Chakwera into serious business: Dissolves Malawi’s 60 parastatals’ boards of directors

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera is now into serious business of the state as on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 dissolved 60 government parastatals’ board of directors.

In a press statement from the Office of the Chief Secretary, Zangazanga Chikhosi made available to The Maravi Post underlined that the dissolution was with immediate effect.

The statement adds that Chakwera said he has been  receiving reports from various state institutions regarding the status of their operations, “which will inform the steps I will soon be taking to ensure that all institutions have the wherewithal to address the anomalies and malpractices within them.”

With Vice-president Dr Saulos Chilima back at the centre of Public Sector Reforms, the dissolving of board of directors was an expected move as it represents the beginning of the change in how statutory corporations operate in the country.

Below is the full of the statutory corporations involved:

1. Agriculture Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC)
2. Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi LTD (ESCOM)
3. Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC)
4. Airport Development Limited (ADL)
5. Malawi College of Accountancy (MCA)
6. Lilongwe Water Board (LWB)
7. Electricity Generation Company Limited (EGENCO)
8. Southern Region Water Board (SRWB)
9. Malawi Institute of Management (MIM)
10. Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC)
11. National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA)
12. Northern Region Water Board (NRWB)
13. Blantyre Water Board (BWB)
14. Central Region Water Board (CRWB)
15. National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA)
16. Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (MEDF)
17. Umodzi Holdings Limited (UHL)
18. Technical Entrepreneurial, Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA)
19. National Construction Industry Council (NCIC)
20. Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA)
21. Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA)
22. Tobacco Commission (TC)
23. Pharmacy Medicines and Poisons Board (PMPB)
24. Malawi Gaming Board (MGB)
25. Malawi Accountants Board (MAB)
26. Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS)
27. Malawi Digital Broadcasting Network (MDBNL)
28. Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST)
29. Lilongwe Handling Company (LIHACO)
30. Cotton Council of Malawi(CCM)
31. Air Cargo Malawi Limited(ACM)
32. Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)
33. University of Malawi (UNIMA)
34. Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB)
35. Malawi College of Health Sciences (MCHS)
36. Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST)
37. Mzuzu University (MZUNI)
38. Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources LUANAR
39. Roads Authority (RA)
40. Small and Medium Entrepreneurs Development Institute (SMEDI)
41. Malawi Institute of Education (MIE)
42. Medical Council of Malawi (MCM)
43. Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi (NMCM)
44. Malawi Investment Trade Centre (MICT)
45. Malawi National Commission for UNESCO (MNC-UNESCO)
46. National Herbarium and Botanical Gardens (NHBG)
47. National Library Services (NLS)
48. National Youth Council of Malawi (NYCM)
49. National Commission of Science and Technology (NCST)
50. National Council for Higher Education (NCHE)
51. National Water Resources Authority (NWRA)
52. Malawi Council for the Handicapped MACOHA)
53. Malawi National Council for Sports (MNCS)
54. Competitions and Fair Trading Committee (CFTC)
55. Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (AERA)
56. Higher Education Students Loans and Grants Board (HESLGB)
57. Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC)
58. National Water Resources Authority (NWRA)
59. Malawi Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA)
60. National Aids Commission (NAC)

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.