By Falles Kamanga
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-There is currently a wave of social media attacks targeting Masters Security Services Limited, questioning why the company is among those the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) intends to award contracts for various services.
Masters Security Services Limited is a long-established security firm owned by Minister of State Alfred Gangata.
The company has been in existence since 2010, long before Gangata joined frontline politics.
Despite being owned by a politician, the company does not involve itself in the country’s political affairs and has operated strictly as a professional security service provider.
Masters Security Services Limited has no negative record regarding its service delivery in Malawi.
However, during the previous Malawi Congress Party (MCP) administration under8 former President Lazarus Chakwera, the company faced significant challenges in accessing public contracts, largely due to what appeared to be political vendetta against Gangata.
When did Masters Security Services start in Malawi?
Masters Security Services was established in Malawi in 2010, with its primary focus on providing manned guarding and other security solutions.
Over time, the company expanded its operations to include training and consultancy services for both corporate and government clients.
In addition to its core security services, the company sponsors a successful football club, Masters Security FC.
Football Club Masters Security FC joined the TNM Super League in 2016 and went on to win the prestigious Carlsberg Cup in 2018, further cementing the company’s positive contribution to Malawian society.
Given this background, it is both naïve and unfortunate to attack the company simply because the MRA has decided to consider it for a security services contract.
Gangata, as a businessman, operates a legitimate enterprise that is fully compliant with all legal and regulatory requirements, making it eligible to bid for both private and public tenders.
There is no conflict of interest in a legally registered and compliant company bidding for public contracts.
Criticism should be fair, factual, and based on evidence, rather than driven by personal grudges or political egocentrism.
Malawi is one nation, and equal opportunities in business should be upheld without unjustly targeting others out of personal or political vendetta.
