The High Court in Blantyre vacates an injunction that had kept Blantyre Water Board (BWB) Chief Executive Officer Yeremiah Chihana in post, dealing a legal setback to the suspended CEO. The court rules that Chihana should stay away from the office while the Board proceeds with its suspension.
Judge Allan Muhome grants an urgent application by Attorney General Frank Mbeta to discharge the stay and injunction. Across the reports, the dispute is framed as an ongoing fight over the suspension and Chihana’s attempt to continue working pending the Board’s actions. Both outlets describe the court decision as leaving BWB in “uncertainty,” and note the Attorney General’s criticism of the organisation’s functioning in the period affected by the suspension. One outlet uses the phrase “headless” to describe BWB’s operational state, while the other presents the same comment as a warning tied to the leadership disruption.
Overall, the sources agree the High Court decision removes the legal barrier that had previously prevented the suspension from being implemented and requires Chihana not to attend the office during the Board’s process.
