Witness implicates Gertrude Mutharika, Dausi, Mchacha and Chipungu in dubious recruitment of Immigration Assistants

State witness in the abuse of office case involving former minister of Homeland Security Cecelia Chazama and five others, has implicated some DPP senior officials for aiding the alleged irregular recruitment of immigration assistants.

The witness Daston Tasauka Manda, who is a former principal human resources officer at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services, told the Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court in Blantyre today that during the recruitment exercise of Immigration assistants in 2017, he received list of names from some DPP officials through former Immigration director general Masauko Medi for consideration.

Among some DPP officials that allegedly submitted the names include, Chazama, former ministers Joseph Mwanamvekha, Japie Mhango, Francis Katsaila, Nicholas Dausi, Charles Mchacha and Paul Chibingu.

He further told the court that besides the DPP officials, through Medi, he also received list of names from State House, including from former First Lady Gertrude Mutharika and former presidential press Secretary Mgeme Kalirani.

Source:NPL