MCP says corruption major problem in Malawi
Malawi Congress Partry (MCP) has said the major problem in the country is corruption and has called on President Peter Mutharika to root out the evil.
MCP deputy secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka said: “If we root out corruption, we will be on our way to economic development because Escom, water boards, the health system are all failing because of corruption.”
He said the major challenge for Malawi in 2017 will be how to root out corruption.
Mkaka said President Mutharika presided over a broken nation in 2016 with economic turmoil, saying state of affairs crumbled ranging from key sectors of agriculture. Education and health.
“The year 2016 has been one of the worse years economically,” said Mkaka. “Everything has failed.”
But ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesman said despite the country facing “serious challenges”, there are initiatives being undertaken to revive the economy and crackdown of graft.
Follow and Subscribe Nyasa TV :
Malawi is possibly the MOST CORRUPT STATE IN AFRICA…
ITS EVEN IN THE MUD CHURCHES.. disgusting
To me rooting out corruption means removing DPP from power. DPP is the axis of corruption in Malawi. If they were serious in fighting corruption they could have strengthen the governance institutions like ACB. At the moment ACB is at its lowest in term of strength. The Director himself has deliberately gone to sleep to pave way for Chaponda and his accomplices to steal from Malawians through dubious maize purchase. We will continue to see corrupt practices as long as DPP is in power.
MCP . . . “has said the major problem in the country is corruption and has called on President Peter Mutharika to root out the evil.”
This will not be easy as nobody seems to recognize where the roots of our corruption lie. In fact, they are closer to home than most of us realize. They are to be found in our corrupt family life. Let’s man-up and admit it: we are, generally speaking, a nation of liars and cheats. Our children starve so that husbands and wives can satisfy the needs of girlfriends and boyfriends. Our wives, the mothers of our children, are sent home to their parents, so we can indulge our selfish desires more freely. Shame on us! Do we deserve honest, compassionate leaders when we are so lacking in these qualities ourselves?
We find corruption at all levels and in all sectors of our socio-economic structures because we are, for the most part, the products of dysfunctional families. If we sucked in the seed of corruption with our mothers’ milk, it was because our fathers were lying and cheating while our mothers were sustaining us. Philandering is a time-honored, jealously-guarded tradition. Only wimps and pussies decry it. Unfortunately, our children learn from us, and so the cycle of corruption breeding corruption continues.
Corruption will be rooted out only if we all play our part. Root out the corruption in your home and you will be taking the first step towards rooting out the corruption in the nation.
What initiatives monse muja mukumulephera Mutharika, Chaponda & company?
When corruption has become a deep rooted network, it prevails everywhere. At its level in Malawi, it simply indicates that it started some 40 years ago;just very difficult to eradicate it by lip service.Chakwera said it that all previous governments have failed to remove it and added that there is no one person with gravitas to correct it. It doesn’t require one person, it requires Parluament.
I can tell you that only Parliament filled with tough action orientated MPs can eradicate it.
Tough laws:
1. All corrupt officials if caught and convicted successfully should be sentenced to death.
2. All their properties confiscated.
3. All critical positions in government should be filled on merit.
4. The reforms exercise including revised policies and strategies should be fully supported.
The starting point is right there in your parliament and let’s see if there is anyone amongst you who is brave enough to accept this all else don’t trouble us with your useless noises.