I found several situations which should not be and could rightly called corruption and treated like that.
You go to a police station, you find every police has a prisoner of people he caught on duty, in his pocket. When prisoners come in, they can't be helped or dealt with by other people but him.
The standard procedure should be when he gets prisoners in, he should take a statement of each individual and give his report so that when someone else comes on duty should be able to follow up on each person so that those who have no crime can be realised as soon as possible. Those who have commuted a crime, they should have a hearing as soon as possible, and convicted (or vindicated if innocent) and given the appropriate penalty. Why it might be true that one may have committed a crime, the punishment may be too small than the policeman could personally judge, or too grave as well. There was a situation at one time more than half or if not all of the people in a police holding cell, were had statements taken, and it seemed all were really innocent. One guy had just been realised and was found by a certain policeman and put back in prison for looking dirty and unkempt. One young boy about 11 or 12 was left for more than one week for picking five hundred kwacha during a wedding ceremony. The judgement he was given, he would come out of prison when the new couple breaks up. What kind of judgement is that? If that boy does pray to God for help does God break up what he has joined together to release a young boy who does not know what to do and has been given too grave a punishment? What if the boy gets abused in prison and contracts hiv or indeed gets tb infection or some other infection. Shall God punish the couple? Better the wrongly judging policemen.
This other guy sold a cellphone to somebody and was not paid, the police arrested the guy who was not paid leaving the guy who took the cellphone walk free. Isn't that crazy? What kind of justice is that?
Another guy had a cheating wife who falsely reported him to the police to have committed a crime so that he could go on with the other guy. And his case was not heard or contested.
All these are some of the examples of cases that were in police holding cell some for several weeks some not having contacted an relatives who might even have been thought missing. Probably they even had been reported to the same police but because the policemen had not taken statements, who could know the were right within the police while the same police were busy looking every corner of the town, even accused the guardians of not taking care of their children well. I said stupid! No more.
Does the respondent become the boss not the complainant? Unless this attitude changes would real justice be even before going to courts. The one who brings a complaint should be the boss whether poor or rich whether with a big title or not. That will prevent from the one who wasn't paid from being put in the cell other than the one who failed.
Are really the police the law? No they are not. Nor are the lawyers, the courts or judges. The law is in pile of books. The policemen are not, and have never been the law, nor should ever be. Otherwise they will self-righteously put prisoners in their pockets and give them unreasonable punishments.
Another office that puts goodies in their pockets which should be available to everyone: Malawi Housing Corporation. Should an MHC agent charge extra on the houses he overlooks if at all it is his responsibility? He already has a prescribed salary deemed to be enough for his position. No agent should keep houses in his pockets.
There is a clause as well in Malawi Housing Corporation tenancy agreement which restricts under-letting. It is not proper for houses to exchange tenants outside the MHC office. Otherwise that is the reason why those on the waiting list don't get houses. Let everyone honor the under letting clause which say requires MHC attention if the house is changing tenants. Let MHC give the houses on first come first serve basis. Otherwise, where do we find houses?