The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has condemned the stance adopted by councillors in Chiradzulu who want District Commissioner Memory Kaleso transferred from the council.<\/p>\n
The councillors want Kaleso out because she has instilled fiscal discipline by, among other measures, refusing to release funds for political activities.<\/p>\n
In an interview on Monday, CCJP National Secretary Martin Chiphwanya said the councillors are focussing on petty issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe issues the councillors are raising border on selfishness. The councillors are only trying to frustrate the District Commissioner who is only doing her job in managing government money. As this is happening, some operations at the council have been paralysed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Chiphwanya has called upon the government to move in quickly and act decisively on the matter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have heard that the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has warned the councillors with sanctions if they continue intimidating the public officer. That is commendable but this has to be done quickly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He further attributed the actions of the councillors to ignorance of the processes and procedures councils operate on.<\/p>\n
\u201cSenior DPP officials have actually distanced themselves from the councillors, meaning they are on their own and something must be done,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Recently, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development instituted investigations into the issue and it also disclosed that it is awaiting legal advice from the Attorney General on how it should proceed with the development.<\/p>\n
Among other issues, the councillors demanded allowance from their council for attending Chilembwe Day commemorations in the district on January15.<\/p>\n
Kaleso is reported to have been a subject of threats from the 10 Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) councillors who are not happy with her reluctance to let them abuse council resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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