2 Cabinet ministers defiant: ‘We will not resign’
Two senior Cabinet ministers facing stinging attacks over hefty coronavirus allowances say they will not resign despite growing pressure to do so.
Minister of Health Jappie Mhango and minister of Information Mark Botomani on Tuesday faced renewed pressure to resign when they faced rights activists, the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC).
The two powerful ministers insisted they will not resign over controversies surrounding ministerial allowances in the fight against Covid-19.
“We have not done anything wrong. In fact, we did not get the said allowances,” said Botomani after meeting the HRDC officials.
The ministers met HRDC to clarify on the Covid-19 allowances following a leaked video clip that in which the ministers talked about how the allowances could be shared and how to subsequently conceal the information from the public.
HRDC executive member Rev MacDonald Sembereka said they have heard the part of the ministers but they still feel they should be investigated by the Anti Corruption Bureau.
Sembereka, has since said the grouping will carry on with calls for the ministers to resign.
But in reaction the two ministers who responded to HRDC right away in the meeting said they will not resign arguing they did nothing wrong.
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Atha kale awa 2 July zatha izi we will have real ACB Caesar..
Just like big aunt, you may refuse to resign but I see that the tornado storm coming on July 2, 2020 or thereabouts will sweep aside all stubborn souls who are bent on hanging on to power purely for selfish reasons and financial gain and greed. Count your days! They are numbered. The writing is on the wall but you are so corruptly blinded you cannot see it. It’s coming fast and soon nobody will need you to resign. Tornado will do the job! Adios!
Resignation or not; does not make much different for these two culprits. 2nd July will determine their fate. 2nd July is a date of our destiny when Malawi will see a change.
Tired of these nyekhwes stealing from poor people. Your time is up !
At least you were brave enough to go and face the HRDC…rare in modern Malawi and Africa in general. That should be the way to go….thumbs up though the case is a bit infamous in your part. Be brave and resign…there is a better life after that….
Please Ministers, resign you are stealing too much,u even wanted to force Malawians to be on lockdown without food.You are even failing to give K15000 Kwa amalawi omwe adutsa zaka 60 Kut mwina aziwonako yina yake.koma inu Mukutenga K450,000 as allowance ntchito yake yoti yoti nkulandira so much money.Kuba basi.On top of that salary mulandire,mafuta allowance ndizina zambiri Koma Malawians akusaukabe bwanji Kodi?K450000 Kut muwapase okalamba athu ndiye Kut anthu 30 chitani manyazi ma ministers, resign guys,mwadyapo zaboma.
Ofcourse they will not resign sinanga they know they are being shielded by their master, that is why we keep saying Malawi will never progress with thieves running the show, neverrrrrrrrrrr……its sad to say but that’s the truth!