Government bribes MCP MPs with 20 million each: Chakwera silent

Feb 28, 2018 Politics 87
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Lazarus Chakwera

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Members of Parliament (MPs) who accused government of illegally dishing out money to selected MPs are now silent after being given K20 million each.

The MCP MPs and their leader Lazarus Chakwera will benefit from the K3.4 billion special projects fund as they will be given K20 million each to implement projects of their choice in their constituencies.

Lazarus Chakwera
MCP legislators bribed.(File)

Before government agreed to the equitable distribution of the money, the MPs were describing the K3.4 billion allocation to 86 constituencies as illegal and a serious crime.

“This is a serious matter, we cannot allow that injustice. That K3.4 billion which has been given to other MPs without following procedures is a serious crime. We cannot allow discussion of this budget without discussing this injustice,” said Dowa East MP, Richard Chimwendo Banda.

On Monday, MCP MP for Dedza North West Alekeni Menyani said Minister of Finance should resign and the Anti-Corruption Bureau should investigate the issue.

He said: “It is an illegal expenditure, no money can be spent from the Consolidated Fund without the approval of the House.”

But on Tuesday government silenced the MCP MPs by distributing the K3.4 billion among all 193 legislators rather than 86 as initially planned.

Later, the legislators approved K13.6 billion allocation to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to legalise the K3.4 billion exependiture.

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87 Comments

  2. Mwafatsako kwambiri ku parliamentko mwayesa ngati ngati n’kwazinjoyi eti?Enanu ndalama zomaliza ndizomwezo ndithu mudyeretu.2019 Bye! Bye.

  4. Such information is disturbing. K20,000,000 is quite a lot of money by Malawian standards to be given to a single M.P as a bribe. And therefore I totally disagree that MCP M.Ps can be bribed with such a hefty amount of money. Any strong evidence from you Malawi 24, please!

  6. Achimwene Chakwera ndikumudziwa.Ngati pali psyiti wakuba iye ali position 1.Amatipempheretsa ife kutseka m’maso atagwilana manja ndi mkazake ngati zowona akufuna kuba.Potsegula maso iye watola zonse zambale.Angalamule dziko.Kalankhulidwe ka munthu wampingo kameneka amalakhula monyadaka Ambuye ankhululukire.Asinthe timvotela nthawi ilipo.Alape basi timvotela apo biii.Atha ngati makatani.

  8. Onsewa ndi akuba chimangobvuta ndi chakuti mukadzamva otsutsa akubwebweta kuti amzathuwa ndi akuba mudzangodziwilatu kuti sanawagayire awamana

  9. When money calls, none shall stand still. The whole parliament is silenced. Its our time now to constitute our minds in solid state who to be our next responsible president.

  11. Tikamati dziko la Malawi ndi losauka ndi bodza vuto ndi atsogoleri athu Sali bwino. Wina aliyense otenga Boma amapanga zofuna zake osati za anthu amphawi amene amavutika kukawavotela agalu amenewa
    Boma lodalira kupempha koma mukapasidwa mudzina la amphawi ndi kumawabelanso sibwino
    Tiyeni tigwirane potukula achinyamata komanso dzikoli
    Osamangokhalira kuba

  12. Kunena zoona Malawi isn’t a poor country, tikaona mbuyomu atsogoleri athu akhala akuba kusakaza chuma cha as mphawi. Mpaka pano kusintha kulibe aliyense otenga Boma amangopanga zofuna zake.
    Malawi adzakhala osauka mpaka kale ndithu
    Akulu akulu inu simungamve chisoni ndi mmene dzilo lilili
    Kukhalira kungongola ndalama mpaka liti
    Tiyeni tigwirane manja podzutsa Malawi

  13. MALAWI voice writes:
    When you ask DPP sympathizers about MCP, all they will tell you is history as if they are living museums. They will tell you how MCP killed this or that in 1980 or killed this and that in 1979, what these living museums won’t tell you is how Noel Masangwi with instructions from Bingu killed Robert Chasowa, or how DPP killed Issa Njauju just a few years ago. DPP won’t tell you how Bingu killed 17 innocent peaceful demonstrators. DPP has a short memory, they cant remember the atrocities that themselves committed but without shame stand on the podium to point fingers at MCP yet they also have blood all over.
    Now, if what the DPP says about MCP is true, how should that affect me? I was born when MCP was not in power and I have no idea of the people who were allegedly murdered during Kamuzu rule. But I can easily recall the death of Njauju and Chasowa, I can also remember the killing of 17 demonstrators on July 20 and that is what matters to me.
    MCP today has new faces, Dr. Lazarus Chakwera was not MCP leader in 1980 or Mr. Mkaka was not around (as a leader) when MCP allegedly killed people, Mr. Sidik Mia wasn’t there and all the MCP NEC members were not there. This means our MCP is clean, even if it has a bad history, it doesn’t apply to the new crop of people running the party today. DPP has Nicholas Dausi who was cruel and a leader of notorious MYP. DPP has Hetherwick Ntaba who was also a notorious MCP leader, DPP has Henry Mussa, who was a cruel member of MCP. If DPP is concerned with MCP past, why are they keeping all these cruel and merciless fools in their party?
    DPP should no waste time talking about MCP past, most Malawians don’t care about it, we don’t eat history ife. what we are looking forward to is a better Malawi without corruption and nepotism, a Malawi without blackouts and with enough jobs for everyone. Osati izi zomangolembana ntchito anthu aku Mulanje and Thyolo basi.

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    1. Mmmm zowona mr mwale adpp amazitenga ngati ndi woyela opanda banga maka akakhala pa mbc, palibe rulling party YAMUYAYA

  17. This has bn a clear indication then that the current government has bn hugely captured . Politicians will always kill our country ,Dpp is full is dead elephants

  18. Kodi chilichose azilakunkhulilani ndi chakwera? Kapena akutumani kuti mupezele chifukwa.lfe timvotelabe basi , sitingavotele nkhalamba yopanda mano ndiye kuti mitu yanthu lkugwira.

  20. Kusonyeza kuti mcp ili ndi aphungu 107 dpp aphungu 86? koma sindikuwonapo vuto aliyese alandi za rural development

  21. chocho kumati Malawi ndiyosauka…yosauka ndi brain ya ma leaders athuwa apa iyaa…corruption sizatha dziko muno coz everyone azafuna kudyela dziko asanasiye udindo

    5. And he claims to be chosen one, no game changer does that. Integrity is only preserved when you have enough resources hehehehe che Lazaro

    7. Whom shall we send to prioritise us? Hahahaha even abusa is this corrupt. Lazaro wa arsenal wadya banzi, when money speaks sanity get paralysed

  25. MCP is party of crooks and thieves hellbent on personal aggrandizement.
    Its not a government in waiting.
    The truth has come out now.
    Malawians cannot trust congress

    4. Sakuyidziwa. Komaso zikuwoneka kuti sanazitsate kuti zinayamba bwanji ndipo zatha bwanji. Osamangolubwalubwa apa. Ndalamatu ndi zoti zikagwire ntchito za chitukuko ku madera onse amene ma MP amayimira, osati akadye. Chinavuta ndi magawidwe andalamazi, poyamba zinalowera mbali imodzi, pano zagawidwa mbali zonse.

  26. Apa mukukamba koma zikapita ku khoti ndikumasowa umboni,inu simumayerekeza kupitako ndikukapereka umboni wanuwo.za ziiiiii

    1. Aah akulu mesa amaba akudziwa malamulo ndi mazembedwe akulu inu kukhothi ndimtendere umewo nthawi ina force basi dzibwana dzachuluka

  31. Zogula ma party members zija zayambika….in football timati transfer window…ma player kugulidwa from one team to the other…

  32. His Excllency Dr Lazarus Chakwera the President of the Repulic of Malawi doesn’t respond to nonsense like this. He’s gut other important business issues that affect the entire nation of Malawi.

    5. Money talkes ukunamatu munthu umanena kuba kwamzako iwwnso ukaba sulakhula ndiye abwana chakwera achipanda kuwapatsa unakaona thovu lakero kumachita kunyowetsa shirt

    10. Chakwela ndindani? ?? Munthu olamulilidwa ndi Peter Wa DPP Munthalika kkkkkkk. Ndalama malume ndinkhani zina olo kumuuza kuti azavotele DPP Chakwelayo atha kuzavotela atamuonesa chi 20 mill china

  33. Playing around with taxpayers money. Who authorises these payments? Mmudziwe Yesu ndi ophunzira ake sure!!!!

  35. just know that politics without money you are nothing….even if chakwera wants to win, must have money first. remember chakwera sold the seat of his running mate with 2 hundred million kwacha given by sidic mia.

    1. Anakunamiza azako adpp mcp sichipani chaku banja ngati dpp udfa ndi ford, mcp sichipani cha abraz kapena adad, MATIONAL

  37. koma mabodza enawa koma mukudziwa kuti ma mp a MCP alipo angati ndiye 20 million each aaaa mukunamiza ana ndani ?

  38. ndalama ndi za chitukuko ndiye zigawidwa ku ma dela aphungu komaso why always MCP kakambani za DPP mumafuna kuti ikatsutsa kenaka muziti MCP ikungotsutsa zili zonse ndiye akakhala chete mukuyankhulaso

  41. iwe nawe Malawi24 utesi ngwako. who told u ise ba MCP tikugulika ? Nikuphalireni boma tikutora chaka chanamachero ichi. Lindizgani muone ivi ise ba MCP tichitenge pa Malawi pano.

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