Mutharika accuses saboteurs of Malawi shortages
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Malawi Voice
Malawian President Peter Mutharika says he has evidence against people he accuses of deliberately causing certain electricity and fuel shortages. Returning from South Africa, he also said difficulties transporting supplies from Tanzania and Mozambique were delaying deliveries, according to Malawi Voice.
Malawian President Peter Mutharika has accused unnamed people of deliberately causing certain disruptions in Malawi, including power cuts and fuel shortages. He said he had evidence and promised to hold those responsible to account, on his return from South Africa, according to Malawi Voice.
Peter Mutharika explained that fuel was available at the Tanzanian and Mozambican ports of Tanga, Dar es Salaam, Nacala and Beira, but transport difficulties were delaying its delivery to Malawi. He called on the public to be patient while efforts were made to stabilise supplies.
The president arrived on Saturday afternoon at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe, after leaving Malawi on 6 October for a private stay of more than three weeks in South Africa. He also said he had remained in charge of the government and had kept in contact with Secretary to the Government Justin Saidi and the ministers.
His return comes after opposition accusations that the government was worsening the shortages in Malawi, and after the president denied governing by proxy on 31 October.
