United Democratic Front (UDF) President Atupele Muluzi has lambasted President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera for re-appointing some new faces into Cabinet suspected of being embroiled in corruption allegations.
Muluzi’s attack comes barely days after the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) made similar observation.
In a statement posted on his official facebook page, Muluzi has questioned President Chakwera’s seriousness in the fight against corruption.
“In dissolving the cabinet, the nation believed that this was clear action. That he was removing from his administration individuals tainted with corruption till such time a full investigation could be completed. The question we must ask is why has he reappointed to the Cabinet persons who are under investigation?
“Furthermore, he makes mention of “dangerous cartels of corruption that have milked our country dry for decades, including foreign ones that donate to us the crumbs leftover from the bread they steal from us”. Given the ambiguity of this statement I hope that this is not an attempt to find scapegoats in this crisis. The impact of the allegations goes well beyond the shame we must feel as a nation, it undermines our financial standing internationally further damaging our commerce and industry and further weakening our ability to develop as a country,” said Atupele.
Effort to talk to State House Press Officer Anthony Kasunda on the matter proved futile.
