Malawi President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika says will always respect the independence of the Judiciary.
President Mutharika was speaking on Thursday during the swearing in ceremony for three newly appointed Judges for the High Court at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre.
He said independence of judiciary means that judiciary/Judges should judge cases without any interference from other arms of the government.
“As Head of State, I will always respect the independence of the Judiciary in Malawi. But let it be clear that in any country in the world, the independence of the Judiciary does not mean that the Judiciary is a government in itself.
” The independence of the Judiciary only means that the Judiciary is allowed to judge cases without interference from the other arms of government. But it does not mean that the Judiciary should not be accountable to anyone,” said Mutharika
He continued to say: “So for the Judiciary to enjoy your independence, you also need to exercise strong accountability.
You need a strong internal integrity mechanism that enforces ethical conduct and high discipline among judges and magistrates without bias.”
Professor Mutharika also called for cordial relationship between three arms of government namely Executive, Judiciary and Legislature for development to forge ahead in the Country.
“The Executive, the Judiciary and the Legislature are supposed to work together for the prosperity of Malawians,” said Professor Mutharika
The three Judges who took oath of office are Justice Chimwemwe Kamowa, Justice Shadreck Masomphambe and Justice Jabbar Alide.
So the Judiciary is not a government in itself and he says there are three arms of government…Can those of you with cambridge certificates school me here ??