Chakwera launches anti-corruption campaign

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday launched a 20-week Anti-Corruption Campaign with a call to the citizenry to spread the message: ‘corruption is our biggest enemy and is not welcome here.’

Speaking at the end of two-day National Anti-Corruption Conference in Blantyre, Chakwera said by saying the words every time Malawians will be expressing their feelings and commitment towards fighting corruption.

“This is an important campaign we are starting today; it is important because every time we say those words, we will make it known to those around us on what we think of corruption and that we are personally committed to fight it,” he said.

He said this must be the national attitude for everyone in government, business, and civil society space and in homes so that the country resets the moral tone.

“If we make this our national attitude for the next twenty weeks and beyond; we will ensure that those in our midst who are our Anti-Corruption Champions are able to wage this war without fear because they will know that all of us have made corruption our national enemy,” said the President.

Anti-Corruption Bureau Director General, Martha Chizuma, said the bureau needed the President to provide the right tone at the top in the fight which she said was ably demonstrated at the conference and through the support that the President provides to the bureau in terms of resources.

Chizuma said the bureau needed correct and justifiable policy direction form the Ministry of Justice and support and proper cooperation from its sister institution like police, Financial Intelligence authority, and the Directorate of Public Prosecution among others.