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JB says Mphwiyo has a lot to explain

His shooting has exposed loopholes: Mphwiyo
His shooting has exposed loopholes: Mphwiyo

Malawi President Joyce Banda has said director of budget Paul Mphwiyo has a lot to explain following his shooting in September and a series of arrests following looting of public funds.

Banda was responding to questions from the media during a press briefing held at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre upon her arrival from the UN General Assembly, US today.

The president who sounded angry at times denied ‘knowing people who shot Mphwiyo’ saying investigations were still underway.

However, she indicated that she thought people who shot Mphwiyo were against the fight against corruption and fraud.

Banda admitted that 30 percent of Malawi Government money has been going down the drain through fraud and corruption.

“Corruption has been going on for the past 20 years or so. In fact, the recent K61 billion saga [Bingu Mutharika case] and K404 million cases woke me up on the plunder in the government. It’s obvious that public funds have been lost through fraud and corruption.

The K404 million (US$1 112 947) fraud case was stopped, I want it resumed,” Banda said.

Banda added that she recently held a meeting with Minister of Finance Ken Lipenga on the flaws of the government payment system the IFMIS, where she ordered Lipenga to close the loopholes in the system.

“While we were doing that I got information that director of budget has been shot. I am pleased that he is doing fine and he will explain what he knows,” she said.

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3 Comments

  1. Amayi get it straight you are part of the problem including Lipenga . What an insult when u mention Lipenga to look into the corruption issue. You are taking us for granted

  2. @Mac Chokazinga, it only shows that you are not conversant on how government works.

    State President who respects democratic values dont interfere with other arms of government in their operations.
    Dictators like late Bingu used to interfere in operations of other arms; Police, ACB, Parliament etc.

    H.E. Dr Mrs Joyce Banda have made it very clearly that she is not going to shield anyone involved in the “cashgate” scandal.
    She also said she is not going to interfere with the investigations going on and asked Malawians to let the Police and ACB work freely.

    What else do you want the President to do? Interfere with investigations as Bingu used to do?

  3. Actually a katolitoli, it shows that your analysis of issues is limited. Where are we with the Korea issue? Are our youth there? Were we not told that the Minister of labour went there to seal the deal? If that was not true, what gives you the basis to believe what is being said now? Actually take for instance the huge payments that have been paid at capital hill and to some known companies, who own these companies? Why are the owners of those companies not taken in for questioning? I am starting to doubt the morality or the reasoning capability of many malawians, it is a shame indeed

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