Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee has appointed Christopher Tukula to head the newly established Independent Complaints Commission (ICC). Tukula formerly set up and headed the Office of the Director of Public Officers’ Declarations (Adpod) where he recently ran down his contract after serving two-term contracts. Parliament established the Independent Complaints Commission (ICC) 10 years ago under […]
The Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament has hired social scientist Micheal Chiusiwa as the new Director of Public Officers’ Declaration of Assets (the directorate), replacing lawyer Christopher Tukula whose contract expires next month. Chiusiwa was serving as the assets directorate deputy director. His appointment to the directorate -which will be responsible for receiving and […]
Members of Parliament (MPs) under the Parliamentary Appointments Committee have resolved to lobby fellow legislators to push for review of statutes guiding operations of the Office of the Directorate of Public Officers Declarations (ODPOD), saying unless it is given teeth to bite, the annual exercise requiring public officers to declare their assets, will just be […]
Director of Public Asset Declarations office Chris Tukula has laughed off suggestions that Cabinet minister Grace Chiumia deposited her asset declarations forms with the Office of the President and Cabinet. This follows State House spokesperson Mgeme Kalilani declaration that President Peter Mutharika would not fire Chiumia over reports that she has flouted the law by […]
The Director of Public Declarations of Assets and LiabilitiesChritopher Tukula has written President Peter Mutharika to fire one Cabinet minister and has also asked Speaker of National Assembly Richard Msowoya to declare vacant seats of some six members of parliament for fialing failure to declare their assets as required by law. Minister of Civic Education […]
Director of Public Officers’ Declarations Christopher Tukula has had his contract renewed by Public Appointments Committee of Parliament. Tukula’s deputy Micheal Chiusiwa has also been given the nod to continue in the office. The two applied to parliament for their contract renewal at the expiry of their terms of office. They appeared before the Parliamentary […]
Declaration of Assets office director Chris Tukula has said his office will take all public officers, including minister of agroculture George Chaponda and members of parliament who submitted late their assets, to court. Chaponda delayed to update his assets while Finance minister Goodall Gondwe, Trade and Industry minister Joseph Mwanamvekha and Home Affairs minister Grace […]
Officials from director of Public Officers Declaration say they will now be asking envoys in Malawi foreign missions to start declaring their assets following alarming reports that they are involved in rampant plunder of public money. The director, Chris Tukula said this on Tuesday in Lilongwe. “The focus will now be in foreign missions because […]
The request of files by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has requested files from the Office of the Director of Public Assets Declarations for public officers suspected of indulging in corruption has dominated the Malawi daily newspapers on Monday. “ACB probing public officers through assets files,” was the headline in the Nation, which quoted Assets Director Chris […]
Office of the Director of Public Officers Declarations will on December 14th commence physical verification exercise of initial declarations submitted by public officers. Briefing the media in Lilongwe on Thursday Director of Asset Declarations Christopher Tukula said the physical verification methodology involves comparing the data in the forms with data in various public agencies and […]
“It’s not what you look at that matters; it’s what you see” -Henry David Thoreau So how much is Peter Mutharika worth? Is it US $8.2 million or US $2 million? Christopher Tukula, the Assets Director, came back to correct the figures his own office released and told us our president is actually not yet […]
After receiving a barrage of criticism on President Peter Mutharika’s his wealth, the Office of the Director of public Officers Declaration has corrected an amount which was indicated that Mutharika holds in a bank in the United States of America (USA) from $8 million (around K3.4 billion) to now $2 million (around K840 million) and […]
Malawi former president Bakili Muluzi is not a listed officer under a new declaration of assets law to make public what he owns, Director of Public Officers’ Declarations (DPOD) Christopher Tukula has explained. President Peter Mutharika, his deputy Saulos Chilima, former president Joyce Banda, Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya and leader of opposition Lazarous Chakwera […]
The Office of the Director of Public Officers’ Declarations (DPOD) has warned that those that might have doctored assets in their declarations will have to face the long arm of the law as physical verifications are expected to be done soon. DPOD Christopher Tukula unleashed the warning Friday amid speculations from some commentators that some public officers’ […]
Malawi’s Director of Public Officers’ Declaration, Christopher Tukula has said his office require about K55 million to complete the initial verification of all declared assets. The declarations made will be treated as public information and accessible to the general public upon application to the Director, according to Tukula. Speaking during the official launch of the […]
Malawi’s Director of Public Officers’ Declaration, Christopher Tukula has said they still compiling public officers’ declarations of assets and that they may be accessible to the general public upon application to the director. According to Tukula, the Directorate is compiling a database upon which a public access platform will be developed in phases. The Directorate […]
Malawian public will have access to details of the wealth of President Peter Mutharika and his deputy Saulos Chilima and selected senior public officers from March 2 this year, the Directorate of Public Officer’s Assets Declarations has said. According to Director of Public Officer’s assets declaration, Chris Tukula, other senior officials whose worth will be accessible […]
In a twist of events, the Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament has faulted Malawi government for interdicting the Director of Public Officers Declaration Christopher Tukula, arguing the suspension is illegal. Government interdicted Tukula on half pay, two months after his arrest by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for interfering with investigations relating to cashgate. Tukula, […]