Minister of Justice and Constitution Affairs, Fahad Assan has bowed down to parliamentarians’ demands to take the assets and declaration bill to relevant authorities for further scrutiny. Speaking during a parliamentary sitting on Wednesday, Assan said although the bill was drafted thoroughly before it was presented in the House, Government is willing to scrutinize it […]
Malawi government has said the new Assets Declaration Bill to make it mandatory for public official including the President to disclose their wealth. President Joyce Banda instructed the Office of Attorney General to hasten the process of reviewing and enacting the new Assets Declaration. The bill, according to Attorney General Anthony Kamanda, will be tabled […]
Abstract: An effective income and asset declaration regime can help prevent abuse of power, reduce corruption and increase public accountability, public trust in institutions and government legitimacy. Research findings indicate that in countries where wealth disclosure is combined with content verification and public access to declarations are significantly associated with lower perceived levels of corruption. […]
In a country where the majority of the population still lives below the poverty line of about less than about K400 per day, the revelation that former president, the late Bingu wa Mutharika, died while he had a mega K61 billion wealth, some stashed in off shore accounts, should make all the 13 million Malawians deeply […]
People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) president Mark Katsonga Phiri who has declared his ambitions to run for presidency in 2014 elections, says he will declare his assets. President Joyce Banda has been under pressure from civil society groups to declare her wealth, three months after she assumed the office of the presidency after the death of Bingu wa Mutharika in […]
There are several steps involved in any effort to effectively solve a problem. The steps come in various ways depending on the context, complexity and nature of the problem. But whatever the matrix, and whatever methodology a problem-solving undertaking takes, and never mind the degree of the complexity; the first step is always the same. And […]