By Vincent Gunde
A Malawi Congress Party (MCP) diehard of Mvera in Dowa district Mr. Rodgers Kamphangala, has faulted presidential advisors wrong for public resources misuse suspecting that all this is happening because President Chakwera does not follow up on matters of national interest.
Kamphangala said at first social media reports reported that 5 clergy shared a total of K8.3 billion National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) loan, this news was allowed to circulate in the country until the management of NEEF wrote FAKE.
On 5th July, 2025 Independence Anniversary prayer service, Presidential advisor on Religious Affairs Reverend Brian Kamwendo said over 5,000 clergy received NEEF loans amounting to K8.3 billion totally dismissing 5 Clergy as not the correct figure.
In his speech, Reverend Kamwendo thanked President Chakwera for supporting the welfare of the clergy in Malawi claiming that it has never happened in any country where the clergy are considered to be part of beneficiaries of government NEEF loans.
Reverend Kamwendo said the clergy do not receive salaries per month saying these loans will improve their lives expressing hope that whenever there is space for loans in the country, the clergy should not be left behind.
Kamphangala said reports coming from the clergy themselves are dismissing claims that some of them received the NEEF loans basing on the figure of 5,000 advising President Chakwera to establish a committee to urgently investigate who and who of the clergy received and their churches.
He has advised President Chakwera that failing to establish this committee, the clergy have large followings in the country and as such all campaign promises he will be making to the electorate will be treated as useless.
The MCP diehard has reported to President Chakwera that Malawians have labelled him the most lying President the country has ever had since the dawn of multi-party politics and democracy in Malawi saying all this is coming from activities of his inner circle.
“President Chakwera has been proved to be a liar not because of his wish but some other people surrounding him are deceiving him and he listened to them,” said Kamphangala.
He has advised President Chakwera that had he utilized the opportunity to have Isaiah Emmanuel Sunganimoyo be one of his advisors, President Chakwera by today would have been seen as a darling of the people but instead, Sunganimoyo is being treated as MCP enemy number one.
On another sad news, Kamphangala has noted with a great concern that the country lost a total of K3.2 billion for 61st Independence Anniversary observing that this news is coming in the midst of millions of Malawians that are sleeping with empty stomachs and have no hope for a better tomorrow.
Kamphangala said there have been so many calls for government to cancel this Independence celebration to save billions of Kwachas which would have gone a long way towards subsidizing prices of food to make it readily available and at affordable prices, but all this landed into the deaf ears of MCP officials.
