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Lilongwe District Commissioner Davis Sado, who was personal assistant to UDF controversial politician Dumbo Lemani before joining the civil service, has been fired, secretary for local government Charles Gunsaru confirmed Monday.
Gunsaru said Sado was working on month-to-month basis pending confirmation after undergoing interviews.
But he said government had to terminate his services because “we got a letter from Local Government Service Commission indicating that he was not successful during the interviews that were conducted on September 22.
“And we had to write him that since he was not successful we couldn’t confirm him on his position as district commissioner,” said Gunsaru.
But he said he did not know the circumstances that led to Sado’s employment because under normal circumstances he was supposed to go for interviews first before starting to work.
“In this particular case I don’t know what arrangement was made. When I got communication from the commission I had to call him to ask why he had to go for interviews. It’s him who told me that he was on month-to-month employment,” he said.
Sado, who worked for 11 months before he was fired last week couldn’t be drawn to comment on his employment and termination of services but he said the assembly is best placed to comment on his achievements for the period that he has worked for them.
“I am proud to have been part of the team that administered the general elections which I consider as one of my achievements,” said Sado. “I am also proud to have initiated several development projects under district development fund and Malawi Social Action Fund (Masaf)”.
Sado has been fired at a time when MCP lodged a complaint to the Electoral Commission not to allow him to administer the by-elections in January because of perceived bias.
Meanwhile, Lands and Physical Planning ministry’s Controller of Lands Patrick Yasin has been relieved of duties amid a government investigation into how the previous administration used to sell out land.
Secretary for Lands George Mkondiwa confirmed Monday that government had decided not to renew Yasin’s contract.
“It is true,” said Mkondiwa when asked if Yasin has been relieved of his duties. “We got a letter from the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) on Friday that his contract was not being renewed.”
Mkondiwa said the letter came from OPC because as controller, Yasin was in P2 grade, which falls under the office of the president.
“The letter did not give any reasons,” said Mkondiwa.
Asked to comment on allegations that Yasin’s contract could not have been renewed because of the unchartered manner in which land used to be sold under the previous administration, Mkondiwa said: “There have been those stories, but I would not say that is the reason.”
“I have been here for four months and within that time we have put in place systems where land is not being sold out irregularly,” said Mkondiwa. “So if they were happening, they used to happen before I came here.”
Yasin declined to confirm his services has been discontinued.
“Talk to my PS,” said Yasin.
Even when asked if he did not want to say anything on the matter, Yasin said: “It is not a newspaper issue.”
Government is currently carrying out an intensive investigation in the way some people acquired in Lilongwe and some parts of the country through the facilitation of the ministry of lands.
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