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Biography
Martha Chizuma is Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau Director.Martha Chizuma was appointed director of the anti-corruption bureau on 29 April 2021 after serving as Ombudsman since 2015. Prior to that, she served as the Senior Resident Magistrate in the courts of Malawi.
Education
Martha Chizuma holds a Masters of Laws in International Economic Law from the University of East London and Bachelor of Laws with Honors (LLB) from University of Malawi, Chancellor College.
Controversy
In January 2022, a phone call recording between Chizuma and an unidentified man was leaked. In the phone call, she alleged that judges and magistrates were part of a corruption syndicate. She was accused of being unprofessional for the alleged discussion.
Also in January 2022, members of Malawi's diplomatic missions faulted Martha Chizuma for recruiting a United Kingdom agency to do investigations on behalf of the anti-corruption bureau.
On 6 December 2022, Chizuma was arrested in connection to a leaked audio clip in which she spoke with another person about the fight against corruption in the country. She was released on bail the same day of her arrest.