Court rules in favour of newly installed Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe

The High Court in Mzuzu has thrown out an application Joseph Bongololo Gondwe to stop newly installed Mtima Walter Gondwe from operating as Paramount Chikulamayembe.

Two weeks ago, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Dr. Ben Phiri installed Mtima Walter Gondwe as new Chikulamayembe replacing his father who died a year ago.

The development angered Bongololo Gondwe’s camp and sort a court intervention hence seeking an injunction.

In his ruling on Wednesday, Judge Thomson Ligowe, said: “…much as I see strong case for judicial review in this case, I see no reason to order a stay after the paramount Chief was installed. This court will soon hear the application for judicial review,” he said.

The judicial review is premised on that the installation was unlawful because it violates some dictates in Chiefs Act.