From defending plastics firms to defending the ban: the awkward history of Malawi’s attorney general Mbeta

Frank Mbeta spent years in court representing plastic manufacturers opposed to Malawi’s thin-plastics ban. As attorney general, he is now responsible for defending the very regulations he once sought to overturn. That history alone proves nothing improper – but it raises questions about institutional safeguards that Malawi has yet to answer. The long-running battle over [...] The post From defending plastics firms to defending the ban: the awkward history of Malawi’s attorney general Mbeta appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times .
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