By Chisomo Phiri
Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba on Tuesday February 14,2023 re-instated ACB Director General Martha Chizuma advising her to return to office
In a letter this publication has in possession, Zamba cites the discontinuance of a criminal case Chizuma was answering as a reason for the reinstatement.
” Following the discontinuance of the case by the director of public prosecutions, the interdiction order imposed on is cancelled.
” You are therefore, reinstated as Director of Anti-Corruption Bureau ( Grade 1/c),” says Zamba
Zamba had interdicted Chizuma on grounds that she was answering criminal charges.
Since then, there has been mounting pressure from donors, the civil society and the citizenry in general against a perceived deliberate plot to frustrate the fight against corruption.
For instance, the United States Embassy in a statement last week wondered why the government was waging war against Chizuma instead of fighting corruption.
“These recent actions undermine the credibility of the Malawi Government’s stated commitment to the fight against corruption,” the embassy said in its statement.
Acting British High Commissioner to Malawi Sophia Willitts-King also shared similar concens saying government should not use the law, police and judicial system to frustrate the will of Malawians.
Meanwhile, the newly appointed DPP Masauko Chamkakala announced on Saturday that his office had made the decision to withdraw all criminal defamation charges against Chizuma.
