Chakwera warns Tonse alliance partners over graft, plunder:  No sacred cows

July 25, 2020 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 24 Comments

President Lazarus Chakwera has fired warning shots to the  governing Tonse Alliance partners that he would not shield anyone involved in corruption and plunder of government money because they helped him win the presidential election.

President Chakwera: There will be no sacred cows; no protected species and no special ones

The Malawi leader stressed that he will not tolerate corruption at any level and ordered that all corrupt  offenders should be punished accordingly.

Chakwera said this during his weekly special program on the state run Malawi Broadcasting Corporation called Malawi Watsopano.

“Let me say that my government will not allow our alliance partners to engage in corruption or plunder of government money in the name that they helped me win the election, we will prosecute anyone,” he said.

Chakwera said the state is not after names in the fight against corruption and plunder of public resources.

“We are not after names; we will pounce on anyone who is in conflict with the law.  We will not look at the status of a person in the society, we will not look at the position or how powerful one is, there is no untouchable in this fight,” he said.

He said his job of what he described as clearing the rubble needs patience but bravery to achieve its goal, saying the fight against corruption cannot be win within a very short period of time.

“It’s not a one-day thing, we appeal to those with information to help us, we may have culprits, but the courts will require evidence to rely on,” Chakwera said.

The President said he will not allow people in the country to enrich themselves dubiously, warning that all the culprits will not be left scot-free, warning people who helped the Tonse Alliance with campaign not to think that this is their time to plunder, adding in his administration, all are equal before the law.

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24 replies on “Chakwera warns Tonse alliance partners over graft, plunder:  No sacred cows”

  1. I am very impressed with the way the Malawi new president is handling corruption in Malawi, I am sure that’s what Malawi need at this time. But I would like to ask our beloved president to start six year back. We all know there was Cashgate in 2012 to 2014 nothing tangible has come out of that case. Mbwana mwayamba bwino chonde Malawians want to know what happened with the Cashgate money. A lot of people were implicated but just the small fish suffered. Big fishes and their families are walking Scott_free, if these people did nothing wrong let the courts prove it. When we buy food Sir, we start eating the first food first and finishing with the last. You as a man of God please start with the first cases first and later the last cases. Your people, Your Excellence want to know what happened with Cashgate, and then go to the next cases. We trust and know you mean business, let’s start with Cashgate, we want to know why Malawi is still poor while a few families are rich. Bwana ana anu tikulira. Cashgate.

  2. We are listening Mr President. Bakili Muluzi, R Gaffar, 13 files of DPP Cash gators, So many civil servants who have become excessively rich out corruption, ambigous subsistence allowances for the work not done, fraud and thefty are all on your desk already. The centre of most cashgates, corruption and fraud is at Capital Hill and Ministry Headquarters. Do Life Style Audits to recover what has been stolen from Malawians. Remember Mr President talking is very cheap. We just need actions on the ground. In fact Anti Corruption Bureau is your very first heart attack. Let them conclude cases. But remember also to deliver on the heaven on earth that you promised us. Otherwise, for the past two years it has been Lawyers-Judges Economy. Nothing is moving except for the few corrupt and those very close to the politicians. The 3 meals per day phenomenon, if you are not careful may reduce to negative 3 times a day.

  3. Police officers should not rush in arresting people without enough evidence please.Police are well trained officers.Investigate cases first,when they have enough evidence go and arrest these people and take them to court.Do not be like cadets police service of DPP. Do not act like Tonse alliance police service act as a Malawi police service.

  6. Mere political rhetoric. How do you expect the Mias will return all that money that they spent if not out of corruption. Mia has already influenced Mota to demand its money so that he gets his cut, He went to roadd traffic and said nothing tangible He was told he would be getting a cut. Check with the opulance at Capital hill. People live a larger life.

  7. Muuzeni mmbusa Chakwera kuti achila. Posachedwapa namulondola akubwera kutonse komweko. Kaliati, masangwi, chilima, kabwira, Kandodo, kambala, kasambara, etc etc nawonso ali ndi ma cases to answer. Good luck!!

  8. We are happy we have a President who is active and can be on top of things. Mr President it seems already we have a sacred cow. Can your government tell us why Mai Rosa Mbilizi was released without being charged? This is already sending a bad signal to the graft fight.

      1. Joisi was not arrested by DPP because DPP does not think with the mouth like MCP. Chakwera is full of rhetoric and does not practice what he preaches no wonder he left the alter for Sanjika. Ki ki ki ki !

      2. Just because DPP did not arrest BM or JB doesn’t mean Tonse shouldn’t. Why did we vote for change then. All wrong doers anjatidwe. Kaya JB kaya A PM kaya Mbilizi kaya Masangwi. No sacred cow

  11. That was supposed to be in MOU Mr President. Speaking about it openly is a redundance and empty rhetoric.

  13. Good, go ahead sir HE president… We the poor citizens deserve to be counted as 1st class citizens too and a share of our taxpayers’ money

  14. It’s not only partners who can steal Mr president even those with you your party
    Watch them carefully.

    Don’t hate me please kkkkkkk.

  15. That’s type of noise all investors will embrace except Pakistani Indians and Chinese. These orientals are soulless they have created a filthy network into our economy such that Malawi is on its deathbed due to these vampires in connivance with our own greedy dunderheads so in pursuit of the original Tonse campaign anthem all swindlers have their homes the prisons. The Tonse philosophy won’t yield immediate results today Malawi can hope for economic transformation with rigorous fights against corruption. The canopy for the thieves and murder suspects is now receiving hard gales from the Tonse government it is not a perfect cover for the criminals. Some are sweating over Chasowa over the jet over Vwaza deals

  16. U benefited from.the plunder just do thevreasonable thing by resigning..Dont act as if u r a saint

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