The Claimant in the present matter, Dr. George Kainja, is the immediate
former Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service. He was, in that regard,
the Head of the Malawi Police Service, a very senior and important
constitutional position in the country that vested him with the overall
responsibility of ensuring the protection of the rights of all persons in Malawi,
and also ensuring the maintenance of public safety and public order, in
accordance with the prescriptions of the Constitution and the law