Tag archives: Office of President and Cabinet

Malawi President Mutharika reshuffles cabinet: Chibingu and Gowelo fired as Kalirani, Muluzi, Nankhumwa moved

By Nyasa Times Reporter

President Peter Mutharika has reshuffled his Cabinet, dropping Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Paul Chibingu, M.P and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Tarcicius Gowelo, MP after weeks of speculation about corrupt practises. Most ministers in their portfolios including those of finance, education, foreign affairs, justice, and gender were retained . In the […]

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CSOs petition Malawi govt over domestication of treaties

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Thursday petitioned Office of President and Cabinet asking it to quickly domesticate protocols which government has been signing. The petition is a reminder to government to fulfill various obligations to its citizens in various sectors such as, water, health, agriculture, and good roads. National Advocacy Platform of States of the Union (SOTU) […]

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Malawi launches Public Finance Management Reform Programme

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Government Friday officially launched the Public Finance Management Reform Programme (PFM) as part of continued efforts to curb mismanagement of public funds. Addressing senior government officials during the PFM launch which took place at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe, President Prof. Peter Mutharika said; “As Malawians, we should be embarrassed to honour through court proceedings […]

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More rot emerges at Information Ministry

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Barely a week after Nyasa Times unravelled a syndicate at Information Ministry that is ripping off government revenue by using government equipment for their personal benefit, fresh investigations show officers in the Technical Section of the ministry has been pocketing illegal allowances whenever they are carrying out their core duties. Nyasa Times sources within the […]

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ACB shut down ‘illegal’, says dean of law at University of Malawi

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi government has been faulted for its decision to seal Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) offices nationwide following its staff industrial action, as it has no legal basis. Dean of law at Chancellor College, a constituent college of the University of Malawi, Mwiza Nkhata said the  sealing to ACB offices by Police lacked legal basis. “I am […]

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Ex-PS suing Malawi govt for K1 billion in compensation

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Former Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Christopher Makileni is suing the Malawi Government for “constructive dismissal” and is claiming MK 1.1 billion in compensation and other benefits for the remaining period of his service. In a letter of demand from his lawyers, Ralph and Arnold to the Attorney General, […]

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Malawi cabinet defer new hefty salary ‘until economy improves’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Goodall Gondwe has said Ministers and Deputy Ministers in have joined their President Arthur Peter Mutharika and his Deputy Saulos Chilima in deferring the implementation of the proposed salary increments until Malawi economy recovers. The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) effected an 80 percent salary increment […]

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TUM reacts on Education PS  transfer: JB’s sister Anjimile yet to know new roles at OPC

By Nyasa Times Reporter

In a statement issued this week, the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and the Centre for the Development of People (Cedep)   criticized President Peter Mutharika for his alleged“nepotistic and political patronage tendencies” in the way top public officers are being dismissed or transferred. Before the ink had dried on that statement, the President […]

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Malawi ministers’ pay-hike rejection ‘publicity stunt’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Reports reaching Nyasa Times indicate that Malawian President Peter Mutharika reject of a proposal by the Office of President and Cabinet to have cabinet ministers’ salaries increased from $1500 to $9000 per month was a panned publicity stunt made to get public’s attention that the President is keen to austerity. The proposal, contained in a […]

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Mutharika appoints Mkondiwa new Chief Secretary, acting time up for Samute

By Nyasa Times Reporter

President Peter Mutharika has appointed  Principal Secretary in the ministry fo Foreign Affairs, George Mkondiwa as Chief Secretary to the Government. A statement from the Office of the President and Cabinet issued on Wednesday 27, 2014 said  the appointment is with immediate effect. “The President of the Republic of Malawi, His Excellency Professor Arthur Peter […]

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Malawi govt proposes 600% salary increase for ministers: APM rejects

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi which is currently mauling over how to close financing gaps in the 2014/2015 national budget due to aid freeze, has proposed an almost 600 percent salary increase for cabinet ministers and their deputies. The proposal from the country’s Office of the President and Cabinet also suggests an increase of gratuities for the ministers from […]

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Kalindekafe’s job hangs in limbo as Malawi PS’s in reshuffle

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The job of one of the longest serving technocrats in Malawi’s civil service Leonard Kalindekafe hangs in a limbo following the posting of Ben Botolo to take up his post as Principal Secretary for Energy in the Ministry of Natural Resources, Mining and Energy. Kalindekafe, has been at the helm of the Energy Ministry as […]

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PP salutes Mutharika on reforms but criticise nepotism

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The former ruling Peoples Party (PP) has added its voice in commending President Peter Mutharika and his Democratic progressive Party (DPP) led government for undertaking Civil Service reforms starting with detaching certain functions from the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) and relocated them to their relevant line ministries The Civil Service Reform Commission (CSRC), […]

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Analysts hail Mutharika for OPC streamlining

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Civil society activists and a political analyst from University of Malawi, have welcomed President Peter Mutharika’s decision to restructure the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) by relocating some of its current functions to their relevant sectoral ministries. According to Vice President, Saulos Chilima, who is the chairperson of the Malawi Civil Service and […]

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Malawi gov’t officials reject OPC directive on self-drive

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Directors and other senior officers in government departments have reacted furiously to Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) over its decision to bar them from self-driving official vehicles. The senior civil servants, from Grade D (P2) and above, were given authority by the Bingu wa Mutharika regime to self-drive official government vehicles. However, the […]

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