{"id":31671,"date":"2022-09-18T18:46:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T18:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-appoints-new-head-for-immigration"},"modified":"2022-09-18T19:37:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T19:37:59","slug":"chakwera-appoints-new-head-for-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-appoints-new-head-for-immigration","title":{"rendered":"Chakwera appoints new head for Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has appointed Brigadier General Charles Kalumo (retired) as Director General for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Information and Government spokesperson Gospel Kazako has confirmed of the appointment on his face book wall Prior to this development, Kalumo served as National Chairperson for the War Veterans and Ex-service league of Malawi. He replaces Elvis Thodi who was arrested in 2021 on suspected corruption charges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has appointed Brigadier General Charles Kalumo (retired) as Director General for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services. 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