The Malawi government has banned its controlling officers, heads of departments and public agencies from providing the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) with information which is sensitive and constitutes government secrets.
According to a leaked letter dated 9th January, 2017 and signed by Chief Secretary to the Government Lloyd Muhara, all civil servants have been ordered to refrain from producing sensitive and secret documents for criminal proceedings.
“I write to observe that Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) are sometimes approached by investigative and prosecuting agencies to release documents that contain information that would be used for prosecuting purposes.
“Such information is usually sensitive and constitutes government secrets including Cabinet and National Security documents,” reads the letter.
The letter has further demanded the Civil servants to get permission from the Chief Secretary on any business concerning release of such documents.
“I wish to advise that MDAs should all the times seek authority from this office for clearance before releasing the documents in compliance with provisions of the Official Secrets Act (Cap. 14 :01) and the Promissory Oaths Act (Cap. 17:01). This will ensure that secret and sensitive government information is safeguarded,” adds the letter.
This comes at a time when a commission of inquiry and the ACB are probing government’s procurement of maize from Zambia.
ACB is also investigating numerous cases related to the siphoning of money from government coffers known as cashgate and hence may need information from some government departments.
George Ezekiel, ndiwe munthu wozindikira osatukwana
The mission of a thief is to steal, kill and destroy. No wonder to come out with this directive. It time mark New York for them.
Mubisa zinsisi zanuzo mpaka liti? Jesus is coming soon & the truth ll prevail.
Chomwe ndimadziwa ine ndichakuti Padziko lapansi pano palibe chinsinsi, ndipo mudziwe ichi kuti mukadakadakhala kuti dzikoli mudalenga ndimbavanu ayi ndithu zomwe mukunebazo zachisinsi zanuzo zidakatheka, koma inunso kukhala cholengedwa aaaaah ndithudi nyasi zanuzo nuzikauza akubanja kwanu, musamatitenge ife ngati opepela ngati inu Mwamva Agalu inu.
This Is Undemocratic And Retrogressive!!! With This Development, Are We Not Reversing Decentralization? The Chief Secretary Wants To Be The Chief Secret Keeper? May Be He Doesn’t Have Much To Do!!! Why All This Panic- What Are You Hiding Against The People Who Elected This Backward Government?
Economic Criminals Such As Cashgaters Need To Be Punished By The Bullet!!! These Cartoons Are Taking Us For Granted!!!
Okuba awa kkkkkkkk
Which ACB is it still working they wait for some one from kk to walk on foot and report to their office that chaponda has stolen our money without that they just play bawo useless organization
Instead of reforming services in gvt,we are here now busy deforming.REMBER,GOD IS SEEING OUR EVIL AGAIST HIS BELOVED MALAWIAN.
He he kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk ha ha ha ha ha ha eheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee no access to information, the bill was just passed to appease the opposition and Malawians. So many ways of killing a rat. One day your night shall turn to day.
Ndiye mwati ATI bill was passed in Parliament? I sense kuti there will be a veto by the President, this is the writing on its walls and we should see it coming!!!!
ya!!! thus cool steal more maybe we can get to know some hidden secrets of gvt especially cash gate
The ripples of Chakwera speech anangotakasa zayamba kubwata.
Komaditu sakunama akamaba osamaulura eti
Kodi dzikoli akulamula ndani?Mbavazi ndiye kayatu
After all there is access to information bill though not signed yet,
I wonder this government, is under heavy Punic, this is the sign that there so many smugglers,and thieves. They are always suspicious of themselves in every issues.. Why? The party with full old peaple can’t do Malawi because there brain think back wards.Atupele before your c v gets dirty think twice as r quiet.
Hehehehe muwonekera miyendo pamtunda
KOMA MFITI ZIMENEZI!
Thus impossible. It can’t happen
Chikhala mpingo tikanangoti ndi wa mboni
I think this Bull president is gonna make himself a life president
ANAIMBA OIMBA KUTI PANG’ONO NDI PANG’ONO MUTULUKE M’BOMA MUNALOWA BACK DOOR MUDZATULUKASO BACK DOOR. MKUWO WAWANTHU MULUNGU AKAUMVA NDITHU MUDZAGWA CHAGADA NDITHU.
mabatani onse adina koma sizikutheka njoka saweta kkkkkkkkkk kwasala nkugwa kwa Babylon
watsala pang’ono kufa sava zomuuza anzake! exprnc fro th pst regime.
watsala pang’ono kufa sava zomuuza anzake! exprnc fro th pst regime.
Not surprising. Seems the likes of Dausi, Ntaba eta al who were Kamuzu’ darlings are dictating affairs in government!
Rotten!
hedeeeee
Am tired of these animals
Muziona Analephera Kamuzu Kunamiza Dziko Kuti Chakakala Chaziya Watumizidwa Ku Maphunziro Kwa America Koma Anthu Anaziwa Kuti Zonama Ali Ku Ndende . Ambuye Yesu Atauka Boma La Ayuda Linkauza Anthu Kuti Yesu Sanauke Ophunzira Ake Anabwera Kuzamuba Koma Sanapindule Choonadi Chinaziwika Basi . Bodza Silikuthandizani nthawi ya imfa ikayandira nthenda zimachuluka mankhwalanso chifukwa chochuluka m’thupi samagwira ntchito bvomerezani mwina nthawi yanu yatha
WHAT SECRECTS HMMMM? IF ITS HIDDEN ITS DIRTY
Running government is not a personal business why hiding the truth? DPP want to steal more public coffers than previous regime, l doubt if they can bring back the fallen truck to the Road with this selfishness conduct.
Politics is like a see -saw. Football also. Here comes CHAKWERA, a chance for Chakweraaaa! He scores! Had they known! DPP on a counter-attack, pitala with a ball, he shoots! Over the bar!
sha waku zambia basi
Mwafikapo pa max….
Too much now.
Oooo eeeee lets wait and see
Everything still turns back to us. We gave them the power, we sharpen their teeth, we vowed them in. And you know what, when rats decided to give their crown to the cats, things like this should be expected. For God’s sake, these people don’t care about us and some of us still blindly stick to their back. I still don’t see what we are waiting for to protest peacefully for replacement of all these animals we clothed.
Kkkkk tell them bro…kkkkk
Chiphazi CHAPONDA
Tinavota tokhatu . Tiyeni tilimbe nazo zisankho zathu
A Muhala olo mutatelo simunabadwire ku Capital Hill olo mu office mo ndinu so olembedwa mufunse Kalonga akuwulula yakha inu nso nthawi yanu ikakwana ndi mbava zanuzo mboma muzatiwuza zomwe mukubisazo. ….Ambuye atsireni nacho chitedze mmanyumba mwawo monse ndi adzukulu awo amve kuyabwa apeleka okha information. ….Amalawi avutika long time Nazoni mbava zi amalawi tonse limodzi. …
Akulira ndi nkodzo wao omwe apitala
Thus why Access to information bill is stand still.
Vakuba ivi mwaonatu
No secret under the sun. If information was readily available during Dr HK Banda, ‘what has slept there’ this time. The majority in Parliament are passing Acess To Information (ATI) bill and one with evil intentions is instructing civil servants to do the contrary. Sanity will prevail over the powers of evil, death and darkness. God save Malawi
Thieves in Suits.
Their end is near
Has Malawi been declared a state of emergency? Malawi is democratic with transparency and accountability as one of it’s principles. This is what all professional thieves and failures do. Koma Dphwiphwii itionetsa zilengwalengwa.
Apa Malawi Ndiye Wathadi Bwanji
All the time dictators do so,why this foreigner is governing Malawi like his brother’s ndata farm?? Nxaa lbu
we r back to 1980s a time whereby pple were quite like chickens in fridges.
They will not go far with impunity this time in multi party era. They are just destroying their good CVs, they don’t know. They can’t borrow the behaviour of young Muluzi and late Aleke Banda (RIP)—very calm cool and gentlemanly!!!!!
Malawi cabinet is busy with finding techniques for how to steal Billions of kwachas into their pockets.
tell them mo.
grandpa if you want to be a dictator…dictate on your children..mxiew…you just closing up on everything..wtf contour face???¿
This country, we re indeed indersiege
Let’s see how far we gonna go with this!
My poor Malawi,,,what now.???
A thief is a thief & they are doing this with an aim of being saved
Uku ndiye kunama okay if this story is true where is Mzuzu high court on this matter.
it has also been aired oñ ZBS
Courts do not act unless somebody complains
A Joesephy bwanji mwayamba Kumatiuza Nokha Kuti Ndinu modzi Wa Mbavazi Tisanayambe Kukufufuzani,soory Tchelu 2019 Mkazatuluka Mpandamo,
A mwira let me tel u something wat ever happen today its apast,if u remember properly mcp and udf made qualliation and tel me who won ?and now u r bothering of 2019,this wil be the painful tym for mcp,the tym Bingu died ppl were happy dat dpp has died also,but look now wat made dpp to came back that secret wil take us the lead.
we will take to streets tikatopa
Hmmmmmm,..
these people are really dictators iiii atitopetsa life 2019 _come fast pliz
We will share secretely
Whaat!! Why? I thot ACB is government machinery. Mapwiya bwanji kodi…