Month: May 2020 Posts

AG Kaphale under probe over hiring of South African lawyers

May 21, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Office of the Ombudsman in Malawi has launched investigations into Attorney General (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale’s alleged maladministration and abuse of power in the procurement of two South African lawyers for the elections case. Ombudsman… ...

Ombudsman’s offices sealed

Jan 29, 2020 Mike Ching'ande 0 &

The office of the Ombudsman at St. Martin's building in Lilongwe has been sealed by a landlord in Lilongwe due to non-payment of rentals. According to a statement from the Ombudsman, the offices were closed… ...

Ombudsman testifies against two Principal Secretaries

Jan 06, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Ombudsman Martha Chizuma on Monday testified against two Principal Secretaries in a case in which the Office of the Ombudsman wants the two to be convicted for delayed apology. The two are Secretary to Treasury… ...

Presidential elections case interpreters recognized

Dec 21, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Office of the Ombudsman has given the Ombudsman Excellence award to the interpreters in the presidential elections case. Five interpreters from the Judiciary have received the award which is given to public officers who… ...

Office of Ombudsman awarded for performing well

Dec 21, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Office of the Ombudsman has been awarded for being the overall best performing public institution in the 2018/2019 financial year. The Overall Public Service Best Performer award was given on Thursday in Lilongwe at… ...

Man jailed 14 years after girl dreams he raped her

Sep 17, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A man from Rumphi is serving a 14-year-old jail sentence at Mzuzu Prison after he was convicted of rape based on a girl’s dream. According to Ombudsman Martha Chizuma who visited the prison on Sunday,… ...

Queen Elizabeth Hospital told to replace old water pipes

Aug 30, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ombudsman has ordered the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital to replace outdated water pipes at the facility saying they are contributing to infections. The Office of the Ombudsman said this in an investigation report titled… ...

Removal of uteruses a national tragedy requiring serious interventions – Ombudsman

Aug 24, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Ombudsman Martha Chizuma says government’s failure to provide basic health care has led to 160 cases of removal of uteruses from women which is  a national tragedy requiring serious interventions. Chizuma’s office on Thursday released… ...

Breaking: Court suspends sentencing of two Principal Secretaries

Aug 05, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has this morning suspended to 19 August, 2019 sentencing of two principal secretaries Grey Nyandule Phiri and Cliff Chiunda. The two were last week found guilty of contempt of court… ...

Court convicts two principal secretaries

Jul 30, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has convicted two principal secretaries of contempt of court as the sale of tractors bought using a $50 million (about K37 billion) loan continues to haunt government. Judge Charles Mkandawire… ...

Govt apologises for selling K37 billion tractors 

Jul 12, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

Government has apologised to Malawians for selling 177 tractors which were bought using a US$50 million (about K37 billion) loan from India. The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development (MoAIWD) issued the apology through… ...

Govt has abandoned street children – Ombudsman

Mar 23, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Investigations by the Office of the Ombudsman have established that government has abandoned street children and that civil servants demand allowances to follow up on cases involving street kids. A report from the probe titled… ...

Ombudsperson receiving death threats for investigating tractors deal

Aug 07, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 43 &

Malawi’s Ombudsperson says she is getting death threats for investigating the sale of tractors which were meant to be used by smallholder farmers as part of the Green Belt Initiative. The Ombudsperson, Martha Chimuza-Mwagonde, is… ...

Ombudsman orders school to re-admit Bible Believers pupils

Oct 13, 2015 Hajira Halilu 64 &

The Ombudsman has given management of Kamarambo primary school in Malawi’s Mzimba district a 14 day ultimatum to re-admit Bible Believers pupils at the school who refused to cut their hair short. This follows complaints… ...