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Letter To The Ombudsman

The Eye of the Child organization has filed a complaint with the Office of the Ombudsman against several district councils and city assemblies in Malawi for neglecting children living or working on the streets. The complaint alleges that the councils and assemblies have violated the Malawi Constitution and Child Care, Protection and Justice Act by failing to protect these children. Eye of the Child is requesting that the Office of the Ombudsman charge the responsible parties and order them to remove children from the streets, prevent future cases, and allocate resources to address the issue.

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Letter To The Ombudsman

The Eye of the Child organization has filed a complaint with the Office of the Ombudsman against several district councils and city assemblies in Malawi for neglecting children living or working on the streets. The complaint alleges that the councils and assemblies have violated the Malawi Constitution and Child Care, Protection and Justice Act by failing to protect these children. Eye of the Child is requesting that the Office of the Ombudsman charge the responsible parties and order them to remove children from the streets, prevent future cases, and allocate resources to address the issue.

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July 10, 2018

The Office of the Ombudsman


St Martins House
Private Bag 348
Capital City
Lilongwe 3
Malawi

Dear Honorable,

COMPLAINT AGAINST LILONGWE AND BLANTYRE DISTRICT COUNCILS AND


BLANTYRE, LILONGWE AND MZUZU CITY ASSEMBLIES

The Eye of the Child writes to complain on behalf of the Children of Malawi against the
Lilongwe District Council, Blantyre District Council and Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu City
Assemblies for neglecting children living or working on the streets.

It is Eye of the Child prayer that the Office of Ombudsman should charge the District
Commissioner for Lilongwe District Council, the District Commissioner for Blantyre District
Council and the Chief Executive for Blantyre City Assembly, the Chief Executive for Lilongwe
City Assembly and the Chief Executive for Mzuzu City Assemblies with a case of neglect and
act of bias in discharging duties, violation of section 23 of the Malawi Constitution and section
70 of the Child, Care, Protection and Justice Act (2010).

As mandated by the Child Care, Protection and Justice Act (2010), section 70, the District
Commissioner for Lilongwe District Council, the District Commissioner for Blantyre District
Council and the Chief Executive for Blantyre City Assembly, the Chief Executive for Lilongwe
City Assembly and the Chief Executive for Mzuzu City Assembly have been neglecting children
living or working on the streets and therefore violating section 23 of the Constitution as amended
in the year 2010 that demand the said officials to be acting in the best of the children in need of
care and protection.

Eye of the Child therefore resolve to complain to the Office of the Ombudsman to take
immediate action against the said institutions for neglecting children living or working on the

Eye of the Child


Postal Box 3066, Blantyre, Malawi
Private Bag 345, Capital City Lilongwe, Malawi
Email: eyeofthechildheadofficemalawi@gmail.com
street and for not acting in the best interest of the child as mandated under section 23 of the
Constitution and section 70 of the Child Care, Protection and Justice Act (2010).

Eye of the Child wish to demand further that upon being found responsible, the Office of the
Ombudsman should order the District Commissioner for Lilongwe District Council, the District
Commissioner for Blantyre District Council and the Chief Executive for Blantyre City
Assembly, the Chief Executive for Lilongwe City Assembly and the Chief Executive for Mzuzu
City Assemblies to:-

1. Remove all children living or working on the streets and conduct night patrol to identify
and remove all children who are forced or engaged in prostitution within a period of 21
days and present a report to the Office of the Ombudsman within 30 Days of the order.
2. Develop and present plans to the Office of the Ombudsman for prevention of children
living or working on the street within the period of three months.
3. Allocate adequate resource and finance the implementation of the plans and present
reports to office of the Ombudsman every six months for the period of three years.

We wish to thank you for accepting our complaint on behalf of the Children of Malawi and for
acting in the best interest of the children living or working on the street.

Sincerely,

MAXWELL MATEWERE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
EYE OF THE CHILD

Eye of the Child


Postal Box 3066, Blantyre, Malawi
Private Bag 345, Capital City Lilongwe, Malawi
Email: eyeofthechildheadofficemalawi@gmail.com

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