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\u2019s economic growth.<\/p>\n
The President made the remarks when he met religious leaders from the Eastern Region at Chikoko Bay State Lodge in Mangochi.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a serious moral corruption in this country and I don\u2019t 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The President urged Malawians to desist from using social media in perpetrating lies about other people.<\/p>\n
He asked religious leaders to pray for Malawian to change their bad behaviour of wishing other people bad.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mutharika then reiterated his commitment towards fighting corruption in this country, saying his government will not shield anybody suspected of being engaged in corruption.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Muslim Association of Malawi spokesperson Sheikh Dinala Chabulika urged Mutharika to not relent in his fight against corruption to ensure that Malawi\u2019s little resources are being channelled in the right directions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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