Chakwera this, Chakwera that: Do we really know Malawi’s in-coming president?
Lazarus Chakwera is, definitely, at his political best; in fact, stakes are high he would be Malawi’s next Head of State.
For a political figure with a history of being a religious leader, Chakwera exudes a figure of moral uprightness and integrity in the dirty game of politics.
It’s quite an intrigue to note how he rose from the gallows to win the leadership of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and, in the past 8 years, led the party to the heights it is right now.
If a word is told about Chakwera, tongues always stop at decorating him as a political god, a well measured in speech, tolerant and, to cap it all, a good man leading a dirty game of politics.
But is Chakwera, really, this righteous or he is just a political genius good at masking his worse?
We all know, for a fact, that he had a twenty year stint as the president of Malawi Assemblies of God.
What is interesting, though, is that Chakwera left CCAP, joined Malawi Assemblies of God Church and, then, led the church not just for 10 years—but, imagine, 20 years. How did he manage to do that?
As MCP leader, Chakwera, again, came from the political outside, took over leadership of the country’s oldest party and, arguably, led it so well to the height where it is right now.
In the years he has been on the helm, we have seen him tussle with some of the party’s key leaders and, in all these, Chakwera never came out bruised—still as smart and righteous as we always see him.
In Chakwera, are we really getting what we see about him or it’s just a façade of some sort?
Time will tell.
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Yes dirty politics di koma Yesu anali pakati pa ocimwa conco ambili anatembenuka.
this country needs to be cleaned is what people want.
why not LC this LC that .dpp ikuoneka kunalibe ma ORPHANS ndimaesa anali a dad anu!!! iye cimutu gwede kunyadila being glorified than doing the jib hired for.
munatulutsa 3 pages ya CV yake. mmamubwatika iye kumaoneka ngati all is okky.
i doubt wat job he was doing in US.
bcoz azathu amalandila per hour and ndiulesi umenewuwu aaa ndakaika mwa abhale
Dirty politics out in clean politics for new Malawi
You DPP despots, just shut your mouths! You failed to advised APM and now you are coming like angels of light
Some facts are not correct in this article. For example, Chakwera has been MCP president for slightly less than seven years, not for 8 years. He was president of the Assemblies of God for 24 years (1989-2013) not your emphasized 20 years. He was asked to leave CCAP because he was behaving as a minister of a Pentecostal church when he was involved in praying for sick people.
He has always held leadership positions in Malawia and abroad. He served in different boards the latest being Malai Council of Sports, public universities Secretariat and the negotiating committee on the Section 65 vs Budget impasse. He helped found a university in Liberia where he was also awarded professorship in 2005. He established the Malawi Assemblies of God University, a TV and radio station Christ for Nations. He led his church with integrity, no wonder they kept voted him as president every three years since 1989.
He is smart upstairs. Throughout his academic life since secondary school he has obtained distinctions: MSCE 7 points, BA Philosophy distinction, MA distinction….
That’s the incoming president of Malawi. Very sharp. Very organized. Hard worker. Full of integrity. High leadership skills. Visionary.
Mike Fiko another buffoonish reporter. Your own poll slated APM for victory.
You’re engaging in doublespeak you’re itching for monies just shut up when you’ve nothing to report. Don’t spew speculative statements when you’ve facts your fuzzy personal opinion must aligned to evidence.
A journalist in prostitution a mercenary
You can write as bad of an opinion about Chakwera. We voted for change. If Tonse Alliance goes the way of DPP, 2025, they will be out. Thank you. We need new ways of doing things.
Write more articles (good or bad)about Chakwera, but the citizens want him to try. We were looking for a change of leadership Bec these outgoing have left nothing admirable
Yes!you are very right my brother .thats what africa has been lucking in the past 70 years or so.progressive change.and that stagnant situation,deraild all the gains of independencies.
And people should avoid over-glorifying Chakwera. He should also be very careful not to start making mistakes like APM. In fact without Chilima, Chakwera would not have sailed through.
we need some one to restore Malawi old glory and create a new Malawi which is habitable.
Indeed MALAWI OWN INTERGRITY IS WATS NEEDED NOOOOW!!!!!
Maybe you don’t know the incoming president all that well, but Malawians certainly do know the outgoing president far too well: that’s why they have been a bit wiser this time when casting their vote. One can only hope…
was chosen to lead
Let us see how he will be righteous in the next four years to come. He gonna face the reality of Presidency in Malawi.
The president elect should first of all listen to what the masses want. The borrowed UTM development agenda is lacking in most areas. There are some things he can do better than the former presidents. (1) Education _ Umbuli ukukula m’Malawi chifukwa choti people do not see the importance of education. We must have compulsory and free primary plus secondary education.
(2) Industry development_ No country can grow it’s economy base on natural resources. We need to think of importing technologies for mass production of essential products vs heavy imports.
(3) Infrastructure development_ If we want Malawi to boom we need to build permanent infrastructure (Houses, roads, airports, markets, and many more). We must stop government spending on infrastructure that can be done by citizenry.
(4). Food Security _ No foreign investors should be allowed to venture into food industry. Ife tizidya katatu koma nsima. No Internatioal loans to purchase food relief items. We must produce and sell locally. Zotsala ndiye export market.
(6) Health Sector_ Aliyense akhale ndi medical scheme otherwise spending is too high and medicine meant for central as well as district ones are stollen due to greed by health workers.
Thus all for now.
Wish you well righteous president elect.
Hapana Mbejere if you don’t fall into the temptation of ” 5years” payele payele political syndrome, you could make an excellent MP with very powerful ideas. Why not try it in next parliamentary elections?
You are just stupid Mike Fiko, i wrote you one day that you will live in this Country by hunting yourself, you will not have peace in the entire of your life. wadya za dpp ndipo ukabweza.
Leave Dr Chakwera to lead the majority of us! Go to hell with your master!
Sniper
Do not threaten the writer. He has a right of opinion. This is exactly what we’re fearing of the MCP supporters. This is a new dispensation and not the old one party regime. We can succeed by improving on what others say. Chakwera is not a god but man for the people.
…well said!
Leave Chakwera alone! And he did not come from the ‘gallows’!!! Do you know what the gallows are?
He doesn’t know because GALLOWS is built on prison grounds to execute criminals
Leadership in Chakwera is perfect, my fear is Chilima makani opanda tsogolo too much … MCP don’t let this Chilima affect this Man of full qualities of leadership . Musamulekelele awonongaso chipani chanu.
Chilima vuto lake za u yes bwana sachita nawo ndiye pepani.
Uyu tilibe nayo mlandu koma chimulirenji analakwanji muthu chaka chomwe kumulanda u vice president ndi u minister pano ndi munthu wamba kodi kukhala tizitero?
Yes this country was in the hands of thieves and killers and our beloved leader has a great work to raise this country to the heights of more than Rwanda we can see again real developments in our warm heart country.
If only Chakwela can pick up the good deeds of Kagame and Magufuli plus add his own talents then Malawi will get to where it needs to be. ‘Water is a human rights facility’ let’s wait and see!
am sorry, but some of these writings leaves a lot to be desired, i mean what is the focal point here? if u have nothing to say, just keep ur mouth shut
Eti? The article leaves a lot to be desired
Yes we know him. He is a better man than you Fiko and your kabwafu ex president. All you have is hate which won’t take you anywhere. The people of Malawi have put their trust in Chakwera. He has been put in that position for a reason. Accept the results and move on.
Yeah let him rest to see how he’s gonna create one million jobs. Malawians are to see for themselves what he’s made of.
2 million jobs will be created from the vacant positions which are currently held by the Lhomwes and most people from the South who are not qualified to be in those positions. Look, there’s already 30 vacant positions for cabinet ministers. Then there’s is MBC, MACRA, MERA, MRA, All three divisions of Water Board, ESCOM, how about thousands in embassies all over the world, UN, not even to mention those in the government and other private sectors. Ntchito ndiye zikhala mbweeeee but only qualified people will be chosen for those positions not because one is a Lhomwe or comes from the South. This is a new dawn for Malawi awaiting for a new beginning.
There are lot Lhomwes fiking those positions based on their qualifications. Some have PhDs, some career soldiers, some have Masters degrees and most of those have bachelors degrees.Thinking firing them because of their tribe will not be left to go down well just as simple as you think.
What you should know is the power to choose a leader belongs to us malawi. If chakwera in government disappoints us malawi not to respect the will of Malawi this is why we have five years of choosing the right one who can lead us to the will of the nation 😉😊 don’t worry the power 💪💪 of putting a person into the thrown belongs to us Malawians 🐓🔥✅🤔
“All I want to say is thank you LORD”. God who listens to the cries of his people, God who answers. Pharaoh “wanjutanjuta” but God is above everything, God ‘s time is the best, He who has started will finish everything. Oh Chakwera, yang’anira nkhosa za Mulungu yang’anira mtundu wa Malawi. President was dziko sakhala wa region imodzi but ALL the regions of Malawi . Ambuye muwapatse moyo ,adani athu onsewo cholinga chake adzaone ulemelero wonse. I do not want any comment am talking to God and Oh Chakwera basi
I salute Chilima SK, I salute Mtambo T, Mulungu azikudalitsani kwambiri ndi ma team anu onse . Courageous, fearless guys, yes you do not have to fear the devil but he has to fear us the children of the most high. Mwandikumbutsa ” mau anu a Ngwazi mau anu anamenya Lake Malawi taoloka yolodano TAOLOKA”. AAAH ndibwerabe bwino lino
Remember. Mwala umene amisili anautaya unasanduka wa pa ngondya. Chakwera needs our support and prayers to steer Malawi to prosperity. But, as usual, there are bound to be dark forces to derail his Team’s efforts.
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Mwina titero kuti Nkhuyu zodya Dausi zidapota Pitala ndithu
CADET IWEEEEEEEEEEEE. this is not time for such nonsense.
Leave Chakwera alone to rest and reflect on what to do the way forward . He has lots of work to do more especially cleaning this messed up country .
You will know him soon. Did you know about previous leaders apart from being related to somebody? And look what they have done to Malawi, absolutely nothing apart from ruining it. Accept Chakwera . We wanted change period.