HRDC to meet President Laz over Malawi cabinet criticism

July 9, 2020 Watipaso Mzungu -Nyasa Times 34 Comments

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says it will be meeting President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera to discuss issues bordering on the cabinet list released Wednesday night.

HRDC members addressing the press
Trapence: We will give President the public feedback

HRDC chairperson Gift Trapence has told journalists in Lilongwe that they have received concerns from Malawians decrying the appointment of members of the same family and alleged failure to adhere to the Tonse Philosophy the alliance has been preaching.

 

He said they have resolved to engage the President first before taking further action because they believe in dialogue.

Trapence has confirmed to Nyasa Times that the President’s office has already given them a nod.

“We have not slept last night because we have been receiving phones calls from all corners of the country as people expressed their misgivings with the composition of the Cabinet.

“As HRDC, we are prepared to continue our mandate of serving Malawians by holding the duty-bearers accountable. Hence, we wish to assure them that we will engage the President [Chakwera] at 1pm this afternoon to present their grievances,” said Trapence.

He added that the coalition will provide feedback to the public whatever response the President will give.

The HRDC national coordinator Luke Tembo disclosed that the concerns are coming from all directions, including senior members of the Tonse Alliance.

However, Tembo was quick to clarify that those expressing misgivings are not doing it out of anger that they have been left out of the Cabinet.

“I know Malawians know us for organizing demonstrations. Yes, going to the streets to demonstrate is one of the options we have, but we have chosen to engage the President [Chakwera] first. The major concern is that the Cabinet Chakwera has appointed goes against the Tonse philosophy,” he said.

Another executive member of the coalition, Ali Mwachande, vowed that they will not allow the new administration to slide the country back to the era of nepotism, regionalism, cronyism and regionalism, which cost the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) power in the just-ended fresh presidential election.

Meanwhile, the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) acting executive director Sylvester Namiwa has urged President Chakwera to desist from executing an appeasement policy.

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34 replies on “HRDC to meet President Laz over Malawi cabinet criticism”

  1. we are tired with demonstrations, don’t judge them fast let’s wait and see ndi cabinet yawoyo ngat committee yaukwati.

  2. boma only 2 weeks, already ma demo on the cards. walking the talk is not easy. kkkkkkkk

    1. People were promised CHANGE. The mediocre cabinet if nepotism, cronyism and regionalism is NOT CHANGE. People had their business destroyed because of foolish Chakwera and Chilima. People were harassed and beated and killed apparently because TONSE was bringing change. Is this CHANGE?

  4. By appointing Rashy Gaffar, a well known business crook, its a state capture. Rashy pumped in alot of money in Tonse Alliance and he was the only Funder so he has Tonse Alliance government in his pocket. All our minerals are going to Dubai and India for free without Taxes through Rashy Businesses. Malawians you are doomed as a nation

  5. Did HRDC talk to Mutharika? Why are they talking to Chakwera? Stupid compromised fools.

  11. Appointment of the same family has nothing to do with it. Why did people not question when they won Membership of MP in their regions. The question one could be asking is Will some people manage to run the affairs of Education and Defense deputy Ministers Or the President will do donkey job for them.

    1. You are right my bro. Bomali ndilama spirits (Nyau) all the way up to 2025. Zoti ndi Tonse Alliance mukuziwa ndi inu.

      Ndangosangalala kuti Joyce Banda ndi Callista sanawapatse ma ministerial positions. Kunakakhala kukuwa zenizeni.

  13. Kulamulira Munthu Kovuta. This is the Malawi you created WOSAWOPA,TIYENITONSE KU STATE HOUSE A CHOKE ACHOKE wobwande anatelo

  15. Bravo Trapence kumeneko ndiye timati kubwera! Go and confront him sitingalole nyansi zoterezi kupitlira in our country No!. We are ready to go to streets until he changes his cabinet. There is no way munthu ndi mkazi wake angakhale nduna ichi ndi chamba chachikulu even Sidik ndi mkazi wake, Kandodo ndi mbale wake akanawona kuti uuu izi zibweretsa mpungwepungwe koma chifukwa chadyera anangovomera koma achocha yolakwaika. Adziwe kuti malawi wadzana in time of APM watha pano mantha tiribe kukakhala ku msewu ndiye chilima ndi lazaro akudziwa bwino kuti ndiye kudya kwathu. So Gift katiyimirire and will do the needful kuti dziko lathu likonzeke paja akhala akunena kuti mabwana ndife ndiye achite za ife apo bi awona!

  16. Hrdc is losing its mojo. Why has it discarded the constitional right to burn government office?

  17. Apa ndiye ntchito yapezeka anzathu a maufulu a anthufe. 18 million people with majority youth kungotengako msungama basi? naga ana ndi azimayi awo awaimira ndani. focus zero. Serious, employing a person with poor visibility is risking. koma ya banja limodzi ngati ku farm ya ng’ombe ndiye wationjeza.

  18. Kodi kuwakaniza ma.choices awo, ngongolezo muwabwezera inuyo?? Akatapila ali.ndi.mphamvu zolamula chomwe.akufuna….

    2. Aaa inu ndi aja mumaononga zithu, be patriotic osamangodalira ma handouts, kuganiza mwadzulotu kumeneko

  19. Before it was we will take to the street, now is this is our friends so we will compile complaints and go and sit down with them huh. You have picked a side and your no longer credible

  21. Palibe zokammbirana, tell him to stick to what he said about eradicating nepotism. tell him to remove the ministers, dont wait for him to explain anything as his reasons for selecting them. No dialogues awachose musasinthe zochita lero a HRDC ifeyo tanena kuti cabinet musakhae zibale ndie achosedwe muikidwe ena. Whi is in control of such decision making koma?? Koma COVID tiyitha ndi izi?

    1. Of -course some where things have not gone well; for instance Hon.R . Gaffar and Kasungu District, this is a family move. 4 in one district and coming from east Kasungu.
      As with Mia and his wife there is no any problem there. Patricia V Mr Kaliati ; was still good .

  24. I am seething with anger at the moment. These two have started on a very wrong footing. We don’t like the look of the new cabinet full stop. Malawians will no longer be bystanders in the affairs of the state and this list needs revisiting before it’s too late. Have these people already forgotten that families in government leaves is with a very bad after-taste?

    Leading Malawi will not be easy if you forget the basic tenet of our new Malawi. Listen and listen and listen. We have a new way of doing things and everything needs total transparency and must be thought out clearly before being put to the public. Otherwise we will give you guys a very hard time and our country will not progress.

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