By Investigative Desk 1. Summary of the Scandal In 2022, Malawi’s Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) was rocked by a procurement scandal in which the Ministry of Agriculture paid approximately K750…
By Suleman Chitera Malawians want answers. Not polished words, not empty press statements — but the truth. A burning question continues to haunt the nation: What happened to the fertilizer…
By Suleman Chitera, A local governance and anti-corruption network is calling on the newly constituted Parliament to revive the inquiry into the controversial K750 million fertilizer procurement deal, which was…
By Suleman Chitera, Investigative Desk Pressure is mounting on authorities to summon and question former Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe over his alleged role in the multi-billion-kwacha fertilizer butchery scandal…
Former Minister of Agriculture, Lobin Lowe, has found himself back in the spotlight following new revelations linking him to what investigators are calling the “fertilizer butchery” scandal — a multimillion-kwacha…
By Suleman Chitera The Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP), introduced under the administration of outgoing President Lazarus Chakwera and overseen by then-Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe, was meant to cushion Malawian…
President Lazarus Chakwera has fired Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe and his Deputy Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima owing to what he calls serious problems that have rocked the Affordable Input Program…