ACB pounces on Macra boss Itaye over stench of corruption

February 22, 2018 Green Muheya -Nyasa Times 25 Comments

Corruption-busting body Wednesday afternoon stormed Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) demanding to see top boss Godfrey Redson Itaye in connection with rampant corruption at the institution, Nyasa Times can reveal.

Itaye the Macra boss: Creating financial loopholes at Macra for looting purposes

Itaye is at the center of top level corruption including awarding dubious contracts to his own parents in laws, worthy up to K19 million  kwacha among other sandy deals.

Acting Director of Legal Affairs at the regulatory body, Dan Chiwoni, confirmed a senior ACB investigations officer paid a surprise visit to Macra headquarters housed in Macra House on 9 Salmin Amour Road in Blantyre.

Chiwoni, however,  refused to shed more light about the ACB investigation.

But Nyasa Times sources said apart from the dubious contract to his mother inlaw Mrs Mercy Nseula and Cartracking contract to his father In-law, top on the cases is the 135 million kwacha developmental calendars which were never delivered to Macra.

Itaye is also alleged to have pocketed $150 thousand dollars bribe from Agilis International, a firm contracted to upgrade the controversial CIRMS well known as ‘ spy’ machine.

Just last week, Agilis top boss Rovan visited Macra to sign an extension of the upgrade of CIRMS at an inflated extra $2million US dollars, which has been shared with former Information Minister (current Minister of Local Government)  and powerful ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) politician Kondwani Nankhumwa.

The CIRMS deal is a deal brokered byNankhumwa, who despite moving from Information Ministry, still calls the shots, undermining current Minister Nicholas Dausi.

The ACB move comes after Itaye bragged that he is untouchable, being one of the DPP canpaign strategists in the 2014 presidential election.

He has been funneling millions of kwachas to the ruling DPP while lining his own pockets and those of his disciples.

Meanwhile, performance at the communication regulatory body is at zero percent as staff are demotivated by being denied any professional training in ICT,Telecommunications, and Broadcasting.

Apart from Postal directorate which contributes .0001 percent of revenues to the organization.

Postal staff who are favoured by Itaye’s leadership are always globetrotting and pocketing millions of US dollars in foreign allowances.

The Macra boss has frustred all qualified professionals including denying Director of Telecoms Lloyd Momba, who unceremoniously left, followed by Deputy Director Jonathan Pinifolo, who was also frustrated into resigning.

Itayes deputy Francis Bisika, a highly qualified ICT expert had his contract terminated under dubious circumstances. Bisika is fighting for his job in court which granted him an injunction, but the matter has stalled, apparently after some arm twisting at the High Court, according to lawyer Chauncy Gondwe.

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25 replies on “ACB pounces on Macra boss Itaye over stench of corruption”

  1. ..worthy over 19 million kwacha among other sandy deals…
    Did you try to mean: ….among other SHODDY deals

  2. What happened to the generator which he purchased for the fired Board Chair a Mervis something something? We are following. Rotten country. The figures being mentioned here are enough to construct state-of-the-art hospitals or primary schools in each district.

  3. Not surprised at all. Godfrey ameneyo munthu oipa mtima, opondeleza anzake. Day 40 will come. No one is untouchable when is Ralph now

  5. This is just a political stunt. Itaye sangalowe ku ndende, akupanga izi a DPP dala kuti awoneke ngati akuthana ndi katangale after Report ya katangale ija. Komanso campaign ili mkati ndiye akufuna kutipusitsa. Azingowukhalira mulanduwu mpaka chaka chamawa basi nkhani yatha. Mufunseni Bakili Muluzi, sazalowapo mu ndende amene uja cos of ubale wa UDF and DPP. Zonse zija ndi campaign kumavutitsa mdala uja

  7. You have already judged them basing on this article. Malawians rush into judging others. One day it will be you being unfairly judged its when you will know what kind of people Malawians are

  10. Can the PAC and ACB check urgently a container has arrived in Malawi it’s at GMS freight it’s containing police officers shoes the value is
    Usd 988,000 dollars it’s imported by reliance trading owner Karim of lido he is finishing the country either put him in jail for life or deport him he has cars worth mk2 billon at his house and properties worth
    Mk50 billion he is eating poor Malawians money why is the government not doing anything he has so many cases even at MRA he has to pay
    Mk30 billion but the case is gone under the bridge
    Even in America or Europe a pair of shoes for can’t cost
    Mk150,000 which he has declared on the invoice meaning government is buying from him at mk175,000 a pair
    Peter if u are a god fearing take action

  11. Komanso izi ndiye zanyanya. We knew that the shapping of positions between Itaye and Kumbatira smacked some hidden agenda. These are the manifestation of that agenda. Mwini filimu apa ndi namkumwa ndi Secretary to president and cabinet. Pajanso akamuna amenewa zoomorazi alibe nazo mantha!

  12. Corruption has destroyed our society. The CEO is supposed to have high integrity but the problem here is that these are political positions. We need to change the way we do business otherwise our country is sliding backwards while all other countries are moving forward. May God help this country by opening the eyes of people to stop the nonsense of voting along tribal lines. Bad leaders are comfortable because they know that they can still be put into power even if they fail to perform because their tribesmen will vote them in. We really need 50+1 so that political leaders will jack up and start performing because they cant go into government with 30% of votes.

  13. STEALING is what is in Dpp leaders’ blood, they think stealing, they dream stealing, they eat stolen stuffs…….. the world is watching, but God always puts time limit on anything

  14. I have been saying it and I will say it now and again, ukangoona article yokhudzana ndi Itaye kapena Nankhumwa umangodziwiratu kuti walemba ndi Bwana Green Muheya. It seems kuti someone is sponsoring Bwana Muheya to write articles related to the two people in Malawi. Check the previous articles, you will confirm what I am saying. And in most cases Bwana Muheya amalemba nkhani zambiri zoti you cant even follow. On this article angoiwalako kulemba zazibwenzi za anthu awiriwa. Anyway Mukudziwana.

    1. Inu nanu inu.. Tanenani fundo…. Kodi nkhani yalembedwapa yi.. ndiyowona kapena ayi.. kodi anyamata ACB anapitadi kapena ayi.. osamadana ndi olemba.. tasusani ndi fundo.. ayenereks kulemba ngati zilizoona

    2. Kaya inu mukukaika kuti it might be personal vedeta butl know the three dudes personally and this articles had the very same facts why they left, Itaye is a bad seed

  15. Malawi Government is full of corrupt minded people starting from the top to the bottom.We must also change this system of voting because he is from Southern,Central or Northern especially you people from Southern Region.Its high time for you think what you have been doing on the past when it comes to voting.Lets take our Malawi forward by removing these corrupt minded people.TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE IT!!!!!!!!!

      1. Ajailosi chonde kondani dziko lanu ,kodi Muyela akunama kuti a ACB anapita Ku macra otsaphimbira yasi poti Itaye ndi Nakhumwa ndi wa chipani chanu ayi ,anthuwa akuononga dziko I’m also a Lomwe by tribe but we should not accept no sense

  18. La 40 lakwana. Ushasha wathera pomwepa even if the investigation takes years and the prosecution even more mtendere watha

      1. Why do people connect corrupt officers in public institutions with APM? Leave APM alone he has no deal with these folks. Deal with them individually.

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