Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika is calling for donor organizations to probe how civil groups use their money, noting corruption is not just a problem in government.

President Bingu wa Mutharika used Malawi’s National Anti- Corruption Day last week to go on the offensive by suggesting civil groups need to be as accountable as government in how they spend donations.

“The civil society sings and always pressurizes the government to be transparent and accountable," he said. "We are now saying they too must be transparent and accountable.  In fact, what we are saying is that they should accept to be measured by the same yardstick by which they measure the government.”

The president warned donors to vet civil groups before being so quick to take aid money from the government and place it in other sectors.

“Since some of the donors have decided to divert large sections of funds from the government to civil society organizations," said Mutharika. "In their books, they will say we assisted Malawi with so many millions in dollars. But these millions are not coming to Malawi government but to civil society organizations which not accountable. I therefore[...]

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