CDEDI cautions PAC against Chizuma removal

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CDEDI cautions PAC against Chizuma removal

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has written Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament against the purported calls for removal of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma. The letter from CDEDI which PAC Chairperson Joyce Chitsulo confirmed receipt, comes after serious observation that President Lazarus Chakwera is only practicing Public relations […]

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