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.
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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
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