Chakwera echoes Chilima’s lifestyle audit, promises ‘war’ on graft but ‘no amnesty to thieves’

September 18, 2018 Wanga Gwede- Nyasa Times 41 Comments

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera  is also talking a lifestyle audit which Vice-President Saulos Chilima has promised to roll out when elected as president in next year’s elections to weed out public officers and other citizens, whose earnings are well known but who live way beyond their means, from corrupt dealings.

Chakwera: I will declare war on graft and no amnesty for thieves

Chilima talked about the “lifestyle audit “during his rallies in Mchinji at weekend as part of his campaign to clean up the government.

However, Chakwera said he will declare war on theft of public resources which will also include all public servants to undergo a compulsory lifestyle audit to account for their sources of wealth.

The MCP president said his ‘war on theft’ plan follows financial scandals that have rocked the country with revelations that billions of Kwacha were lost in various government agencies through corrupt deals that involved government officials.

He accused the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led government for the socio-economic woes facing the country.

“We live in a country where cabinet ministers can have bags of inexplicable cash with impunity ….Presidents can be sole signatories of accounts that receive millions from businesses that bribe ruling parties to secure government contracts,” said Chakwera.

“This issue of people stealing what belongs to Malawians, I swear to God it has to come to an end in Malawi. The era of thievery and quietly watching it, ends on May 21, 2019,” he added.

Chakwera said in his first100 days in office as President, he will send a bill to Parliament to fully fund the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and make it independent.

“I will direct that all government contracts be reviewed and audited for conflicts of interests. I will put all government officials who head departments or approve contracts under a lifestyle audit,” said Chakwera.

Chakwera has also said he will begin the ground work for establishing a special Anti-Corruption Court to handle graft cases with speed.

“I will give no amnesty to thieves. They’ve been giving amnesty to each other for 25 years and enough is enough,” he added.

Chakwera said the leaders are busy enriching themselves through corrupt means and are failing to fight corruption because “they themselves are thieves and corrupt”.

He alleged that some government officials are forced into corruption and when they try to reveal culprits are threatened of death.

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41 replies on “Chakwera echoes Chilima’s lifestyle audit, promises ‘war’ on graft but ‘no amnesty to thieves’”

  1. Sometimes I really wonder how people argue on very petty issues;imagine we have two leaders,Chakwera and Chilima who are wishing as well by unbundling the good things that are coming next year;how they are going to deal with corruption i.e Chilima akutiuza kuti mkango ndioopsa then you want Chakwera to say Chilima akunama mkango sioopsa,koma ukauputa umapha..a good leader will take anything on board which is good to the people of his country..what each one of us needs is a better Malawi..

  2. Maso patsogolo Not zinazi zama Opportunists Chakwera ndi Dilu I still Remember his speech Bwana mwalephera…. Others akukakamira mboma hoping kuti Mwina Someone will have a Cardiac Arrest.Ngati ndinu olimba mtima chokani mbomamo mutijoine Ku Opposition. Osamangolandira Misonkho yathu yaulere.Khaya mutondimva ma Cadet team B.

  4. By the way I saw Joice Banda here in SA in Fourways being driven in a luxury BMW X6. I almost cried for people who are dying back home due to shortage of medicine in our hospitals. Politicians are too cruel.

  5. Wheather it is a copy and paste, I just like the point that he will introduce the ant corruption courts to speed up the cases and no amnesty for thieves.This is a way to go. I think Chaponda must be pissing himself by now. If not applying a citizenship in other countries. Bravo UTM Bravo MCP

  6. all along Chakwera has been condeming Corrupt practices in Govtment. If you analyse Chilima gospel he is just echoing MCP gospel in loud speakers. His news was the bullet trains …pano adasiya anaona kuti ndizosatheka ku malawi pakadali pano. His 1million job creation he fails to articulate up to this day

  7. Happy 2 note that UTM is already bearing fruits – transformation fast taking shape in Chakwera. He has switched to real issues. For once, he is tackling real issues Malawi needs. Thanks to UTM and SKC. You are our hope. 2019 mavote plenty plus to you 🙂

    1. Indeed he is number one supporter of UTM because he waits chilima first to unbundle his policies and support them instead of bringing his own new ideas

  9. Stealing is very clear in Malawi. Check who is building flats at Ntaya near Bunda T off. Check or audit the houses in area 43, 47, 49, 25, Mchinji road, etc. Check the cars that are being imported. Public servants and dpp ministers have been stealing. The president is a thief and manipulates contractors to over charge. UTM has this. How was Masangwi given a contract for Thyolo offices or stadium? How did dpp buy Nissan Navaras? Who is finding utm?

  10. Waiting to hear that day he will tell me his own ideas I dont know why I left Chawera slow as LOP and articulating what he will do then hearly what ive heard louder at UTM rallies or from the CSO! Hope your not one mtchona with that caucasian accent.

  12. We really have hopes when we hear our leaders from March 2019 talk tough like this. We strongly suggest that genuine audit should start with the first Democratically Elected President ( DEP ) who is believed to be the one who introduced the technology of thievery that has become worse and devastated our country.

    When some of us hear him talking like a hero of democracy on TV’s or Radios, we become seriously sick. These are the type of fake leaders that should be locked immediately to spend the rest of their lives in jail.

  14. Nyasatimes your reporting is biased towards Chilima against MCP. Journalists are supposed to be neutral. Before Chilima, MCP was raising these issues. Please stop being biased.

    1. It is not the fault of the media if your party and it’s leader have no capacity to grab the attention of Malawians, most of whom prefer to hear Chilima talking about these issues. The problem is your brand, its difficult to sell with your dark and murderous history. Perhaps you should change your slogans, colors, and above all your American leader. He doesn’t sound like one of us.

      1. I second u my brother, MCP supporters should not blame journalists here. as far as i am concerned the Nyasatimes guys are trying their best to give all the parties their deserved platform.
        As u have said its a matter of which brand is being liked most basi

      2. Big Man,
        I strongly agree with you. Your points make a lot of sense. It is indeed time the MCP changed slogans and colours, but especially slogans! Kwachaa! in this time and age does not make sense. This is archaic! 1964 slogans cannot resonate with today’s population. As for the accent, we can forgive the leader for wanting to sound original and then overdoing it!

  15. First time to hear Chakwera saying something sensible but I later discovered that wacopera kwa Chilima. Trush leader

  16. Chakwera started everything and Chilima is the one who copy cutted Chakweras policies, a nyasa times mukuwoneka kuti Chilima wakuphimbani mmaso but let me tell you the fact: Chilima is serving a corrupt government and had been eating through the same corrupt cashgated government. Wogula zakuba ndiwakubaso, this Chilima man is as evil as dpp yet you blind people and media are promoting him as your saviour. This is a half baked media policy you are doing equivalent to corruption. Stop shoelding thieves and drug addicts, mudzapweteketsa population yabwinobwino. Presidency siwosiiila ndi madrug addicts omwe

  17. Well spoken Lazaro. At least I can believe you unlike others who are preaching a fight against graft yet their grouping is full of thieves, their campaign is well oiled with money from unexplained sources. We are not fools . We are with you poor Lazaro all the way to State House come May, 2019

  19. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Honourable Chakwera, if you are serious about lifestyle audit then you should long started with MCP senior parties including yourself. Can you categorically say that your hands are clean? Can you declare source of your wealth since you joined politics? Don’t ask people to live by higher moral standards when the ones preaching are failing to account.

      1. Have you checked the declaration book? What did he declare and what has he got currently. I am speaking from a point of knowledge and not what you had from the grapevine. Check the declaration Book against the assets he owns Mr/Mrs Agenda Setting Theory.

  26. Chakwera is talking what is in his plan, I don’t think he has echoed what Chilima talked at his rally in Mchinji because Chakwera’s interview was recorded before Chilima’s rally only that it was aired after Chilima’s rally . From my understanding & observation of political events Chilima is echoing what Chakwera has been talking for 4yrs. .
    Bravo Chakwera you nailed the interview, that was expected to come from a leader like you. 2019 boma basi!

  30. Nyasatimes , were you there when Chakwera spoke about corruption in parliament and got condemned for it? Whatever Chilima who is still the VP in Mutharika’s government is saying Chakwera has said it before. I don’t know who is echoing who? Chakwera called APM a prince of thieves and was told to withdraw that statement. It did not take long before the prince of thieves lived by his name by getting K145million.

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