Malawi’s socialite and writer Pemphero Mphande has threatened to take legal action to a woman padrading rumors that he swindled funds amounting to K4 million which he raised through his page to carter a cancer patient to receive treatment in Tanzania.
Over the week news broke on social media that the Philanthropist did not give the MK4,000,000 he raised for Rachel Chikoko, a cancer patient.
According to the woman, Mphande only gave the family of Chikoko K600, 000, and that Chikoko is stuck in Tanzania since she does not have enough funds to return home, the claims Mphande refuted.
in a statement seen by this publication, Mphande’s publicist Phyllis Banda said all the funds were sent directly to Chikoko’s family since Mphande gave contacts of them.
And through his page, Mphande raised K600, 000 which e als sent to Chikoko’s family. According to Mphande, the woman making the claims that he ate the money, failed to understand ” the English in the communication she claims to have received.”
The statement then continued that following the damage the woman has caused in tarnishing Mphande’s image a legal action against her and every person who shared the story will be taken despite Mphande being a forgiving person.
“While Mr Mphande is a very forgiving person who forgives many people that say stupid things about him, the team believes this woman has gone too far because she is not only attacking Pemphero Mphande but sabotaging work that helps many people. Mr Mphande will take legal action against this woman and everyone involved in sharing this false claim on their pages.” read part of the statement.
