Month: May 2021 Posts

HRDC’s pro-Chizuma demos set for May 18

May 11, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) will conduct demonstrations on  May 18 to demand the confirmation of Martha Chizuma as Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General. The grouping has notified Lilongwe City Council and   Inspector General of… ...

MPs reject Martha Chizuma

May 11, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament has voted against the appointment of Martha Chizuma as the Director General for the Anti-Corruption Bureau. Chizuma who passed interviews before being appointed by President Lazarus Chakwera, appeared… ...

Itaye was recruited illegally at MACRA – Ombudsman

May 10, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Ombudsman Martha Chizuma says former Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Director General Godfrey Itaye should not receive terminal benefits because he was appointed illegally in 2015. Chizuma has said this in a report released today… ...

Chizuma appointed ACB boss

Apr 28, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed Ombudsman Martha Chizuma as Director General at the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The appointment is subject to confirmation by Parliament. Solicitor General Reyneck Matemba has told the local media that Chakwera… ...

Chizuma set to become ACB Director General

Apr 16, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Ombudsman Martha Chizuma is set to become the new Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). Malawi24 understands that President Lazarus Chakwera has named Chizuma as the new chief of the graft-busting body. She came… ...

Magalasi was illegally appointed as MERA CEO – Ombudsman

Mar 19, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Ombudsman Martha Chizuma says appointment of Dr. Collins Magalasi as Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) chief executive officer was illegal. Chizuma said this today when she presented her report titled Institutional Anarchy which is an… ...

Public panel wants ombudsman Chizuma to head ACB

Mar 19, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

A public panel on the social media has proposed that the Judicial Service Committee should hire ombudsman Martha Chizuma as director for the Anti-corruption bureau, given her impressive track record. Chizuma who was crowned, recently,… ...