‘DPP cadet’ Mwapasa appointed Malawi diplomat
Officials at the ministry of Foreign Affairs have rejected the appointment of former acting Inspector General of Police Duncan Mwapasa on the basis that he is a core Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporter and government has resorted to post him to diplomatic mission.
He was supposed to be a director responsible for administration after ministry of Justice and ministry of Homeland Security also rejected his appointment in the two respective ministries.
Mwapasa is now heading to Brazil for an embassy job, Nyasa Times understands.
There was no immediate comment from Mwapasa nor government officials.
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) is on record to have described Mwapasa as a “confessed DPP cadet”.
However, Mwapasa said he is not a DPP supporter.
Mwapasa first served as guard commander for former president the late Bingu wa Mutharika.
Shortly after Bingu’s death April 2012, he was posted from State House to Rumphi Police as officer-in-charge.
Mwapasa was one of the 11 people detained on treason charges during Joyce Banda’s regime and was later indicted by the police.
Immediate past president Peter Mutharika named him his guard commander in 2014 and promoted him to deputy IG responsible for administration in 2015.
Last month, Malawi Posts rejected the appointment of former Macra and Lilongwe water board CEO Godfrey Itaye as the corporation’s director general.
Itaye is also seen as a core DPP supporter who used public money to finance party activities.
In 1994, former president Bakili Muluzi removed the then police IG Mac William Lunguzi from his position on account that his was a staunch Malawi Congress Party supporter.
He was deployed to the ministry of Tourism as principal secretary.
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Abusawa atichedwetsa. Chilima angotenga mpandowu asesesmo ma cadet. Nanga ku embassy munthu uyuyu mmene watizunzira tikufuna kugwetsa DPP?
Nkhani apa ndiyakuti enawa amaonesela kwambiri kuti they are cadets for DPP and fought hard for Tonse Govt not to win and why are they still clinging to the same people they fought hard not to win. Morally they would just resign voluntarily. Mwapasa was seen in the lead to confuse APM. It was him, Muhara, Mukhitho, Chisale on forefront. Today its really laughable to see them crying when they are told to resign.
Very BAD headline.The whole story won’t make any sense.
MCP is really sinking so low on nepotism. Zamanyazi ndithu. Koma are you able to see far Mr Chakwera?
Plz send him to Kamndahar in Afghanistan as soon as possible.
Kenaka mzafuna okha a Assemblies God
Tonse government kulephera uku mmmmmm
If you don’t want to work with those that have worked with previous governments then fire all MDF personal, fire all police officers, fire all teachers, fire all medical personnel the list is endless, then recruit your relatives and party follower. Anthu ena koma needs induction before kulowa boma
Very well said!
One of the reasons Malawians voted DPP out of the government was this one kuika malile kuti awa nde angapeze ntchito or opportunities mmboma awa ai. Ndipo zokuti a department yakuti akana munthu mukulowesa mphepo mu authority ya boma.
Awa akupanga chani
Does it mean aliyense anali bwana ndekuti asagwilenso ntchito??? Civil servants work with the government of the day. There was no way one could have worked with mcp or utm while in opposition
So where is the rejection here. He is double rewarded actually. At the Embassy he will be earning foreign service allowance while his salary at home still trickles to the bank account. As a diplomat, he will still be the official under Ministry of Foreign Affairs. So tell me where the rejection is here?
Does it mean that anyone who is DPP should not work in the civil service? Malawi needs a cross section of people to move forward. Then ena aziti “we are in this together” polimbana ndi Covid koma pakudya we are not in this together.
Leave the dude alone. This is a Tonse government, remember?
Mindset change? What a joke! From time immemorial, public servants have supported governments of the day. Mwapasa has been in the police system for long time. And so too many wonderful senior police officers now who might seem to support MCP, and will be shafted once a new party comes into power. There is a curse of labelling everyone cadet nowadays. Truth be told, because of a shrinking private sector, and where government is the biggest employer, good people end up supporting ruling parties for survival. In the end, terrible decisions hurt Malawians. We as a country have just lost over MK6 Billion to a corrupt network of judges and Tonse lawyers and politicians. Malawi is galloping towards pornographic lawlessness. After MCP, another party will come in, reward themselves for whatever reason they create, remove current MCP appointees, and then we have to compensate them. What wrong did we Malawians commit to the gods to continue giving us heartless politicians?
Mwapasa is a failure. He shielded police officers who rape women in Nsundwe. He is not fit to be a leader.
Tonse Alliance is going to fail because it is appeasing DPP. You cannot expect Mwapasa to work in the interest of Tonse government. He will destalise it. He will be sending sensitive information to DPP. Let him stay at the police headquarters.
Malawi is supposed to be a free country, a multiparty democracy, why discriminate each other on political grounds/affiliation when the constitution gives all of us liberties to assocciated with a political grouping of our liking? Does a DPP or UDF supporter cease to be a Malawian?
We chose multipary we cannot all be the same
Instead of fighting Covid,you want to Wats money on embassy appointments to appease people. Let us be serious
hammmayo!
ma ulemu enawa!!! muluzi is old to be prosecuted paja!!!? next will be pitala mhu
Who does not enjoy eating free money. You can reject him an office but you will pay him his salary and benefits. Then what’s the point?
Honestly speaking there must be something wrong with the appointing authority!!how can mwapasa be offered such a job!wait dpp wins and boom mwapasa gets transferred from Brazil to chief of staff
That is poor thinking because we cannot say anyone who works with the party in power then he/she is a supporter of that party? Meanwhile there are top officials working under the current regime should they are the supporters to the party? That is ignorance at its best! Tawona a police akumenya anthu due for failure to comply with covid preventive measures so shud we say Kainja who is the police IG ndi wa Youth for MCP? Ine frankhly speaking as a malawian such type of thinking imandinyansa kwambiri. Let technocrats agwire ntchito yawo basi! In a democratic system sizidzatheka mpang’ono pomwe kuti anthu akhale wosapota one particular party ndiye chomwe tinavotera multiparty nchiyani? The bottom line any party power works hand in hand with the system which is there. Civil service shall be there but political parties shall go and others come in eyetu mpaka Yesu kubwera. So Mwapasa is a malawian kaya amukana kaya atani kumeneko ndiye kusowa nzeruko bcoz akudya ndalama without sweating for dismissing him on political grounds a malawi tidzikhalira izi basi vereeeeeeery SHAAAAAAAAAAMEFUL!
When did DPP supporters seize to be Malawians such that they are denied jobs? this is very wrong and uncalled for, are you telling me that only MCP supporters are only eligible candidates for government jobs? By the way it is not the duty of official in such ministries to reject others, where do they get the powers? This is not Malawi we voted for, we were promised a government for all(DPP, UTM, MCP, PP, AFORD, etc)
Some time if you are working for any such of government institution, don’t put on colours for any political party, this is what always happen, after changing the government.
That’s what we do to all top guys at police or MDF. It’s not the first time. Loti dzonzi went to USA /UN, general nundwe was supposed to go to India. The aim is to runout his contract. Otherwise if the ministry officials refuse him, he would be happy to stay and continue pocketing the fixed package without working at all.
As we speak even general namathanga could be getting his contracted package up to end of contract. Eetu
Is this something to brag about when at the end of the day tax payers money is used carelessly? This is nothing else other than sheer hatred and loose and unrealistic policies. At an appropriate time the owners of the taxes will decide through the ballot box. You cite Namathanga and talk like a headless chicken instead of advising those who are coming up with useless, unpragmatic directives. What a sad state of affairs Malawi is experiencing till 2025. Time will come when you will pay through your noses.
Uyu he was never confirmed as IG hence alibe contract. So what are you going on about? Why are we doing this?
He has not reached retirement age, so expect him to continue getting police perks till he reaches 60
True. This guy was NEVER an IG. He was rejected by parliament. So no one should call him an IG