Greetings from Munda wa Chitedze Farm where we relocated from the hustle and bustle of your city. We don’t suffer peacefully here.
The villagers are angry with their newly elected member of Parliament for being one of the 190 strong parliamentarians who voted for a bill to amend the constitution for their personal gains.
Dear Diary, when MPs passed the bill to control the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), they did not just vote on a piece of legislation. They voted against the people. They voted against the very communities they claim to represent. And what is most alarming—not a single MP opposed it!
This silence speaks volumes. It tells us that selfishness and greed have become the common language in our august House. It tells us that the men and women entrusted with safeguarding the interests of Malawians have instead chosen to protect their own pockets and privileges.
The CDF was designed as a lifeline for communities. It was meant to empower local development, to ensure that ordinary citizens could see tangible improvements in their schools, clinics, and roads. But MPs have twisted it into a political tool, a personal purse, a bargaining chip. By passing this bill, they have tightened their grip on resources that should belong to the people.
What raises concern is not just the content of the bill, but the unanimity of its passage. None of them stood up to say “No.” None of them dared to break ranks. None of them remembered that their mandate comes from the people, not from party whips or personal ambition.
This is not representation. It is betrayal.
The irony is glaring. MPs campaign in villages promising development, promising empowerment, promising to be the voice of the voiceless. Yet, when the time comes to legislate, they choose silence. They choose greed. They choose themselves. Politics of their bellies.
And so the onus now falls squarely on President Peter Mutharika. He holds the pen that can either assent to this betrayal or reject it in defense of the people. He must choose wisely.
If the President assents to this bill, he will be complicit in stripping communities of their right to development. He will be complicit in endorsing the selfishness of MPs. He will be complicit in silencing the people.
But if he rejects it, he will send a powerful message: that leadership is about service, not self‑interest. That the will of the people matters more than the greed of politicians. That the presidency is not a rubber stamp for parliamentary excesses, but a guardian of the nation’s conscience.
Malawians are watching. They know that MPs have abandoned them. They know that the bill is not for their benefit. They know that the CDF, once a beacon of hope, has been hijacked. And they know that the President has the power to stop this.
The question is whether he will.
History will judge this moment. It will remember whether the President stood with the people or with the politicians. It will remember whether he chose courage or convenience. It will remember whether he protected the essentials of democracy or surrendered them to greed.
This is not about technicalities. It is about trust. It is about whether Malawians can trust their leaders to act in their interest. Right now, MPs have shown they cannot be trusted. They have shown that their loyalty lies elsewhere.
The President must restore that trust. He must reject this bill. He must remind MPs that power belongs to the people, not to the privileged few.
The Constituency Development Fund was never meant to be a playground for politicians. It was meant to be a tool for communities. By passing this bill, MPs have turned it into a weapon against the very people they represent.
It is now up to the President to disarm them.
Malawians deserve better. They deserve leaders who listen, leaders who care, leaders who protect. They deserve a Parliament that serves, not one that steals. They deserve a President who stands firm, not one who bends to political pressure.
The CDF bill is a test of leadership. For MPs, it has already exposed their selfishness and greed. For the President, it is an opportunity to prove his commitment to the people.
Let him not fail.
