Ten new faces on the judges’ watchdog as Chief Justice warns: stay independent!
Ten members of Malawi's Judicial Service Commission have taken their oaths at the Chichiri Court House in Blantyre. Chief Justice Rezine Mzikamanda presided over the ceremony himself. President Peter Mutharika handpicked the appointees in May of this year. Their brief covers regulation and administration of the country's Judicial Service. Mzikamanda used the occasion to warn the new members directly: stay independent. A published rundown named Dorothy among the first commissioners before the list was cut off. The refreshed panel will now handle judicial appointments and questions of discipline across the service.
Ten members of the Judicial Service Commission have taken their oaths of office at Chichiri Court House in Blantyre, in a ceremony presided over by Chief Justice Rezine Mzikamanda. The commissioners were handpicked by President Peter Mutharika in May this year to oversee the regulation and administration of Malawi’s Judicial Service. The line-up includes Dorothy […] The post Ten new faces on the judges’ watchdog as Chief Justice warns: stay independent! appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times .