Opposition fail to block Kainja appointment at PAC

July 31, 2020 Alfred Chauwa -Nyasa Times 27 Comments

Parliamentary Public Appointments Committee has recommended the newly appointed Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Kainja to the National Assembly for confirmation.

Kainja: To head police

PAC chairperson, Joyce Chitsulo  a legislator for the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)  confirmed the development saying the  Kainja has passed the first stage of his appointment.

“But full confirmation will be done with the full Parliament according to the laws,” said Chitsulo.

Chitsulo said 14 members voted to support Kainja’s appointment for  out of 21.

DPP members were voting to reject the appointment.

His appearance at PAC follows the appointment by Malawi President Dr Lazarus Chakwera early July 2020.

Kainja holds a Phd (with academic excellence) in Strategic Management from Colombia Commonwealth University, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) conferred by
the Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI) in conjunction with Maastricht School of Business majoring in Strategic Management and a Bachelor of
Education Sciences from University of Malawi, majoring in Industrial Chemistry and Education.

He is a visiting Senior Lecturer for Criminology, Arms Control, and Public Safety and Security at Mzuzu University at the Center for Security Studies and also a Management Consultant at East and Southern Africa Management Institute and Share World Open University where on his free time he lectures Management courses and  supervises PhD and MBA Students among other assignments.

Kainja began his policing career in August 1992 and has worked as a junior officer at Police Secondary School in Zomba followed by Karonga Police Station and Mponela Police Station in the 1990s.

In April 2000, he was appointed Regional Community Policing Coordinator Responsible for the Southern Region where five years later he relocated to National Police Headquarters to work in the Office of the Inspector General as Service Administration Officer.

In October 2009 he was appointed Director of Community Policing where he was very pivotal in the institutionalization of various initiatives including the Lay Visitors Scheme, Community Victim Support program and the Malawi Police Service Website.

In July 2014 he was appointed Deputy Commissioner for the Eastern Region and moved to Southern Region where he worked as Deputy Commissioner in September the same year.

In January 2015  Kainja was appointed Commissioner of Police Responsible for the Southern Region before moving to the Central Region as Commissioner of Police in August the same year.

In July 2016  Kainja was appointed Commissioner of Police responsible for Research, Planning and Reforms, a position he held until when he was appointed Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service.

Kainja is an accomplished and seasoned Police officer with over 27 years police work experience.

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27 replies on “Opposition fail to block Kainja appointment at PAC”

  4. As far as the DPP phylosophy is concerned Kainja being not a Lhomwe, does not qualify to to hold the I.G. post. Mwapasa is the DPP preferred candidate because (1) is from the South (2) he has Lhomwe blood flowing through his veins. But then it’s now time for the Tonse Alliance philosophy, I don’t see Kainja failing the by merit philosophy let’s wait and see if the DPP phylosophy will still prevail this time in parliament. They say that a leopard cannot change its spots.

    1. He had a fake PhD from a diploma mill. How can a country accept to have a fraudster leading its police?

  5. good material he is .enanu khalani pansi a opposition.
    bola inu munasanlha
    jomo
    mchacha
    obama girl kha wacila tsopano!
    and pitala as a leader with full packs of lies and nonsense with
    bangwe 1 as their spies.
    IDHIOTS.
    ASIENI OLAMULILA ALAMULE INU A OPOZISHONI MAZINGA A SYSTEM YANU ANAKHWEFUKA MUSATINYASEPO APA

  7. Wat educational credentials !!
    Well educated and experienced man.
    He deserves the post
    Dr George Kainja , you’ve my vote.

  8. Way to go folks!! word of advice to my dear brother George..work with impartiality!! you deserve!! congrats!!

  9. I can forsee kuti DPP ikhala opposition yomvetsa chisoni malingana ndi momwe awonongera chuma cha a Malawi. These thugs and looters ayayaya, no proper words to describe them.

  10. After Kumbambe, he is the best person for the post. He is a very good professional. Elvis Thodi was a policeman but was fired for corruption but Bingu Muthalika picked him back for tribal reasons.

  11. “Kainja holds a Phd (with academic excellence) in Strategic Management from Colombia Commonwealth University … ”

    After googling for the above mentioned university, I am not convinced that its degrees are credible, in the same way that Ben Phiri’s degrees are not credible.

  12. Kainja has to deal with ramoant corruption that is taking place in the Malawi police service. They say bail is for free but it is a big industry in all police station where people are locked up and asked to pay something to be granted bail. No one should cheat you that bail is free unless if the issuance of bail should be supervised by an independent body like Community Police Forum.

  14. So if those who wanted to block his appointment, what type of IG do they want? Cadetish without qualifications?

  16. Rejection by the opposition offers the healthy aspect within the crown of democracy having belched their frustration on the road to his full appointment the nation welcomes this police officer to the post of IG. Thanks that there has been a fair tussle in which the majority have the way. There were tears on their faces as the DPP system took a nosedive

  18. Zitsiru za anthu izi za DPP zimafuna ma criminals ngati Mwapasa. UDF should wake up and dump them before it is too late.

  19. Nde otsutsawa amavota kuti no for the sake of opposing. Kuwopa kumangidwa kani. Kuphunzira kutsutsa paja.

  21. He deserves the post and that is what we call putting people in positions on merits osati kungoikanapo kamba koti ndiwakwithu monga zudutsa zija ayi.

    1. I don’t understand kuti opposition anapereka zifukwa zanji. You have annoyed him and akumangani zenizeni agalu inu

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