Seven more suspects have been arrested for the abuse of K6.2 billion funds which were meant for covid-19 response, totaling the number of suspects to 46 since the first arrests made on Sunday this week.

 The National Police Spokesperson, James Kadadzera, communicated that the latest arrests of officials from Zomba City Council, Mangochi Municipal Council and Mchinji District Council were taken in on Wednesday.

While the Chief Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa is expected to pronounce whether some of the suspects should remain on remand or be granted bail, the Ministry of Justice and the Judiciary are reportedly working on the possibility of establishing special courts to expeditiously handle cases related to misappropriation of the K6.2 billion Covid funds.