Minister Kazako vows to ‘sanitise’ Malawi public broadcaster MBC: Sumbuleta says ‘we are professionals’

July 16, 2020 Osman Faiti - Nyasa Times 35 Comments

Newly-appointed Minister of Information Gospel Kazako has warned that there will be casualties Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) as government will restructure it in what he calls to “sanitise the taxpayer-funded public broadcaster so that it runs professionally.

Minister Kazako: MBC to be restructured and sanitised

MBC director general Aubrey Sumbuleta (L) tells Minister Kazako: We will correct our past mistaked, we are professional [my foot!]
Kazako , a former MBC broadcaster before he went on to establish his  multi-award winning  Zodiak Broadcasting Station, toured  MBC Television on Wednesday as part of his  familiarisation tour since his appointment last week.

 

The Information Minister, who has since resigned as Managing Director of Zodiak, said he will ensure that MBC runs in a professional and independent from political manipulation as was the case during the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regime.

“MBC belongs to people of Malawi and Malawi belongs to all Malawians. We want everyone to have equal opportunities,” said Kazako.

“Our President has been saying that we need to create a Malawi that gives equal opportunities to people on merit thus disregarding social background, party affiliation, tribe or region where one is coming from,” he explained.

Kazako said there will be a functional and position review at MBC to ensure it is run in a professional way as a public broadcaster it is legally mandated to be.

MBC director general, Aubrey Sumbuleta said the institution was ready to embrace change and correct previous mistakes where possible.

“Realistically, as professionals [sic], there are areas where we have done well and some we have not.

“That is a point of reflection that the minister referred to and certainly as professionals we will go back to the drawing board look at where we did well and where we did not and not repeat the same mistakes that were done,” said Sumbuleta.

Meanwhile, Minister Kazako also said he will soon operationalise the Access to Information (ATI) law to ensure that Malawians know what is happening in all sectors of the country.

He said ATI is one of the pillars of the Tonse Alliance led government to ensure transparency and accountability.

“This government is fully aware that it is here on trust and there is no reason for them to hide anything. The ATI will be operationalised very well and very quickly,” said Kazako.

“This government has come and Access to Information will be there,” he said.

The operationalise actually awaits the Minister’s approval as former pesident Peter Mutharika already assented  to it in February 2017 after parliamenr passed it in December 2016. The roll out was not set by the DPP.

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35 replies on “Minister Kazako vows to ‘sanitise’ Malawi public broadcaster MBC: Sumbuleta says ‘we are professionals’”

  3. Ma cadets mitu sikugwila basi,kuvomela kuti zinachitika and osayamba kuzinamiza pano kuti mupanga regroup ai kkkkk maloto,mukuyenela kukhala pansi for sometime

  7. Chosani top Management yonse achina Gumeni, Vincent, Gumeni, Sumbuleta etc. Nyasi zina ndi Greyson Chapita, Maseya, Hope, Phillip Business, Kuntambira. etc. Muchosenso ena macadet aku Administration, Finance, Procurement, News and Current Affairs, Programmes. Wordcya Sanitisation ikugwira bho. Kwadadza macadet ofunika azipita. Kwao kwatha. Gospel Mulungu azikudalisa kuti God should give you strength and wisdom.

  8. Zodiak is owing MRA close to K2 billion in unpaid taxes related to paye, withholding tax and vat. How can such business man sanitize mbc? In fact gospel resigning from zodiak is like Thom mpinganjira resigning from fdh, it is impossible. They practically own

  9. Rumour has it that the minister’s wife, late flora nkusa nkhoma brawled with Patricia sundu live on mbc during their days at mbc. The cause of the brawl was established by a commission of enquiry to be the ministers oats, the hon was unceremoniously dismissed while the wife and concubine retained their jobs.

  10. Koma ndiye azimayi wagonekedwa pansi ambiri ku Zodiak. babvulidwa kwambiri basi kumangowerenga news za chichewa basi.

  11. Gospel kazako what can you bring in so that you should sanitise MBC ,First sanitise your zodiak station before you go to MBC because your radio its the useless one it is an mcp radio we don’t even listen to your useless radio so be careful you don’t represent anybody in Malawi you are just mare and useless minister of the mcp so you need to be very careful and we don’t support you.

    1. Iwe Lazarus
      Kulimbana ndi munthu woti alindi zake ?
      Everyone knows MBC was 100% a mouthpiece for your Late DPP/ UDF.
      Anyway, give us your CV !!!

    2. Don’t use we rather use I have stopped listening to zodiac. Ma cadet bwanji palipose kumangofuna kusokoneza mchigulugulu

  15. One can see a targeted intent of the minister to fire employees who spined for DPP at MBC. He should take into account that many of these employees did not act this way on their own accord; they were being instructed that way. Restructuring of this way is always illegal because companies should only restructure if they are making financial losses as a result of improper structure. In any restructure of this nature, firing people should be the last resort. That exercise should also be discussed with the employees’ unions. Let’s see what happens.

    1. Restructuring comes all sorts of reasons not just financial. Certainly you are commenting on something you are not familiar with.

    2. If you were unqualified and should not have been employed you should go, if you are qualified having merit you are an asset to the organization. MBC preaches garbage some must be unqualified.

  16. it was stupid of Gospel to go to MBC and tell staff that some will be dismissed in a cleaning exercise. Gospel needs some orientation so that he should know his work and work limits. Gospel joins Nsungama as one of the stupid ministers who dont know their work.

    1. I think it’s rather you who is stupid. Gospel knows his work and limits very well. Sunati ulira Khadeti kuti mfwiiiii!

  17. His tone was not ministerial at all. He was too emotional, bossy, arrogant and pompous. He spoke without salutations of senior officials and his hands always in pockets. Wayamba udyo kazako. Ili ndidzikotu.

    1. What do you expected him to do with those idiots and puppets of DPP who could stoop so low to shameless insult the vice president. Tonse alliance ikukonza MBC.

  18. Sumbuleta – a “professional”? And what about his cohorts – the Maseyas and the Chisanus? They are also “professionals”? Seriously?? That’s a joke of the century!!!!

  19. A disgruntled former employee of mbc who was fired for womanising at workplace now come back as minister. Gospel you are the most conflicted minister of information ever. If you had manners you would have rejected the appointment unfortunately you are still a womaniser and all womanisers don’t have manners at all

    1. Be honest akulu. What You are saying is just Your own opion of course But Not reason enough for Kazako to turn down The appointment. Pali anthu ena amangolankhula for The sake of kukankhula.

    3. Mangalore 2929 if you don’t know why Gospel left MBC then just keep quiet. It was not for the reason you have given. MBC could not accommodate Gospel’s creativity in money bringing ventures. That’s why he left. The rest is history. You can see how successful he has been in that field from Tiakalulu to Zodiak.

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