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Two convicts serving year jail terms for conspiracy murder and attempted murder have written the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on delays by the Supreme Court of Appeal in ruling on their appeal case.

Former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier McDonald Kumwembe and businessperson Pika Manondo appealed against both conviction and sentence for conspiracy to murder and attempted murder of former budget director Paul Mphwiyo.

Their appeal was heard by a seven-judge panel on March 30 , after being filed in August

The two were convicted and sentenced in July alongside former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ralph Kasambara, who was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment.

Kasambara, who died in June this year, was granted bail pending appeal by Justice of Appeal Dunstan Mwaungulu, now retired, in March after serving one year and seven months in prison.

However, Mwaungulu denied Kumwembe and Manondo bail, but ordered a speedy appeal hearing.

In a letter by both convicts