Malawi anti-corruption bureau warns Blantyre councillors
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Malawi24
The Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) listed, at a meeting in Blantyre, the warning signs of fraud in projects funded by the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). These include missing documents, inflated prices, political interference and payments made without work, according to Malawi24.
The Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) warned Blantyre District Council staff, ward councillors and traditional leaders on Monday to watch for signs of corruption in projects funded by the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). At an awareness session organised by the council’s Institutional Integrity Committee, Yamikani Tembo, senior officer for corruption prevention at the ACB, listed the forms of corruption: bribery, fraud, extortion and nepotism. He warned that these practices drain public resources, undermine the quality of works and can cost lives.
His colleague Abwino Kunchenga, also a senior corruption prevention officer, listed the warning signs: missing or incomplete documents, inflated prices, political interference and complaints from the public. He also cited the repeated awarding of contracts to the same contractor and payments made without corresponding physical work.
Atupele Malimbasa Katsabola, chairperson of the Institutional Integrity Committee, said the committee will continue its work with ward councillors and traditional authorities. The government had also threatened to prosecute local fund fraudsters in October.
