Social commentator Onjezani Kenani has publicly praised UDF president Atupele Muluzi for what he describes as a marked shift in political engagement, contrasting Muluzi’s relative quiet between 2020 and 2025 with his more active public commentary in the current political cycle. In a Facebook post, Kenani said that during the earlier period, Muluzi “would emerge […]
Social media commentator Onjezani Kenani has challenged civil society organisations opposing Parliament’s planned public inquiries into public institutions, questioning what is wrong with investigating corruption. Kenani’s comments follow a press briefing by civil society organisations, led by Robert Mkwezalamba, calling on Parliament to respect the independence of other arms of government. The briefing came after […]
A prominent Malawian commentator has launched a stinging attack on the handling of the Sylvester Namiwa case, describing the activist’s arrest and prosecution as a “national tragedy” and accusing the state of abusing its power. In a strongly worded Facebook post, writer Onjezani Kenani said the case amounted to what he called the “judicial lynching” […]
Great Britain’s Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has awarded recognised the ‘CoVID Response Private Citizen’ initiative which Malawian Onjezani Kenani rolled out to fundraise towards procurement of medical resources in the fight against CoVID-19 pandemic. The initiative has been awarded with the Commonwealth Points of Light award, says a statement from the British High Commission in […]