Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo, who is receiving medical treatment in South Africa after being shot at his house in Lilongwe on September 13 2013, may remain in South Africa after being discharged due to security reasons, a government source told The Nation yesterday.
The official said there is fear within government that when Mphwiyo returns, his assailants “might want to finish him off”.
Said the official: “Government is very cautious about it.”
As a preliminary security measure, the source said Mphwiyo will remain in South Africa for Lilongwe to arrange for his security detail at home.
Said the official: “Of course, government will claim that Mphwiyo is in South Africa in order to allow the reconstructed jaws to heal. But the main reason is his security because if he is killed, God forbid, then all the evidence will be buried.”
Government spokesperson, Minister of Information Moses Kunkuyu, and his principal secretary Grey Mang’anda were not available for comment yesterday.
But Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) spokesperson Arthur Chipenda expressed ignorance about the security fears.
Mphwiyo’s shooting was followed by revelations of massive theft at Capital Hill and arrests of some government officials.
