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Corruption Alleged in Malawi Committee Vote on Anti-Graft Chief
Voice of America
14 May 2021, 05:35 GMT+10
BLANTYRE, MALAWI - Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera said Wednesday that efforts to fight corruption would be delayed because a parliamentary panel rejected his choice to head the country s Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Addressing Parliament, Chakwera said he was dismayed and disappointed by the committee s rejection of his nominee, Martha Chizuma, a day earlier. Not only does this decision deny Malawians the services of a strong warrior, but it also delays our plan to empower the ACB to recruit additional prosecutors and implement the National Anti-Corruption Strategy II of 2019-2024, he said.
Failed the interviews
Public Appointments Committee of Parliament has rejected the appointment of Ombudsman Martha Chizuma as the new Director General for the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) after failing the interviews.
According to information at hand, Ombudsman Chizuma ‘successfully’ failed to convince members of the Public Appointment Committee (PAC) during the interviews which were conducted on Tuesday.
President Lazarus Chakwera appointed Ombudsman Chizuma as Director-General for the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on 28 April.
Information reaching faceofmalawi indicates that Ombudsman Martha Chizuma has failed the interview by Public Appointments Committee of Parliament.
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera appointed Chizuma to the post of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General last week but the post was subjected to PAC of parliament approval.
This morning, Chizuma was summoned to appear before PAC of Parliament for interviews.
Members of the Tonse Alliance block in the Public Appointments Committee are briefing the media now.
They have said it is a very sad day for the Public Appointments Committee and that the Committee knows that Malawians will be disappointed with the results.
“The interview should be an easy process as the committee already knows her well.”
The newly-appointed ACB director, the incumbent industrious Ombudsman, Martha Chizuma says she is excited with her new job as the graft-busting boss and that she is ready to roll if confirmed.
However, Chizuma was cautious to comment further on the matter saying she is yet to be confirmed by the Public Appointments Committee of parliament.
She said: “I am excited for the new challenge but at the moment I cannot say much on the matter as I am yet to be confirmed by Parliament.”
Former Ombudsman Martha Chizuma -Pic by Roy Nkosi