Fiscal Police investigating K17m deal at Higher Education Students’ Loans Board

Fiscal Police have moved in to investigate revelations that High Education Students Loan Board  (HESLGB) has spent over MK17 million for the organisation’s diaries and loan forms, a contract awarded to  a private firm which has appalled and incensed most Malawians as the cost deviates from the institution’s core mission of providing loans to needy students.

Chisoni: Under probe

Both Head of Fiscal Police Isaac Norman and deputy police spokesman Thomeck Nyaude confirmed the investigation on  HESLHG secretariat.

The ‘Students’ Loans Board’s Chief Executive Officer  Chris Chisoni reportedly authorised that the printing process be handled by EE & A Enterprise, a company which allegedly belongs to his wife, Esther Chisoni.

And more shocking are further allegations that this is not the first time that the Loans Board did business with EE & A Enterprise, which led to the firing of its Finance and Administration Manager for questioning such dealings.

The deal is exposed  at a time when several under-privileged students continue to struggle to obtain loans from the board due to inadequate funding.

K17 million could pay for 21 first year generic students or 24 continuing generic students  for two semesters.

Nyaude said Fiscal Police as a branch of detectives under  the main body of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)  has instituted the investigations into the matter.

“Fiscal Police is mandated  to investigate cases in as a far as police work is concerned,” said Nyaude.

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislator Juliana Lunguzi moved a motion calling for a review of the  Higher Education Students Loans and Grants Boards.

Lunguzi wants the Parliamentary Committee on Education to examine the Higher Education Students Loans Act of 2015 and address the great gap that exists and accommodate everyone.

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ndele
ndele
6 years ago

cisilu ca mamuna cinanenepa ndi khusa loonjola, nkazako amaziwa kuti mukudya zokumba satana yudasi iwe kucititsa manyazi eti tacionani kunenepa khosi ngati ci kapado-nkhumba, ndi mutu omwe. muti mudzawavute anthu ndikukutengezanani anthu omwe mukuwadela ndalama zao. son of a bitch

Pension Nenereko
Pension Nenereko
6 years ago

This country has indeed gone to dogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Watematema Mutu
6 years ago

If it is true that he contracted his wife company, then this guy must be stupid! How can one mislead his family into this shameful scandal.

Tchopanomics
6 years ago

KKKK

getrude
getrude
6 years ago

Koma anthu ena kundende amachita kukukodola. All this time anthu sanadziwebe kuti its an offence to give tenders to your own relatives. Plse fellow malawians lets learn from our own friends who made the same mistakes and got jailed. Tikamawelenga nyasatimes we should also learn from whatever we are reading. WAKE UP MALAWI. imagine a husband and wife in the same scandal. what a pity

getrude
getrude
6 years ago

Zoopsya

chimbano
chimbano
6 years ago

Why applying double standards. Why are authorities failing to pounce on Itaye of MACRA who is also very corrupt. MACRA boss did also the same to give business to his mother in law but nothing has happened. As you investigate Chisoni please also do the same with MACRA. No one should be spared or shielded onse ndi mbava

chitima
chitima
6 years ago

really ! we will wait to hear the truth ! momwe mwayambira kukakamira kuti tibweze ndalama cholinga mumwe Fanta. Inu BOMA lokhululukira a business …toxic loans osatitaya ife tapeleka tax over 10yrs .

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