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By Burnett Munthali, Maravi Post In a time when transparency and accountability are critical for public trust, the silence of the Minister of Agriculture, Honorable Sam Kawale, regarding a pressing questionnaire on the controversial East Bridge Estates fertilizer deal raises serious concerns. The questionnaire, delivered to the minister on November 2, 2024, at 17:13 hours, remains unanswered as of December 28, 2024, when this article went to press. Despite the message being read, as indicated by blue ticks on WhatsApp, Honorable Kawale has not provided any responses to the questions, leaving key issues shrouded in mystery. The fertilizer deal involving East Bridge Estates has drawn widespread criticism for its lack of transparency. Reports suggest a significant markup of K500,000 per ton, raising questions about profiteering at the expense of public funds. Moreover, the alleged involvement of fugitive Paul Mphwiyo in the company has further fueled concerns about ethical lapses in the procurement process. The questionnaire sought to address these allegations and provide clarity on the government’s decision-making process. However, the minister’s prolonged silence suggests a reluctance to engage with these critical issues. The questions served to Honorable Kawale included: 1) Selection Process: How was East Bridge Estates chosen as a fertilizer supplier, and what qualifications did they present? 2) Paul Mphwiyo’s Involvement: Why was a company linked to a fugitive engaged by the ministry? 3) Pricing Concerns: Is the K500,000 per ton markup justifiable during an economic crisis? 4) Sovereign Guarantees: What is the current status of guarantees for East Bridge Estates, and why are there discrepancies in government announcements? 5) Accountability Measures: What steps is the ministry taking to improve oversight and prevent political interference in procurement? 6) Public Trust: How does the ministry plan to address concerns about sidelining taxpayer needs for private profit? These questions were designed to shed light on the deal’s transparency and ethical considerations. Unfortunately, the minister’s refusal to engage undermines efforts to address public concerns. Honorable Kawale’s lack of response not only deepens suspicion about the fertilizer deal but also raises broader questions about the government’s commitment to accountability. At a time when Malawi faces severe economic challenges, public trust in government institutions is paramount. The minister’s silence risks further eroding this trust. Calls for Accountability Civil society organizations, opposition leaders, and the public have urged the government to address the allegations surrounding the East Bridge Estates deal. The continued silence from Honorable Kawale only adds to the perception of a lack of transparency in government procurement processes. Conclusion The unanswered questionnaire remains a stark reminder of the challenges Malawi faces in achieving transparency and accountability in governance. Honorable Kawale’s failure to respond is not just a missed opportunity to clarify the ministry’s position but also a disservice to the Malawian people who deserve answers. The Maravi Post will continue to follow this story and advocate for accountability, ensuring that the voices of concerned citizens are heard. The public deserves leadership that prioritizes transparency and acts in the best interests of the nation. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed .7777 slot bet 。

Abbott Laboratories stock underperforms Monday when compared to competitorsMADRID (AP) — Getafe scored twice in three minutes midway through the second half to beat struggling Valladolid 2-0 and record only its second win in La Liga on Friday. The victory ended Getafe’s five-game winless run and lifted it into 15th place in the 20-team standings. Valladolid remained second to last. In the buildup to the match, Getafe sporting director Rubén Reyes described the game as a final but his team was lucky not to go behind as Valladolid created more of the early chances. However, the home side took control in the 69th minute when substitute Álvaro Rodríguez got the opener. Three minutes later, man of the match Allan Nyom made it 2-0. “There’s been a lot of games where we’ve run and fought but lost or drawn,” Nyom, the veteran Cameroon full back, said. “A game that reflects the effort we’ve put in in training is very welcome.” Adding to Valladolid’s woes, coach Paulo Pezzolano was sent off before halftime. The Uruguayan has the league’s worst disciplinary record, with seven yellow cards before Friday’s red. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

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Ludhiana: Division 8 police arrested two suspects, Saroj Paswan and Ajay, for robbing a woman’s handbag. They recovered 15 stolen mobile phones and the getaway bike. Bubly Rani of Sirhind's Star Colony had encountered them on Nov 30 during her shopping trip to Ghumar Mandi . We also published the following articles recently Mobile recovered in Bhadohi jail A surprise inspection at Gyanpur sub-jail uncovered a mobile phone and two SIM cards hidden in the bed of murder accused Mohd Kaleem. Kaleem, jailed for the recent murder of a school principal, is considered a sensitive prisoner under strict surveillance. Jail officials are investigating how he obtained the contraband and are seeking explanations from prison staff. Vadodara railway cops found 68% of stolen phones Vadodara's Railway Police achieved the second-highest mobile phone recovery rate in Gujarat, returning 413 of 612 stolen phones (68%) to their owners in the past six months. Thieves often sell the phones across state lines, making recovery challenging. Police track the phones when new users activate them, turning buyers into witnesses to locate the thieves. Miscreants rob jewellery bag from shop owner in Balasore In Balasore, Odisha, a jewelry shop owner fell victim to a brazen daylight robbery. Ganesh Sahu, returning after a four-day closure, had just placed a bag containing Rs 1.5 lakh worth of gold ornaments on a chair outside his shop when two bike-borne robbers snatched it. Local shopkeepers attempted to intercept the fleeing thieves but were threatened with guns. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss daily games like Crossword , Sudoku , and Mini Crossword .TikTok ranked their most popular viral trends of 2024It's been one month since the U.S. presidential election. And while Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump have been busy setting up a new White House administration, Democrats have spent the past four weeks trying to diagnose why they lost and how to move forward as a party. One person who thinks he has an answer to that is Ben Wikler, chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party. He's now running to become the new chairman of the national Democratic National Comittee because he says it's time to reassess what matters most to voters. RELATED STORY | DNC chair slams Bernie Sanders' criticism of Democratic Party "There's clearly a lot that we need to learn about what just happened, but one thing that jumps out is that a lot of voters who were taking it on the chin with high prices — frustrated by those prices — weren't hearing from either campaign and were voting for change," Wikler told Scripps News. "Well those voters, I think that we have a chance to reach out to them and say 'look, Democrats actually want to fight for an economy that works for working people and Trump wants to give multi-trillion tax cuts to billionaires at your expense. And that is a message we know can win because it's won downballot, it won in 2018, and it won in 2006 when George W. Bush tried to privatize social security." Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is currently hearing a potentially landmark case on gender affirming care for minors — which has been a big point for Democrats to campaign on. But a Scripps News/YouGov poll released early this year showed that more Americans support than oppose laws aimed at restricting transgender care for minors. RELATED STORY | Scripps News poll: Americans largely support restricting trans rights Wikler told Scripps News that if he were to be named chair of the DNC, it's a no-brainer that he'd support American's right to make their own private medical decisions without worrying about government intervention. "Republicans want to talk about trans issues and go on the attack against trans people because that is their way of trying to divide the public," he said. "People do disagree about this. Republicans want to focus on that disagreement and use attacks on trans people in order to distract folks from the big legislation that they are planning right now — which is a multi-trillion dollar tax cut for billionaires." "Democrats are always going to fight for people to have their basic personal freedom," Wikler continued. "And at the same time, we're going to fight against those who want to dismantle the federal government and the programs like social security and medicare and medicaid that people rely on for their their basic needs and health care." You can watch Scripps News' full interview with Ben Wikler in the video player above.

Ice Cube recently revealed a script idea he had for an early version of the highly anticipated fourth film of the Friday franchise. The rapper and filmmaker sat down with former NFL quarterback Cam Newton on his podcast before Thanksgiving break and broke done the script’s premise. “I wrote a script where Craig and Day-Day, they had a dispensary. They had a flash mob in there and they caught one of the kids and beat his little a–, and they end up going to jail,” he began. “So they in jail duckin’ Deebo, they in jail duckin’ Damon, they in jail duckin’ the Joker brothers. And then they get into a rehab. — and I was trying to get Chris [Tucker] back — Smokey was running the rehab, but it was a bullsh– rehab where he was taking everybody’s weed and smoking it in the basement.” He then talked about how his initial idea was shut down because some film executives weren’t into the idea of the movie being set almost entirely in jail. “They were like, ‘Jail’s not funny, it’s too much time in jail. How can you make jail funny?’ And I’m like, ‘Man, y’all don’t know what the f— y’all talking about.’ Then they come out with Orange Is the New Black , Let’s Go to Prison , all these movies about that. And I’m like, ‘See, more Hollywood execs don’t know what the f— they talking about.’” Cube has expressed his frustration in the past about trying to make the franchise’s fourth installment, but told Million Dollaz Worth of Game that the tentatively titled Last Friday has finally gotten off the ground. “Yeah, it’s coming back,” the West Coast legend told Gillie and Wallo. “We gonna do what we need to make it dope, make it funny, bring it up to date, introduce new characters, bring back the old characters, create the feeling the movie gives you.” Chris Tucker also expressed being open to reprising the iconic role that helped turn him into a household name, while also placing the onus on the movie studios. “It’s studios, and they gotta want to do it, and then it’s producers and all that stuff. It’s a lot that goes with it,” he told host Big Tigger during a March interview on Atlanta’s V-103 radio station. You can watch the full interview below.

Linfield manager David Healy is hoping the Blues can carry the momentum from their victory over Portadown Linfield boss David Healy will pose his team only one question ahead of Tuesday night’s blockbuster BetMcLean Cup clash with Big Two rivals Glentoran at Windsor Park – ‘Can you be better?’ The Blues are still smarting from a quickfire double whammy when they were turned over by their bitter cross-town enemy in the space of seven weeks in two vital Premiership games.

A new report says Canada needs to rethink its approach to health care to help manage rising costs as people age. CSA Group, an organization that helps policymakers develop standards around health and safety, says health care currently costs about $12,000 per year for each person 65 years and older, compared to $2,700 for each person younger than 65. Today’s report says seniors make up about 18 per cent of Canada’s population but account for about 45 per cent of health-care spending by provincial and territorial governments. The group projects costs will continue to increase significantly, with seniors making up 22 per cent of the Canadian population by 2040. Jordann Thirgood, manager of CSA Group’s public policy centre, says that will coincide with more retirees and therefore less income tax revenue to pay for health costs. Thirgood says governments need to put more resources into illness prevention, including addressing factors such as housing, mental health and loneliness, which affect people’s overall health as they age. “The Canadian health-care system is often described as a ‘sickness treatment’ or ‘illness treatment’ system, (where) our public health-care system is primarily focused on doctors and hospitals,” she said in an interview Tuesday. That means “less focus on preventive care, wellness, and increasingly urgent needs in uninsured areas such as mental health,” says the report, which is called Aging Canada 2040: Policy Implications of Demographic Change. Thirgood said focusing on social determinants of health and addressing people’s health needs over the course of their lives to help them age well is critical to reducing illness and the associated health-care costs. She said that can have a big impact on improving people’s overall health as they age. ”There’s strong evidence that correlates social isolation and loneliness with serious health risk,” Thirgood said. “Research shows that (it) is similar to or even exceeding risks such as smoking, obesity and physical inactivity.” Homelessness is another factor that puts people at higher risk of chronic illness, she said — and many seniors are affected. ”We are increasingly seeing older adults that are unhoused as a result of increasing cost (and) financial insecurity,” Thirgood said. “Given ... the context of the housing crisis, I think we can imagine that that’s going to remain an urgent issue for the years to come.”

Eagles WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) ruled out vs. RamsRivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said the crisis between him and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, made him stronger. Fabura said God gave him a new perspective on leadership while the crisis lasted, adding that he stopped seeing the matter as a problem but as a necessary enabler in governance. The governor spoke at the Christmas Ballad hosted by a former governor of the state, Peter Odili, in Port Harcourt, on Friday, according to a statement issued by Fubara’s Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi. He maintained that God proved Himself worthy as the ultimate liberator of the State and its people because He ensured total triumph over the political crisis and those behind it. Fubara was quoted in the statement made available to Sunday PUNCH as saying, “And not just because I want to accept it, I get stronger in this course every day when I look at the support I am getting from the true Rivers people. “So, it is not me being strong. My strength is drawn from every one of you who is here. You gave me the encouragement; you did the work for me; you made the calls for me. So, why won’t I stand up for you? “But we also believe strongly that the ultimate game changer, the ultimate liberator, and the ultimate fighter still remains God Almighty. And because we have Him on our side, victory is assured.” Related News Abbe’s death a significant loss to Rivers, Nigeria, Fubara mourns You will overcome your enemies, Secondus tells Fubara Fubara applauds Navy’s efforts, vows continued support for waterway security He assured of the determination of his administration to make every succeeding year in the state better with remarkable records of progress. The governor promised to continue to do what was right, saying it was delighting to see true leaders of the state standing on the right side of history despite the pressures to surrender to tyranny and oppression. In his remarks, the former Minister of Transport, Dr Abiye Sekibo, said Fubara had steered the course of governance successfully, making the people of the state proud of him. Speaking at the programme, Odili said the ‘fight against Fubara over the soul of Rivers State, was unnecessary.’ Odili noted that with assuring fortitude, Fubara “confronted the challenge, prevented the quest by one man to capture the state as a private estate, emancipated Rivers people, steadied governance and made civil servants and other people happier.” In her speech, Justice Mary Odili, said Fubara had played the role of an emancipator, pledging the continuous support of her family to the success of his administration.None