There are three elements that form the basic fabric of Malawian politics since the first democratic elections of 1994. The first one is ‘defections;’ where politicians jump from one party to another in a clear state of confusion and opportunism. The second is ‘factionalism’ which leads to breakaways and formation of new parties out of […]
In June 2018, when Chilima resigned from the ruling party, he constructively resigned from serving with the team he was given a political mandate to serve with. The VP position is a political deployment, which Chilima is very much aware of. It came to him on the mandate of the ruling party. The cabinet serves […]
The Minister of Justice, Hon. Samuel Tembenu, has chosen December 1 as the date on which the new Political Parties Law comes into force. I would like to register my deep appreciation to him, and by extention to President Peter Mutharika, for this gesture. I must admit that after the bill was passed by Parliament […]
OPENING SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY PROFESSOR ARTHUR PETER MUTHRIKA AT THE TEN HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT 3 NOVEMBER, 2018 ON EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA I would like to welcome Your Excellencies and distinguished delegates to Malawi. Above all, I welcome you to this African Union gathering. We have been given a special […]
I would like to sincerely congratulate the United Transformation Movement for successfully registering as UTM ( whatever this means). I am sincerely happy for them because now, UTM can channel its resources, time and effort towards holding a convention, primary elections and other strategic activities for the May 2019 Elections. However, this was a waste […]
Question No. 1: What business did the Office of President and Cabinet vehicles have to carry election material? (In Malawi, MEC uses vehicles from government departments or parastatals in their mass exercises. We are not sure if these vehicles are hired but they are labelled with the the MEC Registration Numbers) Question 2: Why were […]
I suggest that while police investigation must be carried out, MEC top officials must appear before the responsible Parliamentary Committee. Let the Parliament committee ask questions and MEC must give answers on a live TV broadcast. Parliamentary Committees are made up of MPs from the Opposition and ruling parties. They are the most objective platform […]
I stand so strongly by my conviction that Vice President, Saulos Chilima must resign. The call for his resignation is strictly an issue of moral obligation that any person occupying his office owes the people of Malawi. It is very shocking that neither Chilima nor his supporters see the reason why he should not be […]
The inverse proportion of the literacy levels against the available employment opportunities in Malawi plays negatively for the Malawian youths. The Malawian educational system is releasing more and more youths that the employment system cannot effectively absorb. For the Malawian youth, his/her opportunities are further challenged by the lack of prior apprenticeship as well as […]
I have always been amazed at how as a people Malawians are full of self-pity, self-insulting and full on inferiority complex. It is always the case that when the same things are happening in out of Malawi, the country and its social media will be full of praise at how others are doing good and […]