By Smile Hamilton
The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has written to the Minister of Homeland Security, Peter Mukhito, demanding that he explains to Malawians the agreement the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) government entered into with passport production company Madrassa.
In a letter addressed to the minister, CDEDI is seeking clarity on the terms and conditions of the deal, which the organisation says remain unclear to the general public despite having a direct impact on citizens.
The letter, signed by CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa, states that the organisation suspects the agreement may have involved corrupt practices. As such, CDEDI is calling on the current government to review the deal or terminate it altogether if irregularities are established.
CDEDI further argues that the agreement appears to benefit only a few individuals, while the majority of Malawians continue to suffer due to the high cost of obtaining passports. The organisation says the rising passport fees are unjustified and burdensome to ordinary citizens.
“CDEDI is hereby invoking the Access to Information (ATI) Act to demand the following: make public disclosure of the said contract, and make public the price build-up leading to the current passport price,” reads part of the letter.
The organisation has also reminded the government that intolerance to corruption and abuse of office were among the key reasons Malawians voted the MCP into power, stressing that the administration must uphold transparency and acc
ountability.
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