My Diary

Malawi cannot be Kenya unless…

A few days after a court ruling in the east African country of Kenya overturned an election result already in the…

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More useless inquiries with no action

On July 20 2011, ordinary Malawians buoyed by the poor governance of the administration of president Bingu wa Mutharika gathered…

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Being seen to be working is not working

The events of Wednesday at the just-ended Sectoral Conference on Public Sector Reforms called by the Public Service Reforms Management…

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Mutharika is president because of an injunction

A week does not go by without one member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) putting his or her foot in…

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The public service reforms are political

  It remains undisputed that the time public service reforms in the government’s ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) were seen…

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This too shall pass

On Monday, the nation woke up to news of another flagrant abuse of resources with the reports that Mzuzu City…

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The North is nobody’s playground

In 1994, the  then leader of Alliance for Democracy (Aford) Chakufwa Chihana missed a chance of becoming the country’s first…

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Failing to plan is planning to fail

The unveiling of politician Sidik Mia as a new member of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) this weekend in the Lower…

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Don’t blame others, fix it

The theft of K80 million from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), money belonging to the people of Malawi for their…

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Celebrating 53 years of stagnation

In the week leading up to the celebrations marking 53 years since the start of self-rule, there is a lot…

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