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Law and order, Malawi

Malawi’s Tractor-gate case: Two govt Principal Secretaries Nyandule Phiri, Cliff Chiunda get 24 months suspended sentence

Maravi Post Reporter
Tractorgate

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The High Court in Lilongwe on Friday, March 6, 2020 sentenced two Principal Secretaries for Agriculture and Finance, Grey Nyandule Phiri and Cliff Chiunda respectively to custodial sentence of nine months each for contempt of court and suspended to 24 months.

After citing several examples of cases inline with public officers disobeying court order, Justice Mkandawire said the two deserved no mercy because they failed to respect the law.

Mkandawire added that the two failed to comply with the court order despite being advised to make the public apology.

According to Mkandawire, the Ombudsman also tried to remind the two that the 60 days time frame given by Supreme Court to make the public apology is coming to an end but they still choose not to apologise.

This means that the convicts will not serve the sentence instead are ordered not to come conflict with Malawi laws for the two years.

However, government is yet to discipline the two.

Malawi

MITC to host first-ever Malawi-India business forum; attracts much needed hydro power producers

Maravi Post correspondent

Malawi Trade Ministry PS Chiunda and India High Commissioner Menon addressing the media on Malawi-India Business forum

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost) – In its quest to market the country’s favorable investments, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, through the Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (MITC), is scheduled to hold the first-ever Malawi-India business forum this Friday, March 17 in the capital Lilongwe. The is was announced by the ministry’s Principal Secretary, Cliff Chiunda.

The joint business forum comes amid applause from the general public on how such fora have attracted bankable investments into the country. This is affirmed by the 2016 Malawi Investment Forum (MIF) summary report, which revealed that Malawi concluded 10 public and 20 private sector investment agreement with US$ 26,305,000 earnings through products-base exhibition that were showcased locally and internationally.

Therefore, hosting another formal business forum with the Asian business persons, Malawi is expected to closely unlock the bottlenecks that impinge its investment growth and expansion. The forum is expected to attract 225 businesses locally and from Indian, focusing on energy, agro-processing, irrigation, health and manufacturing sectors.

The Export & Import Bank of India and Independent Power Producers on hydro, will also take part in the forum and avails the country opportunities in  energy business ventures.

Addressing the news conference on Monday in the capital ahead of the forum, Trade and Industry PS, said the conference was indicative of the opportunities for economic empowerment for local traders who will tap business management skills from their counterparts from India.

Chiunda said the meeting avows to the cordial relationship, and endorses India’s intentions to assist the development and empowerment of Malawians.