Parliament confirms Jose as Malawi police chief
Government on Wednesday managed to garner the much needed support from independent members if parliament in the National Assembly to confirm Rodney Jose as the inspector general of police.
Jose amassed 96 votes to have the confirmation, as 55 legislators rejected his confirmation whilst two were absent.
The confirmation came after a bruising debate on the eligibility of Jose to be the top cop as the opposition members of parliament said he was not fit.
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Maxwell Thyolera said Jose did not deserve the position because he has Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa murder case hanging over his head.
“A commission of inquiry implicated him as one of the suspects in the death of Robert Chasowa, today Mr Jose has not been cleared of the allegations,” said Thyolera.
Thyolera also said during his time as acting inspector general, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadets had become more powerful that they could beat up and harass opposition members and critics of President Peter Mutharika and the government.
He said the DPP cadets could ambush leaders of the opposition and beat up and harass journalists and critics of the government in full view of the police.
“We are going towards the election, I do not know if we will have free and fair elections with such violence against the opposition,” he wondered.
Minister of Home Affairs Cecelia Chazama said Jose was hard working and patriotic Malawian who has served in the police for 35 years.
The 58 year old IG comes from Zomba.
In a brief interview, Jose said he could not grant an interview, saying he was in a state of shock because he could not believe it that parliament has confirmed him.
He frantically thanked President Mutharika and the members of parliament for his new position.
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The bottom line is that DPP, and by implication, APM sanctioned Chasowa’s murder. Whatever for, I wonder? Jose is therefore being rewarded for that heinous act.
Our MPs knew all this and they voted for Jose appointment after being palm oiled. Otherwise how could anyone with morals do that.
Abale mukamadya ndalama mwapatsidwazo know that Chasowa soul is restless and his family is in deep sorrow.
The world will always choose the bad one. This one has blood in his hands of an innocent soul. This will tarnish the image of Malawi Police Service.
To be honest, what the MP’s are doing is very very bad; how can almost the whole caucus vote in favor of jose to be our IG after knowing for sure that he is implicated in chasowa’s murder. My own opinion has shown me that MP’s are their just to enrich themselves without considering people on the ground especially on gender issue.. they are the same MP’s who ignored the Nangwale to be IG for no reason but the are busy accepting jose who has no good record to smile about.. what picture are you giving us youth and an intellectial who has dreams of becoming one of you in future!! ndisaname, am khuzid
That is how stupid Malawian MP’s are,they don’t think about tomorrow.To make matters worse,when they are in govern they always support any motion from the government even if the motion or to amend the bad law has been raised.It’s so shameless to have such midiocle MP’s in our country.They could even see by themselves the way the police are acting but as usual since our MP’s are the YES BWANA they have done it again then someone should go and vote for such people.TIME WILL TELL!!!!!
Thats what happens when a people choose to vote on tribal trends than leadership qualities
Amalubwalubwa dzulo aja ali kuti? Amene mulungu wamudalitsa wina sangamutembelere. A MCP adzakhala otsutsa boma mpaka yesu adzabwera naadzatsutsanso boma la yesu. Akhulukunyinda inu!
kkkk ndiye kuti tilimbe mtima kuti ife a M.C.P chanthu palibe
Kumavomeleza. Mudadya ndipo nthawi yanu inapita. Chatsalanso nchani? Ena akuti musinthe mtundu watambala kkkkkk Kaya akhala tambala wanji kaya??????
Wadalitsa chani mulungu….Why having such shallow minded?Shame!
Manyazi apite kwa Timothy Mtambo and his cronies. Dont interfere with parliamentary deliberations
This is the work of the devil. The dead line of the devil is 21 May 2019. It will be like Mphwiyo to be fired before official results announcement. We need IG from North now to develop Police service and this man Richard Luhanga very intelllkigent man. If that fails George Kayinga another intelligent man. These two people are the best so far. Jose exit from Police service is 21 May next year
Honestly, Malawi is beyond redemption. The country is sick to the core. Anthu ankhanza are the ones that are promoted. No wonder, it is at the bottom by all standards.
A killer is rewarded by evil dpp mps. DJ dzidzidzi is happy now, Malawians should expect torture in 2019 elections
Chasowa’s soul is crying. No matter how crafty the DPP is, God knows the truth. How can we have IG full of blood in his hands. We have good policemen like Richard Luhanga, Innocent Bottoman, Dr. Kayinga and many others who can make good IGs. The police through Mkhito, Joze and Mwaluka had a hand in the killing of Chasowa. How can DPP cadets disrupt parliament and harass people without arresting anybody? I am a Lohmwe but we have completely lost direction. Remember brothers and sisters, we had Marshal The Juke in Lilongwe and Zimba in Kasungu, where are they now? Our deeds make Malawi fail to develop, help us O, God.
why?
congratulations bwana. Akalemba walemba mulungu
Please do not mention God’s name in vain. This man is a killer. Though shall NOT kill is one of God’s commandments in case you do not know the Word.
Were you there when he was killing Chasowa or hearsay
pathako? Allowances have been used to dictate the packing MPs.People will vote in 2019 not these MPs .Peter remember this.The 42 billion stashed in Palace has started working.
Malawians have always put criminals in the highest positions in government like TIDZAVOTERA WAKUMBA YEMWAYO , That’s how Bakili Muluzi came into power he ended up messing our country Malawi. I remember very well in the early 1970s by then the ZAMBIAN president was Dr Kenneth Kaunda , he told the world that the Life President Ngwazi Dr Hestings Kamuzu was ruling dead Malawians . It’s true because our choices are always wrong and we all the time do things the opposite way , that’s the only country which entertains criminals by giving them MIPANDO YONONA.
This is the worst mediocre& unprincipled post-mult-party gathering of the national assembly. In fact even before. Otherwise bwezi history ya achina Orton, Chipembere, Kanyama kulibe.
Tkanakhala ndi MADEYA,, a TOMBOLOMBO, a KHAKHAKHA ngati awa ali ku parliament panopo bwezi a Tcheya ali president wamuyaya again.
Zianthu za dyera zopanda ma principles, zogulidwa ndi mbuzi ya nchira yomwe.
Almost everything Bill that is against government and if this group of fake MPs is palm-oiled it’s gonna get through straight out. Get rid of these FAKE MPs please., liabilities to democracy!@!
SHAME on THIEVES!!!
Oooh God please Remove the scales of blindness from the eyes of my fellow MALAWIANS so that we can see that BUSHIRI IS the only Answer to the hardships the country is facing otherwise We will regret /suffer like never before in human history
PLEASE CSOS PAC CHURCH LEADERS CHIEFS PARENTS YOUTHS INVITE BUSHIRI TO COME AND HELP GOVERN THE COUNTRY AS WAS THE CASE WITH KAMUZU
THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN IS NOW
MAY GOD BLESS OUR LAND
Honestly!
Is this out of loyalty or their conscience is clean.
If you oh God are indeed there please intervene the current affairs of poor Malawi
It good that all that have chosen him will lose next term.They will pack together with Jose .
Bravo Parliament. You are always right on issues that really matter.
Shame to opposition, CSO, PAC and ntambo. Go and rot in hell.
50+1 munagwa nayo. Iyinso mwagwanayo. Tikunyenyaninso 2019. Manyazi bwaa!
So the noise by the opposition against him was nothing? And the noise by the cso also hasn’t helped? Mwadyetsana galu a opposition ndi ma cso? My Malawi my country..kkkk
Mmanja mwako muli magazi a Chasowa iwe!! Naonso aphungu mwavotela uyu nonse muli asatana omwa magazi amunthu agulukunyinda 2019 Mulungu akusasulani muona mark my words!! Wina mpaka kumuyamikira kuti he’s a hard worker yakupha anthuyo mwinanso Njaunju nso ukukhudzidwanso that’s why you were unanimously voted
Great! ! Kumatero kuti Mtambo azipsya mtima.