Accountability Hub
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BeBe nation
On 30 December 2017, I pleaded here that nsimayi tikanachepetsa. Eighteen weeks into the New Year, it has not only…
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Accountability for development resources and results
On Wednesday 11th April 2018 the Parliamentary Committee on Social and Community Affairs took a swipe at non-governmental organisation (NGOs)…
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Ending the criminalisation of democracy in Malawi
The electoral fever has unmistakably set on, just about a year to general and presidential elections. But what we are…
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Into the coffers 2.0
The State’s case: In the months of June to August 2013, Maxwell Namata stole the sum of K14 439 966.50…
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Into the coffers 2.0
The State’s case: In the months of June to August 2013, Maxwell Namata stole the sum of K14 439 966.50…
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Putting down enemies
Our national anthem has been on my mind a lot these past few days. As our politicians lurch from one…
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MCP’s embarrassing factionalism
T he internal squabbles currently taking place in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) are at once an indication that the…
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Paraphrasing our President
In all fairness, as of the year 2003, I do not think A. Peter Mutharika, as he preferred to…
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MCP’s embarrassing factionalism
The internal squabbles currently taking place in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) are at once an indication that the party…
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Shitting in holes
The news cycle moves fast. Not so long ago we were all getting red-faced at the collective insult delivered against…
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He avoids me for God
Dear BMW, My man of two years is ‘saved’ and can speak in 100 tongues. He consults the heavens whenever…
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President Trump and shithole countries
President Trump is no stranger to controversy. His very run for the White House was perpetually mired in controversy. That…
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Lessons from recent presidential elections in Africa
Kenya and Liberia recently held presidential elections which were protracted by legal contestations of the kind we witnessed in the…
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Welcoming the New Year
It is 2018 and it is quite appropriate that I wish you a happy new year. So, happy new year…
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The religion of nsima
Relatives from the village visit a brother or sister in town. The town dweller has ‘strange’ eating habits. Tiyi n’buredi…
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Houdini-sque electoral reforms
What is happening in relation to the proposed electoral law reforms is fast becoming a charade, something like a Harry…
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Threat to constitutionalism
As the government continues to drag its feet on the issue of enacting the amply substantiated electoral reforms, it has…
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Firing incompetents
One does not need complicated gross domestic product (GDP) statistics to realise how static our development path has been after…
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The Harare Spring?
This motion picture was so action-packed it kept the audience in the theatre on the edge of their seats. November…
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In favour of electoral reforms
Let me begin by declaring my interest. I served as a commissioner on the Special Law Commission on the Review…
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