President Lazarus Chakwera administration is dealing with criticism from opposition events over the Liquid Fuels and Gas (Production and Supply) Amendment Bill.

The invoice, which is anticipated to operationalise President Lazarus Chakwera’s directive to transition from an open tender system to a government-to-government procurement system, has been accused of flouting the nation’s Public Finance Management (PFM) legal guidelines.

In Parliament as we speak, lawmakers debated the invoice, with some expressing issues over its provisions.

Bright Msaka, a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was amongst those that contributed to the talk.

“The government is creating a crisis to pass laws that will place them above the law,” Msaka stated.

“This will place the Minister above the law and create room for public officers to steal.”

Esther Jolobala, a parliamentarian from the United Democratic Front (UDF), additionally contributed to the talk, stating that the true drawback is the dearth of foreign exchange within the nation.

“The problem in Malawi is not a lack of legislation,” Jolobala stated.

“Even if we have additional legislation, how are we going to pay the other governments if we don’t have forex.”

The criticism comes as the federal government is pushing to have the invoice handed into legislation.

The invoice has been met with resistance from opposition events, who argue that it’ll give an excessive amount of energy to the Minister and create alternatives for corruption.