Pressure is mounting on President Lazarus Chakwera, who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Leader, to come out and distance himself from his party’s vice president for the north, Harry Mkandawire’s “discriminatory” remarks on MEDEF loans beneficiaries.
Mkandawire is on record telling MCP supporters in Karonga that they are first beneficiaries as Chakwera is now running and managing state affairs.
Both Chancellor College political analyst, Ernest Thindwa and Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiative Executive Director, Sylvester Namiwa, call on Chakwera to immediately discipline Mkandawire arguing this reflects badly on his leadership.
Namiwa further finds Mkandawire’s remarks as demeaning Vice President, Dr. Saulos Chilima’s office; eventually defeating the much touted Tonse Alliance philosophy.
But MCP spokesperson, Reverend Maurice Munthali, has downplayed the criticisms; justifying that the remarks have only come as parties prepare for by-elections in Karonga Central Constituency.-(Rainbow TV)
Sad development. The first MCP government led by Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda is guilty of spilling huge quantities of innocent blood. The country is still under a curse. That spilled blood is still crying out for justice. Malawi needs healing and reconciliation. Nothing will ever go right in this country until God is appeased.