HEADS of one of the world’s poorest countries have blown £3million on a fleet of Mercedes Benz cars from Britain.
Malawi’s rulers ordered 22 motor cars to help them campaign for Tuesday’s general election — as millions of citizens live in poverty.
Papers seen by The Sun show Malawi’s finance ministry paid a British dealer to despatch the £140,000 cars to the south-east African nation.
London-based Crown Agents Bank Ltd, is said to have brokered the deal.
A Malawian political source yesterday said: “If you guys in Britain think you’ve got it bad with your MPs’ noses in the trough, check out our lot.
“Thousands are starving but our government just wants to drive around in style.”
Merc ... 22 sent to Malawi chiefs
HEADS of one of the world’s poorest countries have blown £3million on a fleet of Mercedes Benz cars from Britain.
Malawi’s rulers ordered 22 motors to help them campaign for Tuesday’s general election — as millions of citizens live in poverty.
Papers seen by The Sun show Malawi’s finance ministry paid a British dealer to despatch the £140,000 cars to the south-east African nation.
London-based Crown Agents Bank Ltd, is said to have brokered the deal.
A Malawian political source yesterday said: “If you guys in Britain think you’ve got it bad with your MPs’ noses in the trough, check out our lot.
“Thousands are starving but our government just wants to drive around in style."
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