HRDC gives Chakwera 21 days to release K6.2bn ‘Covidgate’ report or face demos: ‘Talk is empty, act!’
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has given President Lazarus Chakwera 21-day ultimatum to release an audit report on the expenditure of K6.2 billion Covid-19 funds.
HRDC chairperson Gift Trapence has said if government does not comply with the ultimatum, the coalition will mobilise Malawians to be on the streets to hold mass demonstrations nationwide.
“As per order from the President, the audit report should have been out by now after the lapse of the 30 days period.
“Our worry is that presidential orders in this country are just being defied. This administration came in on a pledge of openness. We want the truth to come out on how the funds were used otherwise we will mobilise Malawians to protest,” said Trapence.
Minister of Information Gospel Kazako said the audit report was finalised and the Auditor General submitted the final copy to the Secretary to the Treasury.
However, Traopence said if by 21-days the report is not released “HRDC will just announce the date of the demonstrations.”
In an editorial comment, the Nation on Sunday noted that Chakwera is growing into a President who believes some problems under his nose can be wished off just like that.
“This is not a moment to drag your feet Your Excellency. You have pushed goal posts on the Cabinet promise you made. You have delayed awards to health workers in the fight against Covid-19. Your indecisiveness on the impasse on teachers’ risk allowances is, to say the least, unfathomable.
“Promises are empty. Talk is empty. Act, Mr President,” the editorial reads in conclusion.
Pressure had been mounting on President Chakwera to prove how the millions set aside for planning and public awareness, facilitating the return of Malawians from South Africa, border patrols and supporting victims of gender-based violence was spent.
The social justice and human rights campaigner Idriss Ali Nassah was among those who called for proof the money was being used for the intended purpose.
The revelations that the money might have been abused caused outrage. Malawi Human Rights Defenders Coalition (MHRDC) released a statement saying it was disappointed at the apparent failure to account for the resources.
Chakwera, a former Pentecostal church pastor, ordered the office of the Auditor General to investigate how the funds were used by various clusters.
He said: “If we are going to root out the problem of waste, abuse and theft of public resources, we must admit that these are behaviours that have poisoned our values as a nation and have corroded our entire government system.”
But governance expert Happy Kayuni said the Chakwera administration has missed an opportunity to demonstrate its seriousness on critical matters.
“Apparently, this administration is good at making promises but delivering very little. The danger is that citizens will not take the government seriously next time,” said Kayuni in quotes reported by Nation on Sunday.
He said the current situation has serious implications on legitimacy and trust.=
“Government must therefore not take for granted people’s goodwill. The administration must stop playing with peoples psychology. The President made a bold statement and this an opportunity for them to show they are serious,” he said.
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Hajat is busy organising! Hajat is saviour of democracy or so he thinks.
Frankly, HRDC inatha ndithu ndi Mtambo. Giving the president or Tonse alliance 21 days is just too long a time considering the time they have taken to give Malawians the MK6.2 billion report. 3 days is enough for them to respond. If you are giving them 21 days, do you want to tell us that you are giving them chance to recook the report? Trapence, if you are incompetent on your job, just resign so that capable people can take over.
This president is a big lazy fool and very stupid. Hrdc shud not b swallowed by ntumbos appointment as minister, u must stand up like u were doing during APMs time. What is the difference between chakwerangombe and the fired dc’s? If he gave them 48 hours, he MUST also b given 48 hrs, period! If he was able to fire the dcs for misappropriation, he must also b fired through demos, an eye for an eye. Those who were fired have got dependants just like this fool. Am really ashamed to be led by such a foolish president
Well said. We seem to have but a dummy president. And kachilima mfana oganiza bho have ali phwiiii ku capital hill uko thinking of nothing but girlfriends. Busy kumeta mashalubu basi. Fotseki! This government sucks big time!!!
Iwe Sbambzya, nkhani ndiyoti paperekedwe lipoti losonyeza momwr the 6b was spent. Are you concerned that Chakwera is not performing according to our expectations? Which school does your child go? Usandichimwitse. Mark my words: Chakwera wakoyu akadzakhalanso pulezidenti in 2025, ndidzasiya kupemphera!😈
Womvetsa chisoni ndi Chilima zomwr ankapromisa kuti tipeza 1m jobs, magetsi ndi madzi aulere. Pepani Saulosi. AAA Chakwera sadziwa kayendetsedwe ka boma ndiye timkhululukire. Banja LA a Tambala lidapeza zovuta ndipo Chilima adalonjeza zambiri pa maliro a a Tambala. Mulungu adzitikhululukira.
These are genuine concerns. It’s possible that tha mess was bigger than previously thought. You have genuine concerns and not Namiwa, Kamangira and Malimba who are backed by dpp.
Malimba is also backed by all of us teachers
Beginning to doubt your IQ, all your comments are trash. Mkalasi mudapondamo?
Don’t over assume that all the money was abused. Otherwise, people like Trapence have a wrong picture. Money has to be used, but don’t always have a feeling that when its used, then the money was abused. That’s wrong. In accounting, there is nothing like 100% accountability in as far as funds are concerned. That can not happen. Even at HRDC, is it long a go that Trapence and his colleagues were arrested for the same cases of funds abuse? Thanks to the donors for coming to their rescue. So, don’t blow the trumpet for other people so that you force government to put wrong people into trouble because of hatred. Stop the nosense because that is not fighting for development.
I told you Malawians the ball is in your hands. Fire the sucker now before it’s too late. This is too early for him to behave like like this. People are suffering too much in Malawi. Look at mutharika house.
HRDC NIVIZELEZA IVI KA BWANA WAWO ALI KOMWEKO MPAKA 21 DAYS MANYI OKHA OKHA KU MCP
100 % behind HRDC raised points
We are over-analyzing the misgovernance of Chakwera administration. What we need now is to strategize our action. I think instead of TUM doing their own thing, CDED doing their own thing, CMC doing their own thing, and HRDC doing their own thing, all these must link up and consolidate their respective interest areas (which happen to be diversified interests of the whole Malawi) into one mass action, plan the days. Thank me later
21 days akatengerani ku court tu paja amadalirila ku court tu. 21 days yachuluka zithu zoti Kazako anati anapanga kale. Kumangofunika 7 days. Komanso mmmh comedian palibe ndichimodzi chomwe chikusonya a Penge step down koma lipot lili apo.
In fact the chief liar pastor Chakwera the
MCP president must give us the following reports:
(1) What happened with money for the cancelled independence cerebrations
(2) How was the K17 billion covid money spent. Malawians, let us not forget that Chakwera released 17 billion kwacha at some point for covid-19 and this money must be accounted for also.
(3) How was the K6.2 billion covid money spent
(4) How did State House pay for fake visitors at Crossroads Hotel.
(5) How are NEEF loans being disbursed and how much has been disbursed and to whom and the criteria used for identifying beneficiaries.
But the focus should be on the K17bn and K6.2bn covid monies. In fact Lazaro should give us these Reports in a week’s time. Pajatu your Chakwera gave DCs and PSes only 48hrs to account for these huge sums of money and he proceeded in firing them soon afterwards. So, one week should be too much for Chakwera to give us these Reports.
We don’t care whether someone eloquently speaks fake american accent english in funerals or not. We care much about accountability and delivery of promises made to Malawians.
Including the president’s seriousness on future leaders [ school pupils] they are being delayed now and thus creating a big gap of leadership in future.
Chakwera is a certified liar and highly qualified crook. From day 1 he showed his true colors.
A Malawi tinasankha chitsiru cheni cheni ngati mtsogoleri wathu.Chakwera ndi chidzete chotheratu.,Chimunthu chopanda nzeru Ngati Lazaro Ine sindinamuone. Naye mbale wake uja wabodza ndiye Chilima amene ankati tiziliandira salary ngati ogwira ntchito mu pvt sector . Lero malipiro ndi omwe aja. Fuel kukwera mtengo and yet chilima ankawauza DPP kuti atsitse mtengo. Lero Amalalawi tikulira just 9 months under Lazaro chitserekwete- A Mkaka, Chimwendo, Kandodo , Kazako ndi Kambalu ndi Usi agawana ndalama za covid ndi LaZaro. It is free for all . Mark my words- the report will not Be made available “. Lero timumva MR Talk Talk Chakwera akutinamizanso pa Tv. Let’s demonstrate against him Abale anga as requested by HRDC after 21days
Chilima is another dude who sold both his soul and heart because of hurt and greed. The dude thought he was wise by allowing MCP to go to elections not as alliance hence has no voice,. I overheard Nkaka and Chimwendo Banda saying that Chilima is an unwanted guest of Chakwera and can do nothing on what MCP decides.
Nkaka and Chimwendo said that they can never be fired by Chakwera because they know the secret deals that Chakwera and Chilima worked with the courts and how they are stealing now. Mwanayu amupyinyira kukhoma.
You are all clowns….why 21 days???? Were we not told the report would be out long ago??? So why give them more days??? Are you hoping for a bribe before the given days??? March should be today…we have waited tooooo long
lets just wait
I support you hrdc like the way I supported before pets take this preaching president to the street he thinks it’s over because he is a president now pls make him account
Malawian politics is a village of same recycled people or politicians since 1994. They reform or recycle same reforms and our young democracy is growing in that turmoil. They give manifesto which are not fulfilled. Chakwela and team are big lie and shame.
Maybe we should rebrand Presidential Vice Presidential post to CEO and V-CEO with clear job description, performance targets that follows with appraisals by the Judiciary or get fired if they dont deliver because getting them through elections is not helping. The same can apply to some ministries like finance while moving Mtambo’s ministry to ministry of information
Not very long ago people criticised APM right from the time he was heading different ministries up to the time when he ascended to heading the government, that he wasn’t up to his job because of refusing to lead by examples, being decisive and showing trends of leadership. Chakwera to day is doing exactly the same and yet he was in the forefront leading the rebellion together with his useless, numerous ‘political analysts’, some of whom even don’t have names nor homes.
For how long is this impostor of a president going to continue dishing raw deals to Malawians? I am sure by now people must have started believing what Chatinkha used to say about Chakwera (wanting to come into the fray only to enrich himself). Obviously, the man is full of nothing other than a show-off. 9 solid months is just enough to gauge the output of an individual. This guy has massively failed Malawians big time.
You see, such is the outcome of appointing homeboys, relatives, friends in positions that are the ❤ beat of a nation without looking at qualification, experience and skill. In 2025 no matter whether MCP utilizes it’s voter scaremongering tactics, Chakwera won’t win; no sane political party would want to make the same mistake of forming an alliance with him. AFORD party he is resuscitating now will form a formidable front against him after seeing and gone through hardships northerners are experiencing now. Let alone the other regions, because the victory in Lower Shire lately, was a mere fluke and that will again be topped-off with his non-performance. He thought all along that leadership is just riding in poshy cars, living in opulent state houses, receiving hefty pay cheques, Globetrotting and talking fake American English. These go together with a price. Delivery of the expected tasks, goals, manifesto etc and nothing short of that. Muona kuti mutani!!
Paja munkati awa ndiye anzeru. Lero chauta waonetsa ukulu wake kuti nsanje siyabwino. HRDC lero yachita manyazi ndi anthu awo amawaona ngati atha kuyendetsa dziko. Tiye nazoni. Ochenjera adaziona kale izi. APM adakuuzani kuti muzavutika ndi abakhawa. Muziona!
Zonsezi zikuchitika coz ambuyanuo sanayendetse bwino Boma. Anakayendetsa bwino dzikoli sibwenzi Pano zikuchitika izi. He sets a bad precedent yomalekelera zinthu zikuonongeka just becoz the one responsible for looting is my tribes men
I thought he come to bring back the glory lost, you telling rmc is failing because of the past regi me? Ankaloweranji nanga?
This will be the most disgraceful time for Chakwela and Chilima leadership. HRDC, the Judiciary and the Army worked unreasonably hard to grab the presidency from Peter. HRDC has started regretting. Next will be the Judiciary and then the Army. Chakwela has really failed and is busy digging his own grave helped by Brian Banda, Mkaka, Chimwendo Banda, Kazako and Mlusu. To Tonse Alliance blind followers who think that TUM, CDEDI and CMC are sent by DPP, is HRDC also sent by DPP? Shame on you all. Can’t you see what is happening with Chakwela failed leadership? Corruption, neptism, arrogance. Why the infight in the alliance between MCP and UTM? Things have already fallen apart, it is njust a matter of days to be announced about the end of the Alliance. A fallen man of God failing to lead the alliance and also failing to lead the nation. Very shameful for our nation.
ndiye iweyo umafuna we shud maintain Peter and is govt, nosense comment , typical of malawian doesnot hold water
Replacing Peter with Chakwera is like putting used oil in the engine. Chakwera is a complete failure. Certified crook and highly qualified liar. He has formed his criminal cartels in government more especially at state house which is being led by Kapondamgaga and Kalumbu. Both of these are certied criminals. Kalumbu has a rape case and I am not surprised rape case are on the increase because Chakwera is rewarding rapists like Kalumbu. Kaponda mgaga stole money from FUM. yet at OPC there is this redudant retiree who was recalled from retirement. He is busy employing people without qualifications. If Martha Chizuma is indeed working without political influence she should ask for a list of names of people who have been employed since June 2020. We have the Ntumodzi, Bendulo and others who have been given senior positions yet they never attended interview and worse still for Bendulo he does not have any qualifications.
Ankangomva kuti kunali a Rev Jessey Jackson, Desmond Tutu etc in politics. Anzanutu amaganizira bongo osati mamina. “Kwantele akapitilize kusema nyau limodzi ndi anzache Mkaka ndi Chimwendo m’phako!!!
Olotu a bemberezi inu mutabangula motani, LMC and SKC are still in the front seats of Malawi. CDEDI and CMC are to be taken seriously for real? TUM is at least a legit union albeit misguided.
Let HRDC and accomplices go into the streets. There will only be opposition and professional protesters there.
People don’t just go into the streets for demos because someone at these NGOs cannot have a bowel movement. Makes one ask themself: “Do these dumba$$ tools really think LMC is shaking in his boots dead scared of a demo led by Trapence over 6.2B kwacha?”
First of all, Trapence is not Mtambo. He does not have the charisma to pull off what Mtambo did with HRDC.
Go find a proper job. What are you going to do with the 6.2B audit report once it’s released, anyway? You are busy wasting time on such trivial issues when there are actual issues that need escalation and auditing. Like really what if it shows that a huge chunk of the 6.2B went to allowances, as we already know? What are you going to do? Ask for a refund?
The Taskforce already did an informal audit at BICC and that sent a message to COs. If there were any glaring misuse of funds other than allowances, we would have known by now. Too many cadets still in government would have leaked already.
What does HRDC and these little briefcase NGOs really hope you achieve with this audit push? Review it for accuracy I guess; but then what if it’s accurate or not?
This is the same phenomenon of dogs chasing cars. So enthusiastic in chasing cars passing by but don’t know what to do with the car once they catch up to the car or it stops.
Stupid comment from a stupid cadet who licks the ASS of Chakwela to earn daily bread, what a shame
I seriously take offense at being called a cadet! How dare you call me a cadet? Bolaso mudakangoti NYAU.
Retract your COMMENT now OR I will mobilize Malawians into the streets.
You have 17 minutes ultimatum.
When the Israelis were freeing Egypt they faced a daunting obstacle ,the Red Sea.They cried to Moses why he had made the decision to let the people go out of Egypt. Then Moses too cried to God why He had instructed him take out of slavery and eventually face such an obstacle. Surely Moses was not aware that the rod in his hand could do the magic of dividing the Red Sea.Mr president you have capable people to assist you solve this riddle of misuse of covid funds and Malawians are still waiting for answers.We do not need to pray to our heavenly father when we all know that culprits are within the system of government.We do not have to smart in tackling national issues.Leadership is by action in chichewa chikuwawe osamauzira zinthu zikzlzkwika.
and Govt want TUM to have an audit but Chakwera has failed to audit his workers.
Mr talk talk no Act.
Ndipo inu what an idiot of a president, kodi Malawians analakwanji kodi, we always vote for bastards
Tiyeni nawo a beleweza awa. There is more talk than action. Chakwera and Chilima keep on expanding their lies to areas they feel they never laid them on. A liar is known by the way he keeps on changing statements.
Ukanama sikuchedwa kucha; akulu akulu akale anatero. Ndiye dziko liyenda bwanji ngati makampani opereka msonkho kudzera ku MRA akumanga mphasa zawo? He said, “It looked easy when the horse did it”. Lero zagwera pa mphuno lirime likukanika kukokera phala mkamwa. Ya! Ya! Ya! Yaaaaa!!
We have another useless person as our president..All he knows is to talk as if he is preaching to a congregation and wait for God to act..He made as believe that he is a man of action,but alas,we are in for another 5 years of looting out taxes..Let us go to the streets HRDC..
Ma demo omwewo kuti wa wa wa
Tiye nawoni amenewo, anthu akuba, obama komanso zimbalangondo
Yes an idiot who believes that problems of managing a country after going to church, he still thinks he is in church mbuzi ya munthu