President Peter Mutharika on Monday bemoaned what he said ever-growing moral decay among Malawians, which he said is fuelling corruption that is derailing the country’s economic growth.
The President made the remarks when he met religious leaders from the Eastern Region at Chikoko Bay State Lodge in Mangochi.
“There is a serious moral corruption in this country and I don’t know why it is like that. We are becoming a morally bankrupt citizenry, which cannot help move this country forward. Let us start respecting our leaders as well as cleaning our mindset in order for the country to start progressing,” he said.
The President urged Malawians to desist from using social media in perpetrating lies about other people.
He asked religious leaders to pray for Malawian to change their bad behaviour of wishing other people bad.
“People are busy wishing their friends bad. Some are saying we are not doing anything as a government but let me tell you that my government has done some tremendous things which the previous governments failed to do in 51 years,” he said.
Mutharika then reiterated his commitment towards fighting corruption in this country, saying his government will not shield anybody suspected of being engaged in corruption.
“The current ACB [Anti-Corruption Bureau] is independent and free of political influence, so if you have information on the K266 billion scam, send them to me and I will fire the ministers. At the moment, the foreign auditors are still doing their reconciliation of the files and once they are done, we will act on the findings,” he said.
Muslim Association of Malawi spokesperson Sheikh Dinala Chabulika urged Mutharika to not relent in his fight against corruption to ensure that Malawi’s little resources are being channelled in the right directions.
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