In a move to ensure that public funds are safe, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has launched an alert system of government payment transactions.
The High Value Alert system will be sending notifications of any payment transaction above K50 million to several government officials.
Speaking during the launch of the system, RBM governor Dalitso Kabambe said the system is to be sending text messages and emails about payments for bids and contracts to several officials under the ministry of finance.
“From now onwards any payment whether bid or contractor, that transaction will be known by everyone,” said Kabambe.
Among government officials to be alerted include minister of finance as well as budget director and principal secretary in the ministry of finance.
Some years ago, Malawi witnessed massive looting of government funds at Capital Hill in Lilongwe when funds were paid for projects that never existed or for goods that were never delivered to government.
Over K20 billion was reported to have been siphoned from state coffers through such means.
dont over look transaction below 50,000,000 as these are the ones which accumulates to billions over time
Why only more than k50,000,000 is on SMS alert, kodi anthu saziba ma k40,000,000
KKKKKKKKK osaika chiliza chanu cha Ku Lilongecho bwanji
Kukonza zinthu zithaonongeka kale ndichimodzimodzi kungosiya. Zilingati kutenga munthu oti wa mwalira kale kumamupititsa ku chipatala
KALERO LONSE ADALI KUTI
JUST SOME EXPENSIVE WAY OF DOING NOTHING!
Ife timafuna kudziwa more on contributory pension scheme but the email addresses the RBM gave are not accessible
Dollar zot akanapangra budget zaka zingapo amwene,analikut???
Akwenyeni sanaziononge angozisunga cholinga anve kaye kuti kulinji
Never too late than never. That’s a good move….
Malawi! RBM you are 12 years late!
Kikikikikiki…. Mr Reserve Bank Governor you are not serious, the whole RBM clapping hands for this lip service? Doing it so that we should say you are working. I thought it’s you who is helping these thieves? For example if it was me found with millions in my house and dollars inclusive, I would have been already prosecuted, yet you can’t prosecute Chaponda and you have even returned his money to him. You think that the alert will help? You have goofed big time Mr Kabambe
its 2 late for that. Kwaonongedwa ndalama zingati?
Its better to be late than never.