Cash for journos turns scandalous: Mutharika released K150,00 to each as CSOs condemn ‘bribe’

November 28, 2014 Hudson Mphande -Nyasa Times 115 Comments

The revelations that President  Peter Mutharika dished out K50,000 to media representative during their recent visit to Sanjika Palace has turned scandalous following revelations that the Head of State actually authorized K150,000 to be given to each journalist on the night.

Mutharika: Released more than what was given
Mutharika: Released more than what was given

State House sources have since disclosed that as much as the President is not amused with the undiplomatic revelation by some of the journalists that he palm oiled them, he has been more incensed with the revelations that some of his staff played games with the
money and reduced the amount.

The source revealed that State House officially budgeted, approved and released K12 million for the handouts to the 80 scribes but the revelation that they instead had K50,000 each instead leaves questions as to what happened to the balance of K8 million.

“The President has since asked the press department to explain what happened. As much as the revelation of the money was not good publicity to him, the President is concerned that some people also took advantage of the handouts to fill their own pockets,” said the source.

Initially, the K50, 000 handouts were tuckled  under the sleeves even to the journalists who got the money until Times TV Head of News and Current Affairs Gracian Tukula wrote about it in his weekly column thereby attracting an outcry from both the media fraternity and members of the public.

Minister of Information Kondwani Nankhumwa announced during the presidential meeting that before leaving the palace journalists should collect a folder supposedly containing Mutharika’s vision for a free press in Malawi.

But the folders contained an embossed folder with the President’s insignia, a blank notepad, Mutharika’s personalised pen and an envelope containing the cash.
Most commentators have argued on the impact of the money on whether journalists will remain objective when handling issues to do with government, State House and the President.

Some have even described the money as bribery to journalists with the President wanting to corrupt the minds of journalists in the country.

In response to the outbursts Times Group editors on Tuesday this week used the money to buy assorted items which they donated to Christian Organisation of Orphans in Malawi.

The Times Group team comprised of Times Group Managing Editor Brian Ligomeka, Malawi News Editor Innocent Chitosi, Sunday Times Editor McDonald Bamusi and Tukula. The items included sugar, salt, soap, notebooks and other writing materials to the orphanage that has close to 300 orphans.

However, it has also been revealed that journalists from outside Blantyre got the K50, 000s on top of their normal allowances for accommodation, transport and food as promised by State House when the journalists were being invited.

Nation Publications Limited Editor George Kasakula who was among those who received the money is reported to have returned the money to presidential secretary Fredrick Ndala right at the State House as soon as he got the package.

The journalists said nobody explained what the money was for.

Meanwhile, civil society organisations in the country have condemned President Mutharika’s “desperate attempt to avoid being taken to task on his various leadership challenges by trying to bribe the media as exemplified by his recent inter-face with the media at Sanjika State House.”

CSOs in a news conference held in Lilongwe on Wednesday commended media practitioners who have either returned or donated the money to the needy “who are equally, if not more hit by the current economic crisis. And, who knows, perhaps the money distributed to the journalists was siphoned from the same NAC (National Aids Commission”.

The organisations included Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation, Malawi Health Equity Network, Malawi Network of People Living with HIV and Aids, Manelera, Centre for the Development of People, among many organizations that made the demand at a media briefing in Lilongwe.

CSOs leaders said  President Mutharika’s  “attempt to bribe journalists” at Sanjika in Blantyre provide a litmus test to his leadership credentials.

“This could simply be a tip of the iceberg of things that are happening behind the scene of DPP administration. This must be stopped forthwith,” the CSOs said.

They called on Mutharika  to “stop burying his head in the sand and address the citizens on the measures he has to take the country out this economic mess rather than simply issuing incomprehensible announcements and dinning with members of the press.”

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115 replies on “Cash for journos turns scandalous: Mutharika released K150,00 to each as CSOs condemn ‘bribe’”

  2. ABALE enamu mukkuwa chifukwa simunaonepo cholowa apa mukanakhalakut akufumbatitsan sibwezi mukutokota zimphwixi komapoti chilikwazako,ndife amlw ndi sitidzasitha kukhala akwina,wina opusa avekele fsifsi koma bala amai zopusa mbala yachabe,wina avekele abusa tipulumutseni agalu afisi ngati ameneu angapulumutse anthu eyeyu ndi(mulungu)zopusa abusa anatha chito ya(mulungu)afuna chiyani kuzadziko,ung,ombole maso una abusa chimene akufuna wava akufun ulemu komaso chuma,zopusa,tiyeni tipempele kwa mulungu athandize kusitha moyo wazitsogolli ajela ufuna kukhutits mimba zawu ~usathindiza amlw ,,,,,,,akapwazi asakwi ose ana asatan,

  3. Cashgate is masterminded by the HE Proffessor Peter Muthalika.The crime rate is increasing because the new IG is a murder criminal. The new IG is one of those murderers whokilled Chasowa. CSOs inform the nation the progress of Chasowa murder case. APM should be impeached for choosing a person who is supposed to respond to Chasowa murder case.

  4. What more grounds do we need in order to impeach this man? This person has no morals how does think siphoning money that is meant to fight HIV and AIDS and buy his wife lipsticks and cosmetics. Now bribing journalist no no no no I cant stand this this man must go.

  5. This seems to be on DPP manifesto. Recently Symon Vuwa Kaunda took K200000 from Nkhata Bay District Council and gave it Civo Football for no activities of the Council. He brought the team to play at Nkhata Bay Community ground for his political agenda but asked the Council to pay bonuses to Civo players.

  6. I hv worked 4 3odays without pay but 1 day chat with mr president = mk15oooo.This country is a mess more than Sodom & Gomorah.

  7. Now i have all the reasons to believe that this party bribed its way into the government. With their incompetence to run the government affairs they want to bribe the journalists. SHAME, SHAME.

    If you are a reputable law professor as you claim then save your reputation by resigning.

  9. I think you can not handle cashgate issues bcoz this shows you(APM) are an expertise cashgater. Lutepo ndi mwana, uona pole……!

  11. If at government is audited, how will this MK12 million be accounted for if the recipients did not sign for the money? This money could be enough to buy medicine for a Rural Health Health Centre for a month. Koma Malawi adzatheka?

  13. 150,0000-50,000 bribe – 30,000 expenses= 70,000 stolen per journalist.

    Total stolen 70,000 x 80 journalists = 5.6mn.

    Well Peter atambwali sametane.

    That clearly shows you are not in control of the country. Your own are stealing from you. Easy come easy go.

    God help Malawi !!!

  14. hahahahaha when will Mbendera hang himself or commit suicide? the country is waiting for this good news because problems are too much now! let Mbendera Judas Scariot go may we can get rid of this curse in our nation!

  15. 81 you are right. That is why you find judges, professors, medical doctors and all those with PhDs sleeping with prostitutes, get aids and die. Sukulu sichosadi uchitsilu.

  17. It is disturbing that Mr Vocal Kapito the consumer guru? He is generally quite these days. Has Peter treated him with a blue envelope as well? He has been so vocal in the previous regimes but he is unnecessarily quite with this endless blundering regime of self styled Prof Peter. Where is Kapito when Mr President is corrupting Journalists? Where is Kapito when the kwacha is deteriorating in strength? Where is Kapito when consumers are extremely insecure including ministers and even 2nd citizen? Where is kapito when strikes are rampant? where is Kapito when consumer commodities are getting exorbitantly expensive. Why can’t you talk at this time when your voice is needed? It is a shame kudyetsedwa BANZI nkopweteketsa zedi. Wadya za eni !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  19. The country needs an apology from the presidnecy and apromise that political handouts are not going to continue!

    1. Hehedeeeee boma ilo, ngatidi munabela chisankho simunati muona zokhoma, mwabela mai Joyce amene amapemphera usana ndi usiku , kumangila nyumba anthu osauka, kuthandiza a mphawi, kupasa ng’ombe anthu, inu kungotola bomwetamweta. This is the time to know that it’s God who put kings on throne and pa nthawi yake amawachosa, tsopano inu mwaziikapo nokha mudziwanso kuti kunja kuno kuli MULUNGU

  20. THIS IS WHY DONORS SHOULD NEVER COME BACK TO MALAWI! You nvere learn! How can you find it in yourself to give away money like this whenhospitals still have no drugs! When peolle have no food!

    I detested Joyce Banda because of the cash gate sandal are you going down the same way? APM this is Malawi’s money and you are trusted to look after it what they hell is a highly educated, honest man doing allowing this to happen.

    MALAWIANS THIS WHERE WE GO WRONG. PROTEST AGAINST THIS DO NOIT LET IT PASS BECAUSE NEXT TIME WE WILL HAVE BIGGER SUMS BEING GIVEN AWAY IRRESPONSIBLY AND THIS IS HOW THE COUNTRY SLAMPS! Dont let govt abuse our funds like this!

    I appeall to the Donors not to keep feeding this very irresponsible system until it has cleaned its act. Watch out Mutharika you made a mistake.

    1. Muthalika did not make a mistake. You made the mistake all of you who voted for him. He has not shown to be presidential material even before. The time you detested JB is the time you plunged Malawi into irreparable mess. We’ll not protest against APM with you, you can do that alone as you voted for him alone. You’re bulshit.

  23. Ndipo ine ndakhulupilila kuti maphunzilo amachotsa umbuli koma sangachotse uchitsilu.Ngati ili chtsilu ndiwe chitsilu basi. Kukhala professor koma chili chitsilu.

  24. I do not see the problem for the persongiving someone a gift. Did he ask them not to ask deeper question or compromise their professional ethics? This article lacks logical and substance. All comments are pets issues said out jealous. what happened cannot be described as corruption in its orthodoxy usage.

    1. Iwe ndi agogo Petara do not deserve in power in a democratic country. Sadasankhidwe kuti a zigawa ndalama ku olemba nkhani m”dziko lino. Chimene anachita si chitukuko.

    2. I think you are fool. Govt subsistence allowances are clearly stipulated according to grades. Whether its a night, attendance or lunch allowance, these can not reach by far the said amount let alone for a journalist. That pure corruption and extravagant on part of State house.

  25. Ka Thank u. Sadalakwitse. Nsanje inu Sachoka. Mapwiya Auzeni Mlopwana Khanleliwa. Warera nochavo. Mulopwana mukhwawo nivazhuluni. Musatitopetse lero mukukana ndalama. Iiiii Double standards

  28. Bingu = THIEF.
    Peter = THIEF
    Malawians= Stupid to elect these two THIEFS to be our Presidents. But then both brother stole the elections.

  29. Malawians why are we so stupid. Bingu looted millions, Peter has started looting millions and we look on! Why? Peter is a thief just as Bingu was. And Peter’s so called wife has joined Peter in stealing! Wake up Malawians! Wake up!

    1. Bingu would have been sent to prison for stealing from COMESA, but for his godfather Bakili Muluzi who persuaded other heads of state not to do so. Bing was a thief and so is his brother Peter. Peter conned Malawi Housing to sell him houses at well below market prices and lived to steal the elections. Better for Malawians to wake up!

  31. But why is God giving us comedian after comedian for president?Why has he forsaken us?.If it is not a corrupt one,then it is an incompetent one,then an idiot like the current one.When will God give us a leader?

  32. Honorable donors. This is the type of government you are dealing with. fish rot from the head. How can you continue to support mediocre and corrupt government. APM is the head of corruption. He can not attempt to hood-wink you donors while he continues to abuse and practice corrupt tendencies. Charity begins at home. Time and time APM has proved to be a failure and the leader in corruption. This is the president we are talking about here. A man who stands before you and shade crocodile tears hoping to fool you. Please let APM know that his behaviour is not acceptable and that he can not claim Malawi has no money while all along he is throwing money around. Can you imagine if leaders in your country did such a thing? I am sure you know very well what the out come would be. Please support our country in eradicating corruption. Do not support this corrupt government of APM>

  33. galu ameneyu kuipa nkhope kwakeko ndi mtima womwe. zoona akupitiliza kuba ndala za NAC. ine abale anga kumudzi akusowa ma ARV. siudutsa 2015. mphezi ikuwaza ndipo ufa imfa yoipa

  34. The Mutharika is a cursed name. Bingu was dining & wining in Mzuzu while Malawians were crying their sons of 20 July. Peter is waisting K12 million. Why did you vote for this name? God has cursed this name. Anthu a ku South ndinu opanda nzeru, zitsiru zongoziwa kuba basi. Muvutika kwambiri ndi president wanu opanda nzeru. Blantyre has no water yet he bribes journalists. What a shame & mockery to poor Malawians? Donors never give these thieves money please!

  35. Amenewo ndiwo alomwe paja akuti zikatha mbewa amanona ndi aswiswiri siizi misonkho ikupita ngati ilibe eni ake abusa tipulumutseni ku mtundu watsankho uwu.

  36. During the final debate for presidential candidates at Hotel Victoria in his last words Dr. Lazarus Chakwera said that noone would rig the votes and “even the Lord above” would not allow it. After his votes were drastically reduced, he accepted the outcome of the results and he said “we know that we did not lose but we have been let down by the legal provisions in our country”. For the sake of peace, he accepted. But he concluded by saying “we know that God will judge us fairly”. Malawians, God fights for His people and He does not tolerate his children being despised by heathens. Boma iri Mulungu waliyesa ndipo ndilolephera. Just wait and see what will follow!

  37. Malawians lets agree and pray for this to stop. We need to have faith in God. All this is happening for Malawians to have faith in God. Lets not trust anything but God. Do you think this is too difficult for God to do? God is our only help. Why should the nation suffer because of few individuals. Lets repent on behalf of each other and the entire country. Lets approach the Throne of God confidently with this petition. The Heavens needs to be provoked to come down. There is no time to waste. We do not need Prophets to prophesy. We have eyes to see. We can hear and a brain to think. We need to get to the point of ssying no , enough is enough. We should not wait until we get to the cliff, and nursing wounds. The time to cry to God is now. Wake up Malawi. This is not time to slumber. We need to praise and pray to God until we see change.

  38. MEMO TO: President Peter Mutharika
    Your Excellency you are well aware that bribing journalists is a crime. Indeed you should have been setting a good example by refraining from corrupt practices. The question arises of where you got the MWK12 million. If you earned it, did you pay PAYE to MRA on the MWK12 million? Or did you receive the money as bribes from Indian businessmen?
    Clearly you have committed a number of crimes. 1) You bribed the journalists, 2) You did not pay PAYE to MRA on the MWK12 million and 3) You received bribes from Indian businessmen.
    You are not fit to be President of Malawi

  39. This is how cashgate happens: An irresponsible president issues instructions for the illegal use of public funds to his assistants; when the assistants see how easy it is to abuse public funds they then help themselves to some of the funds [in the spirit of ‘oyenga mafuta satuwa’]. Before too long it is a free for all…

    Malawians are generally very slow people. No one is asking the question that if APM can blow MWK12 million on journalists just how much more has he blown since he assumed office? This is why donors are saying controls on IFMIS have not yet been implemented – and I doubt if ever they will be implemented. Public coffers are still leaking profusely.

    Already there are rumours of Police purchases way in excess of the true value of the supplies. DPP, the party that perfected cashgate, is back in town with a vengeance.

    This mediagate should be a wake-up call to all Malawians that we need to be extra vigilant with how our taxes are used. We should not let APM and his DPP think that they have a blank cheque regarding our money. They should be forced to be transparent and accountable…each act of abuse of funds since APM started ‘ruling’ should be exposed.

  40. If you want to get to the bottom of this, investigate Nankhumwa, Ben Phiri and Mukhitho . These three know where the K8m went . Mbava zotha ntchito .

  42. Peter muntharika come forward confess what you did in the may 20 election otherwise you are in for trouble, remember you are ruling on a stolen vote chakwela won but chilima, you and Mbendera did otherwise.
    Are you not surprised things are not working your way that happens ukachita cholakwika and the only way Mr dull president is to come open confess and resign musanayaluke kwambiri
    It wasn’t your time to rule Malawi but you forced matters pano muchite ichi chAululika hey mbuya pliz resign

  43. So Peter is more concerned about the amount and shows no regret to the act of bribery. Does he think the K150k would have silenced the journalists? I can’t believe the US trained lawyer could be doing this. Or is someone doing this behind his back? But it is, then he should have condemned the act and dismissed the perpetrators.

  47. I have disliked George Kasakula in the last 3 months because of his excessive anti North views. But on his brave and correct stand on the presidential envelope, I am with Kasakula through and through.

  48. Malawians, please let us not tolerate thieves in state House. The main opposition Malawi Congress Party- President Lazarus Chakwera please instruct your MPs to lobby for an investigation into the source of the K12million Mutharika is alleged to have taken to donate to the journals. This is a Journa–lgate and Mutharika has to impeached for bribery. This man is corrupt and must be removed from power.

  49. This is called 8 Million Nankgumwagate. He pocketed the rest with his small
    Iieutenants! Ask them honestly, he gave less than Mk20,000 to his lieutenants. Kuba ndithu mpeche-peche mwa president! Shame! Zinali boo nthawi ya Joyce Banda.
    Chimtundu cha kubaichi, chochititsa manyazi. Anthu mu ma ofesi angokhalira kunenana zining’a basi. STUPID!

  50. kodi this K12 million sinakathandiza solving water problem in Blantyre? Kapena putting ICU at KCH in excellent working condition? Or paying teachers salary arrears. Ambuye imvani kulira kwa ana anu just as you heard the Israelis in Egypt. Since you are the same God we believe you will hear and answer us.

  52. Really media is the fourth arm of govt failing which Malawians could not have known this corruption inside the state house walls. It sounds quite interesting to follow this saga unfolding at the same time Nac funds have been diverted to Beam trust, NIB and Mulakho wa Alomwe. It think Prof. Chirwa residing in SA was right when he proposed impeaching the president. What more with the impeachment calls considering the current reveletions of missing K8 million ‘pompo pompo’ scam? Five years will be a million years for Malawians under this govt. Shame again!

  53. Kodi K12 million anaitenga kuti? Kodi ndalama iyo sikanangogula mankhwala kapena kukumbira mijigo kuti anthu kwa Goliati akhale ndi madzi aukhondo? Pulezedenti wopanda nzeru onga uyu sinamuone! Zitsiru ndi atolankhani amene sanabweze ndalamazo. Pano mukalemba nkhani zanu sidzawerenga. Banja la Mutharika ndilotembereredwa. Bwanji pamene a MALAWI akamavutika iwo amapangitsa maphwando? Bingu anapanganso ku Mzuzu.

  56. Its unfortunate that very few malawians read these stories and know what their choice of leaders do when in office. If many malawians knew about how the resources are being plundered while everyday asking doners to donate more for drugs, salaries etc, by now wecould be having people sleeping on the sleeping demanding explanation for this.

    Zoona MK12M kungogawa? what heartless leaders do we have!!!! imagine how many matresses for hospitals would that money buy? Timakatsegulira timacentres, or donation ya 2 milion ndi kumagwada kuthokoza kwa ma donors kuti athandinda yet real moneys are just distributed like that?? Kodi a president, ndi aziphunzitsi angati amene mungawalipile ndi 12miliion?? But you chose to distribute unpurposly!!!

    Malawians, we are toooooooo docile…. zinthu zolakwika zikuchitika ndikumazisekelera. I cry for my country.

  57. God shows His anger and displeasure in so many ways . You cannot steal an election and expect to have a smooth presidency . Things will continue to deteriorate until when you will begin to secretly curse the people who convinced you to rig the elections .

  58. MWAONATU KUYAMBISA KUBA MU MALAWI SIKUZATHA AYI, UKU NDI KUBA BASI, MINISTER NDI GULU LAKE LONSE LIFUFUSIDWE, NDIPO AYIMBIDWE MILANDU ONSE, PRESIDENT THAT IS CORRUPTION STITCHING THE PRESS TEAM NOT TO VOICE ALL WRONG DOINGS BY THE RULING GVT AND DPP, THAT IS TOO BAD.

    GOD SAVE THE SOULS OF MALAWI

  59. WHY the Money? There is , there is rotten fish somewhere find out our pressmen. Money seals the truth….go deeper that the 50’s…there must be some fishy business the GOVT is doing and wants the BLESSING of the Press. Address the Nation on Plan B. I am sure there must have been a WHAT IF DONORS……… question you were supposed to answer….you knew from the beginning that donor money would not trickle into the govt…then why waste time lying to people about donor support…. ZERO AID BUDGET IS SELF EXPLANATORY…. ” ZONSE NDI ZATHU… GO ON IMPLEMENT IT..” PALIBE CHOMWE TINGAOPE FACE THE TRUTH…OTHERWISE AMALAWI AMAKONDA KUNAMIZIDWA……THIS SYNDROME WILL TAKE US TO THE GRAVE… TIYENI TIYAMBE KUZIDALIRA….TOKHA…WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT MALAWI IS FOR MALAWIANS, IT IS UP TO US TO TO MKAE IT POOR OR RICH…NOONE WILL COME AND TELL US THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING TO MALAWI IS GOOD OR BAD……

  60. Bravo to Nation Publications Limited Editor George Kasakula who was among those who received the money for having returned the money to presidential secretary Fredrick Ndala. It is rather saddening to note that some excellent journalist used the money to buy “things for the needy people?” This is similar as to what the president has done with the public money.
    KAMPHUNDU

  61. This is surely the straw that breaks the camel`s back. Please, Malawia, all organisations and all people,including M Ps , recognise that an act like this disgraces your country in the eyes of the world. Take action now. Stop this absolutely unacceptable conduct. Pay some respect to the integrity of your democracy.
    Be brave. Join forces, unite to change the culture that disgraces government in Malawi,the beautiful,warm heart of Africa.

    1. Are the citizens of this country not empowered by the Constitution ( Sacred Book of the republic ) to practice ethical behaviour in discharge of duties?

  62. Koma ine ndudabwatu zedi kuti nkhani iyi ya ma MK50,000.00 from the president is being i blown out of proportion. Kodi Atolankhani mufuna kutiwuza kuti mwasiyano kulandira ndarama mukayitanidwa mu ma function ??????? really si inu aja mumachita kuthambidza ma organizers ngati sanakupatseni ma allowance mukakachita cover function .Lero nde muziti simukufuna ndarama munena zowona ????? Ndipotu mwachita bwino zedi , you are setting a very good precedent kuti Atolankhani athu sadzafunanso ma Allowance muzichita cover ma function ulere ?????

  63. MTHARIKAS ERAND BOY KNEW DAT DE MONEY WAS A BRIBE,A BRIBE TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN SECRET. THE BOY KNEW IT WAS BRIBERLY AND PLUNDER OF STATE COFERS.SO THE ERRAND BOY PLUNDERED ALSO OUT OF THE SAME LOOT.AFTER ALL THE PRESS GUYZ NEVER SIGNED FOR DE MONEY FROM DE LEAKING BASKET. MUTHARIKA,”HAV U GIVN DEM? ” ERRAND BOY,”YES BWANA” SIC PERSON,”NO DRUGS AND NO MATRESS.”MALAWIANS ,LETS PRAY HARD 4 OUR NATION

  64. The question is; Is Our President fit enough to Rule this Country? 6months down the line this is what he does. Why are these things happening or surfacing ? Everythung happens for a reason. Malawians please lets smell rhe coffee.

  67. Abwana kupeleka 150pin,koma munthu wina ndikubinyira 100pin ntolakhani kupatsidwa ka 50pin kokha.!? Ofunika tsatsa unyapako sure!

  68. So there is free money that can be distributed to seal mouths and pens! To George Kasakula bravo for instantly returning the rotten purse. Isaiah 1:4 Alas, sinful nation, People weighed down with iniquity, Offspring of evildoers, Sons who act corruptly! They have abandoned the LORD, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have turned away from Him. 5Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The whole head is sick And the whole heart is faint.… Galatians 6:7King James Version (KJV)
    7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

  69. Bravo Kasakula for showing maturity and for those who donated items to orphans using this money I say kumeneko ndiye kubwera. Ameneyu asatipusitse, ngati boma likumuvuta kuyendetsa angosiya.

  72. JournoGate. Kkkkkkk. Pitara. You have no moral grounds to accuse others of plundering government resources. Mulungu ameneyu.

    unabera ma vote pano wayamba kuba ndalama za boma. Fokofo.

  74. Izinso ndiye za chamba ine ka salary kanga ndi K73,000.00 koma boma limatengapo K20,000.00. Ndiye mukundiwuza kuti ndalamazo anakapeleka kwa mabwana monga a Tukula, a Ligomeka ndi ena? Ine ndikuvutika? Chonde a CSO mutithandizenso kuti pakhale tax exemption. munthu ukapeleka PAYE usamapelekenso VAT. Zinazi zanyanya kodi tinachita kufuna kubadwila ku Malawi?

  77. This is getting interesting. So all this noise making is because the journalists were given K50,000.00 instead of supposed K150,000.00. Ndimadabwa phokosoli

    1. nkhani koma imeneyi these journos should not play ethical here. We know how they squeeze people for money and I am sure other journos are crying for the returned money lol

  78. This clearly shows how stupid the DPP thieves are,how can they swindle 8 million and give 4 million? If u are smart u will give more and mismanage less no wonder we are meeting all these troubles they steal more than they use on public services what a stupid government!!!!!

  79. My president,your staffs helped you to steal votes, why you to be surprised? They are criminals. out of K150,000 then to be given K50,000. K100,000 in their pocket.They need to be arrested. SHAME! to APM and govnment

  80. It is pathetic that this is happening within the corridors where we expect the inmates to be accountable and CSOs press conference was useless because it doesn’t contain any strong and tangible demands and recommendations if I have to judge from what is written here,or may be they were also given out when they met the president some weeks back so they are afraid to be exposed?

  81. Pitala bwampini uyo!!! Zintchito za bwana mbendera zimenezi!! A mbendera munaika dziko mmabvuto !!! Kaya ndibwino kumagwira ntchito mthengo muno kusiyana ndi kukhala ku Malawi! Dziko la manyi paliponse!! Ya. Stupid nation!!!!!!!

  82. MK50,000!!!! and yet it was MK150,000!!! Who tuk the balance? This is really the power of greed and high bribery at its best. The love of money is indeed the root of all evil. Exposed these greedy pipo and publish their names in the hall of shame(not fame)

  83. Iyi ndiye sikando sikando sikando sikando sikando sikandoooooooo, abwana, I remember sometime back during Muluzi days, he was very careful with atolankhani, and ndinamvapo Nyandovi Ker akunena kuti osasewera ndi mtolankhani, sumadziwa chimene akuganiza, do not play around with a lounalist you don’t know what he is thinking…… zavutatu pamenepa, kuyaluka kuyaluka kuyaluka pepani

  84. Maziphunzitsi ena sanalandire ya October mpaka pano, iwe Bwampini uku disha mpaka K12 million? Ndi salary ya azimphunzitsi angati K12 million?
    Iwedi unabera mavoti iwe. Let me guess, Nzeru Zoputsazo akukuwuza ndi Atcheya? I can see Tcheya’s advice here. Hey Tcheya, amalawi tinapenya, sitilinso mu 1994 kapena 1999.
    Amalawi dziwani izi, a Tum ndi CSTU nawonso alandira ma banzi ndi chifukwa chake akulimbana pakali pano ndi a judiciary. Tcheya mu nthawi yake ankatero.
    Kutereku Tcheya akulamulira dzikoli atakwera pa kariyala with them aim of Pay Back Time.
    I wonder if the so called professor leader is going to reach 2019?
    Kapito, prepare for the next Demo with or without you.
    Tatopa naye Bwampini wakoyu wokuba ndalama za NAC kukadisha atolankhani, iweyo ndi anzako, pamodzi ndi TUM ndinso CSTU.

    1. Atcheya ndi munthu wamkulu sangapange za u chidempete zoterezi. Atcheya akanawauza kuti mukagulire aka I wanu zofiya in amayi mukawagulire amuna wanu nzapato. Atcheya so piano. Osati bwampini za ziiiii… amuombanso

  85. So APM has the money to dish out for bribing people yet teachers are not getting their salaries. Do we have resources to waste through theft of a few individuals at the expense of the tax payer and the vulnerables? Mind you, the donors are watching and every mistake you make sends away the donors by far… Fupa lokakamiza silichedwa kuswa mphika… Pano mphika wayamba ming’alu… Muisova

  86. I think pano a Malawi mwayamba kutsimikiza kuti Zodiak Broadcasting Corporation (ZBS) got huge amounts of money as handouts to announce the election results in favour of APM and DPP. This is a good example. Alipo mtolankhani wa ZBS amene wabwezako ndalamazi? It is in their blood of ZBS to get these blood money.

  87. Pitala nzeru zatha more over he is over age. Munthu akunzuzulidwa za bribe iye akuvomeleza kuti amafuna kupanga bribe k150000 asati k50000, zatsembwe bwanji!! Impeachement ija akunema anthu anzeru ija yakwana. Our beloved opposition mps plz take this gay guy to task.

  88. Izi ndiye zamanyazi. Boma ili mulimva kuwawa ndithu akanganya okonda kusolola inu. Poti kuba m’boma kwavuta mwayamba kuba kumabungwe NAC mpaka? Pano mwabanso ndalama zogulira atolankhani. Tifufuzenso ma cheque omwe mukuba ku ESCOM, BWB, ADMARC. Tsiku lina ndizakulembani a doba doba inu mmakonda kupita mma company kukapempha kuopyeza ma investor mu dzina la chipani.

  89. Mesa munkati yayikazi sikoka ngolo nanga lero mwataniso ,osalira ndizimene mmafuna. It pains me most ,he is the same guy who was on top demonizing and highlighting JBs weaknesses I thought he would turn things to a better place now to my chagrin he is the worst leader Malawi has ever had as evidenced in the past months performances.
    He is indeed burying his head in the sand difficult for him to appreciate what we are going through out here the suffering the torture and the hopeless all are characterizing our living. Yet he is having fan where ever he is. Any way we all know that he running the affairs on a stolen vote. He is not a God given leader .

  90. Poverty is a real curse. Mr President draw serious lessons from such blunders. Muyalutsidwa koopsya with those fools you trust.

  92. Ine ndiye palibe ndatolapo mu folder mwanga ndipezamo calendar ya pitala ya 2015 ndi ka K20,000.00 basi, hmm cashgate paliponse ine ndimaona ngati ku state house kumakhala anthu olongosoka koma aah! ndiakhwangwala okhaokha!!

  95. Media gate media gate media gate by the president. hehehehehehehehehehehehe wakanika utsogoleri wa mdala ndi DPP. Mbendera are you happy now, six month nothing is happening!!!!!

    1. Indeed this is media gate, osapasa nkhalamba zathu ndalamazo zomwe zikuzunzika kwambiri mmidzimu bwanji, may the almighty God open eyes to all Malawians to stand and fight for the truth

  96. These CSO members will now be bribed with posts as board members of parastals. Malawi remains a failed state despite having a president from the United States of Ameria who had to surrender his Green Card last minute. We remain a sick country with state house officials stealing K100,000 from eac journalist. What a country!

  99. It tells a story as of how he became elected to be a president , he gave bags of the MK92bn cash gated money to whoever was in the process of the general election.

    APM IS THE MOST CORRUP HEAD OF STATE IN THE SADC REGION

  100. as manganya said on tikuferanji,the president is surrounded by kids who are misleading him.the decision to give handouts was just political suicide.i dont think mature adviser would support such a silly thing.soon or later the president is going to wake up people marching in the strreet,

  101. You rigged the elections,now you are rigging everything ,you wanted to rule this country but God in the name of Jesus Christ rebuffed you,you are there because of your devil-money.wait we are praying for your removal think the best thing that you can do is to step down voluntarily

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