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Chakwera directs Ministry of Health to establish dialysis centre in the North

October 29, 2022

The dialysis centre at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe * The two existing dialysis centres in Blantyre and Lilongwe established in the past two years of his administration are not enough * Whatever we did to speedily establish dialysis centres in Blantyre and Lilongwe is done here in the north, starting next year * Government has already secured 2.9 million doses of cholera vaccine from the World Health Organization By Duncan Mlanjira President Lazarus Chakwera has directed Ministry of…

Chakwera defends his travel abroad as very fruitful that secured huge investment for the country

October 29, 2022

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Chakwera and Vice-President Saulos Chilima at the festival * Presidents do not go abroad to represent themselves or their parties, they carry the flag to represent the whole country * It is bad for the country when the outside world sees us castigating our own leaders for representing us around the world * Because it discourages foreign investors and development partners By Duncan Mlanjira President Lazarus Chakwera has defended his travel to the US for the United Nations General…

ACB arrests Ministry of Mines top officials for receiving bribes to grant license to Ilomba Granite Mining Company in Chitipa

October 29, 2022

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Chiwambo, Director of Energy in the Department of Energy * They demanded US$15,000 and received US$5,000 plus K500,000 cash to facilitate the process * The country’s mining industry is embroiled with many irregularities * Just in July, the Government demanded US$309.6 billion from Columbia Gem House of Vancouver, USA * As claim for unpaid tax revenue in respect of ruby and sapphire minerals * Extracted from Chimwadzulu Mine in Ntcheu District by the US company’s subsidiary, Nyala Mines Limited…

Malawi ranks 66 out of 140 in world Rule of Law Index

October 28, 2022

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* Among the minority of countries to see its Rule of Law Index score increase this years * It’s overall rule of law score increased by less than 1% in this year’s Index * Ranking 66th out of 140 countries worldwide — rising one position since last year * Regionally, Malawi ranks 8th out of 34 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa * The region’s top performer is Rwanda (ranked 42nd out of 140 globally), followed by Mauritius and Namibia By…

Malawi flag went to the moon aboard Apollo 15 in 1971; Was auctioned for sale in 2010 by NASA

October 28, 2022

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* Authenticated by Apollo 15 Command Module pilot, Alfred M. Worden in 2010 By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi flag went to the moon aboard the 1971 Apollo 15 in the spacecraft ’Endeavour’ and remained in the command module during the lunar orbit phase of the flight. This was authenticated by Apollo 15 Command Module pilot, Alfred M. Worden in 2010 when the flag was auctioned for sale by NASA. In the Certificate of Authenticity, Worden said Apollo 15 was…

Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda refused to grant late hour injuction to stop Friday’s demonstrations

October 28, 2022

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* The claimants do not state when they became aware of the demonstrations * They also do not explain why the application is being brought at this late hour * As Prophet Bushiri, denies rumours on social media that he is among the people financing demonstrations By Duncan Mlanjira Lilongwe High Court Judge, Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda refused to grant a late hour application for an injunction restraining Joshua Chisa Mbele and three others from holding demonstrations. The injunction was…

Bogus fertilizer transaction scam is wake up call for Chakwera to scrutinize deep-rooted corruption in government agencies

October 27, 2022

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Rev. Baxton Maulidi, All-African Conference of Churches (AACC) Economic, Justice and Accountability Ambassador in Malawi * This could just be a reflection of deep-rooted corruption happening in a number of government agencies * Chakwera advised to conduct due diligence on the people he drafts into his Cabinet and hire only those with a good track record * There is need for Cabinet Ministers to utilise the technocrats in their ministries to ensure that laid down procedures are followed By…

CAMA questions if Malawi government’s financial controls are efficient enough after failing to detect illegal transactions at Lowe-headed Agriculture Ministry

October 27, 2022

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Fired Agriculture Minister, Lobin Lowe * Chakwera simply confirmed what was always known by the public * Malawians expected the State President to have already triggered the legal process * To hold the various institutions and individuals that facilitated this illegal transaction to be held accountable By Duncan Mlanjira While thanking President Lazarus Chakwera for addressing the nation on matters related to abuse of public money on the procurement of fertilizers under the Agricultural Input Program (AIP), Consumer Association…

Greatest matter of urgency is to rescue this year’s AIP—Chakwera

October 26, 2022

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Chakwera speaking to the nation on Tuesday evening * 35,000 metric tonnes of NPK and 31,727 of Urea are available in Malawi * Another 7,000 metric tonnes of NPK will be on its way from Beira, Mozambique * 51,500 metric tonnes of NPK has been identified abroad, and financing options and procurement procedures are being pursued * 31,500 metric tonnes of Urea has also been secured, 13,500 of which already started arriving in Malawi * Most of the remainder…

Public applauds choice of Kawale as Agriculture Minister replacing Lowe

October 26, 2022

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* Kawale is a serious man — I know he will deliver. He brought a lot of innovations at Ministry of Lands * Being a noble person, he shouldn’t fall in the trap of being absorbed in the system * Time is a savage — even the noble can be changed through trappings of power * I am worried about the Ministry of Lands — it’s one of the most rotten ministries where we needed Hon. Sam to head…