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Jelbin mk
Jelbin mk
7 years ago

Surely the suppreme court of appeal has been given work here I can’t see this case resting. This unlearned judge is so foolish not to recognise the role of the public protetor, did she go to law school or maybe was selected through quota system? So incompetent and a very embalancement to the juducial fraternity.

Ononga
Ononga
7 years ago

Judge female, ombudsman female,Juliana Lunguzi female, observations

Bwanoni
7 years ago

The courts are protecting thieves. Shame.

J.B.C Atate
J.B.C Atate
7 years ago

This ruling is very retrogressive. The poor are the ultimate losers not the Office of the Ombudsman. If indeed Ombudsman, Martha Chizuma-Mwangonde, has no jurisdiction, then the provision that establishes the Office of the Ombudsman in the Constitution as well as the Ombudsman Act should be amended to give the office powers to investigate such cases. The learned judge may have goofed. With this ruling, you mean the Office of the Ombudsman should revert to labour related cases only as was the case before the current Ombudsman??? This is sad indeed. This office was beginning to be relevant and useful… Read more »

Zoona
Zoona
7 years ago

It was obvious that the Ombudsman erred. In trying to make her office relevant she runs the risk of making it very irrelevant. Remember that the disposal was approved by Cabinet. The tractors are archaic and therefore not suitable to be given to small farmers. Even those who bought them will regret. As an engineer myself i resisted the urge to acquire one because of their primitive engineering.

Augustine
7 years ago

Sometimes u question the integrity and understanding of law by our so called judges. Is Law taught at Chanco valid ? Do these law schools in Malawi up-to-date? How can a judge tell the complaint to have gone to court with the matter than the investigating institutions first? How do you go to court with the issues not investigated to compile the winnable case ? When did the court become the investigating authority? If the Ombudsman’s office is not authorized to investigate then what’s the use of spending our taxes on useless institution? If it’s remedial actions are not abiding… Read more »

mbuya
mbuya
7 years ago

is this going to be respected nanga chaponda maize malawi wawora to the bone it needs divine intervention soooooon the better

Ngiringinde
7 years ago

Koma ine tsopano kuno ndithawa chifukwa zikukhala ngati tapenga zimene tikuchita sitikudziwa. Makhothi, ndi anthu akuba ophwanya lamulo onse agwirizana zodana ndichilungamo. Panopa tsopano kulibenso kumene Ungapeze chilungamo m’Malawi, koma ndani wationongera Malawi abale!!!!! Dziko kungokhala akuluakulu akuba okhaokha aaaaaaah….

chindere
chindere
7 years ago

that’s a most stupid judgment by Justice Mwale. Are you trying to say the only place to express a grievance against public officers abuse of office is the court? Why then does the office of the Ombudsman exist is cases like this cannot be heard or handled by the courts? If the complainant came to the courts, the same courts would have said the complainants do not have any locus standi. Anzathu a ku South Africa ma courts have given their office of Protector(equivalent to Ombudsman) teeth and we have not heard stupid judgments like these. Ma judge enawa ali… Read more »

CIVIL SERVANT
CIVIL SERVANT
7 years ago

let me get this straight, the issue has been thrown out just because the learned judge is of the view that the Ombudsman had no jurisdiction and not because of lack of material information to proceed with the issue? Have the courts been granted powers to conduct investigations now? FIONA, wadya zingati pamenepa?

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