A powerful parliamentary committee has today questioned why the presidential taskforce on covid-19 gave K8.6 million to Umodzi Park without any service. This is contained in the infamous K 6.2 billion audit report. Members of the Public Accounts Committee of parliament raised the issue today when they met officials from the Department of Disaster Affairs […]
At the risk of being accused of always criticizing and never praising the government when praise is due, I will still maintain that I remain unconvinced with the President’s speech and the actions enunciated in his speech regarding the Covid-gate scandal last Sunday. After all, there is nothing new in such an accusation. Praise singers […]
Senior officials from the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) had a grilling session at parliament building in Lilongwe on Thursday when they appeared before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament over the K6.2 billion Covid-19 money abuse. The officials including two directors were called to respond to the report by Ombudsman titled ‘Misplaced Priorities’. […]
Officials from the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) have blocked the use of K17 billion by councils and clusters. A memo seen by Nyasa Tines directs all councils and clusters to stop spending and transfer back all the remaining amount in the K17.280 billion funding that was released to the clusters. A communication from […]
Malawi Police in Lilongwe have arrested a deputy director in the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) on allegations of abuse of the K6.2 billion Covid -19 money. The arrest of Fyawupi Mwafongo is part of a crackdown on civil servants and public servants suspected to have looted the covid-19 money. According to James Kadadzela […]
President Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday took a strong stance against maladministration of fund on the Covid-19 pandemic fight, firing Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) Commissioner James Chiusiwa, appointing new co-chair of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 and suspending all cluster heads. This follows reports that K6.2 billion has been abused by some officials. “As you […]
A powerful parliamentary committee has told the office of the Auditor General to institute an audit into the K6 billion covid-19 money which the Department of Disaster Management (Dodma) received from government. This follows widespread reports that the money might have been abused. The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has since written the office of […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition has asked Malawi government through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) to explain how the K6.2 billion funds meant for Covid-19 pandemic fight was spent, saying it has received several queries , concerns and tip-offs from the general public suggesting plunder. President Lazarus Chakwera recently disclosed that K6.2 billion was […]
Government says it will give out K10.8 billion to two million hunger stricken families. The government has since appealed for calm as it is sourcing the K10.8 billion deficit to support the families that are likely to be affected by hunger this year. The development comes as Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) is on a […]
Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) on Wednesday announced measures to deal with the impending Tropical Cyclone Chalane which is already in the Country. Weather experts do not know yet the amount of power Cyclone Chalane would unleash when it makes landfall to the country as it is in neighbouring Mozambique. Director of Climate Change and […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has donated 200 bags of maize flour weighing 25 kilogrammes each to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DODMA). MRA’s Head of Corporate Affairs Steven Kapoloma said the flour has since been distributed to communities affected by hunger and floods in the country. “The maize flour was forfeited to Government […]