2 former army officers arrested in Malawi's ongoing corruption probe
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Police in Malawi have arrested two former military officers in a corruption probe.
Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau said Cmdr. Gen. Henry Odillo and his former deputy, Lt. Col. Clement Kafuwa, were arrested. The bureau's spokeswoman, Egrita Ndala, said the two men were behind a deal that saw the Malawian Army pay about $4.4 million for military uniforms that were never delivered.
An investigation led by former President Joyce Banda showed that dozens of civil servants had siphoned about $60 million in government funds by colluding with business leaders to make payments for goods and services that never materialized.
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According to the World Bank, more than half of Malawi's 16 million people live below the poverty line.