Britain, HRDC caution Malawi govt on appointment of Financial Intelligence Authority director

Malawi government has been asked to follow the law in replacing Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) director general Atuweni Juwayeyi Agbermodji whose contract expired.

FIU Atuweni-Juwayeyi Agbermodji: Government has decided not to renew her contract

Government has decided not to extend Atuweni’s contract.

But British High Commissioner to Malawi Holly Tett and Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) described the outgoing FIA head as “professional.”

According to Tett, the UK was “impressed” by Atuweni who worked effectively at FIA as a “dedicated and hardworking woman.”

She said Atuweni demonstrated “quality of leadership”; saying good progress has been made in reducing Malawi’s financial crimes risk.

Tett said the UK is looking forward to working with a new director general of FIA, but asked Malawi government to be transparent in selecting the new head as stated by the law.

Most appointments in Malawi government are made on political patronage or nepotism, critics say.

HRDC vice chairperson Gift Trapence accused government that it does not want officers like Atuweni “who are ethical and professional.”

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Nyambo
Nyambo
4 years ago

Atuwemi is married to a Nigerian- these are crooks. She is corrupt she would have saved Malawi from the rot but she and her Nigerian hubby are benefiting from.the corruption.

Woking News
Woking News
4 years ago

Holly claims UK was impressed with ätuweni, is this because she use to feed them with private people’s information? Is this not the same Holly who Prince Andrew profusely sweated on???

ED (Casper) Sheeran
ED (Casper) Sheeran
4 years ago

Holly get a life!!! Does the Malawian ambassador tell you homosexual British who to put at the National crime agency??? They are the worst criminals. They extort and blackmail foreigners in the UK.

Mr E
Mr E
4 years ago

UK, the little island nobody listens to – Joseph stalin

mphepo zinai
mphepo zinai
4 years ago

Akufuna aikeko kadeti wa DPP.

Amwene
Amwene
4 years ago

Head of FIU Atuweni-Juwayeyi Agbermodji: Her organisation is a Cashgate beneficiary. Read more: https://new.arinsa.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=606

Maybe the High commissioner should try and go to vote on Brexit. she seems to be commenting on things she doesn’t understand.

FootSoldier
FootSoldier
4 years ago
Reply to  Amwene

Shocking revelation indeed! It speaks volumes about the UK govt’s capacity to truthfully assess Malawi government’s financial misdeeds.

MALUMBO
4 years ago

BUT WHY MALAWI

Godiba
Godiba
4 years ago

So HRDC is making this accusation because it doesn’t know where Atuweni comes from. Had it known, it would have been another story.

Nyaphapi One
4 years ago

Too short a story. Wait for the long one.

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