Catholic priest Father Ernest Mwinganyama of Mangochi has added a voice on the state of governance in the country by apportioning the blame to Malawians for electing thieves into power and also the existing perceptions that leaders are bosses rather than watchmen. Mwinganyama’s views comes against the background of the Civil Society demonstrations on the […]
The electoral fever has unmistakably set on, just about a year to general and presidential elections. But what we are now seeing, we have seen before. It is a replay of the same script: violence and intimidation of opposition parties by the ruling party, intimidation by incumbents of potential contestants within both ruling and opposition […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) has taken a swipe at Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government failure to operationalize the Access To Information Law. In its statement which Nyasa Times has accessed, MLS also took government to task over the way it is handling some new laws and bills such as the blocking of the electoral reform […]
President Peter Mutharika has angered civil society organizations over the decision that he would not receive a petition over the K4 billion allocation to members of Parliament (MPs) and other issues. Human Rights Defenders Forum (HRDF) chairperson Timothy Mtambo, one of the organisers of the April 27 demos said Mutharika should have been at Kamuzu […]
A Lilongwe -based governance commentator Makhumbo Munthali has said apportioned blame on both the Executive and the opposition on the country’s state of governance. Munthali was commenting on the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) position on the state of governance, as the Catholic bishops have expressed concern about the socio-economic and political climate in the country, citing increasing […]
Malawi’s renowned civil society groups, faith groups, and individual human rights and governance defenders have announced 27 April 2018 as the day when all Malawians will demonstrate across the country against the way the government has handled the yet to be disbursed K4 billion funding to constituencies and other governance issues. In a statement […]
Caution has been sounded as Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe—who is under pressure over the K4 billion allocation to legislators that critics say is irregular—has invited civil society organisations (CSOs) pushing for his resignation to a meeting to explain the matter, with governance activists saying dialogue should not replace the essence of […]
What a stroke of genius it would be for Malawians finally to recognise that political parties have essentially become obstacles to good governance in Malawi, and to put them in their place by voting for a candidate with no political party to appease during his term of leadership! Since some people seem to simply take […]
An influential daily newspaper has said Malawi’s failure to qualify for the second compact of the United States of America (USA) government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a “lost opportunity” for the country. Malawi’s eligibility for another compact rested on satisfying a set of 20 indicators in a scorecard, paramount of which was fighting corruption. […]
As the clock is ticking to next year’s elections, Malawi’s leading human rights organisation Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has given President Mutharika a no-confidence grade, saying his government has failed to live up to its promises in the just-ended year, citing poor governance and increased corruption levels. In a press statement issued yesterday […]
President Peter Mutharika has failed to lead Malawi, especially when it comes to governnce, the Malawi Human Rights Defenders Coalition has said. “This administration has badly performed on good governance. We have several examples on this; cases of corruption have been the highest ever. The cases of abuse of funds are escalating,” chairperson of the […]
Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) executive director Timothy Mtambo has said Malawi government is employing tactics to stifle civic society from carrying out its watchdog role as well as pushing for good governance. Mtambo, who is also Malawi Human Rights Defenders Coalition, said in a published interview that there are State sponsored CSOs […]
The postponed nationwide demonstrations organised by Public Affairs Committee (PAC) to push for electoral reforms slated for December 13 following government’s turnaround to table bills in parliament took center stage in the local press on Wednesday with Malawi’s flagship daily newspaper saying the decision to call off protests has just made an oppressive President Peter Mutharika’s […]
That this government is taking Malawians for granted is well-known. It does not seem to have the slightest clue about how to handle sensitive issues that are hurting the people. For example, the country is reeling from the pangs of power outages. Many businesses, both big and small have been negatively affected. We are talking […]
Mzuzu-based political analyst Charles Kajoloweka, who has been one of the vocal campaigner of governance and rights, has said the statements made by President Peter Mutharika at the launch of the National Peace Policy as part of the commemorations for the International Day of Peace, were refreshening and should be encouraged with leaders walking the talk to […]
Malawi has dropped to position 18 for 54 African states in governance over the past decade, according to the Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance that was released in on Monday. Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG)‚ a monitor of overall governance performance in African countries, report shows that overall, Malawi showed “warning signs” […]
Our government is a major economic force in many cities and towns across the country. Through their hiring, purchasing and other activities; such as upholding law and order, the state generates millions of dollars in economic activity with the potential to benefit citizens directly, but only if the right measures are put in place. The […]
A special day is coming in the life of the Malawian common man. On that day, the common man will realize that, we, the people have for far too long been given a raw deal. We have been betrayed by the very individuals we put in public offices on trust to run the affairs of […]