The freeze is a result of a government financial scandal in which more than $30 million was looted from government coffers.  Ministry of Finance spokesperson Nations Msowoya told a local radio station it is hard for the government to meet the workers' demand.   
Kuimitsa kulandira thandizoku ndi chifukwa cha ndalama zoposa 30 miliyoni zomwe zinabedwa ndiogwira ntchito m'boma. Mneneri wa unduna wa za chuma a Nations Msowoya anauza wailesi ina kuti ndizovuta kuti dziko lifikire zofuna za ogwira ntchitowa.