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A country which can hardly produce anything to “earn big” on a world market, a labour force with one of the lowest productivity index in the world, a government apparatus and puplic sector ranking amongst the least states in the world when it comes to perfomance and effectiveness, a country which plays the card of attracting doners as good as we did in the last 51 years….
What do we expect?
The criminal act of corruption seems for many, across our society , no matter how wealthy , the only way out.
A thought provoking article. You can tell from the overwhelming reaction against Bisnowaty’s call for ban against unnecessary trips by civil servants how deeply entrenched corruption is in the country. In fact the whole system is so rotten that
even if some donor were to give us $5 billion as grant the country’s economic woes would not reduce. Greed! More than half the money would be shared in allowances, fuel, lakeshore seminars, acquisition of additional property by the same people. Its sickening!
I don’t get it, the author is saying that he pays bribes and you are busy clapping hands for him?
Get to the root causes. If Traffic Police were well paid and housed, I dont think they would find it profitable to be corrupt.
Lets get to the basics. What we see is as a result of underpayment of salaries – where the political elite accumulate wealth for themselves while the hard working MRA guys get crumbs.
It is only in Malawi where graduates with long service can not afford to buy a brand new car from a showroom. Something is pathetically wrong with our pay structures.
Totally agree. Corruption and rooting of public funds for self enrichment are the main reasons the country’s development has retrogressed badly and shamefully.
Add to that poor governance and judgement by the ruling politicians.
Add to that we Malawians as people are still sleeping and watching all this abuse of resources when we should be organizing ourselves and making constant petitions and demands to parliament and the presidency to stop such pervasive behavior which is holding back the development of the country.
I agree with the author
You say the people need to come together to address this issue. Does this mean you will refuse to pay these “fees” from now on? You will go through the legitimate process of receiving a ticket rather than paying off the cop? Why should I pat you on the back for admitting you’re a part of the graft in this country? Knowing right from wrong is a pretty simple virtue to learn. Rather than being a part of it, you should shame those who are doing it, regardless of the outcome. You’re talking the talk but you must walk the… Read more »
Well articulated and to the point. If wishes were horses, as they say, I would have asked Mr. M’gona, the author to join the few but honourable people we need in the country. This rot was started in earnest by that 6 pounds thief, we clapped our hands for him and he thought he was a hero. Then came the Kusolola pretender who robbed us blind. As if putting paid to the adage of “If you want something said, send a man, but if you want something done, send a woman”…Joyce Banda gave us the true meaning of corruption. What… Read more »
Ues I totally agree. Corruption eradication should start from our homes by teaching our children the badness of it, as we ourselves as parents lead by example.
Mphwiyo mwampatsa bail nde nkumati corruption ingathe. Mu cashgate muli anthu ambirimbiri and akutetezana. Mlandu wakuba ndalama ngovuta kugamula? Only in Malawi!