BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—Information reaching Maravi Post indicates that President Lazarus Chakwera is shielding a good number of Malawi Congress Party “hand clappers” from eminent arrests for their role in the mismanagement of K6.2 billion which was earmarked for Covid-19 fight.
Chakwera is allegedly to have cautioned Malawi Police against arresting Director of Information Chikumbutso Mtumbodzi.
Mtumodzi, according to State House sources, is a staunch supporter of MCP and a very close friend to the President and is likely to assume a senior role at State House anytime soon.
Mtumodzi was supposed to be arrested together with other officials from the Ministry of Information, Mzati Nkolokosa and Deogratias Mmana, who mismanaged Covid-19 funds about two weeks ago but was left scot free due to his connection to the President.
Mtumodzi is named in the forensic audit report to have drawn fuel amounting to K600,000 on 3rd December 2020 from Petroda Malawi Limited through invoice number 199393 which was not accounted for and was also not recorded in both fuel and vehicle register books of the information ministry as per procedure.
Interestingly, Chakwera promised Malawians unselective justice but victims have always been those perceived to be supporters of the former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Recently, the general public was pushing for investigation into MCP General Secretary Eisenhower Mkaka’s wealth which many a Malawian believes it has been acquired through corruption.
However, the President has always feigned ignorance of the nasty deals happening in his administration perpetrated by cabinet ministers.