Corruption Alleged in Malawi Committee Vote on Anti-Graft Chief

BLANTYRE, MALAWI - Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera said Wednesday that efforts to fight corruption would be delayed because a parliamentary panel rejected his choice to head the country’s Anti-Corruption Bureau.

Addressing Parliament, Chakwera said he was dismayed and disappointed by the committee's rejection of his nominee, Martha Chizuma, a day earlier. "Not only does this decision deny Malawians the services of a strong warrior, but it also delays our plan to empower the ACB to recruit additional prosecutors and implement the National Anti-Corruption Strategy II of 2019-2024,” he said. The Public Appointments Committee of Parliament said Tuesday that Chizuma failed to get the scores required for confirmation.