Month: July 2022 Posts

Chakwera calls for speedy investigation into Namiwa’s abduction

Jul 28, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera has urged the country's security agencies to speed up investigation into the alleged abduction of human rights advocate Sylvester Namiwa. This is according to a press statement signed by the presidential… ...

CDEDI demands Accountant General to resign

Jul 25, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Namiwa Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has demanded the resignation of Accountant General Jean Munyenyembe and the Secretary to Treasury MacDonald Mafuta Mwale over the K371 million allowances scam. CDEDI Executive Director… ...

CDEDI pens ACB on dubious allowances

Jul 23, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has asked the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to seriously investigate senior government officials who are allegedly involved in abuse of taxpayers’ money through unjustified allowance claims. In… ...

Human rights groups to hold demos to push Chakwera to remove presidential immunity

Jul 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Over five civil society organisations together with several human rights activists have announced plans to hold demonstrations aimed at forcing President Lazarus Chakwera to remove presidential immunity. The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives… ...

Chakwera accused of controlling ACB

Jul 12, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) announced last month that it would arrest four people in connection to the Zuneth Sattar corruption case but the suspects are yet to be arrested, leading to fears that President Lazarus… ...

CDEDI asks govt to develop policies to protect local construction firms

Jun 30, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has asked government to come up with a deliberate policy to protect local construction companies from being wiped out of the market. The Executive Director for the… ...

Racist video: CDEDI pushes for arrest of Susu

Jun 17, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has demanded  authorities including Chinese Embassy to facilitate the arrest of Chinese national Lu Ke, also known as Susu, saying failure by authorities to act as… ...