Ombudsman takes Henry Kachaje’s appointment saga to Supreme Court

The Office of the Ombudsman has said it is planning to appeal High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda’s decision sustaining the order stopping the release of findings of a probe into the recruitment of Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) Chief Executive Officer Henry Kachaje.

Ombudsman Grace Malera has confirmed of the development in an interview with the press.

According to Malera, her office is preparing appeal documents.
“The Office of the Ombudsman applied for leave to appeal against the ruling that the High Court judge made. The leave was granted and we are preparing the appeal documents to be filed at the Supreme Court in due course,” she said.

Mera lawyer Wapona Kita said they did not object to the Ombudsman’s application for the leave to appeal and the judge granted it because it was within their right.

Malera was served with the injunction minutes after she and her team had started presenting findings of the report titled ‘Curbing Impunity’ on November 10 last year.