The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) wishes to inform members of the public that effective the 13th day of November, 2025, all applications for change of ownership of motor vehicles, houses and land, will be submitted to the ACB for vetting and clearance, before any change of ownership is effected. This decision, made in accordance with section 10 (1) of the Corrupt Practices Act, aims to prevent the disposal or concealment of proceeds of crime.
As members of the public may recall, the ACB discontinued this process on the 6th day of August, 2021, but indicated to the public that should need arise, it would re-introduce the same. The ACB therefore wishes to inform the public that a need has arisen that has necessitated the re-introduction of the vetting and clearance process.
The ACB has formally communicated the development to the following public institutions that process the applications referred to herein; the Department of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS), Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Malawi Housing Corporation, and all Municipal, City and District Councils.
The ACB assures the public that it will conduct the vetting and clearance processes within four (4) working days of receipt of submissions, in order to minimize disruption to public service delivery.
We appeal to public officials of the above mentioned institutions as well as members of the public to cooperate fully with the ACB in this exercise and desist from indulging in any form of corrupt practices aimed at frustrating the process.
Dated this 13th day of November, 2025
GABRIEL G. CHEMBEZI
ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL
