University of Malawi survey shows President least trusted:  Clergy lead the trust ratings

A survey conducted by the Department if Political and Administrative Studies at the University of Malawi’s Chancellor College have shown that Malawians trust the clergy and traditional leaders more than they trust politicians at various levels , including the Head of State.

Dulani: Conducted the survey

Titled ‘The Paradox of Traditional Leadership in Democratic Malawi’, the survey results released Friday show that the clergy are most trusted  with ratings of 83 percent followed by chiefs at 76 percent.

The survey was conducted by political science professor Boniface Dulani, head of political and administrative studies at Chancellor College Happy Kayuni, Micheal Chasukwa and Gift Sambo.

Norwegian Program for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research Development sponsored the survey.

“Traditional leaders are considered to be most relevant by southerners and least relevant by citizens in the Northern Region. There is no significant difference among those who consider traditional leaders as relevant by education or gender,” reads the report in part as seen by Nyasa Times.

The survey also gave non-governmental organisation leaders a rating of 65 percent.

On politicians, Malawians tend to trust grass root leaders like ward councillors at 48 percent followed by members of parliament (MPs) at 44 percent.  The President is least trusted at 41 percent.

According to the survey, 91 percent of the 1200 households that were approached nationwide were of the view that traditional leaders are in a better position to spearhead development in their localities as compared to elected leaders who are viewed to be “thieves and cashgaters”.

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Chitukuko
7 years ago

The problem with some politicians is that they do not stay with people for a long time. Some Politicians starting with the president, ministers, and MPs now they are silent. People are crying they are Quiet, they appear like they have left the country. For example a simple issue; trained teachers by the same government, not a different government. People are in die need of teachers in various schools, on the same note, teachers are crying for recruitment some are closer to 3 years since they qualified they have not been posted. But no politician has ever said a word… Read more »

manitoba
manitoba
7 years ago

when commenting we comment anything that looks irregular on the page so nothing is wrong who ever feel pain about the comment on the jacket outlook,then just starts cries

Omex70
Omex70
7 years ago

Our current president can not be trusted at all. He fails to make the right and timely decision on very clear issues. He pretends as if he is not in the country when issues that need his urgent attention arise in the country.

Omex70
Omex70
7 years ago

Iwe, Zinenani Zoona, nkhani ili apa si ya jacket ayi. Mwina sunamve zomwe zalembedwa mu nkhaniyi nchifukwa chake wangoganiza zothira ndemanga nkhani ya jacket. Please tiyeni tipitenso ku sukulu kuti akalemba chizungu tizimva nawo.

petermustfall
petermustfall
7 years ago

2019 chimodzi modzi, he will be the List

Zinenani Zoona
Zinenani Zoona
7 years ago

Proffessor wa ku Malawi. Jekete ya pa kaunjikatu iyi.

ellias
ellias
7 years ago
Reply to  Zinenani Zoona

@ Zinenani, takalowanso mkalasi zikuthandiza. Wopusa iwe eti. Uli ndi jacket like that iweyo mmoyo mwako? Tatulutsa yako apa tikuone. Ma comment adzikhala enieni not ofuna kusokoneza.

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