Habiba Osman appointed MHRC boss, Makhumbo gets director post

October 14, 2020 Wongani Chiuta -Nyasa Times 8 Comments

Human rights lawyer Habiba Osman has been appointed Executive Secretary for Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) while governance expert and commentator Makhumbo Munthali has got the hot at the same State-funded rights body as director.

Habiba Osman: To replace Nungu at MHRC as executive secretary
Munthali: Director at MHRC

Osman, who currently works for UN Women Malawi office, replaces David Nungu whose contract has expired.

She is expected to start work on November 1.

Osman has an honours degree in law and international history obtained from Keele University and did her legal practice course at Chester School of Law in the United Kingdom (UK).

She studied master’s in International Human Rights Law at the Centre for Civil and Human Rights, Notre Dame Law School in the United States.

Osman has also worked at Norwegian Church Aid to coordinate their national programme on human trafficking.

Meanwhile, governance expert Makhumbo Munthali has been hired as Director of Economic, Social Cultural Rights at MHRC after he went through competitive interviews two months ago together with Osman.

Munthali holds a Masters of Public Administration and Management from University of Malawi, Chancellor College.

He is expected to start work on December 1 2020.

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8 replies on “Habiba Osman appointed MHRC boss, Makhumbo gets director post”

  1. Congrats our Youths….is Habiba a youth?? May be, but Congrats Makhumbo……wayamba kukolola mwananwe after kulima zaka zonsezi……koma, KUMBUKILRANI MAKOLO NDITHU!!!!

    1. It looks like you have failed to understand English, can you give us a break please, Munthali went for interview, who applied this post for him? Gone are days where critics should not just criticize, let them do the job not just criticizing. Go on the ground after all he is one of the 1million youth who want job. Get lost!!

    2. These are not appointments where you just go into the street and start picking anybody putting on some colour like blue, but its an appointment based on interviews and convincing the panel

  6. Congratulations Habiba, we still need more of you able women in such positions. Your first assignment at MHRC shoukd be to remove the dead wood in management. I have in mind the likes of Frank Mwafulirwa the acting Executive Secretary of the yes bwana type who can not tell the left from the right…

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