President Peter Mutharika on Monday appointed Jack Nriva and Thomson Ligowe as High Court Judges. According to the statement signed by Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet Lloyd Muhara, the appointments are with immediate effect. Continue reading President Mutharika adds two High Court Judges
President Peter Mutharika on Monday appointed Jack Nriva and Thomson Ligowe as High Court Judges.
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)–Justice Nyakwawa Usiwausiwa, an honoured judge with the Malawi High Court has died in an accident around 1500hrs this afternoon in the country’s capital Lilongwe.
According to the facts available, Usiwausiwa was driving in a grey Toyota Prado, when he lost control of the vehicle while approaching a gentle bend.
His car ploughed into an open field and three tires burst on impact before the vehicle ground to a violent halt. The impact of the accident is said to have torpedoed him onto the windshield of the vehicle, causing him fatal injuries.
The death of Justice Usiwausiwahas has been confirmed by the Senior Deputy Registrar of the High Court.
The late Judge Usiwausiwa had been appointed as a judge of the High Court in December 2016, having served at length as a magistrate. He was seen as one of the rare breed of principled justices in Malawi.
Usiwausiwa, a graduate of the University of Malawi, joined media profession after he first graduated at Chancellor College. He worked with Times Group (formerly Blantyre Newspapers Limited) for a few years. He then enrolled back at Chancellor College for a law degree.
Upon being conferred with the law degree, he joined the judiciary starting as a Magistrate before rising through the ranks to High Court judge.
Recently, he put his demands to Judiciary to allocate him a new official car, upon his appointment as judge.
Tributes have already begun pouring in.
Malawi President Arthur Peter Mutharika has called upon senior government officers to execute their duties with utmost impartiality and fairness towards citizens of Malawi emphasizing that that is the only way the nation can register social and economic growth.
He was speaking on Friday at Kamuzu Palace during swearing-in ceremony of newly appointed senior officers and members of a special commission of inquiry on maize procurement.
Those sworn in as new appointees were new Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Nicholas Dausi; Chief Secretary to the Government, Llyod Muhara and High Court judge, Nyakwawa Usiwausiwa.
From the Special Commission of Inquiry on Maize Procurement those sworn in were Retired Chief Justice Anastazia Msosa (SC),Solicitor General Dr. Janet Banda, Mr. Isaac Kayira and Mr. Mike Chinoko from the Law Commission.
The President reiterated the need for the officers to execute their cause nobly.
“Let me remind all of you that the eyes of the nation will be on you by virtue of your positions. As public figures, your professional conduct and the decisions that you will be taking will be scrutinized and sometimes harshly so,” he said.
“You must all remember to follow what the laws say, and be impartial. Malawians will expect you to be above question at all times,” he added.
The Malawi leader further called upon the new appointees to work collectively with colleagues in order to attain desired results in public service delivery.
“Above all, let us work as a team. No arm of Government can single-handedly do everything without support from each other. Let us work to end poverty, to protect the environment, to make Malawi a performing society and restore integrity in our systems.” Mutharika advised.
Dausi was appointed weeks ago replacing Malison Ndau while Muhara moves in to take over from George Mkondiwa who is heading to India for a diplomatic responsibility.
As for the Special Commission, it was instituted following media reports and subsequent outcry from Malawians over a maize purchase deal between government grain marketer, Admarc and Zambian suppliers.
The commission will wind up its investigations on January 31 and thereafter present its findings to the appointing authority.
