By Chisomo Phiri
Forum for National Development ( FND) says it is concerned with actions of the board of Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority ( MERA) in taking a court order to stop the Ombudsman from releasing a report into the alleged maladministration in the recruitment of its Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) Henry Kachaje whose recruitment is said to be unprocedural.
In a statement dated November 11, 2021 and signed by its Chairperson Bright Kampaundi and National Coordinator Fryson Chodzi, FND says as a complaint to the matter, it is looking forward to the conclusion of this issue and that it has set record straight in as far as public institutions are carrying out their mandates.
The forum says what the Mera did is obstructing the work of the Ombudsman and that it is as a deliberate effort to stop the public from knowing the truth of what happened during the recruitment process.
” The Constitution already has a remedy for redress as the determination by the Ombudsman can be challenged at the high court. We therefore, wonder why MERA Board Prematurely stopped the Ombudsman from doing her constitutional mandate . We urge the Ombudsman to apply to the courts and vacate the injunction obtained thereafter, make the findings official and public.” We written the Public Appointments Committee ( PAC) of Malawi National Assembly, to Institute and investigation on the conduct of MERA Board and should they be found wanting and negligible to the events so far, appropriate remedial action must be taken”, reads the statement.
As Ombudsman Grace Malera was busy presenting the report, some two ladies fro. Mera side came with some papers and Chalera announced that she had been served with an injunction not to present the report to the public.
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