By Malawi Voice
Only 19 days in office as deputy Inspector General of Police responsible for administration, Merlyne Yolamu has been caught gossiping with her junior Assistant Commissioner Mike Chona to transfer Ndirande Police Station Officer Superintendent Geoffrey Maeni to Neno police station.
Yolamu’s letter of promotion to the rank of Deputy IG was dated January 20, 2021. Her promotion came with several officers including Jaqueline Kainja, wife to Inspector General George Kainja.
Yolamu’s misconduct has already demonstrated that she is there as an agent of nepotism in the Malawi Police Service where only officers from the central region should get better treatment.
In a leaked audio, Chona, who has been posted to Ndirande as Officer In Charge, tells Yolamu that for him to be effective at Ndirande, Maeni should be posted away from the station. Maeni was station officer at Ndirande. The audio was leaked on January 8, 2021.
Yolamu has obeyed Chona to transfer Maeni to Neno where he has gone as Officer In Charge, slightly a higher position.
Yolamu who has demonstrated her weakness in administration asks Chona to choose an officer who should work with him at Ndirande. Chona asks Yolamu to give him time to think about the assignment.
The audio goes:
“Madam, Ine I don’t have any problems. I can go to Ndirande koma. Madam please ndipempheko chinthu chimodzi. Ndili ROO1 [Regional Operations Officer 1] even abwana a Chigwenembe akudziwa ndakhala ndikudandaulapo za SO [Station Officer] Ndirande.
SO paja wa Ndirande ndi ndani?
Superintendent Maeni. Anali ku PTS uku. Ntchito yake simawonekapo.
Ndi wamamuna?
Eee ndiwammuna.
Ndiongufunika akakhale general duties pa ujeni 9ma ofesi akumudzi].
Eeee..Amene ajawo ndiongofunika mma district mutalimutali.
Do you have a person in mind oti angakhale SO wako?
Chabwino Madam. Imeneyonso ndiyambe ndaganiza chifukwa tikamagwira ntchito mma station mu ti,adziwana kuti ine kugwira ntchito ndi uyu ndiye ziyenda. Koma ukuku nditakhala ngati ndikupitako ngati SO ndiye I will not have any problem. Koma ngato OC ndiye kuti crime officer nso amayeneranso kuti akhale munthu wokuti azitha kuthamanga.
Akhale vibrant
A-aa nanga tingakupititse ngati SO muntu iweyo wakula. Ukakhalenso SO? Ife tikufuna udzikalamulabe ujeniyo ikakhale vibrant. Ndiye ndikudikirabe nthawi pang’ono ungondipangira kuti kodi athakhala wakuti atha kundithandiza kwambiri…..atakhala…..?
Zikomo Madam.
The audio has brought mixed reactions in the Malawi Police Service. Officers from the northern and southern regions feel they will not enjoy deserving benefits in the five years Tonse Alliance government will be in power.
Some officers have already retired early.
advise to chakwera…watch your minister of home land security. he might be capable of other things but to me he has tremendously goofed to actually handle the ministry and that’s my first point. secondly inspector general of police should not be a civilian like kainja who goes on flirting out with wives of junior officers.anathetsa banja la bwana ligola pano ali pa machinga police. ndi munthu odziyenereza kwambiri koma ndi mlaia sadziwa kanthu. how many wives does kainja possess? Police officers have a bearing in any election and would turn down your tables. promotions should be on merit not as how some people are rising in the service. anthu ena akuchita kukwera pa banja lao lonse, ku peace keeping banja lonse..a polisi omwe akugwira kaya ankagwira ku area 30 akukonderedwa pa ma promotions when most of them are more incopetent than others. its unfortunate that this DIG has been in this mess but she is good. Chona is a hatred person, actually the junior he is talking about is richer than him. he again is a civilian like kainja who joined the police from back door because of his mother. he was a goal keeper at blue eagles. Chona is another crook who has connections with criminals and a very good example is on how he worked at dzaleka refuge camp. he could connive with those mafias doing human trafficking and fool fellow police officers. if you want to know more on how Ethiopians and Somalis and other refugees from dzaleka refugee camp move illegally to south Africa and other countries Chona knows better and he is benefiting more from this malpractice. Chona wagona mahule ambiri ndipo sabereka. thupi lake lonse ndilazinsungu. ajambulitse atavala zodula manja mumuone and would not be compared to Maeni in terms of conduct and work experience. Maeni waphunzitsa apolisi ambiri ntchito. Chona ndi civilian ndipo alibe squad. kuti zioneke bwino, Chona should not choose who to work with ndipo apite ku mnenoko iyeyo ngati oc and Maeni’s transfer to stand down. and if this is not done just know that the entire police is against you my president.