Africa-Press – Malawi. President Lazarus Chakwera Thursday sworn in three members of the first ever Complaints Tribunal for the National Intelligence Service (NIS) with a call for them to uphold principles of justice fairness and accountability. The three are Judge Redson Kapindu, human rights and social justice lawyer Sarai Chisala-Tempelhoff and former security officer Brenant Chitanda.
Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe, Chakwera said the nation has put on their shoulders a crucial responsibility of upholding justice, fairness, and accountability within NIS operations, arguing that this is not an easy task by any stretch of the imagination.
“The main function of the service then was to protect the political hegemony of the colonial government which was maintained in the one party state. Although intelligence was formally delinked from the Malawi Police Service in 2000, where it was called the Security and Intelligence Service, its politicisation continued. And so, today, we have entrusted you to see to it that this legacy of political compromise does not continue, for the NIS exists to serve all Malawians, not any political agenda,” he said. The law established the NIS as an independent state institution that reports to the President according to Section 3 of the Act.
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