Malawi Police in Lilongwe and Limbe have arrested 77 people over failure to wear face masks as part of Covid-19 preventive measures. However, with such high numbers of suspects in police cells, questions are being asked if the suspects are safe in police cells as well. In Lilongwe, police have arrested 64 people for not […]
Malawi Police Service (MPS) Inspector General (IG), George Kainja officially opened a police unit at Khonjeni in Thyolo on Sunday, which was initiated by the area’s Member of Parliament and constructed through Constituency Development Fund. Kainja commended Phiri, the Thyolo Central Constituency MP for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), saying for a long time Police had […]
Members of Parliament on Wednesday confirmed George Kainja as Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service (MPS). Unlike in the past where MP’s use the method of secret voting, this time around they used voice nod. President Lazarus Chakwera withdrew the appointment of Acting Inspector General Duncan Mwapasa from confirmation from parliament. Mwapasa was elevated […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has made an appeal to Members of Parliament to confirm acting Inspector General of Malawi Police Service, George Kainja this Wednesday. HRDC chairperson Gift Trapence said Kainja, who was appointed by President Lazarus Chakwera two months ago, has a good track record. Said Trapence:“HRDC is calling upon members of […]
Our attention as Nyasa Times has been drawn to a raging debate on social media with regards to authenticity of the doctorate degrees of some of our senior public officers in government. The debated has been caused after a scrutiny of doctorate degrees of two senior public officers: embattled Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) chief […]
A prominent university professor and a social media influencer has questioned the credibility of the Inspector General of Police George Kainja’s PhD. Professor Danwood Chirwa says Kainja has a PhD from a non-existent university. “He claims to have a PhD from a non-existent Columbia Commonwealth University. It’s most likely one of those counterfeit universities Gadama […]
Parliamentary Public Appointments Committee has recommended the newly appointed Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Kainja to the National Assembly for confirmation. 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 […]
Newly-appointed Malawi Police Inspector General (IG) Dr. George Kainja has promised to fully complete investigations and deal with a number of high profile cases including that of a forth year engineering student at the Malawi Polytechnic Robert Chasowa. Chasowa was found in a pool of blood at the Polytechnic campus during the era of former […]
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 […]
Some senior police officers at Malawi Police Service (MPS) headquarters have asked the incoming President Dr Lazarus Chakwera to reverse the surprise decision by outgoing President Peter Mutharika to send Commissioner of Police Responsible for Research Dr George Kainja to a diplomatic mission in Zimbabwe, saying the Police cannot afford to lose such a reliable […]
Malawi Police Service (MPS) has spelt the need to strengthen Community Policing structures in the country in order to enhance security at all levels. Director of Research and Planning at Police Headquarters, Dr George Kainja said this Monday in Mponela, Dowa when he officially opened a three day Refresher Course on Child Protection and Gender […]
Malawi Police say it is failing to conclude crucial hair raising crime investigations due to lack of forensic equipment forcing the law enforcers to use the painstaking manual investigations. Commissioner of police for the centre George Kainja told the media recently on the sidelines of Christmas ball for senior officers in Lilongwe that the police […]
Southern Region Police Commissioner Dr George Kainja has introduced a competition within police station in the region which aims at dealing with crime and convey the key messages of combating drug abuse, violence and theft. Police stations will be competing for the trophy in the region in various disciplines ranging from crime management, traffic, performance, […]