Malawi's former president Joyce Banda will arrive home this week
after four years of self-imposed exile that saw an arrest warrant
issued against her for alleged corruption, her party said on Monday.
Nowa
Chimpeni, a spokesman for Banda's People's Party (PP) told local media
she was returning to rebuild the party ahead of May 2019 elections.
"I
can confirm to our followers and Malawians at large that the former
president of this country Dr Joyce Banda will be arriving in this
country on Saturday," Chimpeni said.
He
added that Banda intended to "reorganise her party" after many members
abandoned it for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) during
her four-year absence, in which she lived in the United States, South
Africa and Britain.
Last year police
issued an arrest warrant for Banda in connection with the country's
"Cashgate" corruption scandal, which involved large-scale looting of
government coffers.
Police
spokesperson James Kadadzera said the warrant remained valid but he
declined to say if she would be detained upon arrival.
Cashgate
is the biggest financial scandal in Malawi's history and helped push
Banda out of power in 2014 when she lost out to President Peter
Mutharika.
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