Africa-Press – Malawi. The country’s civil right groups have teared apart Malawi Parliament of overstepping its mandate in a Motion where legislators want Judge Ken Manda summoned to appear before Legal affairs committee of the house.
The civil rights group under the banner; Malawi Civil Society Led Black Economic Empowerment Movement (MaBLEM), Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) and Forum for National Development (FND) told the news conference on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 in the capital Lilongwe that lawmakers’ conduct is based on personal vendetta, selfish towards the judge.
Fryson Chodzi, Forum for National Development Chairperson described the Judgement by Judge Manda in Alfred Gangata and Gerson Mkweza case as appropriate ‘duly’.
The CSO leaders have also blamed Gerson Mkweza Managing Director of Gam Fuels gas station, for acting inappropriate by snatching Car keys from Gangata.
“It is therefore our demand that Parliament must withdraw its Motion on Judge Ken Manda. We further demand that Mr Mkweza should respect decision of the Court and that the public should refrain from discussing matters that are in court. If our demands will not be met, we will mobilize Malawians into the Streets to demonstrate,” said Chodzi.
Mkwezalamba chipped in, “the public should refrain from addressing matters that are in court so as to avoid jeopardizing the process Whereas Mr. Mkweza admitted wrong doing and the courts made a ruling on that basis, we appeal for him to opt for an out of court settlement where he stand a better chance of
gaining something that sticking to the court process where all odds stands against him”. On Saturday, August 6, 2022 Managing Director of Masters Boreholes Drilling Company Alfred Gangata also questioned Malawi Parliament’s wisdom to labour itself on private matter in court between him and Gam Fuels over unpaid legal fees.
Last Thursday, Parliament adopted a Motion allowing the Legal affairs committee of Parliament to inquire into the sale of Gam Fuels gas station in Lilongwe.
The court order Gam Fuels to pay MK747 million to Gangata for loss of business after drilling machine keys were confiscated. Mkweza failure to pay the legal fees prompted sheriff to sale his Kanengo filling station to settle the bill whose buyer is Bishop Simama’s company.
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