A consortium of Civil Society Organisations against corruption has petitioned President Lazarus Chakwera to fire Energy Minister Newton Kambala and hi.
March 15, 2021 Wanangwa Mtawali-Nyasa Times 1 Comment
Two Non-governmental organisations, Youth and Society (YAS) and Oxfam Malawi, have written the office of the Chief Justice, expressing their concerns over what they call “imposition of lenient sentences” by the lower courts in sentencing sexual offenses.
Kajoloweka: Formulate “sentencing guidelines”
Mihowa- Co-signed the letter
They say these “huge discrepancies” in sentencing sexual offences undermine the “bar” the High Court raised in sentences imposed in such cases.
YAS and Oxfam Malawi have since asked the office of the chief justice to formulate “sentencing guidelines” for subordinate courts in sexual offences.
The sentiments are in a letter to the chief justice, dated 12 March 2020, which has been made available to
March 5, 2021 Wongani Chiuta - Nyasa Times 50 Comments
Ombudsman Martha Chizuma on Thursday released a report titled ‘Upholding Professionalism,’ an investigation that her Office carried out into allegations of abuse of power and other acts of maladministration in the procedure of procuring and engaging South African (SA) lawyers by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for the presidential election appeal case in which former Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale, former MEC chairperson Jane Ansah and High Court Judge Lloyd Muhara – all from the legal profession- have been shamed for flouting laws abused power.
Ombudsman; Martha Chizuma: Released the report in Lilongwe titled Upholding Professionalism,