By Chisomo Phiri
Former Director General(DG ) of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Martha Chizuma,has landed a new role at the World Bank in Washington D.C.
According to a Facebook post on Royal Norwegian Embassy in Lilongwe, ambassador Ingrid Marie Mikelsen hosted a farewell luncheon for Chizuma on Wednesday this week to commemorate her tenure and upcoming role.
Reads the post: “We appreciate her unwavering commitment to the fight against corruption in Malawi and wish her every success in her new role at the World Bank in Washington.”
Chizuma was appointed ACB DG on April 29,2021 after serving as Malawi’s first woman ombudsman since 2015.
Her contract was not renewed after it ended on March 31,2024.
Prior to that,Chizuma served as the Senior Resident Magistrate in the courts of Malawi.
She holds a Masters of Laws in International Economic Law from the University of East London and Bachelor of Laws with Honors (LLB) from University of Malawi(UNIMA).
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Its main goals are to reduce poverty and promote economic growth and development.
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