Malawi Roads Authority suspend CEO Hiwa over K217mil wrongful self-enrichment

Roads Authority (RA)  Chief Executive Officer Trevor Hiwa has been suspended  after  a team of investigators   found him  guilty that he  awarded a K217 million World Bank funded project to his own company called Infracon Limited  and that he should face disciplinary action, government spokesman has confirmed.

Hiwa: Accused of wrongful self-enrichment is now suspended
Hiwa: Accused of wrongful self-enrichment is now suspended but has political backing to survive

Minister of Information, Communication and Technology, Malison Ndau, who is also government spokesman confirmed that Hiwa has been suspended.

“Yes it is true he has been suspended,” Ndau confirmed on Friday.

“I tried to find out from the chairman of the board and he has confirmed that it is indeed true Hiwa has been suspended,” Ndau said.

However, he said Hiwa has not been served with the suspension letter which he said has been written while he is abroad on official duties accompanied by Minister of Transport and Public Works  Francis Kasaila.

Roads Authority boar chairman Jackson Gomani also confirmed the suspension.

“The board has indeed suspended Roads Authority CEO,”  said Gomani.

He also confirmed that Hiwa is currently in Equatorial Guinea on official duties but will proceed to a forced leave on return home.

Gomani confirmed that an investigations report dated September 29, 2016 was submitted to the board  recommended disciplinary action.

The findinds of the investigations were also submitted to Secretary to Trreasury, Ronald Mangani.

“[Hiwa] may therefore be liable to disciplinary action un ine with RA’s Conditions of service and his employment contract,” the investigations report recommends.

The contract No RA/ CON/2015-16/09, which World Bank funded to the tune of US$303 823, was for the design and construction, and supervision services of various roads in Central Region and Southern regions following the floods that devastated the country in 2015 under the Malawi Flood Emergency Recovery Project (MFERP

The investigators included  Chief Director responsible for good governance in the office of president and cabinet Wezi Kayira (chairman),  chief state advocate in the ministry of justice and constitutional affairs Richard Santhe, Director of Human resources management and development Hilario Chimota and deputy director in the office of director of public procurement Edward Jeke.

The matter has attracted the attention of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) which said ot  already received a complaint on the matter s.

“The Anti-Corruption Bureau had already received the complaint before the time it appeared in the paper. It is processing and will review the complaint to see if there is merit to warrant its action,” said ACB’s Senior Public Relations Officer Egrita Ndala.

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cioza catha
cioza catha
7 years ago

a OBAMA GILESI CIUMA kkkkkkkkk mulibe manyazi kuti mpana international akuziwa za MUREKEZI kkkk inu muvekere prominent business. zugwilizana cani ndi genocide ? kkkkkk koma nde umbuli ndi matenda, uzisambaso .disgusting dirty woman.pipo like you are not needed in the development of the country. total trash and a disgrace.manyazi

Mahope a kabwira
Mahope a kabwira
7 years ago

Komatu kumasamala. Munakwatila mkazi okongola mukufuna mukalowe kundende. Muzapeza ena ampatsa mimbatu mkazi okongola uja. samalani

Bands
Bands
7 years ago

Strange while suspended out of the country doing buisness for the road authority. Believe should hsve been notified and suspended once he returned then notify the newspapers

Surprised you allow him to represent road authoritv when he no longer works with them

Mbunde
7 years ago

M’chiyani kodi a Malawi?

Mzuzu
Mzuzu
7 years ago

Somewhere and somehow, Malawi is being overdosed. God for sure is not happy with Malawi. We have stolen a lot what belongs to Malawi as a country. What would one benefit after amassing such huge sums of money when ordinary Malawians are suffering.
God start punishing all Malawians that stealing from Government coffers up to this very day. These people should never be peaceful, until their death.

Voyeur
Voyeur
7 years ago
Reply to  Mzuzu

Mkuluyi sanabe ndalamazi koma anadzipatsa contract yekha. Ndipo pali vuto pamenepo. Tiyeni tizimvetsetsa.

Mario pei
Mario pei
7 years ago
Reply to  Voyeur

Ndiye kuti waba contract

Alfred Banda
Alfred Banda
7 years ago

Kodi alipo yemwe analemera kuno ku Malawi opanda kuba??

Nankununkha
Nankununkha
7 years ago

That’s Africa leaders. They are the main architect of the continent’s woes. When Trump put it plainly as it is, people hate him.

Khima
Khima
7 years ago
Reply to  Nankununkha

Trump ananenesa kuti AFRICA needs recolonization…palibenso poyambila kungolitengelatu

Maunits
Maunits
7 years ago

Lhomwes shiiiii

china
china
7 years ago
Reply to  Maunits

Iwe Maunits Hiwa is from Ntcheu

chimzimu Chonyasa
7 years ago
Reply to  china

Influenced by stupid Lhomwes though

Andrew
Andrew
7 years ago

I can’t believe this! Trevor was in form 4 when I was in form 1 at Robert Blake in the mid-80s and he was generally a decent man. Never could I imagine that one day his name would be associated with such evil practices. Sad and disappointed. And yes, he is from Ntcheu.

Mwananyanian
Mwananyanian
7 years ago
Reply to  Andrew

Welcome to the real world, Andrew! The life of (mostly) bwanas in Malawi.

china
china
7 years ago

Mr untouchable suspension basi?chi mkazi chako choipa mtima chija muziona.Kupemphera ngati zenizeni alusifala

JKK Chisale
JKK Chisale
7 years ago

How about seven ministers, tractorgaters, MK236billionaires, Brazil maize scandle, Tukombo Community College Contractor, Corruption at Road Traffic and Police Traffic, Capital hill hospital Project, Local government council’s stealing of public funds, abandoned projects, Rwanda genocide suspect called BANDA OR MULEKEZE, Maize at NFR issue?????? List goes on and on

chimzimu Chonyasa
7 years ago
Reply to  JKK Chisale

KKKKKK! Dzinali landikumbutsa chigalimoto china cholembedwa “Chisale 7” Shaaaaaaa! Anthu akulemera paMalawi ndithu. Kungoona mkumati kodi amenewa achoka kuti? Ine kusilira ndikupha nyere opanda ndi sapato yomwe kkkkkkk

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