Fire gutted the offices of the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation & Water Development, Dr. George Chaponda, and his Principal Secretary (PS), Erica Maganga, at Capital Hill Tuesday
This comes fresh as the Minister is under fire over his feared role in the maize gate scandal.
The news has however seen hilarious from Malawians on the social media.
Others have made conclusions the fire is a plot by Chaponda to have all the necessary information as regards his role in the matter distorted.
However a purported quote from Hamilton Chimala, who is the Spokesperson in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, reveals what the cause of the inferno is.
‘’The fire that has razed down George Chaponda’s office this morning came from a socket connecting a plasma screen to power. Experts will still have to do their investigations, but as far as we know- some workers detected a burning smell soon after a lightening had strike,” He is on record as having told one of the tabloids in Malawi.
According to Chimala, a woman who rushed into Chaponda’s office noted smoke coming from the socket but got afraid to unplug the TV Screen and opted to seek assistance.
“It was in within the short period of time when this woman was seeking assistance when the fire got uncontrollable,” He said.
Meanwhile, pressuring is mounting on President Peter Mutharika to fire Chaponda following reports that his conduct in the maizegate scandal was suspicious.
An inquiry into the matter had in its recommendations asked the Malawi leader to institute a probe through the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB).
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Ine sizandikhuze pano koma mutha kutenganso ndalama yanga ya misonkho pomangisira office ina, za chimanga ndiye zapita basi ndipo usauka tilibe mawu.
The main target of all this bogus maize-gate is Chaponda not Mlumbe and other ADMARC top officials. There are grey areas in both commissions of inquiries that need to be looked into thoroughly. The question is how could both reports come up with the very same findings? Another thing is; is Kajoloweka’s NGO dealing with consumables or law matters? It seems Mlumbe and the other officials were named in fraud charges in order to make us believe that Chaponda really corrupted. The PAC’s formation of a parallel commission of inquiry is questionable because this thing has never happened before and it might lead to the discomfort of the presidential one. How could opposition members of parliament come up with the true report that deals with their political adversary and for that matter the one who outsmarts them? The other worry is there may be an official from Trans-Globe these mad dogs connived/bribed in order to implicate Chaponda. These guys also need to be investigated by ACB. The burning of his office is also suspicious. The hands of dark forces could not be ruled out even though it is not acceptable in our court of laws. It might be that the Chakwera and JB camp knew that they have successfully manipulated everything, but the only tool remaining is the true documents to support them and the only way out is to set on fire Chaponda’s office and to put the blame on him, no wonder their fb supporters are jotting in masses condemning this giant in support of their wickedness. In this one there are several theories that ccould be applied: use of black magic or conniving with anyone working with Chaponda to do the damage and tell their supporters to flood in more fb support. I think the best inquiry team could have been an independent and not from this country the same way cash-gate was investigated. There is need to tackle this issue with sober minds otherwise some foul play might be done. Chaponda had been trailed since he was the minister of foreign affairs. Politicians you think we don’t follow your actions, yes we do. Let DPP continue with its development agendas, don’t sway it.
Development agenda of stealing and burning offices my foot, if they have paid you go to hell and perish with money….I say it once more Bulshit.