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 […]
NASSAH:DODMA has not responded
Renowned social media commentator and seasoned news editor Idriss Ali Nassah has threatened to take legal action against government for failing to account on how they used K6.2billion Covid-19 funds as per his request. Here is what he wrote on his facebook page;
On Sunday, January 17, President Chakwera told the nation that his government had released K6.2 billion to the COVID-19 Taskforce. According to the President, part of the money was used as following:
•K60 million on planning meetings;
•K535 facilitating the return of Malawians from South Africa;
•K185 million on public awareness on media platforms;
Published on 27.01.2021 at 17h21 by APA News
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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
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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.
Hunger Hits Chikwawa We think this is the right time for government to start distributing food to hunger stricken households - Goche - pic by Christopher Sande
Authorities in Chikwawa have asked government to urgently start distributing food to hunger stricken households claiming that some people are sleeping on empty stomach.
Ward councilors for Makhuwira North, Alex Mlonya, and Martin Goche for Nyakamba ward told Zodiak on Thursday that this being the lean period, people do not have alternatives for survival. We think this is the right time for government to start distributing food to hunger stricken households, said Goche