Makone calls for arrest of corrupt politicians and chiefs

Home Affairs co-minister, Theresa Makone has called for the arrest of corrupt Grain Marketing Board officials and politicians who distribute maize in drought stricken regions along political lines.

Makone said she had agreed with Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development minister Joseph Made, to dismiss all corrupt Grain Marketing Board (GMB) officials and arrest people such as traditional leaders and MPs who used their political muscle to acquire grain and inputs.

"The message that we have for everyone is that they should not be afraid to record names of all GMB workers, chiefs, and MP's who are distributing food on political lines," she said.

"We agreed this with Made in cabinet to ensure that all those responsible get dismissed."

Most parts of the country were affected by the poor rainfalls in last year's farming season leaving millions of people mostly in rural areas in the brink of starvation.