By Vespers Pemba

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-A leaked e-mail in which the newly appointed Chief Director of National Registration Bureau (NRB), Mackford Somanje is requesting Mulanje District Council to transfer its cleric officer, Desmond Kamphoni to manage the bureau’s post at Muloza boarder in Mulanje has raised many eyebrows.

The letter, dated March 26, 2020 request the Mulanje District Commissioner, Michael Chimbalanga to transfer the pro-Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Kamphoni to Muloza on temporary basis for a period of 5 months because, according to Somanje, the officer at the post office lacks the “required capacity”.

The letter further request the services of Kamphoni to coordinate all post offices in the southern region in what is stressed as “during our mandatory mass registration excercise”.

The request letter has raised suspicion on plans by the DPP to rig the forthcoming Presidential polls in the boarder area where according to the ongoing strong rumour, mass registration of minors from both Malawi side and the neighbouring Mozambique is underway.

Under grade M on civil service scale, Kamphoni has just rejoined the Council a month ago.

Some four years ago, while at Luchenza Manucipal Council, Kamphoni was interdicted after he was found guilty of theft and was subsequently forced to retire.

Surprisingly, Kamphoni has been re-employed and offered his previous clerical post at Mulanje District Council until he has been given the post to head NRB boarder post at Muloza.

Our investigation has found out that Kamphoni’s redeployment has brought panic to Mulanje District Council, as for many years, before his transfer to Luchenza Manucipal Council, had worked for the same Council.

More panic registers as people know Kamphoni as a long time friend and confidante of veteran politician, Brown Mpinganjira whose past political influence had done more harm than good to the Council.