Govt to secure 100 vehicles for police

Government has procured 100 vehicles use by the Malawi Police Service in an effort to boost security in the country.

Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Grace Chiumia said this in Parliament on Tuesday when asked what government is doing to enhance security ahead of the festive season.

Chiumia said all the procurement processes have already been finalised and that the vehicles will be arriving in the country in December 2016.

The announcement drew pleas from a number of MPs, who asked the minister to consider [police] stations and/or units located in their areas when distributing the vehicles.

But Chiumia stated that the list of the beneficiary stations and units has already been drawn.

“I will provide you with that list at a later stage,” she said.