Weak institutions to battle plague of Malawi corruption pose serious threat to good governance | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

It is now two years since Malawi was rocked by its biggest government corruption scandal in history. The systematic looting of public coffers by civil servants, private contractors and politicians saw them steal US$31 million from government coffers. It is estimated that about 35% of government funds have been stolen over the past decade. The impoverished…