Govt fires 68 civil servants over K166 million fraud

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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.

MoneyEmployees 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.

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137 Comments

  1. 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

  2. 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.

  3. leaders steal, bosses steal and juniors steal. Malawi moving by gravitational force, no manners, no leadership. on sabatical leave!

    1. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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!!!!!!

  6. Its too late to be a president again. Why blowing a whistle when thieves are already gone with stolen properties. Cheap politics✋

  7. Just fired? How about life imprisonment!!! Use them as an example. malawi needs a dictator to turn things around

  8. 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!

  9. 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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  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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!

  14. 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

  15. Nthawi zonse tikungomva zaku agriculture! NDE kuti kumeneko kuli chibowo chotulukila ndalama et? Zibani tie nazoni mukatha mutiuza

  16. 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!!!!!!!

  17. Britain! Its my plea that please come again and control malawi interms of corruption because things are detrialating up to nw.

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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?

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  25. Every Government upon the face of earth is illegal,,,,its now time people to stop acting blind and seek spiritual eyes from the CREATOR,!!

  26. 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

    1. NDE muli ndi chikhulupiliro kuti boma lingabwerelo mu 2019 lizathesa mavuto?kuganiza mopusa kumeneko amwene!!

    2. 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

    3. 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

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