February 10, 2021 Wongani Chiuta - Nyasa Times 4 Comments
UK government is keen to see the audit of how the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) in the Office of President and Cabinet has used K6.2 billion Covid-19 response funds from Treasury as Britain had given an additional £6 million (approx. MWK 5.3 Billion) for scaling up the country’s virus preparedness and response.
UK Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, during his visit to a warehouse facility for COVID-19 supplies in Kanengo, Lilongwe, which is managed by UNICEF Malawi.
President Lazarus Chakwera said the K6.2 billion from Treasury has been used for six months he has been in power before releasing another K17 billion.
Apparently fed up with the current Tonse Alliance administration’s slowness to govern and a clear lack of direction, the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has threaten to mobilise Malawians to demand what they deserve and what they were promised and signed for. Ironically HRDC was instrumental in pushing for change after the courts declared null […]
For the first time since the Tonse Administration took power, the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has made a stinging attack on President Lazarus Chakwera describing him as “not transformative after all.” In a statement issued Wednesday in which HRDC has commented on the K6.2 Covidgate, status of the Tonse Alliance, Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority […]
Heads will roll if any controlling officer or cluster head fails to account for the K6.2 billion Treasury released last August for the Covid-19 fight, President Lazarus Chakwera has warned. President Chakwera in his National Address on the update of Covid-19 from Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe Sunday evening said it was unfortunate that some controlling […]
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 […]