February 28, 2021
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The Malawi Local Government Association (Malga)–an umbrella body of all local councils–has expressed its concern over the withdrawal of Coronavirus (Covid-19) funds from councils by the central government, saying the decision “undermines the spirit of decentralization”.
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Malga acting executive director, Hadrod Zeru Mkandawire, made these sentiments in an interview with
Nyasa Times, adding that central government overlooked political leaderships of the councils when it made such a “serious” decision
The concerns come barely two days after central government, through Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) and Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19, blocked local councils and some clusters from spending their portions in the MK17 billion Covid-19 funding–which government released to finance various public sector interventions in the fight against the pandemic.