Pressure must have really been on his neck. Malawi President Peter Mutharika has finally appointed a Commission of Inquiry to the procurement of 100 000 metric tonnes of maize from Zambia involving funds up to K26 billion, Malawi24 can report.
Chief Secretary to government, Lloyd Muhara, President Mutharika established the Inquiry in accordance with the Inquiries Act Section 2 (1) and the Constitution in Section 89 (1) (g).
He says the appointments are with immediate effect.
Anastasia Msosa, a retired Chief Justice heads the commission.
The others appointed are Isaac Kayira the public auditor, Dr Janet Banda the solicitor general and Mike Chinoko as secretary of the Commission.
A statement from government which Malawi24 has seen read: ‘’ The commission will enquire on matters surrounding the procurement of maize by State-grain trader Agriculture Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) from Zambia, Malawi’s western neighbour.’’
The commission has up until 31st January 2017 to submit a report to Mutharika on the matter.
Recently, leaked documents showed that Admarc used a private Zambian company that may be more expensive than if the deal were government-to-government.
Admarc insists that it is buying the staple grain from Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF), a government agency.
According to figures seen in documents, Admarc has r paid $34.5 million (about K26 billion) for the maize, which is $13 million (about K9.5 billion) more than the $21.5 million (about K15 billion) it could have paid had it bought the maize from Zambian Government.
Malawi government obtained a loan of K26 billion from the Eastern and Southern African Development Bank (PTA Bank) to purchase 100, 000 metric tonnes of maize from government of Zambia through ZCF.
This was the reason maize price was hiked from around K5000 to K12 500 per 50 kg bag to enable Admarc repay the loan.
The Mutharika led government has been under pressure to axe Admarc bosses and Agriculture Minister George Chaponda to pave way for a probe into the matter.
Forming /appointing commission of inquiry into Admarc is another chshGate after maizegate thats wastage of money.. Achaponda angokakamixidwa ndi pro peter mtalika kuti atulepasi. ndikuwa manga basi. Nabola CashGate ya nthawi ya pp amatibera amaba za aZungu komanso Zinthu Zinaliko bwino koma achaponda zoona njala mumene yavutilamo kuti belanso komanso tax mmene yilili mokweramo ife kumalipila ndimmene Z a b v u t i l a ndi boma lanuli koma nde kubu kulibe kuti uyu ali bwino kale bwanji panotakuXiwani………kkkkk
What for,??? This one ofe mediocrity the VP is saying,How can they investigate whena caplits are in positions,
Old habits diehard.Thievery refuses to disown their mentors at capital.Should we imagine that JB is the one has masterminded this as has been touted for each and every problem malawi is going through?
Lawyer ndi munthu wakuba amadya pamene sanalime lawo ndi boza.
apa akuyendatse dziko ndi agalu anthu akuba
Commission of enquiry yachani zazii
Waba ndi chakwera & there z no need for inquiry just arrest him !! Ihv got the proof that z showing this crook named chatsika !!
ba thuboy mwa sofireri nanyatwa maningi ai,pinalonga imwe nemupidziwabi…..
Ukunama mkulu
Mwaitha mr president.iwas waiting this.zikuöneka ngat mwayamba kumva zaanthu.
Next tym, we must sell not buying, can’t this guy learn from how his big brother was doing, he makes us missing him so much.
We gonna do Muthalika swap, BINGU ws cool.
Am saying this everyday if peter want to remain in power come 2019 fire chaponda,kalit & dausi otherwise u will be out come 2019 bcoz these 3 ministers r the chiefs of corruption & believe this
Thats kakki plat
Kumalawi kuno ihave never seen commission of inquiry ikupindula kapena mwina sindimazitsata
Wakuba yemweyo asankheso omufufuza ziyenda?????
Omufufuzaso ma affiliates……
Look at it carefully
Kafukufuku uyuyu atheranso panjira
I think it will be wrong to speark bad about the decision of Mr President of appointing the commission of inquity to investigate this isue of maizegate, let us remain quite and see what will happen @ the end of this investigation, if nothing positive will come out then I will be able to say something about this isue, as of now his decision is some how making sense, but he should not politicised this investigation, he should allow justince to take place and whoever will be involved should face the law regardless of his / her position. Thats my opinion!
Kusankha komiti ndikopanda ntchito it can benefit nothing to this country but only those that are in the committee for they will eat money.
Ndikuona ngati we should remain quite and see the out come of the investigation if it will be really true coz or atasakha wina aliyese anyaso ndalama, but I really also apreciate your opinion, u have a point there!
Why is it every time his news is “Mutharika erect nu cabinets.. Appoint nu commission and all that…” Is there no any other tangible sfuffs he can do??
Kekekeke hahahah infertile minded mutharika,….since you came into power whch enquiry had yielded?….immagine how much those comissioners and all those officials in the enquiry wil whoop?
Stop complaining.
Komatu utsogoleri ndi okoma kwabasi. Kulephela kuvomeleza kuti walephela kulamulira dziko eeish
so many inquiries but no results.This new machinery will only try to make a strategy on how best to disturb the truth and only display false out come.The only source that can give us the true reflection is leader of opposition in zambia.
May any one remind me only one commision of inquiry which brought tangible result? wastage of tax payers money
Akutitseka kumaso nothing will coming out from tht stupid inquiry remember Njaunju murder until now nothing prevail………how h brings inquiry while w know already tht is George Chaponda who mess up everything. Zautsiru
This man called president of malawi, has never been serious when it comes to fighting corruption. He has trully shown that, him and his cabinet team zig zagged their way into the govt just to steal and enrich themselves. On paper he looks like he is doing something on corruption but at the ground there is nothing he is doing. How would one appoint a commission of enquiry and leave those to be enquired remain on their positions. The first thing he shud hav done was to suspend key players in this maize saga, in this case George chaponda and his tribesmen mulumbe. But the president leaves them continue working while they are being investigated, and why appointing the commission enquiry when acb is already there . This whole story is related to corruption, this could hav well been handled by acb than the commission of enquiry. They say tumbukaz are selfish but lhomwez are real thieves. Zoona mpaka kubera anthu osauka oti akufa ndi njala, better aziba kudzera, or chisoni osawagwira ndithu mmene anayambira kuba muja ndalama zakamupeni ya 2019 sizinakwane. Anthu opusa awa God shud punish them heavily.
Tikudikilira Mfumu ya mafumu,
Imene idzaweruza mopanda chinyengo kapena tsankho! #Jesus is the only King who is to bring peace and order! Because Munthu wa pa dziko la pansi zamukanika … Every part is corrupted!
Mmalawidi Sazatheka #akikwayele for what? you want to spend another billions for nothing, it means the govt is not knowing who they give contract?…oh yes am walching how the DPP praying hid and sick.kodi otisogolelanu mlinawo mtima waumunthu?GOD BE WITH MALAWI
Mr. president, people of malawi will be happy if you suspend those involved in this malplactices. It will be wise enough to listen to the voice of people than fearing your minister. Others can save you better than Chaponda who can bring miseries to you and the whole of Dpp.
COMMISSION YOTI ITANI NANUSO EEE MOTI MUTI MUKUTIPHIMBA MMASO NDI COMMISSION YANUYI NANGA POTI ANTHU TIKUDZIWA KUTI CHIMANGA CHOMWECHI CHOCHOKASO PA ZAMBIA POMPA MWAGAWANA KALE MUDZATHEKA KOMA INU
CHAPONDA SANGACHOTSEDWE NDI ENI ACHIPAN KOMA AKANAKHALA WA CENTRAL REGION AKANAMUCHOTSA MONGA ANACHOTSERA MALISON NDAU
Ndipo akungotayapo nthawi apa, 2019 ikuchedwa bwanji?
Dpp imatenga mavoti all regions koma zinazo zimamvesa cisoni !! Mene southern region yakulira muja koma cipani cina cilibe olo mp xowona ?? Mpaka pano anthu sakucidziwabe ndye mukuti mutenga boma ?? Mwina Ku central kwanu komko
Good move mr prezident bt sorry inquiries never work in malawi
Commission of inquiry is just a waste of time and resources.This is a mere ploy to buy time for the dust to settle down.Good action was to suspend the implicated officials to allow investigations to take course withiout which the sacred cows won’t be touched.
If not today, tomorrow you will answer for this, peter, chaponda and the rest…
Wonama iwe eti !!
Komanso ukuwoneka kuti ndwe okonda akazi just look at ur profile .
We need actions and solutions osati zimenezo
Jb DID this!! Jb DID this ITS NOW YOUR TURN MPAMPINI,WE NEED ACTION,AND WE MEAN IT ACTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eti eti eti everything JB forgeting JB inherited DpPs problems
They braming 24billion cashgate in 2years…..of which today MRA collects 24billion in 11days
DPP is worse than UDF regime
Evelyne u r Malawi like myself???up to the extent of painting jiso
Commission of inquiry yachaniso apa ndimayesa kuli ACB. Commission imeneyi ingotitheraso ndalama for their allowances
Adausi akalamba bwanji osasiyila wena?
Nyaniyo azipita Ku ndatha palibe chomwe akuchita
Same with nyau yanuyo
Chakwera should continue to pressurize them. Commission yabodza ndalama akugawana afuna kutiphimba mmaso.
Nayenso adzapezeka zosowekera zake
Palibe mtsogoleli yemwe angapange zokomera anthu onse pano
Khalani chete. Your comment is empty. The duty of a leader is to do good for the country not his party.
So do u think there is substance in your comment? Peter is doing his duty not as a result of a disgruntled Chakwera sentiments s
He is only stealing. Is his duty to kill and steal?
Chakwera ndiye ndani, ngati amaba zampingo ndiye zaboma angszisiye. 2019 APM yemweyo
Koma azidzudzulabe. Mpingo sufanana ndidziko. Ampingo amepeleka okha koma zadziko kubera alimi osauka, nkhalamba, ndiolumala omwe.mmm. dzimvereni chisoni because by the end Mulungu athetsa mavuto ngati momwe adachitira 2012.
How sure a u kuti chakwera amaba zampingo?if it was so bwezi ife ampingofe tikumukondabe?Chakwera’s leadership siingafanene ndi zimene ndikuziona apazi,he is a gud leader.
Iwe thoko ndi cifukwa cake banja ukuyisowa ndwe kape !! Ngati kumpingoko umamukonda cakwera osamaphatikiza ndfe tomwe coz ifenso ndfe amomo koma sitimamukonda bcoz ndi mbava !!
Ngakhale zitadziwika kut wabayo ndi CHAPONDA,,sikuti angamuthothole pa undunawo chifukwa anal class-mate wake komanso ndi mmodzi mwa ma founders a DPP
Blind-folding malawians. Mutharika is also involved in that scam. Chaponda and Mulumbe could have been sacked first. Nawo Dausi what a poor minister of information. Failing to articulate issues.
Mr President must fire chaponda and Admarc as well to pave the way for investigation.
BIG UP DR RAZ. CHAKWERA .I will DIE For THE MCP.BORN AND EDUCATED DURING MCP ERRA.WINA ALIRA .YOU DESERVE TO ALEADER .
Panyapako Peter
dat bad ting
hahaha funny….he has acted & all you can is because pressure must have really been on his neck? M24 mumandiwaza bwanj kkkkk
jb this and jb that blah blah blah..now its your turn…..kuchotsa kachitsotso mmaso mwa mzako chimtengo chili mmaso mwako….am all eyes and ears!!
Commission yachanso apa…..tonse we all know zomwe zinachitika….
As far as am concerned commission iyi sitiphura nayo kathu jst like the lest of the commissions before this one