Chairperson for PAC, Joyce Chitsulo has defended the decision of the committee to confirm Martha Chizuma as ACB director-general after rejecting her a few days ago.
Chitsulo said it is within procedures to have the committee change its mind. She said the house adopted a motion from Dowa North East MP Sam Kawale to have them rescind their earlier decision.
According to Chitsulo out of 13 members present 12 voted in favour of Chizuma’s confirmation one abstained and four DPP members walked out.
“I am personally happy, and I have been saying this that I for one would love to see Chizuma confirmed she said. Chitsulo said the walking-out of the DPP members have no effect on the decision because the quorum was formed.(NATION ONLINE)
for sure elements of dictatorship went into play. dictation, threats, fear and wonder punched a killer blow. if i were you i would have turned down this second pac’s comfirmation. these guys for sure acted against their conscious and will. since we are very poor and we have no where to go for daily cash, this friend of ours has been put in an aukward situation and left with no choice but to cling to it. Had it been in the west, believe you me, she would have dashed this second chance rather than smiling at it. Lets learn not to force matters in a democracy. The first voting was democratic and the later one, oops! I’m sorry to say a complete push over. If we continue like this, then we are doomed and the recklessness we did in 2019 will make us cry for decades. Many are fearing mcp is doing all it can to bring fear and oppress justice in the work up to future polls. It is now astrategizing by toughening its justice and security agents. Even utm wont stand a chance.