{{Opposition parties and Non Government Organisations (NGOs) in Malawi have urged President Joyce Banda to cut short her trip in the US and return to the country to sort out problems that have plagued her government.}}
The government has however said all is well since the country has got systems in place to handle emerging problems.
President Banda left the country on the September 16 for US to attend this year’s UN General Assembly and is yet to return to Malawi.
Since her departure, a number of problems have emerged including theft of public cash where two civil servants were caught with about $33,000 and $325,000 respectively. The director of budget in the Ministry of Finance, Paul Mphwiyo was also shot and is now recuperating in South Africa.
The arrests of the two officials revealed loopholes in the Integrated Financial Information Management System (IFMS), which has led to millions of dollars being stolen from public coffers.
The financial system has since been abandoned and police and other government agencies have instituted investigations in what would be seen as massive theft.
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