Some officers at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services in Lilongwe have been picked for questioning over corruption allegations in processing of passports, which the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has been following up since yesterday.
While confirming the development to MBC Digital, the department’s Commissioner for Operations, Fletcher Nyirenda, declined to comment on the matter, saying they are waiting for a report.
He has meanwhile told the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security that the department prints between 900 and 1000 passports per day countrywide due to limited resources.
Nyirenda says the current system is temporal, adding that the department hopes to have a permanent system soon to print more passports and normalize other services as far as passport access procedures are concerned.
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security, Salim Bagus, has urged the department to improve its operations and refrain from corrupt practices.
By Lonjezo Msodoka
