Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) director general Dokani Ngwira appears before Malawi’s Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee investigating the June 10, 2024 military plane crash involving Vice-President Saulos Chilima, but his testimony does not continue. Both outlets report that Ngwira attends the committee sitting and is expected to provide information, yet the questioning is stopped almost immediately after concerns are raised about handling classified information. The committee and sources describe clearance requirements as the reason he does not proceed with full testimony.
One report also says the committee did not seek formal clearance from Ngwira’s former office before summoning him, which it presents as a point raising questions about the process. The outlets do not indicate that Ngwira declines to appear outright; rather, they describe that his involvement is cut short once the committee raises classification and security issues related to the information he may disclose.
The reports focus on the procedural and information-access issues preventing his testimony from continuing, rather than providing details of any substantive claims made during the brief appearance.
