Back Bencher
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PP should be commended
Honourable Folks, strange as it appears to say in a democracy, the ruling People’s Party (PP) is ahead of the…
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Time to demand fair deal!
Honourable Folks, there’s no denying that devaluation, floatation of the kwacha and other measures put in place to restore donor…
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Shut up on shoot-to-kill!
Honourable Folks, amid real or perceived rise in violent crime in Malawi, the most unhelpful public debate we should be…
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What’s there to show for the 48-year dance?
Honourable Folks, Blantyre residents, and indeed the people of Malawi, shall remain indebted to National Bank of Malawi for putting…
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Muluzi has a point on presidential powers
Honourable Folks, some civil society members looked at how former presidents Bakili Muluzi and Bingu wa Mutharika abused power and…
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Tremor with South Africa as epicentre
Honourable Folks, I started the day on Wednesday, 18th July, 2012 with serious doubts about what my son told me.  “Dad,…
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Polish it up to gem-like brightness!
Honourable Folks, it’s now 48 years since we became an independent sovereign state. We may not have a national anniversary…
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Dreams alone won’t fight graft
Honourable Folks, JB is doing a fine job, but the one area in governance which must be tackled in earnest…
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DPP must own its mistakes
Honourable Folks, I get cheesed when the people who put us in economic quandary, destroying a buoyant, albeit fragile, economy…
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One outstanding issue for JB
Honourable Folks, there’s no denying that JB has scored major on the diplomatic offensive. Within a quarter of a year…
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Taylor no longer rouses terror
Honourable Folks, as a people who on July 20, 2011 witnessed State-sponsored massacre of 20 people who exercised their right…
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Who pays for political mistakes?
Honourable Folks, the devaluation of the kwacha is the second big thing after the successful transfer of power to Madam…
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Press: Flag flying at half mast
Honourable Folks, as a journalist who has practised for 25 years—a career that started in the days of Hastings Kamuzu…
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How to realise economic sovereignty
Honourable Folks, at the burial of former president Bingu wa Mutharika on Monday, DPP secretary general Wakuda Kamanga politely asked…
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Look not to Zimbabwe but Ghana
Honourable Folks, when the body of fallen president Bingu wa Mutharika is finally laid to rest at his Ndata Farm…
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Game plan until 2014
Honourable Folks, MP Alfred Mwechumu (UDF) probably spoke for many of us when he described DPP opportunists who are pledging…
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Can zero-deficit budget absorb the pay hikes?
Honourable Folks, coming fast on the heels of the costly 40 percent pay-rise government must give the Judiciary staff in…
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We can’t just have Chinese-collar jackets
Honourable Folks, on 23 March 2012 the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) announced the suspension of 350.7 million USD grant for…
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How’s Malawi? That’s the question
Honourable Folks, a friend based in the UK called earlier in the week and asked: “How is Malawi?†The question…
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Problem with Malawi’s democracy is trust
Honourable Folks, the spectacle in Blantyre on Wednesday and Thursday was a reminder of the biblical story of David and…
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