Malawi’s government has thrown down the gauntlet to its own Public Accounts Committee chairman, demanding he produce hard evidence to back up explosive claims that over a billion kwacha was swindled during the evacuation of Malawians from South Africa. But Minister of Information and Communications Technology Dr Shadric Namalomba wasn’t having any of it, hitting back hard in Parliament and branding the claims baseless propaganda. “If there is evidence that indeed the MK1.1 billion was swindled by anyone, let him bring the evidence, but we know that there is no evidence; it was just mere propaganda,” Namalomba fired back at the House. The minister insisted government had received absolutely no proof to support claims that funds had been misused, instead laying out an entirely different account of how the money was actually spent. Follow and Subscribe Nyasa TV :