Officials at the ministry of Foreign Affairs have rejected the appointment of former acting Inspector General of Police Duncan Mwapasa on the basis that he is a core Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporter and government has resorted to post him to diplomatic mission. He was supposed to be a director responsible for administration after ministry […]
Police officer Dr George Kainja has made history after he has been appointed the first doctorate holder in the Malawi Police Service to be Inspector General of Police. Kainja replaces Acting Inspector General of Police Duncan Mwapasa. Mwapasa, who was Deputy Inspector General of Police responsible for operations, was appointed by former president Peter Mutharika […]
The office of Inspector General of Police will have a new presidential appointee in Dr George Kainja as new President Lazarus Chakwera has withdrawn the appointment of Acting Inspector General of Police Duncan Mwapasa from confirmation to Parliament. Mwapasa, who was Deputy Inspector General of Police responsible for operations, was appointed by former president Peter Mutharika in […]
A law professor at Chancellor College, a constituent college of the University of Malawi (Unima), has said President Peter Mutharika needs to swiftly intervene in the confirmation of Malawi Police Service Acting Inspector General (IG) Duncan Mwapasa as IG. Professor Garton Kamchezera said the failure to have a full Inspector General is negatively impacting on […]
Malawi Police Service (MPS) says it has commenced full criminal investigations against some of its officers alleged to have sexually assaulted women and girls at Msundwe, M’bwatalika and Mpingu in Lilongwe, promising the matter will reach a logical conclusion. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) for police responsible for administration, John Nyondo disclosed this Tuesday at Police […]
Acting police Inspector General Duncan Mwapasa says the police have instituted a second probe into the Msundwe rapes following the release of a Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) report on the matter. A report releasedby MHRC in Decemmber 2019 found that police raped at least eight women and sexually violated several others, including girls, during […]
Acting Inspector General of Police, Duncan Mwapasa has conceded the loss of public trust in the Malawi Police Service (MPS), saying they are working on restoring the confidence to perform its duties effectively. Mwapasa admitted about lost confidence when he was appearing before members of Parliamentary Women’s Caucus in Lilongwe, saying police is working with […]
Acting police Inspector General Duncan Mwapasa on Wednesday faced parliament’s Women Caucus which wanted to find out how far the police have gone with their inquiry on the infamous Nsundwe rapes. Mwapasa has conceded the police have not yet interviewed the victims of the alleged rapes at Nsundwe, Mpingu and M’bwatalika. “We are finding it […]
High Court judge Kenyatta Nyirenda has reserved his ruling on an application by Attorney General to vacate an injunction restraining parliament from confirming Duncan Mwapasa as Inspector General of Police. The court met in chambers on Monday for an interparte hearing on whether the injunction should be vacated and the judicial review proceeds or not. […]
Lilongwe Mpenu MP Eisenhower Mkaka has demanded to see documents and records from Malawi Police Service Commission on how a decision was arrived at to promote Duncan Mwapasa to deputy Inspector General of police in 2016. In a letter seen by Nyasa Times dated October 10 to the commission, Mkaka, who is also the secretary […]
Lilongwe Mpenu member of Parliament Eisenhower Mkaka ( Malawi Congress Party -MCP) has obtained a court injunction against the confirmation of Duncan Mwapasa as Inspector General of police. Parliament was supposed to debate and confirm Mwapasa as police chief after protracted arguments and counter-arguments between the opposition and government back-benchers. Mkaka says he has obtained the injunction so that the […]
Embattled acting Inspector General of police Duncan Mwapasa has come under intense fire from the director of public prosecutions for ignoring advice to drop fraud case of two rights activists. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mary Kachale in a letter to the acting police inspector general says since UNAIDS, the complainant, has withdrawn the complaint, […]
Parliament on Monday could not confirm or reject a presidential appointee for the office of Inspector General of Police over arguments on legal technicalities as opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) opposed the name of Acting Inspector General of Police Duncan Mwapasa. At first Leader of the House Kondwani Nankhumwa moved a motion to vary relevant standing […]
Parliament on Friday failed deliberate and vote on the motion for the confirmation of Duncan Mwapasa as Inspector General of Malawi Police Services following a ruling by Speaker Catherine Gotani Hara disallowing government request for extension of time. Government had priotised other business for the day including a loan authorisation bill before tabling motion on […]
The ‘Jane Ansah must fall’ protest organisers, Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) are pleading with parliament not to confirm the embattled acting Inspector General of police Duncan Mwapasa. HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo has said this as protestors are gathering Friday morning for the last leg of this wave of protests in Lilongwe. “Malawians do not […]
Embattled acting police chief Duncan Mwapasa is to know his fate whether he will be Inspector General or not this Friday in an anticipated highly emotional parliamentary debate and vote. This follows the failure by the Leader of the House, Kondwani Nankhumwa on Wednesday to introduce the subject matter in the 193-strong House in what […]
First deputy speaker Madalitso Kazombo on Wednesday adjourned parliament 30 minutes earlier than scheduled as opposition lawmakers rejected the government move to ambush the legislators on the confirmation of embattled acting police Inspector General Duncan Mwapasa. This was after Leader of the House Kondwani Nankhumwa asked the House to adopt a motion to vary order […]
The need for Malawi Parliament to reject the appointment of Duncan Mwapatsa as Inspector General of Malawi is now an obligation rather than a choice if the post-May elections events are anything to go b, a governance expert and commentator has said. President Peter Mutharika named the interim Inspector General of Malawi Police Service to […]