The Malawi’s Vice President, Khumbo Kachale, has revealed the country’s efforts to clamp down on corruption in the country’s cabinet.

CEOAFRICA.com gathered that the Vice President acknowledged that the country have lost close to $10 million from the public coffers due to embezzlements from public office holders.

Speaking to parliament on Monday, Vice President Kachale said the investigations conducted so far have found massive looting of public finances dating back to 2006.
 
According to him, this loot was largely through loopholes in a central payment system that Malawi's government has used since 2005.
 
“The reviews made so far of the system have revealed that huge sums of money have indeed [been] siphoned out of government accounts, using private companies and individuals with no contracts with government for provision of goods, service or work,” said Kachale.
 
He then said that law enforcement agents have been ordered to arrest those culpable of the offences, adding that series of measures are in place to prevent future recurrence of the loots.

“The recovered data tell the person, amount and the beneficiaries involved in the facilitation of all these transactions.  I am pleased to tell this august house that this information has been passed on to law enforcement agencies for further analysis and appropriate action,” continued Kachale.
 
He pointed out that the information has so far led to the arrest of eight people - six civil servants and two business persons - who have already been charged in court.