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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>President Lazarus Chakwera Wednesday spared Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma but fired Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Steven Kayuni.<\/p>\n

However, the Malawi Law Society (MLS) has faulted grounds for which the President has made his decision to fire Kayuni. But the United States (US) has hailed the President\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Chakwera fired Kayuni over what the Malawi leader described as Kayuni\u2019s unsound judgement in the arrest of Chizuma in December last year. Briefing Malawians in a televised address Wednesday morning, Chakwera said he has since replaced Kayuni with Legal Aid Bureau Director Masauko Chamkakala.<\/p>\n

Chakwera also stood by his decision to forgive Chizuma over the issue of leaked audio in which she is heard discussing office matters with an unidentified male colleague.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I want to make this clear today: I stand by my decision to not fire Ms Chizuma a year ago and I stand by my choice of her as my champion against corruption today, but I have never said that this means that no one else is allowed to bring a case against her for their own injuries\u2014 because that would be unconstitutional,\u201d Chakwera said.<\/p>\n

The Malawi leader has since instructed Inspector General (IG) of Police Merlyne Yolamu to report the conduct of Deputy Police IG for Administration Happy Mkandawire and Deputy IG for Operations Casper Chalera to the Malawi Police Service Commission over what he calls insubordination.<\/p>\n

According to Chakwera, Mkandawire ignored a presidential directive relayed to him through Justice Minister Titus Mvalo to release Chizuma unconditionally, describing it as unlawful.<\/p>\n

However, MLS Wednesday observed that unsound judgement in the management of personal grievances, on which Chakwera has based his decision to fire Kayuni, does not constitute incompetence. MLS President Patrick Mpaka said if Kayuni accepts the position taken by Chakwera, then it is fine.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he does not, this may be an interesting situation because unsound judgement in the management of a personal grievance, which is the cited basis for removal, may not necessarily entail incompetence or compromise in exercise of duties of the office which are the constitutional grounds for removal from office of DPP in terms of Section 102(2) of the Constitution of Malawi,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The section in question stipulates that: Provided that the person holding that office may be appointed for such further terms, not exceeding five years, as the President considers appropriate.<\/p>\n

Mpaka said: \u201cSo, a lot depends on what is it that the President and the removed director discussed at the meeting the President has referred to in his speech.\u201d Meanwhile, the US Embassy Wednesday applauded Chakwera\u2019s speech, citing his administration\u2019s commitment to fighting corruption<\/p>\n

\u201cWe welcome the President\u2019s important steps taken today to strengthen this fight. The United States will continue to support these efforts to help Malawi achieve its development goals,\u201d the US Embassy said in a statement. Human Rights Defenders Coalition Chairperson Gift Trapence also commended Chakwera for maintaining Chizuma as ACB chief.<\/p>\n

\u201cHRDC is happy that the President acknowledged the lack of cooperation and coordination amongst agencies in the fight against corruption. HRDC, therefore, calls for real commitment beyond the Presidential speech to see to it that government agencies are able to work together and also that the ACB office is supported fully in its operations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Malawi. President Lazarus Chakwera Wednesday spared Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma but fired Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Steven Kayuni. However, the Malawi Law Society (MLS) has faulted grounds for which the President has made his decision to fire Kayuni. But the United States (US) has hailed the President\u2019s decision. 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