Sixty eight employees have been fired at the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Development for stealing K166 million in a period of two years.
The scam which happened between 2012 and 2014 involved 63 officers on Grade K, four officers on Grade I and one officer on Grade K.
Employees involved in the fraud were working at the ministry’s headquarters in Lilongwe as well as some research stations and Agriculture Development Divisions (ADDs).
Central Internal Audit (CIA) which is under the Ministry of Finance conducted investigations which revealed that the fired employees were drawing salaries and allowances that were higher than the amounts they are allowed to receive.
According to the local media, the report shows that the workers stole K131.2 million by increasing their salaries and allowances while at least K25 million was looted in form of arrears which no one had claimed.
Accounts officers at the ministry also created ghost workers and through that scheme managed to steal K1 million while K6.5 million was plundered through paying arrears to the same individuals on several occasions.
The dismissal of the workers is effective June 15 2017 but they stopped receiving salaries March 2016 when they were interdicted.
Speaking to the local media on the issue, spokesperson in the Ministry of Agriculture Osborne Tsoka said the ministry has since introduced an Automated Transfer System of developing salaries to avoid a similar cashgate.
The issue of the 68 officers is currently being handled by the Attorney General Charles Mhango who will give advice regarding their prosecution.
kungowachotsa sikokwanira
Then why not fire chaponda, why being sellective, what are u waiting for?
Simudzathekaso bas
too much problems why?
jb did this jb did bla bla bla ,what a shame!
Kusauka osatha kumangotuwirabe basi mbava mukunzuza miyoyo ya anthu
Amakwanitsa bwanji Kuba 2yrs boma osachita kanthu boma linangokhalapo koma zochita samadziwa dikilani pakutha pa zaka ziwiri tidzavaso kuti boma lawalipila anthu wa ndalama a Nkhani Khalani powachotsa ntchito anthuwo osalakwa boma la anthu ophuzila bwino ili lipitilile
Kungowachotsa basi maula ndiyawosakadi
That’s Malawi ,I know cashgate cases will never end. Why? Rich people love money too much,yet they are already rich. Where do you think you are going with all the stolen money? Malawians! Let’s be content with the little,we earn. Ooh! God send your Son,Jesus quickly onto this corrupt world to judge everyone.
Koma ndiye mwatipexelela bwanji
Bola apeza mpamba
Awo wakupanga fire awo nawo muwaoneso makola….. Sanaweruzidwetu paja¿??????¿
Why is the government Safe so porous??
Eish koma mbava izi iiii
leaders steal, bosses steal and juniors steal. Malawi moving by gravitational force, no manners, no leadership. on sabatical leave!
Gravitation force indeed
Kuimba chiminingo njobvu zitaononga kale
Nkhani Ya Kalekale Iyi, why Posting It Today
Iweyo, why commenting today??
Because Is Useless
Hahaha
Ukanangosiya then..
Ok
Iwe ngati unaidziwa kale kale unapangapo chani?
Nde Iwe Ukuganiza Kuti Upangapo Kanthu Chifukwa Choti Waziwa Lero? What I Meant, They Need To Give Us Latest News, That Issue Was Once Posted Last Year.t
Ngati zili poyera tengani!
u wont stop anyani wa kuba, the systems has so many loopholes that even ma reforms cant stop.
Tiyeni Tinjoye!! Bt Chardgement Day Iz Coming 2019.
Tsiku ndilimodzi muzathanga wapansi kusiya chuma chanu chonsecho,Mark my Word.
Dnt just fire them arrest them
Sakuganiza Mopusa Akuganiza Bwino Kodi Zinakakhala Kuti Zachitika M’boma La Amai Aja Anakawachotsa Athuwa??? Nanga Linakakhala Boma La Muluzi Athuwa Anakawatani??Muziganiza Mwamzelu Mukafuna Kulakhula Kuba Kumabwezeletsa Chitukuko Mbuyo
The problem is not the rulling party but the problem is the people inside the party. People nowadays they are fighting for themselves not for others. Tachuluka dyera!!!!!!
And Chaponda too?
kkkkkk eish then chaponda is afree man
Coruption Progresive Party CPP. Vote it again in 2019
Kkkkkkk koma Malawi ayi taonjeza
Its too late to be a president again. Why blowing a whistle when thieves are already gone with stolen properties. Cheap politics✋
Kunali chaponda kumeneku kkkkkk umboni siwungasowe
Just fired? How about life imprisonment!!! Use them as an example. malawi needs a dictator to turn things around
This Ministry is facing alot of problems unlike other ministries, I think ministry imeneyi isamapasidwe budget yambiri bcoz ikhoza kumazipangira ndalama zambiri payokha yokha then umbava uchepa!
the problem is we learn to pass xamz not to knw! hw can 166mill be misquandered by 66servants? we are all watchng ths wth our degrees en’ diplomas in our sackerbags.
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Ndadabwatu there is more vacancy
people are looking forward to see more punishments, not only being fired.Remember people who are frauding,are indeed stealing from poor and old people.Hence please,try u best that others should learn from them
Nkumat CASHGATE CASHGATE,abwere tdzawamange bt ena momwemo akupangabe n akadapanga. Tione’tu
Fire spreads in minstry block.
Talembani ntchito a JC ndi a msce muone kusiyana kwa dzinthu. Mungowapasa training ya ntchito yawoyo basi muona kusintha. Ma graduate kuba too much. More school more mathematics kkkkkk samalani aboma inu
Joice banda is being acused of money being stollen under her watch!whose watch is under maizegate,tractorgate,agriculturegate,imigrationgate,etc!please!please!may ibe aducated!
…May i be educated…& not “mayibe aducated ? ???
mutilembe ife ntchito,plzzzzzzzzzz nafenso tikabe nawo
Don’t replace them and save money.
Kodi ndalama zonsezi ziri muMalawi momuno.mukutsautsiranji Malawi pomamumwetsa Madzi onyasa
kodi Onyasa inu mwatani
Koma inu zoona m’malo mokonza mapaipi amadzi aphulikawa inu zowona nkumatiberanso
Nde tikakufunsani mumvekere ndalama mulibe
Mayi wawaye! simuzaupedza mtendere ndithu
I remember kamuzu ananena izi asanamwalire
Nthawi zonse tikungomva zaku agriculture! NDE kuti kumeneko kuli chibowo chotulukila ndalama et? Zibani tie nazoni mukatha mutiuza
Whats a couple of million between friends 😉
Anawa Simunachedwe Koma Psuta Uja Padali Mikwingwilima Bwanji? Belanitu 2019 Mudzaona Zakuda.
Malawi will remain poor because everyone wants to be a billionaire.
They deserve….. wrong is wrong whether everyone is doing it, right is right whether no one is doing it …
Is pp still in government? Peter repeatedly said cashgate was in pp government why now continuing? ?
Not only time of Peter Mutharika,Remember cashgate is that one peter? any president will do the same or MCP/UDF/AFORD and what so ever MW is corruption concentrated country’ so don’t brame Dpp but together find a solution no matter your DPP/UDF/MCP Politician chifukwa chilikwamzako finyitsa mawa chili kwa iwe!!!!!!!
Tipatseni maina awo akufunika warranty arrest amenewo
God is watching
CHAFULUMIRA WAKUBA ZEDI. MAYI LUNGU AKUPHWETEKA
Chaponda mulungu akulange
Jozi ilipo
Britain! Its my plea that please come again and control malawi interms of corruption because things are detrialating up to nw.
Will firing them recover our miserable kwacha…ana Chaponda eishhhh
Kodi sangabweraso aja amapanga za slave trade tigulitseko anthu akubawa…
Bushiri atenge dzikoli basi zafikapatu ndilolera man
Mukamva kuti ndafa, ndi boma iliri landipha.
Sindinadzione zomwe zokuchotika zaka zimenezi mtengo wa nandolo k50/kg mlimi atani nayo koma ma MP nde kuwaonjezera 100% ati iwo okhaokha azingolemera amphawi azisaukirabe
tionatu ma vacancy atuluke apa
Akatero nawo afuna apeze pobera ngati akulimbana ndi cashgate yakale amveke ati anapeza m’boma mulibe kanthu kodi anapeza mulibe kanthu ndani pakati pa JB ndi PM Bingu anasowetsa ma billion angati nanga JB anasowetsa angati compare them koma kuti akakhala pa khate sapheka nde ndalezo naye azapheka time will come panopo dziko lafika poyipa nde azinena kuti likuyenda bwino mbewu sizikugulidwa molongosoka alimi akungolira lero chimanga kuti tigulitse ku admarc tikudzembetsa ngati tikugulitsa chamba kuti atigule matumba ochuluka pakamodzi
Poor country why you continue to poorest country zanuzimenezo ine ndiliphee kuno ndi Zuma.
Why only firing them
Department imeyi yophweka kwambili eti? chaponda uja wabanso komweko enaso ndi awa
Boma lasowa chokamba apa nkjani zakale mmalo mokamba zatsopano akuti anagwidwa 2016 kkkkkkkk nde ngati agwidwa dzulo
What comes first,firing or conviction?Bola Zama Colony zijatu.
Tizamvanso anapita ku court ndpo boma laluza & hs been asked to compensate them with billions
Like Father like Son
Chipani cha anthu akuba nde xonse zizingobedwa mpaka akaba manda akamuzu
Good development
Nkhani za ulesi tidziti boma likugwira ntchito mwachilungamo mukatiuze ife nkhani zakale anthu anasiya ntchito kale nde mudzidzikama lero? Amalawi auzeni Latest news osati zakale
Banana republic of kunyasaland
Dear Britain, we have failed to develop ourselves, for all of us uuhhhmmm(mbava) …can you colonize us again,…. Issues yokhayokhayo,….. how can junior where senior don’t? Oganogram
Anaonela chaponda kuti anaba koma osanjatidwa,nawonso akudziwa kuti sanjatidwa chifukwa kuyambila President,minister of finance Gondwe ndi ena onse anayipa kale chifukwa ngati akuba akusongawa kuli bwanji iwowo?
Corruption has reached at a highest level in Malawi & I think almost every government department corruption is there
Vuto Ndifeo Amalawi Sitichitapo Kanthu Pakachitika Zinthu Zachinyengo Ngat Izi. I Think I Contest For The Hot Seat In 2029 Ndidzathetsa Zonsezi
Mmmmm imeneo ndiyo mbava yaikulu2
amene akuchotsa job anzakeyo nde mbava yaikulu. nayeso adzaziwona akadzagwa nayo mu 2019
Lota adzawine n’ndani? nde u can say.
DPP government of banana alise kupanga zomwezo example of the top 2019 out
So fired without payback money? Playing tennis in Peter’s govt is too much.
So Much More To Come
Ena apezeko ntchito.. Osamaba iyayi .please chonde dziko lathu mabvuto ambiri nde mukuonjezelanso…
So many things happening in my beloved country Malawi!! I cry for the late Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda.
Koma anthufe tidzamva koma…..Corruption is in our DNA or what?
Malawi sadzatheka poti tonse ndi akuba okha okha,achotsa anzawowo ndiye mbava zothelatu.
iwe nde wayankhula zowona heavy! adzaziwona akazagwa mu 2019
kkkkkk Loading…….
Anthu Ena Akumaka Saver Nd Ka Mlandu Kongoba 4n,ndie Ndalama Zonsezo Kungochosedwa Ntchto Basi? Ayi Pal Sankho Pamenepo,osamatipusisa Penapake. Ndie Chmoz Moz Kungowasiya Azibabe Dolazo. Nyasi Za Ku mw Zatikwana!
Every Government upon the face of earth is illegal,,,,its now time people to stop acting blind and seek spiritual eyes from the CREATOR,!!
Ndikuwamvesetsa and i cud have annihilated more than that..
only firing them? why not arrest them? or may be it’s involving chaponda again
They would have been arrested and rot in jail before being fired.
Izi ndzomwe amalaw amazwa ,chitetezo mulibe mxkoli that’s why tikubesaso nyanj
Atengela Zamakolo Awooo
Amangidwenso
That’s good arresting them mukanatisiira ntchito yolera Ana awowo
A very big fish in the lake still enjoying swimming. …….. Chaponda alikut? Malawi Govt of dome!!
Akawone zina azichitabwino zigawengazimenez
Akadachotsa onse nkulenbanso atsopano, akuganiza kuti atsalirawo ndiabwino?
kwasala ndi kumva kuti phiri la Mulanje labedwa amalawi alusa heavy
Usakayke ngat nyanja ikubedwa
Only fired? Y dont u arrest n kill them? We are tired now with nonses stories…….. Damn it
salary was poor and their is door to add
thats what we want, pliz mr president keep fire burning for eradicating corruption in our beloved n only country,coz akaonongeka malawi sitidzampezanso wina onga uyu
Ana achaponda ameneo!
tsalary was poor and their is door to add
Nthawi ya peter muthalika imeneyo mavuto kwabasi ena akuti Dpp 2019 boma kuganiza mopusa kwabasi
NDE muli ndi chikhulupiliro kuti boma lingabwerelo mu 2019 lizathesa mavuto?kuganiza mopusa kumeneko amwene!!
at least he is convicting corrupt people
DPP government of banana every where collaption
2019 bomaaa
Kungokhalanso, osachitapo kanthu aboma pankhani imeneyi iwe uyambanso kulankhula mwano pabwino ndiye pati?
Kukanakhala kuti amalawi timafananako zochita ndi anthu aku Zambia bolani koma vuto la aMalawi amakakamila mtsogoleri emwe sali ndikuthekela kuli konse ati kamba kakuti amachoka naye chigawo chimodzi
mbuzi za dpp zimenezo
Mbuzi zeni zenitu eeish
XTR ukufuna tonse tizisapota chipani chako chija?sichizalowa m’boma ufuneusafune!!
Mwaba zomwezi anyapapi inu
Ukhaula 2019 uona
ukhaula ndiwe!chigawo chakummwera chili pambuyo pa DPP!!! uthawa!!kkkkk!
Tilibe nazo ntchito zimenezo udziwe kuti ndikogawana kumeneko, momwe mwabelamu si anthu ambiri omwe ali kumeneko omwe zawasangalatsa komaso dziwa kuti kuli Mia kumeneko katakwe odziwa ndale osati mtsamunda wako olephela kulankhula chichewayu ayi
No evidenxe
That’s welcome to malawians bcoz pipo lyk them deserve no mercy