MALAWIS former education minister Cassim Chilumpha has been arrested and charged with corruption over his alleged involvement in awarding contracts for schools which were never built, a court official said. Chilumpha refused to plead guilty or not guilty, saying: “I am confused by the charges”. Chilumpha – who was sacked by President Bakili Muluzi last November – is charged with corrupt practices in the education ministry scandal involving $2m.- AFP