Vice-President Saulos Chilima has insisted that there should be a repeal of Section 91 (2) of the Constitution, to strip off immunity for a sitting President from criminal prosecution, saying even if the opposition alliance torchbearer Lazarus Chakwera win, they should not give the presidency licence to commit corrupt crimes. Chilima, who is UTM Party […]
President Peter Mutharika has said the rising perception of high corruption in the judiciary overshadow the integrity of the country’s justice delivery system. Mutharika, speaking at the swearing-in of three new judges to the High Court bench, said the job of the judges is to judge the corruption of others. He said there is a […]
Newly appointed Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Kamlepo Kalua has said that he comes to a ministry – formerly held by Symon Vuwa Kaunda – which is infested with corruption but warned he will crackdown on dubius land, plot sales syndicate. Kalua, who has been a fierce critic of government on corruption, has […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says monitoring and evaluation of community development projects will reduce corruption in district councils. ACB’s senior public education officer Catherine Nkhoma made the remarks on Thursday during a Social Accountability Training workshop for area development committees (ADCs) from traditional authorities Makwangwala and Ganya and ACB clubs in Ntcheu District. She said […]
Outspoken Rumphi East member of Parliament (MP) Kamlepo Kalua has been sworn in as Malawi’s Minister of Lands Housing and Urban Development and his work is cut out to deal with all corruption practices that have been rocking the ministry. Kalua has taken from Symon Vuwa Kaunda who has been moved to Environment, Tourism and […]
A new cabinet in Malawi has been sworn in with President Peter Mutharika on Saturday warning 32 of his newly hired ministers and their deputies against corruption, saying he would not spare anyone found abusing their positions. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony for newly assembled Cabinet at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre, Mutharika said the Chief Secretary to government will give […]
A high profile case in which former Lilongwe city mayor Desmond Bikoko failed to take place on Thursday because the presiding magistrate is out on leave. The case was also adjourned on January 28, 2020 because the state prosecutor was not available. Prosecuting Lawyers and defense lawyers were told on Thursday that magistrate Florence Msekandiana […]
It is almost impossible to keep track with the many governance travesties happening in our country. They point to two very important conclusions which we must not be afraid to make. These are conclusions that should be inevitable to any thinking Malawian. The first is that our governance system is rotten to the core. The […]
Malawi government has been asked not to be in denial of rampant corruption following its reaction to the 2019 Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perception Index (CPI) which measures perceived levels of public sector corruption. The country has dropped by three places, from 120 to 123 out of 180 ranked countries with a score of 31 […]
Malawi has once again scored poorly on the fight against corruption and bribery with latest studies showing the country has slipped from 120 to 123 on the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The 2019 CPI, which is conducted by Transparency International, reveals that a majority of countries, including Malawi, are showing little to no improvement […]
Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly. 19 Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent. […]
Not long ago, the British High Commissioner to Malawi Holly Tett pointed out that there is a corruption cartel in Malawi that is at the heart of the country’s economic struggles and failure to develop. She declared that Malawi must diligently and vigilantly deal with this corruption cartel if at all the country is serious […]
Former Lilongwe City mayor Desmond Bikoko on Wednesday failed to take plea on two counts of abuse of office when he appeared before Lilongwe magistrates’ court due to a technical hitch. Bikoko was arrested by the graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) last week week on allegations of abuse of office for allegedly selling […]
The country’s Ombudsman Martha Chizuma has called on Malawians to bring forward any information that might aid her office’s investigation into local government councils following reports of alleged abuse of public funds. Chizuma made the appeal in an interview. She said calling for submissions from members of the public is one crucial step in ensuring […]
Parents and school children in Lilongwe have singled out corruption among law enforcement agents as a major hindrance to the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) in Malawi. The parents and the children have also challenged that Malawi’s battle against GBV will not bear fruits unless the Malawi Police Service (MPS) rise above their petty assurances […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has conceded that it does not have the public trust in the fight against graft as Malawians feel the body is failing to effectively stem out corruption in the country thereby not attracting whistle-blowers. ACB director Reyneck Matemba said at the International Anti-Corruption Day in Mangochi that apart from funding challenges, the […]
British High Commissioner Holly Tett says worsening corruption is impacting negavtively on the average Malawians that continue being subjected to sub-standard public service as well as loss of investments in the public sector. She was speaking on behalf of development partners at the International Anti-Corruption Day in Mangochi held on Monday. “We are speaking as […]
An extensive audit report has exposed rot in the country’s 10 foreign missions where K2 billion public money cannot be accounted. The recent National Audit Office report says the K2 billion cannot be accounted for due to weaknesses in the management of public finances. The audit report covers from 2013 to 2017 and shows daring […]