LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Shockingly, President Lazarus Chakwera’s Tonse government says has are no funds for more audits.

This means Malawians will be kept in the dark over how MK17.5 billion of Covid-19 were used suspected wasted within four months after its dismemberment.

The decision not to release the funds come eleven days after the leak of the audit report of the first MK6.2 billion Covid-19 funds revealed how senior government officials including Chakwera’s close allies were implicated in the free-for-all loot.

The MK17.5 billion was released by Treasury in January this year after the MK6.2 billion had already been misused.

Chakwera last week promised that his government will audit all Covid-19 funds released since the start of the pandemic.

However, on Monday, Acting Auditor General Thomas Makiwa said the National Audit Office (NAO) does not have money to carry out more audits.

He was speaking when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament.

Makiwa, however, added that the NAO is committed to carrying out the audits on the MK17.5 billion and on MK5.1 billion Covid-19.

PAC told Makiwa that the committee could push for the funds during the next budget sitting.

Chakwera must find money for the MK17.5 billion Covid-19 funds audit.