Africa-Press – Malawi. Seasoned prosecutor Kamudoni Nyasulu has joined a bandwagon of legal and governance minds in questioning the credibility of Marth Chizuma to continue leading the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB).
Speaking to one of the country’s leading dailies, Nyasulu singled out lack of strategy as one impediment to quick conclusion of corruption cases. Nyasulu’s sentiments are similar to those of governance experts Humphrey Mvula and Unandi Banda of National Elections Systems Trust (Nest) who have demanded immediate resignation of Chizuma over alleged incompetence and lacking a strategy for fighting corruption.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, NEST Executive Director, Unandi Banda, said while he appreciates the efforts Chizuma continues to put into the fight, her efforts have proved to be less effective in the past months thereby casting serious doubts among about her suitability for the position.
Banda says NEST is concerned that despite commitment from government and other stakeholders to support the bureau with financial and human resources, there has been minimal progress the cause in many aspects.
“NEST is troubled with the lack of proper strategy in fighting corruption, which is creating fear across the board. ACB has resorted to wanton arrests that yield more than a single court appearance followed deafening silence,” reads the statement in part.
It adds, “NEST believes that the fight against corruption is not personal and therefore it must never be attached to personalities to achieve their goals at the expense of common law and justice.”
Banda said his organization is further depressed with revelations that documents in relation to the investigated UTM cars have gone missing that the bureau.
He argued that having sensitive files missing from a place with proper security systems raises questions over the credibility of leadership at that particular institution.
Banda has since asked the Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) and parliament to force her to exit using laid down procedures in an event that she fails to voluntary resign.
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