I am, therefore, pleased that among the legal frameworks to be covered and discussed are the Public Finance Management Act, 2003; the Public Procurement Act, 2003, and the Public Audit Act, 2003. You must pay particular attention to these three pieces of legislation because I regard them as extremely important. They are helpful to the extent that they will assist you in your pursuit for good governance and prevent you from being in conflict with the law. Let me hasten to mention that issues of transparency and accountability are extremely important and, as Members of the Cabinet, you must be beyond reproach in as far as these issues are concerned. I, therefore, advise you to be transparent and accountable when discharging your duties. Let me take this opportunity to reiterate my stand on zero tolerance against corruption. I am determined to combat corruption in this country because corruption is evil and detrimental to the country’s socio-economic development. Indeed, corruption is a cancer that is impinging on the human rights of all Malawians by denying them, among other important things, decent life, prosperity and socio-economic development. In this regard, I wish to urge you to join me in the fight against this evil and, at the same time, to desist from getting personally involved in corrupt practices. Let me warn you that I will not protect any corrupt Minister or Deputy Minister. Once you are found to be involved in corrupt practices, you will be fired and prosecuted accordingly.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 09:47:52 +0000
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