Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa has granted bail to former Irrigation and Water Development Minister and DPP regional governor for the South Charles Mchacha and two others.

The three have pleaded not guilty to all the 6 charges.

The charges range from abuse of public office, theft and money laundering.

They have been ordered to produce a cash bond of 500 thousand Kwacha  each and one surety each bonded at K1 million kwacha each among others.