Senior cop Medi tipped to head Malawi Immigration Dept

Deputy Commissioner of Police Masauko Medi is tipped to be appointed new Chief Immigration Officer, a top government source said, adding that Immigration officers are not amused with the choice.

Medi: Tipped to be Chief Immigration Officer
Medi: Tipped to be Chief Immigration Officer

Medi would replace Dr Hadson Mankhwala who was booted out and assigned to the Ministry of Home affairs as technical advisor responsible for refugees.

Medi is being favoured ahead of acting Immigration chief Chrispine Sibande Banda.

“At first Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) wrote Sibande an appointment letter but Minister of Home Affairs Paul Chibingu and Peter Mkhitho (State House chief of staff) are the ones who have influenced the change favouring Medi,” said the source.

Medi is said to be a close ally of Mukhito, who was once Police chief.

The new immigration chief will have a task of ending shortage of consumables which has paralyzed the Immigration Department as it has reduced the number of passports it is printing to 4 passports from 700 per day.

The reduction comes at a time the department increased passport application fees from K15 100 to K48 500.

 

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Bambala
Bambala
9 years ago

I know Mr medi as an able man who can stand out to the challenge at the immigration. to you guys who don’t know the procedures of appointments, I feel like its good not to comment.

Wakuchindikika
Wakuchindikika
9 years ago

Nde kuti ku Immigration kuli Madeya eti? Kkkkkkkkkk Musova anyway Police ndi Immigration onse amapita ku PTS ndi amodzi anthuwa..Sazikakondera a kwawo coz I don’t think kuli anthu a ku Nkhotakota ku immigration paja anthu aku KK kukhalira kupha nsomba basi xool mayazi

titus Scoti
titus Scoti
9 years ago

Munthu uyu ngoyenerera kukhala CIO. At the end of the day onse ndi a police. He has all the qualifications, so what’s the fuss? Abwana wishing you the very best. Mtima m’malo. Just grow up mukasiye zachibwana komanso kachepetseni mowa. All the best!

Eliot Kenani Phiri
9 years ago

Sibande yemweyo kuti wawawa!!! Sizanu za a Medizo chifukwa a Medi ali ku Police sadziwa za immigration koma za operations.
2. Medi is junior kodi akalamula bwanji anamalamba achina Sibande omwe ndi ma commissioners!!

Mzaliwa
Mzaliwa
9 years ago

Welcome to the department of immigration KAKA, nafe a KotaKota tilamulire zimenezi

Joester Amos Mukawa
9 years ago

oky, but is the appointment due to quality or bcz he’s ally to one of the big fishes??. well done just make sure everything is in position… for betterment of Malawi.

Mwenecho
9 years ago

masauko adzakumenyani makofi sachedwa ndeu ndi ma officer anzache

Abiti Fwe Fwe Fwe
Abiti Fwe Fwe Fwe
9 years ago

Pokhapa ndiyamikile, mwachita bwino bwana Mukhitho pobwelesa wa polisi ameneyo. Anjate anyamata onse mkatimo amene amatidyela tindalama tathu tovutikila ndi corruption yawoyo. Nonse mkuti fwe fwe fwe mumadya nawo corruption. Afterall kuphunzila system yapa malo cant take someone a decade, adziwa mmene mumatulusila mapassport amwenye kusiya a anthu osaukafe. This is deliberate move by APM. By the way am still ukitiukiti

gogo
9 years ago

shuputi

mgwantha
mgwantha
9 years ago

Aaaa we dont need Police officers at Immigration they dont have the knowledge and experience with immigration issues. Dont impose someone who will bring us down. I dont think the friends will cooperate well with him. They will leave everything to him. Mind you Thodi met alot of resistance because he was from Police. Mr Mukhitho, do u think the whole immigration does not have people to handle the post. Ill minded Malawians, the former Chief united immigration. If u will put someone from Police because of jealousy u will kill the department mind you. Police have skills in investigating… Read more »

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