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National Bank of Malawi appoints Harold Jiya deputy CEO

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National Bank of Malawi appoints Harold Jiya deputy CEO

National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has appointed  Harold Jiya as its deputy chief executive officer and chief commercial officer effective October 1 2020.

Until his appointment, Jiya served as the NBM general manager and head of  wholesale banking since 2016.

Prior to this, he served as Head of Corporate Banking at the Malawi Stock Exchange-listed bank.

He has extensive banking experience in International Trade, Asset Finance, Credit, Structured Finance, Corporate and Agriculture Lending.

Harold Jiya : New CEO

Announcing the appointment, NBM plc CEO, Macfussy Kawawa said in a statement: “I have personally worked closely with Mr. Jiya for the past 15 years and I am confident that his leadership of the Bank’s commercial function will take NBM plc to the next level”.

Commenting on his appointment Jiya explained “being a part of the leadership of a business with very rich history, wide reach and economic magnitude such as NBM plc is a great privilege.”

“I look forward to working with the CEO, Board, management and staff to further unlock the potential of our customers and exceed the expectations of shareholders and  stakeholders.”

Jiya holds a master of business administration ( MBA) from Exeter University – United Kingdom, and a bachelor of accountancy degree from the Polytechnic of the  University of Malawi.

He is also an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, UK and an alumnus of Oxford Advanced Management & Leadership program of Oxford University’s Said Business School.

Fake defection by Fake CFT Members in Benghazi Karonga Central

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Fake defection by Fake CFT Members in Benghazi Karonga Central

By Durell Namasani

The constituency, Karonga Central, is slowly living up to its nickname ‘Benghazi’ as politics continues to hot up ahead of the by elections scheduled to take place in the area. This Saturday, Commander in Chief of Citizen for Transformation Movement (CFT) Timothy Mtambo was in the area alongside MCP Central region Campaign director Madalitso Kazombo to drum up support for MCP candidate Leonard Mwalwanda. It has been established however, that the presence of Mtambo on the campaign trail and the endorsement MCP candidate has got from the CFT movement has made some people very uncomfortable, with a group calling itself CFT Karonga coming out to endorse the rival candidate, Frank Mwenefumbo of UTM.

According to a team of our journalists on the ground, it has been established that the CFT Karonga team that is said to have endorsed Mwenefumbo doesn’t even exist. It has been uncovered that the claims have been propaganda work by the UTM team in order to create confusion among the electorates in the area.  “There has been nothing like an endorsement for Mwenefumbo from CFT here” said one of CFT members in the area. “What we know is that some people printed CFT Tshirts and distributed them to a certain group, took the pictures and then went on social media and other media houses to claim that they have endorsed Mwenefumbo”.

So called CFT Defectors

Writing on his Facebook page, Communication strategist for CFT Negracious Justin, highlighted that the official position of CFT was the endorsement of the MCP candidate, reasons which were announced last week in a statement that came from the movement.  “Awo akuti ndi a CFT wo sitikuwadziwa. Printing T-shirts is not a hustle koma akudzinamiza. Unprofitable propaganda of the old century “wrote Justin, making a point that the Movement doesn’t recognize those claiming to be CFT and is aware that it’s just propaganda tricks.

Mtambo , Mwalwanda and Kazombo

Timothy Mtambo held his first whistle stops in Karonga in which he urged the people in the area to vote for Mwalwanda.

Attorney General Silungwe clears his name over windfall deposit

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Attorney General Silungwe clears his name over windfall deposit

Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe has come out to clear his name on a mysterious cash deposit of K1.6 million in his bank account saying: “It was made by a yet to be identified woman.”

Social media was recently buzzing with a copy of a bank deposit slip bearing the name of Faizal Aboo as depositor with a quoted mobile number 0999277000 on the slip.Investigations indicate that a woman deposited the said amount into account number 1155517 belonging to Silungwe on September 18, 2020.

Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe

In an interview with the press, Silungwe said he questioned Aboo on the transaction but he denied knowing anything to that effect.The AG took an extra step in his investigation and in its response National Bank established that the transaction was done by an unidentified woman .”There was a transaction to the amount of K1.6 million in cash into my account. I made inquiries with my bank, they confirmed, an Asian sounding name, as a person who purportedly deposited the money and had indicated their phone number.”I got in touch with the person (Aboo), but he denied knowledge of the transaction. I instructed my bank to withdraw the money from my account because I had the feeling it was not deposited in good faith and the same day the bank withdrew the money and put in their suspense accounts,” narrated Silungwe.

Closed circuit television (CCTV) revealed that a black woman who covered a good part of her face with a wrapper carried out the transaction. Patrick Mussa, Limbe Police Station public relations officer said Aboo lodged a complaint with the station and investigations are underway. This is the second time mysterious funds find their way into accounts of top Government officials. In 2015, Lucas Kondowe,former Director of Anti Corruption Bureau also had his share of the surprise when K2 million was deposited in his account. Investigations at the time revealed that a customer only identified as Majid carried out the transaction, it still remains unknown how the issue ended.

Britain changes high commissioner to Malawi

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Britain changes high commissioner to Malawi

The Britain government has made an announcement that it is changing its high commissioner to Malawi. Mr David Beer has been appointed new British High Commissioner . He succeeds Ms Holly Tett who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.

According to the statement issued, Mr Beer will take up his appointment in October 2020. Prior to becoming High Commissioner, Mr David Beer was Malawi Country Director for the Department for International Development (DFID, now Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – FCDO).

New British High Commissioner to Malawi David Beer

He has previously worked for the British Government in the USA, Ghana, Burundi, and Sudan, holding various roles including advisor, team leader and head of office.

On his appointment as British High Commissioner to the Republic of Malawi, Mr Beer said:

“I am honoured and delighted to be appointed as the British High Commissioner to Malawi. From working in Malawi over the last two years, I have seen at first hand the potential of this great country, and the warmth of its people. I look forward to further strengthening our partnership, built on the foundations of mutual affection and respect, and working to increase development, prosperity and security in Malawi and for the UK. I and my wife are excited to be able to continue exploring this beautiful, diverse and warm-hearted country.”

Mr Beer has been working in Africa with various organisations since 2005

Rev Maurice Munthali appointed advisor to the president

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Rev Maurice Munthali appointed advisor to the president

The publicity secretary of Malawi Congress Party Rev Maurice Munthali has been appointed an advisor to the President. Munthali will be the special advisor on peace, reconciliation and nation building.

In a statement made available to 247Malawi news, Munthali said ” it has indeed pleased the state president to appoint me , this is not only humbling , it is an honour to serve under Chakwera’s administration in such a noble portfolio”

Rev Maurice Munthali: Now President Chakwera advisor

Munthali joins a list of special advisors that have been appointed by President Dr Lazarus Chakwera so far;

-Moses Kunkuyu: Special advisor on Chiefs and Rural Governance.

Maxwell Thyolera, ex legislator for Lilongwe North East, is now Presidential Advisor on Parliamentary Affairs.

-Ephraim Chibvunde, Peoples Party vice president for the South, is presidential advisor on Political Affairs.

– Chancellor Kaferapanjira ( former CEO of Malawi Confederation of Commerce and Industry) is Chief Economic Advisor.

-Samson Lembani: Chief Advisor on Public Policy and Governance.

-Colleen Zamba: Chief Advisor on Sustainable Development Goals and International Relations.

– Chris Chaima Banda: Chief Advisor on Strategy and Manifesto Implementation.

-Lucius Banda: Advisor on Youth and Arts.

– Cleric Brian Kamwendo, former deputy secretary general, Nkhoma Synod, Presidential Advisor on Religious Affairs.

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