Mutharika hits at Chilima on Bloomberg: ‘Massive corruption thing has become more of a cliché’
Malawian President Peter Mutharika has defended his record in tackling corruption fending off accusations from Vice-President Saulos Chilima that his administration is riddled with corruption, nepotism and cronyism.
Chilima quit the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on June 6, alleging that “nepotism, cronyism and corruption are rampant” in one of the world’s poorest nations, and that only those with political connections are benefiting.
But in an interview with Bloomberg News, President Mutharika, is quoted saying that the issue of graft is being used to score political points ahead of next year’s elections.
Mutharika wondered why Chilima is faulting the government he has served for four years , this time around.
“That’s something that people ought to ask him, that after four years in the government, why are you only seeing corruption now? He needs to say where it is,” said Mutharika as quoted by Bloomberg News.
Mutharika said he had made it clear that graft isn’t acceptable.
He said he’d fired a senior cabinet minister [Goerge Chaponda] who was implicated in wrongdoing, refused to shield senior several government and party officials from investigations and backed greater independence for the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
“We are fighting corruption,” he said. “The massive corruption thing has become more of a cliché, it’s political now. It’s a collective effort. If we all work together we can stop this scourge, but not one person.”
Bloomberg reported that Chilima —who remains Vice-President until the end of his term next May— declined a request for an interview.
But the former chief executive officer of mobile-network operator Airtel Malawi , who is reportedly going to bid for the presidential job, has been consistent in his blistering attack on the plunder of the country’s wealth but has not mentioned names of those responsible for the wrongdoing.
Chilima, however, called for an amendment of a constitutional provision that shield a sitting President from criminal prosecution.
Chiradzulu North member of Parliament (MP) Willet Kalonga (a member of the so-called Chilima Movement) had given a notice to table a Private Member’s Motion to amend Section 91(2) of the Constitution to remove the provision that gives a sitting President immunity.
But on a day designated for Private Member’s Motion, Thursday, the legislator failed to turn up in the House to move his motion.
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Politician wothawa interview ali Ngati munthu wothawa mankhwala ku chipatala .
Wherever the VP is he must be laughing his lungs and thinking the next mwambi will be Dikira madzi apite ndiye uziti ndadala or Kunena kwa ndithendithe nanthambwe anazitengera kkkkk.
If Chilima is a man with a just cause he should resign entirely from Government.m and label it corrupt. That’s it. You don’t slaughter the horse you are riding on. Chilima is too much a coward who cannot lead from frontline. He wants others to burn their fingers for him!!!!! After all how could learned young man end up in DPP on 2013 the time we all wanted change. He betrayed the entire nation. He is a betrayer. He should never be trusted as a leader! No ways!!!
Does it take the VP to prove corruption in Malawi Bwana Alamu Pumani Mwakula?
What do you have to say about Mk145m ????
Mr President that is cheap talk!!! Now how do you explain you being implicated in the Zameer Karin saga?? Akuti you pocketed Mk145m ?
All politicians are liars and they will never accept the truth even if they kill someone
APM pocked 145 million kwacha, ACB Malawi revealed. Pano ACB wants to punish those who leaked the corruption charges to the public. Amafuna ife tisadziwe, there is no secret under the sun. ACB director protecting Mbava. Thanks for those who leaked this information because ife sitikanadziwa, this file could have gone missing. God bless you wherever you are.
145 million kwacha APM kutibera ife a Malawi Osauka. ACB yaulula. Organisation yoyiberayo police. Apolisi akukanika kumangira nyumba ma officers – mpakana kumagona muzigwagwa ku Mzuzu.
How can he fight corruption when he is corrupt big himself
First bought MHC house corruptly
Lilongwe City Mayor house corruptly
Yet ana 4 ku zomba kumwalira because of substandard schoolblock
Ena nkumati he will go unopposed – (kukonda mbava a Malawi — nanga simzathu (roman catholic priest , 2018)
We need Julius Malemia’s radical approach …mpakana Zuma admitted to have abused government in his Kandla home. He Demanded him to “PAY BACK THE MONEY” pano he is not a president anymore. WHY DO WE PROTECT MBAMVA A MALAWI ???????/APM PAY BACK THE MONEY
Mr President, you’re the head of all corrupt activities going on in your government and so how do you expect to fight it. Magufuli in TZ has done it alone. Why not ask Magufuli how he’s doin it and learn from that. Ghana is now one of the African countries performing well in fight against corruption – dropped from 70 to 81 in the 2017 corruption perception index put together by Transparency International. Mr President, what you have done in the past 4 years does not reflect someone who has lived abroad and experienced development activities in western countries. This is a disgrace and embarrassement to your profession sir. How you you say to the nation that if you’re given another 5 year term you’ll develop Malawi to the standard of Europe. You’ve failed to develop Malawi to the standard of Ghana, Botswana, Rwanad – which is becoming one of the fastest developing country in Africa – in top 10. YOU DON’T LOVE MALAWI BUT YOU’RE THERE FOR YOUR OWN SELFISH AMBITIONS SIR. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
4real big man..salute Yo!
Chilima NO-SHOW at Bloomberg. He can’t answer questions because he has nothing to offer. All his allegations are to merely help him launch his political career.
He should fire himself now that he has been exposed to have received MK145 million from proceeds acquired corruptly. He made this interview before the revelation. Let him comment on the ACB report. Let him defend himself on the withdrawal of the 65ml kwacha from Zameer. Chimdala nichiKawalala maningi ichi.
No#1 ndiwe Petro corruptee kenako midnight 6 yonse!! Tsopano achina Apondeez wa amamuchita intimidate Chilima yo why did you undermine the reform which he designed!!
President wathu ndi ombudsman ndithu, nzeru alibe. Moti anthu akuba ndalama za pension sakuona? Zoti mankhwala m’zipatala akubedwa sakuziwa? Yeniyeni yopanda mano
Baba Pitala m’sathe mau. Nanga ndalama Karim anachipa deposit my account mwanu si corruption. Kambani zina timve.
Defending the indefensible is the routine in Malawi. Corruption is rampant is a fact so our beloved professor must humbly swallow the cliché as the nearest truth to the corruption statements floating across our Republic.
Kalonga chickened away in Parliament. Malunga and Kalindo could not defend the age limit motion as they received overwhelming fire…kkkkkkkk
There’s an allegation of 145 mita bwana President. Lets wait n c
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