Malawi NAC-gate scandal: Concerned HIV counsellors writes Global Fund
The continued abuse of funds at Malawi’s National Aids Commission (NAC) has forced one of the country’s community development worker and HIV Councellor to write the office of the Global Fund Inspector General asking it to reconsider suspending its support to NAC arguing that the money is not benefitting the targeted individuals.
In his letter Ian Kezton Musopa who signed off as a concerned citizen observed that for the past six months “NAC has been on a Cash Dishing Spree to anyone with power or anyone close to those in authority with the mindset of getting rich quickly.”
NAC, which gets funding from the Global Fund on the Fight Against HIV and Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria has of late been locked in a number of financial abuses including giving out money to the country’s First Lady Gertrude Mutharika to support the launch of her charity Beautify Malawi Trust (BEAM).
In the letter, Musopa said several of such financial scandals have forced him to directly write the Global Fund after observing that “the Government of Malawi has been reckless in the management of resources with regard to the Global Fund.”
“It is within this feeling of continued hope to maintain the right to life for those that are infected that I write this short letter of concern to the Global Fund, requesting your office to reconsider the support that is given to Malawi as it does not benefit the targeted individuals,” he says.
The letter is dated December 1, 2014, coinciding with this year’s World Aids Day which falls on the same day and Musopa says he has also copied the letter to a number of media houses to publicize the concern and “to show the government my anger at its failure to manage these resources.”
Adds Musopa: “I believe documents about NAC-Malawi are there at your office which include the current HIV/AIDS situation in the country, the resources available, targets and aspirations which really gives an impression that great efforts are being taken and great strides are being achieved which is very contrary to what is happening on the ground.
“Efforts have been taken to talk to the government to first look at the plight of those infected and what their future holds if the resources at NAC are not well utilized but all seems to land on deaf
ears. Recently, your institution asked NAC to refund almost US$937 905.00 which I still believe is being settled in instalments and this further consolidates my assertions of the irresponsibility on the part of the Government of Malawi on utilization of financial resources.”
Musopa, who puts his address as C/O Private Bag 10084, Chichiri Blantyre 3, observed that over the past six months, the NAC Global Fund Account has been the source of income for institutions whose main line of activities does not relate to HIV/AIDS.
In his letter he cited the following as some of the ways by which the money meant for HIV/AIDS cause have been utilized;
* NAC has funded the social grouping of Mulhakho wa Alhomwe (Clan of the Lhomwe tribe) to the tune of $12,000.00 for their annual social gathering
* NAC gave the First Lady of Malawi US$ 30 000.00 for her organization called Beautify Malawi (BEAM)
* NAC gave to the Director of National intelligence Bureau an approximate amount of $89 000.00 for unknown work
* Recently about two weeks ago, NAC paid approximately $24 000.00 for a presidential function which he held at a presidential palace and the money was meant to provide for the allowances of journalist who patronized the function; and
* Early this year, a number of NGOs were shortlisted to acquire grants from the National Aids Commission to support it in the National cause. No money was dispensed but ghost NGOs have received a huge chunk of money from NAC over the past one year or so.
Musopa’s letter to the Global Fund follows an outcry and demands to have the country’s First Lady, Mulhankho wa Llhomwe and NIB refund the money which they got from NAC as many argue that the money was notgiven to organisations which have nothing to do with HIV and Aids matters.
Despite earlier denials by BEAM Vice Chair of Board Collins Magalasi that the charity did not get the money, Mrs Mutharika herself admitted to have got the K5 million from NAC although she dismissed assertions that she bulldozed her way and used her husband’s authority to push for the money.
Musopa adds in his letter: “Looking at the pace at which the money is unnecessarily being dished out to people and organizations who want it and not to people and organizations that need it, I felt it necessary that I write you sir, to help address the situation that has now gotten out of hand.
“I am aware that NAC is submitting a concept for consideration of funding in the next phase. It is my sincere hope that the Global Fund will take necessary steps before disbursing the funds. I know that my government will receive this message with a cold shoulder and nothing is likely to happen but at least I am happy that I have passed on my message to help save the lives of millions of people infected by HIV in my country.”
In his opening Musopa introduced himself as a “grieved citizen of the Republic of Malawi, a member state of the Southern Africa Development Community, an economic block that has the highest infections of HIV/AIDS in the world, increased prevalence of Tuberculosis and Malaria.”
He says he is currently living in the country’s commercial City of Blantyre, but his home district is Mangochi, a resort district along Lake Malawi, which he says statistically holds the highest number of
people infected with HIV/AIDS.
“My career background has largely been concentrated in the field of community development with much focus on issues of HIV/AIDS,” he adds.
Musopa also gives a background to the country’s HIV and Aids trends.
He says: “Towards the end of the last century in the 1990s, Malawi was heavily butchered by the AIDS pandemic in that a generation was lost and there was no hope more especially to those that had been infected by the virus. A good number of people can bear witness with me that as
a counsellor, it was very difficult to give hope to a person who tested positive of the virus.
“This made my job very difficult and my NGO found it difficult to give hope to those who were infected. Today, the coming in of the Global Fund has given a sigh of relief to people of like profession I am in because we can assure people that they can live as long as possible so
long as they access the ARVs.”
Musopa says he personally do not take for granted the great support the Global Fund is giving to Malawi.
“I must confess that I would have lost a lot more relatives without the support of the Global Fund towards provision of the ARVs in Malawi. I believe the continued provision of the therapy is likely to
sustain the lives of several other people who are infected by the virus,” he adds.
Meanwhile, civil society organisations (CSOs) in the country have given First Lady Gertrude Mutharika seven days to return the money her organisation Beautify Malawi (Beam) Trust took from National Aids Commission (NAC) or they will hold national demonstrations.
One of the CSO leaders, Martha Kwataine, said the President’s spouse knew exactly what she was doing when she asked for the funds.
Ministry of Health chief medical services director Charles Mwansambo has told the Parliamentary Committee on Health that NAC is undergoing an audit following reports that it disbursed money to organisations which did not have core HIV programmes, but had links to the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
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Machende wako mbwenu chikangawa..your very stupid & its high time uzicommenta constructive ideas
Stupi, spupidier , stupidiest Musopa and his dull supporters. Do you know that 90% of those getting ARVs today are funded by external aid? Do you know that 90% of those under ARVs today will go without treatment if there is no funding to pay for the ARVs? Do you know that these Malawians, most of whom are your relatives will fall chronicall ill of HIV /AIDS related illness? Do you know that these people will no more afford to pay school fees for their children and poor relatives even up Nthalire land? Do you know kuti by that time, APM will stil manage to send his relatives even abroad to get ARVs or buy them locally on private price? Do you know that these people will eventually die? By the way Do you know that people on treatment would inlikely transmit HIV, in other words, having them on treatment reduces transmission even to you and your children? Do you know that without HIV funding it is you MUsopa and your fellow supporters who will bear the greatest burden? Stupi, stupidier and stupidiest, dull fellows!
Musopa ndiwe Chitsiru ukuwalembera kalata azungu,,,telling them to withhold aid to NAC,i believe it waz better to disscus the matter as an inhouse issue.Ukuganiza kt akasiya kuthandiza,where wil thez pipo get their ARVs,many foolish Malawians in the likes of Musopa,Joyce Banda etc,mumakamba miseche kwa azungu ncholinga choyipitsa dziko lanu,i think its gud to discus amicably instead of rushing kwa nzungu akakwiya mumavutitsa anthu wamba pamene inuyo u dont share in the sufferings.Its high tym u realise that this strategy hasnt worked.
atumbuka woyeeee mwachangamukako kutawn eti,
The organisations that who collected the undeserved funds from NAC should not waste time trying to justify their actions. They should just find ways to raise funds to refund. They can try to justify their actions to Malawians but it is not holding water. What of the report that NAC failed to pay school fees for some students orphaned by the pandemic? In any case, Global Fund, who are the main provider of funds to NAC have not yet reacted to the reports but you can rest be assured that they will and their action could cost the country dearly in terms of forex. This is because they demand a refund to them for any misused resources. These refunds have to be paid to them in US dollar! So it is futile to be justifying this unjustifiable action. Simpler to make a refund. I understand the resistance may be because they already used the money or at least part of it and are not sure where they can get (more) money to make the refund. I suggest they be allowed to make the refund in installments but given a period to finish the refund at least two months before the end of the current NAC financial year to allow NAC balance their books before the end of the financial year. In this way the country can now move forward.
Funso langa ndi ili: Talemba kalata kwa anthu omwe amapereka ndalama za mankhwala a edzi ndi zina zotere. Kodi nanga anthu amenewa akapanga ngati mene achitila azungu anzawo za budget zitha bwanji? Kodi a Musopa inu muli positivi. Apa ndikunfunsa chonchi nanga anthu amenewa atanyanyala osapererekanso ndalama anthu amene akudalira chithandizo chimenechi , a Musopa mudzawatani. Mwina tisamapupulume ndikutulutsa nkhani panja ingadzatibvute kulowetsanso m’nyumba. Mwina tikanayamba taiona mapeto ake tokha tokha tisanafike kumeneko. Sikuti simunachite bwino koma nkhawa ili panfunso lili: KODI ATANYANYALA NGATI ANZAWO TIDZAGWIRA MTENGO WANJI?
Musopa si mtumbuka. His home district is Mangochi. Please read carefully osangodana ndi atumbuka.
A Musopa, waonesta kuyikonda dziko lathu sure. Kukanakhala atatu otero bwenzi anthu akuopa kuba. Well done Mr Musopa
But I don’t see anything wrong with BEAM here but with NIB.
Atikwana ameneyu eti? mxiiii muwauze abwere adzasese kunyumba kwanga..iyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, bwezani ndalazo tisayambanepo apa.
zusiyana pati ndi Boma la DPP all of them are crooks
This is a simple and straight problem of NAC funds being abused by Mulhako, NIB and Chi Bimu cha nganga(BEAM)! Musopa has done nothing wrong in reporting the theft!!
Komatu eh, vuto ndi chani anthuni? Lero munthu wokuwa kuti wakuba akakhale oyipa kuposa mbava? The thieves are Mulhako, BEAM and NIB, if the funding will stop its because of the thieves NOT THE REPORTER? Its amazing kuti anthu ma brain ankhuku akuti vuto is reporting to global fund osati mbava!!
Musopa is a Cashgater number one. Musopa has bought houses in the locations and misappropriated a lot of funds! Musopa has claimed a lot of allowances for work that has not been done. If I was Musopa, I would have kept quite because you are the one misusing the Global funds!
Ndalama abweze and NAC board should resign. Shake up NAC management. Its rotten and stinky.
To avoid further embarassment just pay back the money palibe zokambirana ,we are taking care of u at state house with our hard earned tax money ,what else do u want?,if u dont refund l am in total support of Musopa,s letter to GF
mbuzi ya councillor!!!!! ukuwona ngati a global fund akayimika aid anthu ma ARV awatenga kuti?
paja mwati akusesa kuti?
Mai First lady just swallow your pride and refund. You will be respected greatly that way than trying to find justifications to what has happened, clearly unethical. Malawians are looking to you as good examples of doing things, but this one please erase it by refunding and apologising to Malawians. If you don’t I for one will be very disappointed because I will know that now our money in the public agencies(statutory bodies etc ) is not in safe hands in that the first lady can manipulate these funds for selfish reasons. Beware and I know you know already that CEOs of these statutory organizations will always be overzealous to try to gain favours from you and the president for personal reasons but if you genuinely cant read between the lines or you deliberately turn a blind eye to such moves or you initiate such to fund your organization, you have lost it for ever. I for one have no more liking or respect for your bungwe as a result of this. Apologise and infact go further by urging the president to declare that in future no parastatal buys advertising space in newspapers on radio etc just to congratulate HE on something, please let these Parastatals direct the scarce resources where they are supposed to go. Do you people ever think about how ordinary Malawians (the jobless and rural dwellers) live or survive financially day to day. My expectations of a first lady are quite high and noble. Iexpect that you be advising the president for example to take a stand that whenever MPs are considering to remunerate themselves heftly they should at the same time be considering the remuneration of the civil servants and indeed the ordinary Malawian, after all we all drink water, eat, use power/fuel, medical services, educate our children, use good roads etc. One more thing, can you please put up a proper strategy that will aim at genuinely unifying Malawians, not this Vuwa Kaunda unity joke. I have my doubts though if you and the president are really serious about unifying Malawi judging from how appointments to positions are done and the deafening silence by the president on this matter.
Nothing is been done but just mis using Govt money . Kodi first lady aliyense azingoyambitsa ka foundation kake nthawi zonse ? Kodi nanga ma foundation anzanu ena aja alikuti ? Bola kungokhala ndi president wachizimai chifukwa sitinaone foundation ya first gentleman . Professor uli pa moto bola kungousiya udindowu upite kwa America kwako kuja ndithu , Taona ma strike kuti mbweeeee, kukwera kwa zinthu , kuvuta kwa mvula, umbava osanena, Ayi zanyanya dziko likuyenda lokha ili.
Silly councillor
You are double silly, when did cleaning streets need funding by nac, just eat with her but your day of reckoning is nearer than you dream.
a Musopa tiyeni tilikonde dziko lathu, ndizoona ma cashgate/Nacgate akuchitika koma tizingoti zilizonse talembera ma donors sitikuzivulazaso tokha? lets just find solution collectively, with love & sober minds.
Tikati kulikonda dziko tikumanena anthu, those infested & affected by HIV. Trurh does just that. We do not subdcribe to the subbotaging the efforts NAC. please hands off NAC. YOU ARE A BAD CITIZEN.
Kkkkkkkkk zayambika. Ine pheeee
Kkkk Nac Is failing to pay school fees for children in chiradzulu yet BEAM,NIB and Mulhakho got it easily from them.zodiak ikunena yokha.anthu oyipa inu, zabwino zonse zikhale zanu.
Mayi mwa ulemu wanu mungobweza ndalama chifukwa a Global Fund akakwiya tivutike ndife amene tikumwa ma ARV. Kodi bungwe mumayambisa mulibe mpamba. Chomwe mukuchitanso sichikuoneka. Ntchito yosesa tinabadwa nayo palibe chachilendo apa.
My advise to the government of today is that, please its too early to start these cases of funds misappropriation. We already have cashgate cases on hand and not yet finalised. So you are starting another cashgate with the unfinished ones still in the courts.
Please Malawi is now 50 years old, but look at the roads everywhere, zochititsa manyazi. The same roads kamuzu built and others by atsamuda are the ones being used today. If we change our mindset, we will enjoy our country. Do as you promised during the campaign perios.
Komanso iyeyo musopa yo wadyera global fund yomweyo./ Being a health worker and getting less than 400,000 salary, where did he get the money to build that house? Silly
A tumbuka tiyeni nazoni. MUKUPITILIZABE ZOWAWUZA AZUNGU KUTI ASIYE KUTHANDIZA MALAWI??? KOMATU SIKULINA MUZALILA MOKWEZA MUKUSOWA KOTHAWILA, ZIKOTU SIKU LINA LIKUCHEPELANI. MUKUFUNA ANTHU AYAMBE KUFA CHIFUKWA CHA INU A TUMBUKA??? ZITHU MUKUPANGAZI ZIKANGOYAMBA KUKUTEMBENUKILANI MUSAZATI ANTHU NDIWOYIPA MUKUZIPUTA DALA, PITILIZANI. KOMA CHIMENE MUZIWE NDI CHAKUTI YESU MULUNGU WATHU ALINAFE MUTHAWI ZONSE NDIPO SATISIYA ATIMENYELA NKHONDO.
Reserve comment,why doing like this ofunika kuwatema
What is five million as compared to vast somes of money that you the leaders of NAC have pocketed as a result of corruption? This is nonses ndipo a malawi we are good at jealousy and nothing else.So you actually think its going to be NAC suffering? enanu amene mwalemba those lettermuli mgulu lodzasafala shoul funding be put on hold.
agalu ndi inu alhomwe poti munadya nawo za nac kwa chonde mukuyikirana kumbuyo,mapazi anu chaka cha mawa kulibe mulhakho munyera anyani inu!
Agalu,whom do you think will suffer when should global fund suspends its aid to Malawi?…are you thinking of your relatives Ku chintheche who are on ARVs?..or don’t you know that the so expensive ARVs ,bactrim and diflucan(just to mention a few) used in AIDS treatment are procured using the same funding?..you idiot senseless counselor check the implication of your letters first,kaya mukufuna kutchuka,its too early…mxiii
Its true that ppl from Chinthechi who have aids will suffer tigether with everyone else. Koma alomwenu paja ndinu a nchiuno kwambiri so you will suffer more….there are more infections and known cases in the lomwe belt than any other part of Malawi nde muthatu
I do agree with Global Fund write them so that can catch these thieves.
Where is Mr Malopa?
To stop aid just because the first lady was given 30 thousand only aaaaaa za mkuti mwasowa zolemba.
you missed the point
God shud punish u people.
alomwe dzikhope dzotupadzo pachiphwisi pano nonseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee alakho
The NAC Board Chairperson Mara Kumbweza Banda is the biggest culprit in this scandal. Mara is trying to play an angel to the present government because of the recent scandals she was involved in in unison with Thomas Bisika and Linje Manyozo where she was using NAC funds to campaign for a PP ticket during the 20 May elections. She lost miserably in primary elections and later joined forces to help the PP presidential nomination using NAC money. Everybody including the present government knows about this. You must have read the article in the Malawi Voice (for which NAC paid huge sums of money to be removed within a few hours). The article among other issues alleged that in one of the campaign trails a NAC vehicle was involved in an accident and NAC management tried to cover it up. With change of government Mara had to play it safe and that’s why she is now trying to play a good woman to the first lady and to DPP. Actually rumours have it that she is being sent by her political masters to disturbed NAC and the government machinery on HIV and AIDS coordination. She is the thorn in the flesh which will give a lot of pain to NAC until it is removed. Thomas who is already on suspension should not return to NAC. They have brought shame on Malawi and Malawians. Even the giving of money to PP for campaigning can warrant his dismissal apart from other in competencies in handling Global Fund and other donors recommendations.
Suspending Global Fund money can not be a solution. The Malawi Global Fund Coordinating Committee and the Malawi government have letters from the Global Fund which stipulated what must be done regarding NAC.
The government must identify another Principal Recipient to handle Global Fund money on its behalf. Other countries have selected their Ministries of Finance to do this job and it has worked well. The good guys at NAC can then be deployed into this new and big department within The Ministry of Finance. Moreover Global Fund money is public money and government is finally accountable. So this is our money and we can not allow it to be used for cheap political propaganda.
Tough times for Malawi!!! The man has the courage and freedom to write as he has done. Working very closely with both the infected and the affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, I would plead for the donors’ continued support in this area.
Musopa is right, why should he sit and see funds being looted by DPP politicians. Donors should stop funding NAC, but find a credible NGO to channel funds to support HIV/Aid patients. NAC is a government agent set up to channel funds to DPP, and the Lomwe mafia. Musopa stand your ground, you are a hero. Those who blame you are fools. They condone corruption, what sort of people these?
Nthawi zina anzathu andalenu muziganiza, you have to know that you are dealing with different malawi that was sleepy b4 cashgate was exposed.mwangolowa kumene instead of being prudent in handling financial and governance issues its when u are repeating the same mistakes no wonder there is an adage ‘fisi ndi fisi’ and with the past leaderships starting 4rm tcheya to joice malawi got unfortunate pple in the govt machinery that has caused total disgrace to the country.here it actually shows that u dont care about the pple infected with hiv which is the same with the one who has rashed to report what has happened though its the truth.can we trust u to help us all the years remaining without the cso’s pinning your asses?mind u a few pple are happy with what is happening in the country, thats why others are untimingly writing letters to the global fund.pliz we are malawians whom u are supposed to serve not to bettray.
At a serious note even this Martha KWATAINE why did she really accept giving all this money to all these mentioned organisation ? Was she not aware that this money had a specific purpose
Guys this lady is also corrupt mark my words
MABVUTO BAMUSI(GOLD DIGGER) GOES ON TVM-4TH DEC2014- 8PM NEWS AND SAYS BEAM DDNOT GET MONEY FROM MINISTRIES.BAMUSI IS A FAILED SPINDOCTOR LIKE MALOPA
the best way is to dissolve NAC and appoint new board of directors as well as recruit new members of staff. The president should not have any hand in this to avoid the same situation happening in the future!
Musopa, i would love if you had said your cleanlines. I have seen many people pointing out fingers their friends when their plans fails,however 4 fingers point at them. Moti inuyo olo peny simunabeko. Nyumba mwamanga ija tchimo silinalowepo? Phuma bwanji? Moti ma CSO akuchepera? Amalawi….
Pobera mavoti munkaona ngati zabwino oyenda ndi lupanga amafa ndi lupanga musovenge
Musopa ndi munthu wa misala kodi mukayambana mnyumba basi banja latha osakambilana umene wachitau ndi utsiru. Kusiyakuthandiza dziko lino sindiye kuti anthu andale asiya kuba koma kukambirana ndiye chofunika. Musopa kaya dzina lenileni ndiwe Galu uziganiza za anthu ovutika taona ndipo taganiza zomwe amapanga Mwakisula pano ali kuti wathatu mulungu akumulanga pasi pomwe pano chifukwa chomalemba makalata kuti aMalawi avutike. Kayaaaaa pitiliza akulanga ndiyemwe anakupatsa moyo wakowo ndi Kwataine emweyo.
komadi musopa ukanayamba wakamilana kaye ndi a malawi komanso a boma osathamangila kunena kwa ma donors. Tsopano ukanena kwa ma donors, ukuti avutika ndi ndani? popeza ndife tomwe a malawi amene titavutike nde upindula chani?
Tiyeni tidzikondana a malawi ndife amodzi. If we chase thedonors away, we will suffer ourselves and not them. Lets unite and sing the same song.
Yes NAC money is meant for the HIV AIDS pandemic but if it has not been used to its intended purpose, we can voice out but first to ourselves and not the donors.
Akadwalatu a boma amapita kunja, ndi poor malawians who will suffer.
mr musopa, you have gone too far.& you are cruising @ a supersonic speed.you.have killed us.our deaths will be on your shoulders when global fund stops funding NAC.I am not happy the way the money is being used.Let them return the money
Good move. Nobody will suffer because no one would have been helped anyway. What will happen is there will be an independent organisation administering it and DPP will not dip its blue phalanges in it anymore. No funding will stop. Good job osati khuma khuma multi anthu avutika. Ndiye zimene zikutipweteketsazo. Good job once again.
Paja imfa ya Bingu yinayamba chonchi,makani,kunzuza anthu a mulungu,dikilani a APM mulondola mbale wanu galu uja.Kodi a Mayi awa mene akutenga ndalama ku NAC ma ARV akasowa iwowa adzimwa chani??Kapena anasunga kale awo ku Kamuzu Palace??
Koma atumbuka mwatiwonjeza. What kind of creatures are u?
Mr Musopa has gone too far so to speak. If he suggested that ARVs etc are made available for the population, Inwould have supported him.
What is wrong with other people. Do you think Global Fund will stop supporting the country, Never, never. Do you want the funds to be transferred in your charity which has no impact on peoples life. As far as am concerned Global fund does not cover HIV and Aids only but also Tuberculosis and Malaria. The charity of the First Lady deals with sanitation. If we are clean and our areas are free from water that can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes it meant the purpose of the funds. It doesn’t mean that the charity should be buying anti- malarial or mosquito net. Prevention is better than cure. To prevent malaria its not only using mosquito net or buying anti malaria drug, it involves touching the foundation, the breeding grounds to be cleaned or pesticides to spray to stop the larvae. The only organisation or charity that can do that is the Beautify Malawi Organisation, We need to stop this silly altitude of attacking people. You fail to help your own blood relations with your salaries, there is no way you can help the people of Malawi. You fail to meet the needs of your own family, how can you meet the needs of the population. The problem we have with freedom of expression is leading our country in chaos. We can’t think of innovation, how we can use our brains to transform the country, through this innovations. All what we think is to attack government or to form a charity of HIV/ Aids so that we can be getting allowances and all the funding end in allowances with little or no impact to the affected people. Let not be seen as saints yet we know deep down that we don’t meet the objectives of our organisation. Malawi is full of charity organisation that companies now. We want to get free money going to the fields to buy tomatoes than helping people. Its a high time, we need people to run Small and medium business, be inventive, think of running profitable business than charity organisation. Where is your wisdom. Laziness is changing us to focus on charity work, yet we cannot think of how we can run fundraising activities to finance the charities only relying on Global funds.
A Masupa kaya ndani, mwayankula zambiri ndithu koma anthu omwe mkuwayang’anilawo ngati chinthandizo asiye kaye kodi matendawo asiyanso? Chonde mukana pempa kuti adzachite oditi ndipo onse amene anadyapo ndalamazo abwedzele ngati m’mene apempela a mabungwe anao. Anthu akufa zedi mzipatalamu!
A Musopa mwina awonjezadi. Koma munthu akakwiya nthawi zina amachita zinthu moteromo. Koma ma CSOs ngati ndi zoona kuti mumaimira anthu, nthawi yomatcha ija singaposenso ino. This is unbearable.
Keep it up Musopa!
Mr Musopa has really gone too far in whistlebrowing to Global Fund. If I may ask, do people getting money meant for HIV/ AIDS purposes from NAC have human hearts?. I don’t think so. So people must die of the pandemic because someone has mismanaged NAC. Too bad.
Anthu asowe mankhwala a edzi chifukwa cha inu?
TANGOBWEZANI NDALAMAZO
Osamangozikolakola apa eeee sizinali ndalama koma mipando (Mabvuto Bamusi version).
Ndinkadziwa ine,kaya munavota nokha kuvotera mbavazi
Amene asali mbava nde ndani nanga bwanji iweyo sunamvotere? kapena iweyo bwanji sunapange contest kuti tikuvotere?
Kodi ku NAC kuli executive director kapena zili bwanji? Wina azisomera ndithu. Viva Msopa
I being an HIV+ on ARV’s living abroad, I do agree with the said letter to Global Fund because I know how pain it is to b +. Corruption will b there 4ever but siphonining money meant 4 the infected is a clear sign that they don’t care about others. Umunthu alibe
Musopa. This is a governance issue. You should work hard on influencing greater accountability by those that we elected and those that we have employed and we pay to do a good job. Writing to Global Funds is a bit immature and an unfortunate sign of desperation and fatalistic attitude. it’s good to consult before acting. However, that’s how diverse we are, and the President needs to be aware that he is accountable to everyone not to his wife and family alone: “mudzavotere APM; ine ndidzakhala first lady”. What a campaign promise? Munakonzekera kudzaba eti. Kale kale ka bungwe registered. Kalekale ma million?
Well done for writing the letter – ofcourse global fund will continue but will likely but more stringent checks and balances. Well done
Chakwera and co – how much of NAC did u guys receive? This kind of quietness can only mean one thing – u r involved. Shame, double shame
We just improve concerns bt never call someone’s opinion stupid! Otherwise even our God does not allow this!
Bt leaders shd be responsible in mw considering the situation we r in!
What is the use of letting Global Fund continue funding NAC when it does not serve the purpose? Iwe Pitala ndi Getuluda wakoyo musamuke ku State House mudzikapanga utsiru wanuwo ku America kuja mukapange renue Green Card. Malawians, let us impeach these fools muonanso Getuludayo alithawa banja. Tonse titule pansi zipangizo. A police ndi army musapereke chitetezo kwa mbalayi.
Kodi tiziopsezedwa tikafuna kudandaura ndiye mumanga angati?
Yeah ! these ‘BIG SHOTS’ they are deaf and blind because they can’t hear and see the tears of those people who should be beneficiary of this fund;the money should be given back to NAC……..Nac-gate .
To be sure, the reported disbursement of Global Fund funds for activities outside intended and agreed use is misappropriation and those responsible should be held accountable and requested to recover the same.
At the same time, the purported communication by one Musopa to the Global Fund is reckless courage that is potentially destructive and detrimental to the welfare of many. Fortunately, dusbursement and subsequent expenditure of GF resources is governed by and linked to a grant proposal and a binding performance framework. NAC on its part should know this better and do the right thing. NAC should always remember that they are custodians of that money on behalf of all Malawians. It is reassuring to hear that Ministry of Health has commissioned an audit at NAC. But Ministry of Health should be aware that people are watching.
We have been watching for long enough. Do you realy think it was possible for an account at NAC to reject singing a cheque payment which had already been approved by that DPP person the gvnt had deliberately put in place for obvious reasons? Malawians have been sleeping under that same advice. Its immediate action time now if we are to estore our integrity. Let no stone remain unturned for the sake of fake, damaging respect that is leaving criminals rule us and destroy our beauriful nation. Some of us have been asking God to heal our nation and this might just be Gods answer; the beginning of the end of corruption in Malawi.
Lets just take the law in our hands exactly as COS have suggested tht the only we can have accountable authority our hands are itching tingowanyenyanyenya basi kuyambira ku ma assembly going up atikwana
You mean the Global Fund should suspend its funding to Malawi because of $12000, $30000, $89000 and $24000! I beg to differ bcoz if Global Fund stops funding NAC it will be a death sentence for all those Malawians who r infected with HIV or r on ART and those on TB medication. I would propose that the organisations refund the money and not condemning the whole country!
Seco sch students on NAC bursary scheme hv not paid fees. Mind u these r vulnerables. Kaya tiona mmene muisovere poti zonse zili mmanja mwanu.
JB JB INU BWANJI PA SIX MONTHS chingerezi chija a Dausi chili pati ? Manyazi mbava zokhazokha shupit .
a gud step towards waking up!
MALOPA BOASTS OF BEING OWNER OF A CASTLE.DID HE EARN THE MONEY TO BUILD?HE SEEMS TO HAVE SOME LINK WITH NAC. COUNTRY DIRECTOR-ANAKOBE SANDE HAS LET DOWN THE GLOBAL FUND.HAS SHE GOT CLEAN HANDS?. IS SHE IN MALAWI TO DRIVE BIG CAR AND EAT CHAMBO AT THE LAKE?PLS GLOBAL FUND QUIZZ THIS WOMAN AS WELL.HOW HAS SHE FAIRED?I FEEL CONTROLS AT NAC WERE LAXED ON PURPOSE
Global Fund funds NAC. NAC funds President to bribe journalists. NAC funds President’s wife for plastic surgery. NAC funds National Intelligence Bureau to spy on opposition parties and carry out unlawful activities. Malawi suffers!
WRITING TO STOP THE FUND IS UTTERLY STUPID AND TREASONOUS. THE GOVT SHOULD ACT AND DEAL WITH THIS IDIOT WITHOUT MERCY. TO STOP THE FUND BECAUSE OF MK 6 Million that can be refunded is stupid. Arrest this man for the sake of lives in Malawi and let him Rot in Hell. TSOPANO BOMA AYAMBA KULITILOA
Idiot its not only MK 6 million what about the money APM looted for bribing the journalists and the money looted by NIB for APM to spy on opponents or even to kill them!
To BEAM, to Mulhakho wa Alomwe, to NIB….. We are talking about close to Mk 60 million iwe. Bwanjinso, school ya kwacha eti?
Its you who is stupid not this man!!!! Do not glorify thieves!!!! Or itakhala one kwacha or one dollar Kuba ndi kuba basi!!!stupid man and go to hell!!!!mwana wa hule iwe!!!!
So under which malawi law should he be arrested with?
The so called government should arrest you for insinuating that the gvt has power to arrest sn innocent concerned citizen who has a democratic right to air out his views and concerns. You seem to be a dictator which is a thing of the past. Munkati mukthawa mpaka liti ndi umbavawo kodi?
Impeach APM. Opposition parties and independents impeach this thief and his less than pretty wife.
I think writing Global Fund to cut NAC funding is stupidity of the worst kind. Much as I don’t support the current stories on how the funds were used, stopping funding NAC will have consequences beyond imagination, if we consider the current situation we are in where donor funding has stopped and our 90%+ reliance on donor funding for combating HIV/AIDS. NAC still assists thousand of HIV affected people, despite its shortfalls. I think what the CSOs did by calling for a refund was sufficient message to government and NAC. We need to be conscious of what we do sometimes
There is no more consequence worse that not using the money for it’s purpose iwe. What consequence will that be? What can be worse that the intended recipients dying due to lack of ARVs and other medications while their money is oiling DPPs pockets?
As much as I don’t agree with what has happened at NAC but I think Mr Musopa has gone too far too fast because the CSOs have already demanded for the refund of the money at NAC and if this doesn’t happen then that could have been the way to go Mr Musopa otherwise what you have done is very damaging to those affected and if Global fund stops its funding are you going to assist those people on ART and other HIV and AIDS related services, do you want us to go back to where we used to have many HIV/AIDS related deaths day in day out. My thinking is that you are doing this out of malice, remember you are not going to punish the government as the machinary but you are punishing innocent souls out there including your relations.
They have demanded for the refund jah, but who will hold APM accountable? With his arrogance, who will force him pay it back? And remember NAC has already been told to repay the other amount they chowed before this, has it been refunded? Desparate situations calls for desparate measures. It is this tendency of basi tazolowera that Malawians have that makes our leaders think they own the world and can do anything.
so you want to make Peter Munthalika accountable by putting the lives of thousands of Malawians on ARV in danger?
If this had happened in any of the developed countries, parliament would have already been called to discuss the issue, resolutions made, the thieves asked to make a full refund, the NAC board of directors and the Executive Director asked to resign within a specified period and every well meaning citizen would have been happy by now. In Malawi, we will moan and wail and gnash our teeth and nothing good will happen. The thieves will continue stealing and the bootlickers will continue bootlicking.
Anaufunitsitsa upulezidenti mpaka kubera mavoti, m’mpando uja ndi umenewo sovani…….
I totally agree with Musopa, I applaud ur courage to write that letter, I wouldnt be suprised if there will be another suspension of aid until further notice.
You are talking bold like that because you are well and fit. Think of those who go to hospitals like queens to get ARVs every month standing on long ques. He would have discussed with the government first before writing to global fund.
My suggestion would be to conduct an audit exercise at NAC which would expose all looters from possibly Elesoni Muluzi to the current govt. Suspending the support would only victimize those living with the virus. I rest my case.
Taking initiative on issues of concern, i like it. Most of us just talk talk and talk, swearing at each other based of party and tribal lines. If we can all grow balls and act on this gvt’s misdemenours and felonies, Malawi would be a better place and we will be forcing these idiots to account for their deeds.
Dziliko ku Malawi. wina authawa mpando chakachake ndi chino