Chikosa Silungwe Archives

Talking Blues: MK754,835,824.14 richer, MK754,835,824.14 poorer – the price the poor pay

Oct 05, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

In December 2014 former Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Christopher Makileni commenced a lawsuit against the Malawi Government. He sued for “constructive dismissal” and claimed MK1.1 billion. His grievance… ...

Malawians angered by Tonse Govt’s failure to challenge K755m compensation

Oct 04, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

The Tonse Alliance has come under fire from Malawians for failing to challenge the K755 million compensation which a court has awarded to a former civil servant. According to a consent order which Malawi24 has… ...

Govt agrees to pay ex-employee K755 million compensation

Oct 03, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 2 &

The Government has agreed to pay K755 million compensation to a former Principal Secretary over unfair dismissal. The former employee Christopher Makileni was redeployed to the Office of the President and Cabinet Special Duties in… ...

Woman deposits K1.6 million into Attorney General’s account

Sep 25, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Malawi Police have launched investigations to establish the identity of a woman who deposited K1.6 million into the account of Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe. A slip which was shared on social media shows that… ...

Illegal dismissals, transfers cost Malawi K29 billion

Sep 03, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe says Malawi has lost K29 billion in two financial years due to illegal dismissals and re-deployment of government employees. Silungwe revealed this in a letter to Vice President Saulos Chilima, Secretary… ...

Activists want Police to stop consecutive arrests

Aug 29, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) says the Attorney General should advise the Malawi Police to consolidate all cases against an individual suspect and to stop consecutive arrests. The organisation’s executive director… ...

Attorney General obtains injunction against construction of Chief Malemia’s house

Aug 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Malawi Attorney General, Dr Chikosa Silungwe, has obtained an injunction against construction of Senior Chief Malemia’s official house in Zomba. The injunction which this publication has seen was obtained at Zomba High… ...

New measures on Covid-19 came into force Saturday

Aug 09, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Attorney General Dr Chikosa Silungwe says the new Coronavirus measures which include a ban on public gatherings came into force yesterday. The Public Health (Corona Virus and Covid-19) Prevention, Containment and Management Rules, 2020, were… ...

Malawi Govt to make wearing masks mandatory

Aug 04, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Lazarus Chakwera administration is working on regulations that will make wearing masks mandatory and punish those in violation. President Chakwera said on Saturday that the regulations will enforce the Coronavirus prevention rules which include… ...

AG says injunction against Coronavirus measures still in place

Jul 14, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe has advised the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus that Coronavirus prevention and management rules cannot be enforced because of the anti-lockdown injunction. Silungwe in a letter to the taskforce, said the rules… ...

Malawi’s AG Chikosa Silungwe takes over the internet

Jul 12, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Malawi's Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe is trending having taken an oath of office on Friday in a different fashion. Silungwe took a nonreligious oath as he did not hold the Bible or Quran and omitted… ...

Africans ask Malawi new attorney general to retain his natural afro

Jul 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Africans have asked new Attorney General (AG) of Malawi Chikosa Silungwe not to cut his natural hair. Silungwe was appointed the new AG of Malawi on Tuesday following Lazarus Chakwera’s ascendancy to the high office… ...

Chakwera appoints Felix Mlusu as Minister of Finance

Jun 29, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

…Chilima to lead Public Sector Reforms, Silungwe is new AG President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed former Managing Director of NICO Holdings Limited Felix Mlusu as Malawi’s Minister of Finance. Chakwera who was sworn in on… ...

Chilima asks court to force Mutharika to fire Ansah

Apr 15, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima, through his lawyer, has asked the Supreme Court to order President Peter Mutharika to dismiss Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Jane Ansah and the other MEC commissioners. Chilima’s lawyer Chikosa Silungwe… ...