List of recycled diplomats and cronies to serve Malawi in foreign embassies
Malawi is seeing diplomats being recalled with postings of the same people who failed to deliver in past administrations but yet enjoying the fruits of favouritism and nepotism, according to a list sourced by Nyasa Times.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomat deployment committee which consisted of Veronica Chidothe (Director of Administration and Finance), Ernest Makawa (Director of Legal Affairs) and Francis Mponda (Director of Political Affairs) among others has submitted names to be posted and has already posted others.
The list of names which has been recommended and submitted to President Lazarus Chakwera’s office for approval has recycled diplomats who have previously served in Bakili Muluzi, Bingu wa Mutharika, Joyce Banda and Peter Mutharika administrations.
Chidothe ,who retired in March this year, has now been posted as the acting High Commissioner to Maputo, Mozambique. Prior to this she served for over 15 year’s in the diplomatic service at Malawi’s missions to the United Kingdom; South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Makawa, who once served as the Ambassador to China, has requested to be posted to New York as Malawi’s Ambassador to the United Nations.
Mponda had previously spent over 15 year’s as a diplomat to Malawi’s Mission in Zimbabwe.
Below are a few (not all) of the names submitted to the office of the President:
Bertrand Khanyizira – he has been approved to go to China as a Deputy Ambassador and prior to this he spent over 11 years in Malawi diplomatic service to France and then Belgium.
Faith Kazembe spent over 10 years in Germany and has been given a Deputy Ambassador post thus awaiting clearance to depart for the posting.
Chikubutso Kutengule has been approved to go to Switzerland as the Deputy Ambassador prior to this he was posted to China where he also gained his education.
Joseph Chikwemba – People’s Party (PP) loyal member and administrative secretary who served in Japan for several year’s has been proposed to go to Switzerland or Belgium.
Frederick Malire – was in Harare for 3 year’s another one of Joyce Banda’s people.
Ben M’bwana Phiri spent 8 year’s in Brazil.
Abels Mkandawire he was in Tanzania for 4 year’s and his wife is the niece of Ephraim Mganda Chiume the former Malawi Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Mcdonald Mizati he spent over 12 year’s in India.
Catherine Zamaerere spent over 10 year’s in South Africa and Zimbabwe. She is close ally of Joyce Banda.
Memory Chibwana spent over 11 years in Belgium and Switzerland.
Chrissy Mahuka – Spent of 10 year’s in New.
Grace Karonga spent over 12 Years in Japan.
Hakim Lapukeni spent over 15 year’s in Egypt.
Hilaria Chibwana spent over 15 year’s in Taiwan and China.
John Kabaghe – was in Taiwan for 10 years he went to China.
Suzgo Mandala served in Zambia and South Africa for 12 years
Oliver Gondwe is said to be heading to the Malawi Mission to Switzerland
- Postings already deployed:
Clement Namangale – Deputy Ambassador to New York
Constance Sekani – Third Secretary to Zimbabwe
Rose Katuya – Third Secretary to South Africa (Pretoria)
Mathews Chisale – Third Secretary to Zambia (had already served 10 years in Harare)
Mercy Mwase – Third Secretary to Belgium
Rebecca Kalanje – Third Secretary to Mozambique (Maputo)
Stelia Salim – Third Secretary to Ethiopia
Margaret Malikhaya – Third Secretary to Tanzania
Veronica Chidothe – High Commissioner to Mozambique (Tete)
Jane Asani – spent over 10 years in New York and was posted earlier this year to Tete, Mozambique.
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My plea is simply don’t let politicians ruin your careers. Do your job as professionals we count on you.
If there is a chance for capable non career diplomats please rope them in. We need diversity and more expertise.
I also commend the government for recalling DPP diplomats. Their system must fall.
Inenso ndimafuna ntakhala diplomat ndili ndí degree ya International Relations, koma zoti nkafikire kukhala P0 muboma nkumzlandira K150000 zimenezo zokha ndimadana nazo.
AND WHERE IS BOWLER?
Only in Malawi do you pluck people from no where to become diplomats. Except perhaps for Ambassadors, the rest of the staff in Foreign Missions ought to be career diplomats. Ndizimene zimachitika mma iko onse omwe amapanga zinthu molongosoka. Osati munthu oyenda bawo kumutumiza ku embassy.
So they are not recycled diplomats. They are career diplomats. Uku sikwa anthu a campaign. Mkwama career diplomats. Tiphunzile kuchita ndikuvomeleza zinthu zolongosoka.
Very true. Bvuto la mayufi ndi umbili.
Recycling these people is not employment creation. Malawi has so many educated and competent people, Malawi has hundreds of people that can work at embassies effectively and efficiently, you do not need to recycle people. Work at embassies is not rocket science.
Ambassador is an administrator and a politician. And Malawi has plenty. Other posts are specialised posts in labour, immigration, trade, etc. Malawi has plenty of these.
So don’t talk nonsense that these recycled are only people that can do the work.
Did the PS & Minister check the list of those proposed by deployment committee before sending to the President? And did they think that it was ethically correct for the deployment members to put there names on deployment list? If they checked and approved then both are idiots. I hope the parliamentary committee that approves the appointments will not approve these greedy deployment committee members – its a disgrace.
Allow me to protect Francis Mponda
Don’t ever be fooled that he is a recycled diplomat. Very down to earth man. It’s a shame you can’t criticise him as a failed diplomat.
Talk of vibrant leadership, he is anchoring the Ministry right now. When the PS is away he is the one who handles affairs competently. In fact he deserves to be PS in Finance.
Zinazi tisamanamizane. Íne anga ndí awiri pamenepo, Makawa and Mponda.
Tangonenani kuti anakudyani. Haaaaaa
MCP supporters are a disgrace and never get ashamed.Can someone really be defending this? Where is the young educated blood out of the whole of Malawi?if these people have ever done anything tangible before why is Malawi still poorest country in the world when they have spent decades on international missions? Laughable.Sikusowa kolowela ndi kuchita uku? Try and error government.What a shame! Anyway u destroyed the country for this garbage! Enjoy!
I don’t know why a country as poor as Malawi needs to have so many embassadors at high costs all over the world like this. Many of these people have been Embassadors for over 10 years doing what? Easy job with soft hours while ife we’re working long jobs in the provate sector and paying high taxes on PAYE, Duty chani chani.
Sad my brother, sad
This issue is in total mess.
Its Ambassador not Embassador dummy. Embassy is the place where there are deployed to…
mkazi wa heley mussa. aglina. where henley musa could in a day wake up go to the office and ordered his secretary to buy a plane ticket for the following day journey to go visit aglina. just like that.
kodi yokuba ma generator zinatha bwa. ndi sasamba ameneyuyu.
Mw could have 2 to 3 embassies in Africa.
france germany belgium could also have 1 only.
we need people to work not ma party.
over staffing encourage laziness. However potengera ndi corruption ya maboma a mbuyomu these staff were the ones to encourage investiment not taking 101 malawians to New York kokopa ma investors. alikuti todate?????
overstaffing encourage corruption where staff use our taxes carelessly and no audited.
e.g wife of the embassy staff employed in that same office husband or wife is.
buying cars with personal specification ”we know” .
Godaal gondwe style with the world bank money given to mw and issue of recalling mw – german embassy.
Now abuse of power where people like bright msaka sexualy perveting mw students in countries he has been ambassador. lots we know.
This is a non issue. Leaking this confidential memo for what? Most of these are career diplomats. I was with most of these at University and they joined Foreign Affairs long time ago. This is what we need, well trained diplomats. Don’t be jealous because they have been outside and you think it’s someone’s turn. Diplomacy is their job. No one has stopped you joining Foreign Affairs. Ineyo ndikufunirani kuyenda kwabwino, kaimilireni Malawi. Kaya ndinu a MCP, Kaya ndi PP Kaya UDF, tonse ndi a Malawi. Nsanje bwanji anthu ankhalwe inu?
If the list is true, all I can say is I have lost confidence in Tonse Alliance. Will not get my vote next time and I will campaign against them to all my relations and friends. We need new young blood in these missions and not that many.
Can the author of this article put forward the indicators used to measure failure or success of Diplomats? Recycled means something was useless but has been revived (I gues the author does not imply that all those mentioned in the write-up failed but have started performing). My view is that when you assess and rate others you should be better than those you are assessing ( I doubt if the author is really better than all mentioned).
The ignorance in this country is beyond measure. These guys are trained diplomats. Its their job to represent Malawi. Inu tamapangani zanu zomwe munapitira ku school…kodi a Malawi munatani nsanje? I am actually happy if these are the guys going…go represent guys!! Proud of you
Kodi akulu does it mean ophunzira ndi okhawo nanu. When will other upcoming young ones who have gone to school to learn about the foreign jobs nanu??? Anzawo enanso akagwireko basi.
That’s the agenda of the “Tonse Akale Government.
Lekani ma jealous, diplomacy imafunika experience you don’t just pick any Jim and jack. The New people will be appointed after the experienced people. Kakolopeni nyanja
To have experience you need to be given a chance as a novice. These people are getting old and its time to give others chance to acquire the said experience.
Ernest Makawa was a young democrat when the notorious udf was in power. He found himself at Foreign affairs because of Brown Mpinganjira. He is a third class lawyer. Later he became a cadet. He must be approaching retirement age. Very greedy. Mkaka you are sleeping on your job together with Lucky Sikwese
Mufune musafune Ernest Mungosaukaakudyaalichete Makawa has already packed for New York as your ambassador to United Nations. Pension pension chani apa? He is turning 60 this year but he is going nowhere. Adye nawo kaye ma dollar allowancewo. Saulosi has already endorsed his appointment. Woye Makawa Woye
Dr Makawa is a terribly nice guy. For those that do not know him, he is the guy that is known by name by the Chinese Government. He negotiated BICC, BNS, Parliament, he did this while he was in China as Ambassador. This was done in only 6 months because he was recalled by APM as he was a close ally of JB.
When I was doing my MBA in China he hosted stranded students for 3 months, we were 6 of us, on his own account. He is 60 but if you look at him he is as capable as anyone.
Say what ever you can say but I think no matter what you say he is an Ambassador first class.
Congratulations Dr Mungo, if u see this call me on 0999569812. You are the man. I miss your stories.
All these people are not indespensable, Mkaka and his PS at Foreign Affairs must be sleeping big time.
From my experience with Makawa, I think he deserves the appointment not because he suffered under DPP but because he truly loves his country. Congratulations SKC your mate is a shining star.
These people have failed to deliver for 20+ years, what will make them deliver now?
Kumangoyankhuka dzi ma decorated speech basi.
Eeeh koma aMalawi, tili pamoto.
Palibe nkhani apa. Waste of time
Okumwa tea azamwanso anatelo akulu, achina Chikwemba wo amenya nkhondo osati masewela, ma demonstrations aku Blantyre amatitsogolela ndi iwowo let them enjoy the fruit of their labour
I see experience there, don’t involves politics in everything, see the big picture. … the reporter has a problem, ukufunika ulape, ulandire yesu kuti machimo ako onse olandira ziphuphu kuti uzilemba nkhani zopasula akhululukidwe.
memory cibwana
hilaria chibwana.
Faith kazembe of which the husband if am not wrong got Malawi scholarship while in Belgium. zimatheka????
so Mbasadorrs in
german
belgium
france
why not just have pne for these 3 countries!! koma yeahhhh zibwana eti.
Maphwando akayambike ndi ma trip
What kind of writing is this? Can you not form a paragraph? It is more like writing a song.
I have no problem with the postings since Diplomacy requires some semblance of experience such that no purpose would be served in posting to foreign missions, especially at high commission or ambassador level, people who have no knowledge of what is involved in foreign missions. There is no problem, maybe, with first, second or whatever secretary.
A word of warning though for the Tonse Alliance Leadership. Some of the names listed are cadets to the core and may not be loyal as regards advancing the Government’s agenda
Experience in messing up yes. Not good. We cant hold on to that. We need young blood. How does 1 get experience if they are not given the chance to learn. This is why we are behind in every aspect of life. We need New blood.
kodi pali anyamata ena anachotsedwa ku foreign a ffairs ndi ma cadets a dpwipwi alikuti? achina Kondwani kondwani, Irenga ndi Davie Malamba ndo alfred Nkhoma ? anyamata odziwa kuthamanga, kodi zimayenda bwanji zinthuzi? tikukuonanitu
These are generally career diplomats who have to be posted out all the time and return home for short periods and rotate again. That’s the universal practice.
We told you these tonse guys have nothing new to offer to Malawi apart from some window dressing. Musalire, thats what you voted for.
Nanga ife ? Tidzingotuwa
Itsanana
Sad for Tonse Government
Nchifukwa chake zikuwakanika zinthu….
Uyu mtalimanja ku Kuwait uku anaononga
Anawononga anapanga chani?
Were you the one who was assessing them to say they previously failed in their work OR this is just jealousy
This is the Chakwera I know he likes using redudants and retirees Malawi lags behind because of such stupid decisions to begin with taking Chikhosi as chief secretary was one of the stupid decision and at RBM he took another redundant There is stupidity written all over God save us from this angel of Lucifer called Chakwera
Yes recycled instead of giving youth chance they take worthless people to lead and enjoy with tax money .enjoy
enawa akangofako ndi covid
What youth? Mbutuma za cashgate?