DEMOCRATIC Progressive Party (DPP) councillors in Chiradzulu District on Thursday sealed the office of District Commissioner (DC) Memory Kaleso, a move aimed at forcing her out of office.<\/p>\n
Kaleso is reported to have been a subject of threats from 10 DPP councillors who are not happy with her reluctance to let them use council resources anyhow.<\/p>\n
The Sunday Times understands that the councillors want the DC out of office because she has instilled fiscal discipline and refuses to fund political activities.<\/p>\n
While confirming the development in an interview on Friday, Kaleso said she was in Lilongwe when the councillors sealed her office.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just informed about the development [because] I was in Lilongwe attending to other issues,\u201d she said briefly.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, inside sources have confided in us that civil servants at the council are planning to put down tools in a bid to counter the move by DPP councillors who are baying for the DC\u2019s blood.<\/p>\n
According to sources, the civil servants are worried that some activities may be negatively affected once Kaleso is sent packing.<\/p>\n
But Kaleso said she had not received any reports on any impending civil servants\u2019 strike.<\/p>\n
Recently, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development instituted investigations into the matter.<\/p>\n
Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa, last week told our sister paper, Malawi News, that he was waiting for a report from the team which was given the mandate to probe the issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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