Chakwera plans White House-style televised press briefings: State House to open for public access, photo-op

August 26, 2020 Paul Chamdimba Nkhoma -Nyasa Times 36 Comments

President Lazarus Chakwera is planning to introduce weekly televised press briefings to be officially launched on September 7, it has emerged.

President Chakwera: New approach to introduce a culture of transparency and openness to State House

The new format, similar to that used by the White House in the United States, is expected to come in Mondays.

Presidential press secretary Brian Banda said the question-and-answer sessions would not be hosted by the Head of State but his directorate of communication headed by president’s spin doctor Sean Kampondeni and the press office teams which include Martha Chikuni.

But Banda said “once in a while”, President Chakwera will be making himself available to take the grilling from journalists.

Banda, a former maverick broadcaster, also disclosed that State House will launch an annual correspondents’ dinner to be hosted during the commemoration week of World Press Freedom Day.

President Chakwera and First Lady Monica Chakwera will also be hosting media managers and owners to either luncheon or dinner to discuss matter of national interest.

Meanwhile, Banda disclosed that President Chakwera wants the general public to have part of State House where people can visit for sightseeing and photo opportunities.

He said this happens at White House and Buckingham palace in Britain.

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36 replies on “Chakwera plans White House-style televised press briefings: State House to open for public access, photo-op”

  1. Stop wasting taxpayers money. We didn’t vote Sean for president. Stop taking us as fools..Why press conference? To show off your accent?

    1. Kikkkkkkk zanu izo! Munva mmimba, imeneyo ndiyo ija munkati Nyekhwe! Bwana President at every week it’s not good, if it was at least 2 times a week hahahaha it would be so nice sir, kuti okwiyawa okwiye kwambiri.

  2. Bwana President, anthu asamangoti good idea. AT WHAT COST? America can afford such Luxuries we cannot. Please just go and construct a clinic at Mtandile etc. How many people will see these open press conferences. Every day re visit the Manifesto, no open press conferences. Ministers are visiting already constructed buildings only to condemn. Yes but why can’t you construct a model one and then condemn the ill built ones.

  4. Achakwera itanitsa madzi kachitukuko kaonekeko muchedwa nazo izi mzanu Peter munthali anaika madzi all the way from mulanje Inu pangani follow lamulo you will loose 2026

    1. Few months into office, budget session coming in September and people are expecting the government to implement project within these few weeks. Shallow thinking. Let us wait what is contained in the budget.

  5. This development is not on campaign manifesto.
    Talking simple things,I would love to hear that fuel passport,gone down,more over our university learner’s have affordable means of their education.
    This White House style is expensive and dangerous.

  6. I agree, the missing ingredient in Making Malawian lives better are photo ops and press conferences, apa tatukuka basi.

  8. Sitingampezenso onga ameyu. Tonsefe ndi a Bakili Komanso a pitala, a Dausi, a Mtaba, a Nankhumwa azikadya nawo ku state house. Kkkkkk

  10. people’s lives will be transformed tremendously by virtue of these weekly press briefings. I can forsee the million jobs dream being realized in no time

  11. Here we go President Talk Talk Chakwera is at it again. Useless meetings and conferences. We want delivery on the promises Tonse made and not empty Talk Talk boasts. President Talk Talk Chakwera is heading for humiliation in the by elections which SKC will sweep. SKC only needs votes from the northern region to control whoever wins in the next Presidential election. And indeed SKC is hero worshipped in the north. Watch Mwenifumbo win big in Benghazi. Your have failed MCP and will be impeached as soon as SKC can secure the votes in parliament. What a bad finish as some of us are die hard MCP.

  13. THE AIM IS to counter the rise of CHILIMA AND TO GIVE HIM BLACKOUT on media to show the world that CHAKWERA IS RULING.

  15. I’m just wondering, is a visit to the Malawi State House plus a photo-op a priority for your average Malawian? Or are the priorities affordable fertiliser and functional hospitals with adequate stocks of medicines? Perhaps I am wrong and backward minded since the same is also done at Buckingham Palace and the White House.

  17. Good idead but weekly might be a little too much and can easily lose popularity. Make it every two weeks or just once month

  18. When you have a president who is servant of the people, he serves the people. When that servant lives in a house built and run on the people’s taxes, he allows the people access into their house. THAT is what a people’s president must do. CHAKWERA IS THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT.

    2. Muito bem colocado o seu comentário e de forma sábia. Isto (servir ao povo e humildade) é que falta em muitos lideres de paises do nosso continente africano. Mozambique

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