Sat, 31 Dec 2016 12:53:38 +0000 THE $34.5 million deals involving the supply of 100, 000 metric tonnes of the maize grain to Malawi by the Zambia Co-operative Federation (ZCF) is a matrix that needs thorough investigation. Demands by the Malawi’s Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development for an inquiry into the contractual issues involving ZCF and that country’s grain-marketer, Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) over the maize deal is indicative of suspicion of corruption in the procurement process. Members of Parliament in Malawi have a constitutional onus to provide checks and balances on State institutions by virtue of being elected representatives of the people of Malawi. And Malawi, just like many countries in the Southern African region, is grappling with critical food shortages due to the devastating climatic effects of the El Nino that hit the region last farming season. Therefore, it is grossly unthinkable that ADMARC, which apparently is equivalent […]
