Malawi Parliament sends Blantyre water board back
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Nyasa Times
In Malawi, the Parliamentary Public Appointments Committee sent back Blantyre Water Board chairperson Stanley Chirwa and his directors after they failed to provide satisfactory answers about the organisation’s management. Lawmakers asked them to return prepared to address employees’ complaints, including administrative decisions and procurement, Nyasa Times reports.
Malawi’s Parliamentary Public Appointments Committee sent away Blantyre Water Board chairperson Stanley Chirwa and the other directors, asking them to return better prepared after a hearing on Wednesday. The committee, chaired by MP Felix Njawala, considered their answers about employees’ complaints insufficient, Nyasa Times reports.
The lawmakers questioned the directors in particular about allegations of interference in the board’s management, involving the placement of senior officials on administrative leave, staff transfers and procurement decisions. The board members did not provide answers considered satisfactory to questions about the organisation’s operating rules.
After Stanley Chirwa requested a 15-minute break to consult his team, the directors returned without the expected information. Felix Njawala told them to leave and prepare before being summoned again. Employees’ complaints remain at the centre of the parliamentary examination.
The hearing follows the Malawian Parliament’s questioning of six candidates for the Judicial Complaints Commission on 21 October.
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