Police arrest Chisoni students loan board CEO
Malawi Police Service in Lilongwe have arrested Higher Education Students Loans Board executive director Chris Chisoni, National Police Spokesperson James Kadadzera has confirmed.
But he did not give details of Chisoni’s arrest on Thursday.
However, information indicate that he gave out an K18 million contract to his wife’s firm EE & A Enterprises of Lilongwe for printing diaries and supply stationary to the board.
This was the time when the students loans board was experiencing cash-flow problems and had to cut the list of students seeking loans in public universities.
Before joining the board, Chisoni was a vocal critic of the government when he was the coordinator of Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP).
This guy was a poor village boy at Chanco. Very religious. Just like Magalasi. Give such people a sniff at money and this is what you get. So ungrateful!
Many people who did sociology at Chanco are thievies in Government, in particular within the Ministry of Gender and Social Services. HRDC please investigate the whole Ministry as its rotten with corrupt officials
Elimination of Lhomwes
So Chisoni is another Lomwe, nde Alomwenu munatasatu palipose head anali mulomwe ? Inu ndi nthawi yolilira ku usi! Lol! Koma ndi nkhondo yamasiku anoyi ya 50 + 1 mulimba????? paja inu mumadalira ka 38% basi mulinali phee nthawi imeneyija?
Zinawoneka izi kufuna kulemera msanga mpaka kunenepa mutu chonchi skombingo amanena SKC ija
If procurement procedures were not flouted, there is no issue here even if the winner of the tender was Chisoni’s wife. A CEO is normally not part of the bid opening nor bid evaluation committee and there is no way chisoni could declare conflict of interest. In any case, it was not necessary for Chisoni to declare the conflict of interest even at the point of approving payment because he was not part of the procurement team. If he did not interfere with the selection process, there is no issue here. Vuto ndiloti you have waged a cold war against… Read more »
Against my very bitter judgment I agree with most of what you said.
But I’ll also hasten to add,, you can’t tell me it’s coincidental how things played out. If all was done in good faith then, “there’s no issue here”. But good reason demands that I have my reservations.
When something is too good to be true, it probably is.
There is an issue even if procurement procedures were dully followed it is called conflict of interest read introduction to company law in Malawi by cassim chilumpha
Conflict on interest.
Conflict of interest and PEPs are very serious issues in procurement. You’re an ignorant prick
Procurement procedures amaletsa kupereka order kwa iwe mwini or immediate families. Zikomo kumpando
You seem not to know that the Chair of Procurement works is appointed under delegation by the CEO and that the contract is ALWAYS signed the CEO, taking responsibility of all the procurement procedures. But I forgive your thinking capacity, since your comment tells all who you are
So, when you are the CEO of say Escom, does it mean kuti no one from your family or relatives should tender and win a contract at that company?
Ana osauka kulephera kupeza ma loan galu iwe ulibe chisoni? Ndiwe munthu omvetsa chisoni. Tamuoneni nkhope ngati galu onyowa kumvetsa chisoni
Kuba kumeneku ndiye muziti tibweze ngongole (sacco) tinatenga ija?
Inenso singabweze
You need to investigate also officers in the Ministry of Gender and Social Services. Too much abuse of donor funds there in the past 10 years. A simple officer has 20 houses, how is that possible?
No Lomwe will be spared . This is Jihaad on Llomwes. Why could they rule this country for such a long time? MCP is fearing if these people are left scot-free they will bounce back in 2025
Is Chisoni a politician? You’re just confirming that these people were given positions nepotisticslly through Muthako mwa Alomwe tribal grouping
Chisoni is from Mchinji
Diaries and calenders? This is 2020 a Malawi! Every bloody phone has a calender and u can schedule any appointment or u name it for free. These are the same with an tablet and a smart phone all the time. This is done just to steal money.
Can the reporter shed more light on this story? What is the issue here, is it about not following procurement procedures or perceived exorbitant printing prices? Come on Journalist, do a good job please.
Theft is theft, no matter whether its big or small. If he stole money belonging to the people he will get inside. The amount does not matter leave that to the judges.
Overriding procument protocols does not make it any a lesser crime. I am sure you have different opinion, but the best way to prove he is not that wrong try doing it yourself and lets see if you will not spent a day in the cooler. Go on and give a govt or a parastatal order to your wife.
Too bad you want to be spoon fed. Don’t be lazy.