CHRR warns Mutharika against cash stripping Aids commission
Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) executive director Timothy Mtambo has warned President Peter Mutharika’s government against interfering with the National Aids Commission (NAC) business and instead concentrate on addressing the current economic mess.
The remarks comes against newspaper revelations that the First Lady Getrude Mutharika’s Beautify Malawi (Beam) Trust and tribal grouping Mulhako wa Alhomwe in September this year asked for money amounting to about K15 million from National Aids Commission (NAC) to fund activities that have nothing to do with the fight against the HIV/AIDs pandemic.
CHRR executive director Timothy Mtambo condemned the practice, and warned against any external interference in NAC’s efforts to fight HIV and AIDS in the country.
“The move itself confirms our long-held fears that Malawi is failing to progress on many fronts because of ill-advised and misdirected priorities by our leadership,” Mtabo told Weekend Nation which revealed the cash stripping of NAC by the organisations that are connected to the President.
“At a time when Malawi is going through economic turmoil due to, among others, pulling out of donors and other development partners, it is a mockery on our nationhood for government institution that operates on taxpayers resources to consider donating resources to organizations that do not deserve such finding,” said Mtambo.
Mtambo added: “In fact, this is an act of abuse of resources by a public office, but unfortunately, this circus is not peculiar to NAC alone as various statutory bodies have been used as income-generating institutions to finance activities that are only in the interest of the President or a political party in power.”
In an earlier separate interview with Nyasa Times, CHRR boss wondered why the current regime was so preoccupied in interfering with NAC resources to the extent that it seemed to ignore the current economic crisis in the country.
“It is an insult to all Malawians of goodwill, who continue to seek answers and solutions from the current regime on how to come out of the current economic crisis, to hear of such interference. President Mutharika must rise up and address the nation on what steps his government is doing to calm the current storm rather than crippling the already under-funded NAC. His continued silence is making a lot of noise,” argued Mtambo.
NAC is mandated to manage the HIV and Aids national response in the country, but documents seen by Weekend Nation reveal that the First Lady personally wrote the executive director of NAC asking for financial support to launch her initiative on September 13.
The letter was followed by a K5 million invoice to NAC dated September 9 “as being charges for advertising at Beam launch”.
Apart from Beam, documents also reveal that tribal grouping Mulhako wa Alhomwe, whose patron is President Peter Mutharika, also asked for K9.4 million from NAC to cover expenses for its 2014 annual gathering.
The state spy agency through its head Nicholous Dausi has also asked for money from NAC.
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These two fools who call themselves president and first lady will stop at nothing in plundering resources. The K92b they stole few years back is not enough and they want to shamelessly incapacitate the operations of NAC by way of milking its financial resources. Anthu inu tazichitani manyazi ndikuba. I put my blame on these people who helped DPP to rise to power fraundrently. This is the nyasi you voted for.
Was Bisika’s suspension meant to shove him out of the way ? This is level 2 cash gate. NAC might lose funding from Global Fund if this cash drain continues. Thank you our 4th estate for the whistle blowing .
This gvt is iligitimate or unoficial whatever are happening are unoficial. what i ll coment is unoficial but what you ll read is also unofical. DPP, is a failure. There is nothing they can do apart from doing what they are doing. We ll cry, but when we ll rinse our tears they ll feel us. Malawians are not fools. we are now wiser than before the demise of his brother. ” shoot to kill ” s back. I think what we shud do npw is tp much for impeachement. Gross violation of our basic rights.
some of the leaders are indeed incompetent as some people said in the past. big fish in NAC were you afraid of PETULO and HENDRINA? you deserve to be fired. stupid both DPP Leadership and NAC in charge of finance.
NAC GATE AT WORK NOW.
PAJATU CASHGATE INAYAMBANSO NDI DPP YOMWEYI PANO NDI NAC GATE. SHAME!!!
Is it true that Dr Dalitso Kabambe is at NAC?
Koma ziphuphuzo kumasoko ndichiyani kodi a Mtambo, kachibungutu kadakuzwitani eti, paja anthu akakhala pa ma units, mitu yawo imazungulira ndipo amasokosa kwambiri, mutha posachedwapa popeza makhwala ochiza sanapezeke
This is serious joke. I cannot believe the president could accept this. Why, how? Malawians stop crying, when you throw in garbage you get garbage. Smart woman most probably not loving Malawi, but money. Well done woman, let sleeping dogs lie.
Almighty God, father and founder of the Nation Malawi, please have mercy for the poor of the poorest malawians. Can you not find one person upright enough that would find favor in your heart to save the Nation.
How would any donor consider of giving funds to a Country whose leadership is so hateful of its own people?
Is Malawi been made to a family business? Where are you Malawians? I bet you no tribe or political party should feel exempted from the painful future of our youths. You leaders is your age a blessing to the Nation?
Remember God is in agony at the cry of His people. First lady, are you a mother? Even right there in Thyolo or Chiradzulu you hear the cry of people for their loved ones dying of HIV AIDS related diseases. Hospitals are in a mess and most probably 95% are victims of the virus. How do you feel?
Any way God knows.
A Kanyama Chima .The work of health brains ,inu mukudabwa c
za mwalubungu,mwakasungula mtambo,bwanji try to apply for a job there.you know you are not qualified and not capable.kuzolowela kutola zotha kale.mungagwire ntchito inu yofunika kuganiza,kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…………
The DPP at it again.
This is a very, very sad development indeed. Of all places, seeking funds from NAC???? Let us engage in other fund raising activities to raise funds for such activities instead of crippling an organisation that is helping fellow Malawians afflicted by HIV/AIDS. Do we want to incur yet another donor withdrawal? NAC has always been funded by donors, through Global Fund and if they were to withdraw support it means fellow Malawians suffering from HIV/AIDS would be condemned to a life of ill health and low productivity among other problems, things they have been avoiding, thanks to provision of free ARVs and other assistance through NAC. There is no secret under the sun so by getting the money, they thought it would remain confidential but nope.
Ku CHHR kunali a Mwalubunju, kenako a Mwakasungula, panopa a Mtambo: Zosiilana kodi? Akanakhala ena bwezi pali outcry from some quarters. Nkhani imeneyi ifufuzidwe.
May I ask all donors to stop funding NAC and any organization will affiliation to DPP and Mutharika. DPP is a party of thieves. The cashgate that has put Malawians in deep economic problems is the working of DPP. Why did people trust and vote for DPP again? Anyone who did this has caused Malawi irreparable damage. DPP must go, at all cost, it must go – it’s not going to help Malawi, but make the country worse than ever before.
Kodi bwana Mtambo malayawa ndi uniform ya G4S [SECURICOR]? Munali mulonda kumeneko ndiye munauthawa, malayawo kabwezeni
Kuyambila Ulamulilo Wa Udf, Dpp Ndi Pp Komanso Pano Dpp2 Dziko Linasiyidwa Mmanja Mwa Agalu.Palibe Chabwino Tingayembekeze Kwa Anthuwa.
This woman is just adding to the ever waning popularity of his already unpopular husband.Tiyeni nazoni ndi amalawi awa if u think u will ever have the chance of stealing the votes again.Some of us cant wait of 2019 to kick out these crooks.
Is of what benefit of this archaic tribal group of mhlakho wa alomwe to the nation?Madam Mutharika should find other means of funding the tribal group of his husband.She should learn the other means of creating funds to please his husband when she wants to donate to the mhlako wa alomwe.It is sad misusing the health resources for the useless tribal group of these self serving mlakho wa alomwe.She is better off to be in the kitchen of her husband than being wasteful in the manner.Thumbs up Bruv Mtambo for calling a spade by its name.
when will Malawians learn to react when news of thieves stealing from us is exposed? If we can burn people for stealing a goat why are we not setting these thieves on fire? Why can we not rise up and tell APM and his DPP syndicate that enough is enough? Why can’t APM bring back the stolen loot that is sitting in foreign bank accounts as we speak? Bingu stashed Billions of Kwacha in foreign bank accounts that are under APM’s control. When will that money be returned to its rightful people? I am not surprised that the donors are staying away. They have every reason to be skeptical of this government. Once a thief always a thief! This government is just in it for the money. Nothing more. APM is not interested in alleviated the suffering of poor Malawians. Nor is he interested in lifting our economy but rather he is only interested in how much money will he steal from the treasury. Where is the army in this country? why can’t we get rid of these thieves once and for all?
THESE 3 GOVERNMENTS OF UDF, DPP & PP HAVE SHOWN THAT POLITICIANS CAN STEAL , LOOT OR SAY EMBEZZLE GOVERNMENT RESOURCES.
hahahahahahahaha imeneyi ndiye NACgate tsopano, tiyeninayoni wina anya basi!
I cant take it as far as i knw the chrr jst want to be famous u r the problem coz u r saying urself that they wrote letters asking for help,is it wrong for someone to ask for a help?how do u get ur finances,z it not by writing/asking others?dont be silly.stop it if u hv head & ears.
Mr. Plebian, kuyankhula koipa kumeneko, kodi anavotela ma pulesidenti onse mwatchulawa ndi akum’mwera okha, siya tsankho tonse ndife a Malawi over and above we are all creatures of God, we were all made in His image, so mind your tongue, you may invite God’s wrath.
The nation has gone to dogs. Stupid Lomwes, mbava.
*NAC and not CHRR. My apologies.
I am sure the CHRR has procedures and criteria on how the money is disseminated and I hope you have a ‘DENIED’ rubber stamp and the guts to use it. You can recommended ‘Try Fund Raising’ while you are at it. Good Luck!
Let them eat that money. Eat it! Let the truth finally come out that they’ve been sexing up those HIV figures for the sake of soliciting donor funds. HIV is big business. That’s why no one wants to find a cure. And that’s why African nations are busy declaring heavy infection rates. The more the HIV the more the money they’ll make!
this is really absurd, mlakho is not of nation interest. Lets try to prioties most important thing first.
Mukunena za k15 million? Akuti kwayamba kale kutuluka pa billion kupita ma bank akunja. Fufuzani muone, if you ask those who process these transactions they will tell you that billions are already being siphoned out by the top people. Inu mukuona ngati mai Getrude anakwatila mathanyula for what, sindalama zomwezo basi!!!! Time for action is now, talk talk only is killing Malawi.
am sure u mean it.
Kodi nanga bwanji zatuluka za Mulhakho zokha pamene angoni nawonso anatenga the same amount in August 2014 and last year? Zikuwonekeratu kuti mwangodana ndi a Prof Mutharika. Tulusani zonse. Hon Grace Chiumia, Minister of Youth, nawonso atenga MK18 million last week yomweyi.
Ndiye bola aziba osati tisankhe aku mpoto azisnkha mitundu
Mr. Mtambo if indeed this is true then I commend you greatly for the good advice to Government. Well done!!!
Mbuzi!!
Ovota akumwera amavotera Mbava zokhazokha; Muluzi 1.7 billion, Bingu/Peter 92 billion, JB 24 billion & Peter wayamba ndi K15 million potha term K400 billion. Dikirani muona Mbava iyi m’mene yibera
Forgotten that dictator who killed many innocent Malawians who couldn’t even ask him about the wealth he amassed for himself and Close associates. ..claiming that KA was built using his own money. Snatched BP&P, stole govt money to build Chayamba….etc. Thieves are everywhere. …
Even money being given to chiefs,organisations, religious leaders and other people,including money given to media(journalists,K98000 each journalist to all journalists in Malawi) so that the media should be pro DPP.This is new cashgate.
Timothy, have made thorough investigations on the issue? If not please do so, do not just come up with issues your not sure of and start speaking, that is childish, let me tell you we are tired with your foolish and stupid warnings. Open your dirty mouth when you have real evidence.
This government is inconsiderate government and his driver has no driving licence that’s why he used courts to give them government. More worse is coming economic crisis is coming.
Bwampini and crue doing what they know best.Cashgating too much.
Despicable and shameful that even the NIB is also begging and stealing money from nac and probably other NGOs as well.
Please beam and DPP return the money now, that money could have been used to prolong even by a day the lives of aids victims. Very disgraceful what you are doing.
Another cash gate by Munthalika
Impeach the president then he can stand trial. Dausi, you don’t need to impeach, just throw him in jail and lock the doors. How long and in how many different ways are Malawians to suffer in the name of “our leaders”?
Atrocious. Typical DPP and its affiliates. The thieving party, no shame at all. They stole the votes. Unfortunately what goes around comes around. Time to distance yourself from this party. Shameless bunch, while people are dying of hunger and disease.
NAC Director, NAC Board, everybody knows very well that NAC does not support one off activities and that is why you have developed proposal guidelines for organizations seeking support for HIV and AIDS activities. But why a sudden change of approach this time around. You have set a very bad precedence. Who reviewed these activities? Any NAC board approval? Some body is stealing money and i will not get suprised if NAC donors withhold their funding. This is management by cocroaches!
Peter wayamba chibwana uvulala ndithu. My interest in the party iz waning.
peter mthalika does not have qualities befitting a president, that’s the fact.
Malawi is your personal estate eti Getu?…shupit!
Those are cashgate masters
Politics or not, surely this is another criminal activities against humanity.This is indirect way of playing around with people’s lives.Following the track record of Global Fund institution,it is a no sense organisation.It can either pull out or demand for immediate refund.Play that this story should not reach the Global Fund.This is very sensitive issue,guys.
Our country is really in mess, Lord help us.
Very Stupid DPP.How can the president allow Madam & Mulhako to get money from NAC. This is donor fund. Donors please know this how DPP cashgated 92 billion. Don’t be fooled that they are now pursuing JB to hide their dirt. DPP is the father of cashgate. Mwaona Mbava izi zomwe zikupitiriza kuba kwao. EU, USA, GERMAN etc don’t give this Thief money.
One of the roles of NAC is to sensitize the public on prevention of HIV & Aids, and in order to do this NAC works with organizations that deal with the public especially through education and public events. Therefore NAC providing some money to Mulhakho wa Alomwe is not something surprising or irregular, in fact the event has a lot of HIV sensitization messages for the masses that gather there. Beam is also organising public events and hence can play a role in using its platform to engage the public on sanitation but also hiv prevention. Actually sanitation is a health issue when you look at how people just throw used condoms and needles or razors around. Any organization can approach NAC for funding of its hiv programs, even if it is just to sensitize its own staff.
Its good to criticize sometimes, problem in Malawi is everything is tainted by politics and not facts. People like Mtambo want to bark, bark, bark and bark some more all the time……for nothing!
Did you read the newspaper article which outlined how these funds were used? Beam used the funds to launch the organisation while Mulhakkho used the money to pay for accommodation and here you are defending this blatant abuse? Rather than defend this outright abuse tell these thieves to tell the nation how the money was used .
Stupid thinking! Are you a young Democrat trying to defend this theft??
Mwayambapo! Zinayambasotu choncho ndi mayi aja!!!
When i read this i could not believe a government would be so stupid but theni remembered that mutharika is president so it made sense. One caution to NAC you guys are abusing the money your getting. I see you pickup trucks at bars around lilongwe and you guts drinking. These vehicles are not for your pleasure they are for work only. Stop stealing the NAC money
CHRR,PLS DO NOT JUST STATE WHAT MALAWIANS ALREADY KNOW.U SEEM TO BE TOOTHLESS.PLS DEMAND THAT THE MONEY BE REFUNDED.OR ELSE DISOLV YO CHRR AND CLOSE YO SHOP, MR MTAMBO
DPP are principle cashgaters and can not do without milking someone in one way or another. NAC is now under extreme pressure but the executive director must stand firm and be assertive
This is the case for esckm waterboards and many more
Kodi a DPP mumatitenga ngati zitsilu a Malawife? Komatu dziwani ikudza nthawi….
I REPEAT MALAWI,LET US PRAY AND CUST OUT DEMONS OF IMPUNDENT NATIONAL PLUNDER.REMEMBER MY PETITION IN YO PRAYERS
Iwe pitala izi wayamba ndizibwana,timanva kuti mumatapa ndalama ku ma bungwe a boma for your own benifit.This thing should stop.Malawians has nothing to do with this stinking Lwomwe organisation and we should not be part and parcel to this organisation.
Abweze ndalamazo msangamsanga. 5million for advertising? Putting up posters? No question money laundering, ACB ntchitotu iyi!
zayambika … version 2 cashgate
This is really a sad development. Malawi is really in a pathetic situation with such kind of leadership. Funds at NAC are meant to assist those that are infected and affected by the HIV pandemic and passing on the information to the masses not celebrations that have no meaning or connection to HIV/AIDS. Our leaders simply do things without thinking. They are busy implicating others in the Cash gate as they continue to carry on the activity of abusing their offices by diverting funds that is meant for assisting the suffering. Both Peter and Gertrude are stupid idiots for diverting NAC funds for activities that are not connected to the fight against HIV/AIDS. What connection is there between Beatify Malawi and Mulhakho wa Alhomwe to NAC funds if I may ask you? Why not carry out fundraising activities for your Beautify Malawi and Mulhakho wa Alhomwe? Abweze ndalama zimenezi msanga so NAC could carry out its intended activities. Kodi bwanji anthu mukakhala pa maudindo simutsatira ndondomeko yochitira zinthu? Anthu akuvutika ndi mliri umenewu pomwe ena mukuyesa ndalama za NAC ndi zoseweretsa. How important are these activities compared to the fight against HIV/AIDS? Koma abale Malawi ali pa mavuto ndi anthu amenewa. Some hospitals are lacking medicines and facilities as you are busy abusing the funds for such useless activities. People need information on HIV/AIDS as you are busy plundering the resources meant for the activities of NAC. You just started those Beautify Malawi and Mulhakho wa Alhomwe without planning where you would get the funding. God will soon punish you for causing the masses to suffer at the expense of the infected and the affected. You have no hearts you two idiots. Instead of advising each other you team up to abuse the funds. How stupid you husband and wife are! This is nothing but NAC Gate.
Nanunso, talk talk talk talk zopanda pake. We are more interested in what else you can do, osati warn warn warn basi.. Za ziiiiii. Anthu akuba ndalama inu mungopanda warn? Zowona?
So now what is happening is since donors are funding the organisations directly and not giving the gvt any cash, the gvt is sooo desperate and are going to the organizations themselves to strip it of that funding? Koma ndiye amalawi taziwona!
Dziko liri mmanja mwa agalu achiwewe, kusamva a Malawi. Kuvotera agalu kuti ayendetse dziko zotsatira zake ndi zimenezi
I as board member never approved these transactions
Useless government
Boma la zitsiru ili. Ndalama za HIV mukapangira mulakho?
Tiyeni tipange uprising against this government. Afuna kupha anthu a HIV? these are murderers. Iwe Getrude ulibe nzeru eti?
Mlhakho is a cultural grouping that has nothing to do with AIDS? You will agree with me that even in the Mlhakho grouping there are people who are positive, not so? In such a large gathering, there are higher chances that transmission of the virus can be high, prostitutes go there, and many more. Don’t you think NAC should take part in such gathering to help prevent further transmission of HIV. What was the money for? Innocent, perharps you should have thought about that.
Iwe Chalaka, the best way to prevent aids is to stop these stupid useless gatherings that exposes women nudity
amtambo mwaona timkakana zija kuti sadawine ,pa 5 month muti k15million pa 5yrs zingati? Amtambo mudali patsogolo kuvomeleza zotsatira zachisankho mumvekere amalawi ayankhula zimenezitu lero .atule pansi ameneyu atiwona kupusa malawi makatedi atiyenjeza .nkhalamba zakuba .adausi mmaso mothinamo mulungu akulangeneni mwamva
Issuing a warning is not enough nanu ma CSO’s plus MCP if u really are an opposition party. Demand that these two thieving organisations should refund the money period!
Koma anthu inu PETER, GETRUDE & DAUSI musatitengere kumtoso anthufe ngati NYAMA YA GALU ndinu dzitsiru nonsenu nzeru mulibe ata!!! who do you think u r? mukumayambitsa timabungwe taugalu with an aim yomatenga ndalama kosayenera! zoona can u get help from NAC? Mwayalukatu ZITSIRU!!! it just shows that all of u, ur heads are full of AIR
Chonde! Chonde!, leave NAC alone and let it perform its duties without any interferance. Has NAC now become a Financer? Malawians will always think in doubles, to enrich ourselves or popularise ourselves. Why rush to form a trust, in case of Beam, if there isn’t enough finances? These moneys for NAC are largely Donors moneys and they can not be amused to hear their money is being used to buy Chibuku beer for Mlakho wa a Lhomwe celebrations or being used to pay for obvious adverts. Wake up Malawi, we are already crying of cashgate here, is this not the beginning of of another —gate?
These are years of revelations.Malawians have been wondering why presidential and their spouses start charitable bodies and these fold-up soon presidents leave state house. So infact we,Malawians,are the ones running charities! Iam a very proud Malawian but iam not proud of what Malawi stands for in terms of resource abuse. Who can stop this nonsense. Stop STRIPGATES in all their forms.