EXPOSED: Mwanamvekha spent K100m cabinet assessment propaganda

Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha bankrolled the recent cabinet assesment propaganda with a whopping K100million, we can reveal.

Apart from Mwanamvekha, Information and Digitalisation Minister Shadreck Namalomba was also involved in the project.

The article, published on Wednesday by several moutlets, assesses President Peter Mutharika’s administration after its first year in office. Reports we have gathered is that each outlet is said to have pocketed about K10million to publish the article.

The assessment gives Mutharika a score of 7.6 out of 10, while Namalomba scores 6.7 and Mwanamvekha 6.3. It praises Mwanamvekha for maintaining what it alleges as economic stability despite pressure on foreign exchange and public finances.

It also credits government with progress on free secondary education, the Affordable Inputs Programme, reduced official travel and the clearance of pension arrears.

But the assessment also points to continued problems, including daily electricity blackouts, limited job creation, shortages of medicines and equipment, and weak performance in some ministries.

This cabinet assessment is reportedly a propaganda within DPP as Mwanamvekha emerge as one of frontrunners positioning themselves to succeed Mutharika who is serving his final term as president.

One analysts says if the claims are true then the project has raised questions about the independence of the cabinet assessment and whether political interests influenced its content.

“This project was intended to help present Mwanamvekha in a favourable light as he builds his public profile ahead of a possible leadership contest,” said the analysts.

There was no immediate comment from Capital Hill on the allegations. Neither Mwanamvekha nor Namalomba has commented on the issue