CDEDI PENS DPP ON MISSING 30MILLION LITRES OF FUEL

By IOMMIE CHIWALO
In pursuit of justice, transparency and accountability, the human rights watchdog Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has penned office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to dig deeper into the unaccounted for fuel donation from DRC in the best interest of Malawians.

This follows the reported diversion of fuel meant for vulnerable populations and eventually raised eyebrows thereby necessitating calls for a thorough investigation to determine the truth and hold those responsible accountable.

In a letter which was made available to this publication CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa discloses that investigation carried out by his organisation discovered that only a drop of the said fuel from the Democratic Republic of Congo made it into Malawi but the rest was sold in Tanzania.

“CDEDI’s independent investigations show that only 1.2 million liters came to Malawi, the rest was allegedly sold to a company in Tanzania. A local
company was involved in this transaction,” says Namiwa in a letter which has also been copied to Clement Kanyama, the Chief Executive Officer of National Oil Company of Malawi ( NOCMA) as well as Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Justin Saidi.

Namiwa says the matter at hand, just like the recent infamous Amaryllis Hotel deal which is currently under probe by the Public Accounts Committee of parliament, Malawians are interested in this matter since the fuel came in the name of Malawians and not specific individuals.
“Above all, Malawians have the right to know the whereabouts of the proceeds accrued from the sales of the same.
Since the former President is on record to have hinted that he knew the corrupt elements at NOCMA, CDEDI is challenging you Counsel, to follow up on these sentiments which we believe have provided you with a very handy starting point to follow up on this gift from the DRC,” says Namiwa in a letter that also attracts the attention of the Chief Secretary to government Justin Saidi who is the current NOCMA Board Chairperson.

Namiwa has called for urgent action from the office of the DPP so that those involved in the fuel saga, account for their actions.
“It is Malawians’ expectation that your office will treat this matter with the urgency it deserves,”

Prior to September 16, 2025 elections Malawians left mouth agape when the then Head of State Lazarus Chakwera revealed that he knows the people affecting the inflow fuel operations and will fire such personnel after general elections.
Malawians went to the polls when coming from fuel queues, persistent Forex shortages and several incidents of human rights abuses.

Meanwhile our publication is yet to confirm with the office of DPP if at all it has received the letter from CDEDI and what would be their feedback based on its contents.