Showing posts with label Mutharika. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mutharika. Show all posts

Friday, 12 December 2014

Cabinet Ministers Defer Their Salary Increment Joins President Mutharika and Vice President Chilima

Cabinet Ministers Defer Their Salary Increment Joins President Mutharika and Vice President Chilima



Ministers and Deputy Misters have deferred their recent revealed salary increment until the economy is normalized but are firm that they will not demand their arrears.

Minister of Finance Economic Planning and Development Honorable Goodall Gondwe announced the development on Thursday evening in Lilongwe and said the cabinet minister’s decision was consensus.

“Following the decision by the President and the Vice President to forgo their salary increment, the Ministers and Deputy Ministers also have met and decided that they too in solidarity with the President and Vice President will not receive salary increment provided to them until the economy is normalized.” Announced Gondwe who was accompanied by Minister if Information Tourism and Culture honorable Kondwani Nankhumwa

He assured that when the economy is normalized Cabinet Ministers will not ask to have back their arrears but the envisaged salary increment will only be applicable to them when it is felt that the economy has been normalized.

Minister of Finance
Cabinet Minister decision will encourage 
Malawians that their leaders are geared 
to get economy going
Godwe said from this consensus government will save for the next duration of this financial year which began in October this year a figure “inside” K100 Million.

Though he said these savings have no power to impact on the economy but the President and his deputy together with cabinet minister decision will encourage Malawians that their leaders are geared to get economy going.
He also dispelled allegations that Ministers had received part of their salary increment from first of October as was supposed to be. He said Ministers did not get any salary increment due to administrative issue and nothing else.

The Ministers decision to defer their salary increment comes amid criticism from various organizations including Leader of Opposition and Malawi Congress Party President Honorable Dr. Lazarus Chakwera for Muthrikas decision to approve salary which he previously denied to do so on basis that the Malawi economy cannot not support it, however this time the President and his Vice have opted to suspend theirs, because again, the economy cannot support it.

It was revealed few days ago that Members of Parliament, Opposition together with Ministers and President and his deputy have 376%, 168% and 80% salary increment respectively however Minister of Finance recently clarified that this salary increment was part of salary harmonization and that current figures are mainly a reflection of amalgamated basic wage (which was very little) with some of their allowances and therefore current percentages are misleading Malawians.

Goodall Gondwe this Thursday also explained that there is no provision that salary scales should be approved by parliament as stated by Leader of the Opposition recently.

 “The only thing that the parliament does is that, inform of budget approval they approve total wage Bill for everybody that receives the salaries and wages through the budget and number 1 account what is also called consolidated account. But after that various scales that are applicable are not for the parliament to approve so the leader of opposition does not know about this but he ought to know because he must have attended the parliamentary commission.”

“The Leader of Opposition was not factual to say that the matter should have gone to parliament because that is not the rule.” Said Gondwe while maintaining his point and indicate that it is only President who has final authority of approving the salary.

Thursday, 13 November 2014

Mutharika Names New Board of Directors for 25 Statutory Corporations:Meet the List of the Appointees

Mutharika Names New Board of Directors for 25 Statutory Corporations: Meet the List of the Appointees


The President of the Republic of Malawi, His Excellency Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, has appointed new Boards of Directors of Statutory Corporations following the expiry of the mandates of previous appointees.

Mutharika made the appointments with immediate effect

Friday, 7 November 2014

Mutharika appoints 7 in Ministerial Committee on Doing Business

Mutharika appoints 7 in Ministerial Committee on Doing Business



President of the republic of Malawi Professor Peter Mutharika has appointed a Ministerial Committee on Doing Business, whose purpose will be to champion and fast track business reforms with an aim of improving the business environment in Malawi.


According to a Press Statement released on Thursday evening signed by the Chief Secretary to Government Mr. George Mkondiwa, the committee is comprised of seven Ministers and the Ex. Officio members will be Chief Secretary, to the government, Governor of Reserve Bank and the Commissioner General of Malawi Revenue Authority.


The statement indicates that President Mutharika has appointed Honorable George Chaponda MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as Chairperson for the Committee.

Other members are;

Minister of Finance and Economic Development Hon Goodall Gondwe,
Minister of Industry and Trade Hon. Joseph Mwananvekha MP
Minister of Lands and Urban Development Hon. Bright Msaka SC
Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Hon Paul Chibingu MP
Minister of Justice and Constitution Affairs Hon. Samuel Tembenu, and
Minister of Labour Hon. Henry Mussa MP