Office of the Attorney General intends to appeal a ruling by the Industrial Relations Court (IRC) favouring former State House Press Officer, Brian Banda, to receive a compensatory K103 million for unfair dismissal.
Justifying the move, the Spokesperson for the Attorney General, Emmanuel Lawyer, cited the basis of the ruling as a misrepresentation of facts hence the appeal.
On 23 December 2023, Deputy Chairperson of the IRC, Mike Kandulu, ordered the multi-million compensation with an additional K1.2 million as severance pay.
Banda previously served as a Press Officer at the State House in 2020. He reportedly went to China to further his studies and upon his return to Malawi he did not return to State House.
Source:MBC