GOTANI-HARA: Got instructions from Chakwera
The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has accused President Lazarus Chakwera and Speaker of the National Assembly, Catherine Gotani-Hara, of paralysing parliamentary committee meetings to dodge questions on the K6.2 billion Covid-19 response funds, which is feared to have been looted.
CDEDI executive director Sylvester Namiwa claims that their independent investigations revealed that the Gotani-Hara got instructions from Chakwera to ensure that parliament is not functional during
this time, in an attempt to cover up the abuse of the Covid-19 funds.
“CDEDI has noted with disappointment on the conduct by the State President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera and the Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Catherine Gotani- Hara who seem to have conspired to paralyse the parliamentary committee meetings on the pretext of the Covid-19 preventive measures.
COVID-GATE: Nankhumwa Engages Extra Gear In Draining The Swamp, Issues Ultimatum To Chakwera Over K6 2bn malawivoice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from malawivoice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published on 27.01.2021 at 17h21 by APA News
Share
The Malawi government and UN World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a US$80 million food hamper and cash voucher assistance programme to assist more than 2.6 million people facing hunger between now and the next harvest expected in March/April.Under the 2020/21 National Lean Season Food Insecurity Response Programme, which is being jointly managed by the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) and WFP, will see food-insecure households in Malawi’s 28 districts and four cities receiving a combination of maize grain and cash vouchers every month.
The Malawi government has allocated 30,000 metric tonnes of maize from the Strategic Grain Reserve for the programme while WFP will distribute cash so that people can buy food in the local market.
Over 2.6 million people in need of food assistance in Malawi
Format
LILONGWE – The Government of Malawi, together with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Development Partners have teamed up to provide food and cash assistance to over 2.6 million people facing severe food insecurity in Malawi during the current lean season.
The Government, through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) in collaboration with its humanitarian partners, has facilitated the development of the 2020/2021 National Lean Season Food Insecurity Response Programme to address the needs of the affected communities. The Response is aligned with the National COVID-19 Response Plan and anchored in the National Resilience Strategy (NRS) which aims to tackle root causes of food and nutrition insecurity such as over-dependence on rain-fed agriculture and lack of crop diversification.
Malawi: DC Calls for Relief Support As Rains Displace People in Mangochi allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.