It’s official! Medi appointed new Malawi Chief Immigration Officer

February 16, 2015 Mphatso Nkhoma -Nyasa Times 46 Comments

As Nyasa Times first reported, it has been made official that Masauko Medi,a senior police officer, has been appointed as new chief immigration officer replacing Hudson Mankhwala.

Medi: New Chief Immigration Officer
Medi: New Chief Immigration Officer

The government spokesperson Kondwani Nankhumwa confirmed, saying President Peter Mutharika made the appointment “ sometime last week”.

According to Nankhumwa, who is also minister of information, Tourism and Culture , Medi  until his appointment, was senior deputy commissioner of Police responsible for community policing and rural patrol based at the National Police headquarters in Lilongwe.

He is not the first police officer to head Immigration Department  as Elvis Thodi a former cop also was a Chief Immigration Officer.

Medi studied town and country planning and is a 1997 graduate of the University of Malawi’s Chancellor College.

He is also a holder of a masters degree in business admistration from the Eastern and southern african management (Esami)based in Arusha,Tanzania.

Born on November 21 1972,Medi comes from Nkhotakota district and has worked for the Malawi Police Service (MPS)since 1998.

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46 replies on “It’s official! Medi appointed new Malawi Chief Immigration Officer”

  1. This is not true it means the government doesn’t trust the serving Immigration Officers munthu aliyense amafuna kukula ndiye akamangotumiza anthu kutsogoloko it means no Immigration Officer olo atagwira ntchito molimbikira sazakhala head of Immigration zomvetsa chisoni it’s demotivating

  3. Shasmin they were hope that the ARROGANT,POMPOUS,WOMANIZING, and CORRUPT Elvis Thodi was going to come back. That is what he was promised by DPP campaign director. Bravo APM chifukwa simuna mvetsere pressure from the Mulhakho wing to replace Elvis Thodi back to Immigration.

  4. …we observed that there is need for a person with Police experience at this department, dziko lino lagulitsidwa mokwanila ndi anthu akumeneku, iwo bola mawanja awo zikuyenda osaganizila dziko – the Malawi passport is now the easiest to obtain for a foreigner – ife tili ndi chikhulupiliro chonse kuti ameneyu athetsa umbanda unakhazikika kumeneku komanso kutseka mabowo onse momwe mumalowela anthu mdziko muno mopanda ndondomeko – ife tikufuna tigwile ntchito mdziko muno mwachifatse ndi motunukila a Malawi.

  5. I know Medi. He is from Nkhotakota. He is Anglican. Has a bachelor of education in humanities. Graduated as a teacher of geography. Joined the police. Did his MBA. He is a good soccer player.Ndi mzathu uyu and all that love young people should be excited that achinyamata are taking leadership jobs. I know people at immigration, some of them are not happy but I can assure you guys he has welfare of his staff at heart,,,,kafunseni ku police even the blue eagles footballers…..well where do immigration personnel train? at police colleges….I don’t see any difference….only prison has its own training school at mapanga otherwise immigtaion offocers train at police training college……we;lcome on board Masa,,,,,,it was me and ginte,,,,kikiiiiiwawa bauleni……komau muksasamle ndi ma officers tachizimayi ku bt,,,,timakonda kudya mabwana

  9. mbuzi inu, bwanji ma jealous? Medi has an MBA qualification and he is going there as an administrator. His role is just to lead and give directions. The Gonondos will be doing the implementation. Finish. Even a civilian can head Immigration!

  11. He is not qualified for the job, how can someone with Town planning head Immigration? We have many suitable people but never considered, what a country. Put an administration guy there.

  15. Any police or immigration related qualifications? Thats why sometimes our depts dont tick.. we put people who dont have the qualifications befitting a particular job that requires a certain degree of proficiency….and specialisation!!!

    there are universities that offer degrees in Migration, or Immigration Studies.. thats the specialisation is also required not Town planning to become a Police professional

    …and the whole Immigration has nobody to take over? It speaks volumes of the calibre of people that are hired as Immigration Officers if this development is anything to go bye.

  16. shaaaaaaaa ife nde kaya zitiyendera kaya.tinazolowera mabwana akalewa.awa achokawa ndi anzawo anachoka aja. tikaonetsa ntchafu ya lunch simasowa. kaya awa atilera kaya. tifa ndi njala sure!!!

  19. This gives hope to hard workers, I guess. I am not APM supporter but recent appointments show that he is trying to balance things and go for professionalism, go on APM!!

  23. Mr Medi,congratulations. May i ask you to be an exceptional from those who have pushed up before you in any organisation or department? You see sir, they all had galaxies of qualifications and have been vouched as achievers,people of good character,hardworkers but in the end have proved useless.

  25. A Manje ndinu a chitsiru zedi. Mumadana ndi a Silamu chifukwa ninji? Mwamva kale kuti a Medi kwao nku Nkhota-kota kumene anthu ochuluka ndi a Chewa a Chisilamu. Kodi mumaganiza kuti a Silamu ndi ma second class citizens in this country? Never! Shupiti zako, wamva?

  27. Apa Ndiye bola zikumvekazo bwino kuchita kuzima. Palibeso kukaika, Chanco,ESAMI osati Shareworld, MIM kkkkkkkk. Zandikwana koma ndizokatenga ku police ngati ku immigration kulibe ma graduate bwa? Zichepe zimenezi officers get demoralized

  31. Congrants Bwana Medi, please use your education and experience to resuscitate this rotten Immigration Department… Its image right now is in bad shape!

  34. congrats Bwana KaKa! Mukamange ti anyamata tonse timadobadoba timathamangathamanga panja pa immigration nditomwe tikukwelezela ziphuphu ku nthambi imeneyi. Kenako mukalowe mkati mukathothole vima hule za mimba zamitsuko zimapanga check mwabodza ngati passport yatuluka, nkumangokupasa ma date. Kenako mukadomole ti anyamata topisila mujombo tili mkatito. We need reforms there. Bravo APM. I have started loving u! Soon my Atupele will be made second in ur command

  35. Thanx bwana President for uplifting ung’ono ung’ono as Medi into decision making positions however, inu a Mphatso tell the nation the real course that bwana Medi studied at Chanco osati zabodza mwalemba apazi, town and planning degree at Chanco??? Always aim to inform not misinform the public pliz

  39. No. 2 Master. Check with the Department of Demography. He might have done it there. Otherwise congrats are in order for the Kaka.

  40. Congrats to Mr. Medi for being appointed Immigration Boss. I pat the H.E. APM for timely appointment. Bravo to Nyasatimes for a very brief but comprehensive biography of Mr. Medi Keep it up.

  42. Well done Mr. President and congratulations to Mr. Medi.
    Where there is vacuum please make someone competent comes in so functions are properly coordinated.
    Above all, Mr. Medi should perform his duties professionally.

    Chamba cha KK ai sitikufuna.

  45. i dont remember at chanco offering town and country planning degree, may be am confused but thats not true from consicious about this chanco degree

  46. Congratulations to my squardmate at police training school in Limbe. I know you will do a good job at immigration. I wish you well indeed.

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