Mera Board Members Resign

All four board of directors of the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) have resigned just before the Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament spelled out their fate.

The first to resign was the board chairperson Leonard Chikadya whose resignation letter leaked earlier on Sunday.

Last week, the Office of the President and Cabinet-OPC wrote PAC to approve its decision to dismiss the board for incompetence in the recruitment of MERA Chief Executive Officer, Henry Kachaje.

The committee chairperson, Joyce Chitsulo, says the development has put PAC in a fix on making a determination as the board members presented their letters moments after appearing before the Committee over the weekend in Blantyre.

She says it is clear to the committee that the board erred in the appointment of Kachaje. The committee has officially written the Secretary to the President and Cabinet on the development warning other boards against such unprofessional conduct.

Last week, the SPC recommended PAC removal of the board on grounds of incompetence in a manner it recruited Kachaje.