Center for Social Accountability and Transparency (CSAT) has appealed to the country journalists to embrace Accountability Journalism-AJ (Solutions Journalism) which is key to improving service delivery and poor people’s lives (particularly in rural areas). Speaking in an exclusive interview on Thursday CSAT executive director Willy Kambwandira said the media in Malawi plays a great role in promoting good governance to […]
Communities, including rice farmers from Traditional Authority (TA) Mizinga in Machinga district, are demanding answers from Machinga district Council on how a K264 million maintenance work of Nkhande Irrigation Scheme got damaged before its official handover. Speaking in random interviews during the monitoring of various projects by Center for Social Accountability and Transparency (CSAT), farmers complained of substandard maintenance work […]
Community leaders from the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Mizinga in Machinga district have given Pricha Construction and the district council officials a two-week ultimatum to complete the construction works of Nkhande bridge. The petition was made during a heated community interface which was facilitated by Center for Social Accountability and Transparency (CSAT) at TA Mizinga’s headquarters recently. The community […]
When information is accessible to everyone, corruption declines. This was the statement uttered by stakeholders who gathered at Kumbali Lodge recently to support the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) design information tools aimed at promoting access to information to fight corruption in the country. With support from the World Bank, the workshop was organized by Center for Social Accountability and Transparency (CSAT) […]
Bungwe lothandizira ulamuliro wa bwino m’dziko la Center for Social Accountability and Transparency (CSAT) lachenjeza ma ofesala ogwira ntchito m’boma komaso mabungwe omwe siaboma kuti apewe mchitidwe wa katangale komaso kuzembetsa katundu yemwe akugwiritsidwa ntchito pa nkhondo yolimbana ndi matenda a kolera. Izi adalankhula ndi mkulu wa bungwe la CSAT a Willy Kambwandira la chitatu sabata ino mu mzinda wa […]
In an effort to help building strong governing systems, including political parties in Malawi, we were honoured to participate in the 2023 All-Party Conference organized by the International Republican Institute (IRI) at Bingu International Convention Center (BICC) in Lilongwe on 18th and 19th January 2023. The conference, held under the theme “How To Build Effective Parties for Malawi’s Democracy”, presented […]
Centre for Social Accountability and Transparency (CSAT) has called for improved accountability measures in the management of public funds, including the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), to ensure transparent and efficient service delivery. CSAT Executive Director Willy Kwambwandira was reacting to the increased allocation of the CDF to K22.9 billion from K19.3 billion following the adoption of the new constituencies and […]
Inspired by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) supported project called “Strengthening Governance Accountability Through Citizen Oversight” project, which is being implemented by Center for Social Accountability and Transparency (CSAT). Communities from the area of Group Village Head (GVH) Msuzumire in TA Chakhaza in Dowa have built a community Admarc to support them in storing farm inputs. The construction of […]
In what can be described as a success story of the empowered and responsive citizenship, members of the community from the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Chamba in Machinga district have demanded a reconstruction of a new Lingoni bridge. Speaking during the monitoring exercise of the development projects, community representatives said the bridge has been redesigned (reconstructed) following a shoddy […]
…AS MP TOLD TO PROCURE QUALITY DESKS Education is a right for every child. And conducive learning environment, coupled with availability of quality learning materials, is key to promoting access to education. Students from Chakhaza Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) in Dowa expressed gratitude over the procurement of better-quality desks by their Member of Parliament (MP). At first, the MP […]