Karonga Police have arrested seven senior Karonga District Council workers suspected to have plundered money meant for Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF IV) projects.
Among the seven include the director of planning and development David Gondwe and director of public works Philemon Maseko who are said to have looted money amounting to MK57 million.
The officials are understood to have used fake names as well as projects to defraud the fund.
Records show that in one area in the district 1,680 people participated in a project but the officials added 450 people to take the number of participants to 2,130. The participants were getting K7,200 after working for 12 days thus the district council workers got K3.2 million through the ghost workers.
Meanwhile, the police are yet to level charges against the seven officials who are currently in custody.
mubwelenso ku ndirande there are some ghost workers as well
The other day i overheard some disgruntled women in Mzuzu (Lupaso area) complaining kuti amasayina chipepala chopanda amount. They went further saying ukati ufunse basi ndekuti iwe yako yathera pompo, you want participate again. Nde zakuba izi zili muma council onse mudziko muno in different forms. The authorities should interview the recepients, they will be shocked.
Zosakhala bwino Eshiiii
Kkkkkkkk Life ma Ma man inu sovan
That’s Y Karonga siikutukuka wth prenty of monies
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Ha ha ha ha ha chauta sapasa pamanja. Koma nanu cashgate amapanga choncho koma nde mukhaulatu apa kkkkkkkkk
Those people must face serious charges coz they are greedy they don’t want our country to go forward