Month: November 2022 Posts

Kachaje tells Malawians to drive less

Nov 06, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) chief executive officer Henry Kachaje, whose recruitment was declared irregular by the Ombudsman, has advised Malawians to postpone trips and drive less amid the fuel crisis in the country. Kachaje… ...

Chepetsani kuyendayenda – Kachaje auza a Malawi pamene a Matola ati mafuta sanavute kwenikweni

Nov 05, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Mkulu woyang'anila bungwe loona za mphamvu la MERA, a Henry Kachaje auza a Malawi kuti asiye kaye zoyendayenda ndi cholinga chofuna kupulumutsa mafuta a galimoto. Polankhula pa msonkhano wa atolankhani umene bungwe lawo lachititsa mu… ...

Chakwera faulted for defending Buluma, Kachaje

Nov 04, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera's administration has been faulted for defying Ombudsman's directives to remove Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) Chief Executive Officer Henry Kachaje and National Oil Company (Nocma) deputy chief executive officer Helen Buluma from… ...

Petroda Service Station closed for selling fuel to people with jerrycans

Oct 20, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Salima Turn Off Petroda Service Station The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has shut down Salima turn-off Petroda Service Station in Lilongwe after one of the attendants was caught demanding extra money to sell fuel… ...

Malawi’s fuel prices cheaper than UK, says MERA

Apr 10, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) insists that the country is selling its fuel at the cheapest rate than most countries such as the United Kingdom. MERA Chief Executive Officer Henry Kachaje made the claim at… ...

State House shielding its baby at MERA: New board to retain poorly recruited, unqualified Kachaje as CEO

Mar 25, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

There are reports that State House has ordered the new board of Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) to retain Henry Kachaje as chief executive officer despite being unqualified for the position. President Lazarus Chakwera yesterday… ...

Chakwera appoints new MERA board

Mar 24, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed new board members for Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) to replace the board members fired last month. The new MERA board is chaired by Reckford Kampanje while Innocencia Chirombo who… ...

Chakwera fires MERA board over Kachaje recruitment

Feb 23, 2022 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has fired board directors of Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) for incompetence over the hiring of Henry Kachaje as MERA chief executive officer. Secretary ZangaZanga Chikhosi announced the removal in a letter… ...

Malawi has enough fuel, says MERA

Jan 07, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) says there is adequate stocks of fuel in Malawi and there is no need for people to panic. According to the MERA, the assurances of fuel availability are based on… ...

Court refuses to vacate Kachaje injunction

Dec 27, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The High Court has refused to vacate the injunction which restricts the Ombudsman from officially releasing a report that nullifies the appointment of Henry Kachaje as Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) chief executive officer. High… ...

Malawi Ombudsman files application against Kachaje injunction

Nov 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The office of the Ombudsman has filed an application to vacate an injunction which currently restricts the Ombudsman from officially releasing a report that nullifies the appointment of Henry Kachaje as Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority… ...

Kachaje costs MERA board member position

Nov 16, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The MERA Kachaje-gate has cost one board member his position at the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA). Board Member, Counsel Pempho Likongwe, has resigned after the Ombudsman report faulted the MERA board over the hiring… ...

Call him Dr Nankhumwa: Malawi Leader of Opposition buys degree

Nov 15, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The pandemic of fake papers continues to terrorise Malawi after it has emerged that Leader of Opposition who is also Presidential aspirant, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has purchased himself a doctorate degree. Nankhumwa, who is also the… ...

Talking Blues: Hail the Ombudsman!

Nov 15, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

”Court gags Ombudsman” read one headline, and “Mera backs CEO Kachaje” read another. This was on Thursday, 11 November 2021. It has been a hell of a week, one which Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera)… ...

Kachaje speaks at ECAMA conference  

Nov 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Embattled Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) Chief Eexecutive Officer Henry Kachaje spoke today at the ongoing Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA) conference amid questions about his hiring. Yesterday, a leaked report showed that the Ombudsman… ...