The cashgate scam which is the first of its kind in Malawi history came to light when unknown thugs shot former budget director paul Mphwiyo at his residence in Lilongwe.

As investigations continues to stamp out the culprits only one case involving former Principle Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism Triza Namanthanga Senzani has been concluded and she has been sentenced to three years imprisonment.