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BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Former President Lazarus Chakwera’s recent call alleging that the arrest of senior Malawi Congress Party (MCP) officials is politically motivated is a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black.
The man who presided over a regime notorious for arbitrary arrests and detentions, often without evidence or due process, has the audacity to lecture President Peter Mutharika on governance and human rights. It’s time for Chakwera to shut up and reflect on his own record.
During his five-year tenure, Chakwera’s administration was marked by a string of politically motivated arrests, targeting critics, opposition figures, and perceived enemies of the state.
The list of victims is long and includes notable figures such as Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, Late Saulos Chilima, Alfred Gangata, Ben Phiri, Henry Mussa, Roza Mbilizi, Peter Mukhito, Jean Mathanga, Henry Mathanga, Norman Chisale, Linda Kunje, Martha Chizuma, Rayneck Matemba, Mzomera Ngwira, Enock Chihana, Bon Kalindo, Patricia Kaliyati, Sameer Suleman, Charles Mchacha, Leonard Chimbanga, Levy Luwemba, Newton Kambala, Kamlepo Kalua, Kennedy Luwemba, Fegus Lipenga, Grace Kaphale, Ben Chitsonga, Godfrey Itaye, Henry Macheso, Elvin Mwapasa, Stanley Chirwa, Joseph Mwanamvekha, James Chuma, Henry Njoloma, Elvis Thodi, and many others.
Not a single one of these individuals was convicted, because, as President Mutharika pointed out, the arrests were made without sufficient evidence.
The same cannot be said of the current administration, which has taken a more measured approach, ensuring that law enforcement agencies act on clear evidence before making arrests.
The five MCP officials who were recently arrested including Vitumbiko Mumba, Richard Chimwendo Banda, Jessie Kabwila, Moses Kunkuyu, and Ezekiel Ching’oma, are being held on charges that are being investigated and will be tried in court.
Chakwera’s claim that the arrests are politically motivated is not only baseless but also an insult to the intelligence of Malawians.
His regime’s record on human rights and governance is a matter of public record, and he should be the last person to lecture anyone on the rule of law.
The people of Malawi remember the terror and intimidation that characterized his administration, and they will not be swayed by his empty rhetoric.
It’s time for Chakwera to take a long, hard look in the mirror and confront the demons of his past.
He should acknowledge the damage his regime inflicted on the country and its people, and seek redemption rather than trying to score cheap political points.
The Mutharika administration has shown restraint and commitment to the rule of law, and it will not be swayed by baseless allegations from a man with a tainted past.
To Lazarus Chakwera, we say: shut up and reflect on your own record.
The people of Malawi deserve better than lectures from someone who presided over a regime of terror and repression.
The current administration will continue to uphold the rule of law and ensure that justice is served, without fear or favor.
The list of victims of Chakwera’s regime goes on and on, and it’s time he took responsibility for his actions. The people of Malawi will not forget, and they will not forgive.
It’s time for Chakwera to retire from the scene and let those who are committed to democracy and the rule of law take the reins.
In conclusion, the arrest of the MCP officials is a matter for the courts, and it’s not for Chakwera or anyone else to prejudge.
The Mutharika administration has shown commitment to justice and the rule of law, and it will not be swayed by baseless allegations.
Chakwera should shut up and let justice take its course.
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By Dr. Tinevimbo S. Moyo, Harare, Zimbabwean political economist and Director of the Southern Africa Governance and Trade Initiative
In a decisive move that underscores his administration’s commitment to economic realism, President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has endorsed the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority’s (MERA) immediate adjustments to fuel and electricity prices.
This bold step, announced just hours ago, marks a critical inflection point for Malawi’s economy and represents the very kind of firm, corrective act that was conspicuously absent under the previous administration of President Lazarus Chakwera.
The decision, effective from January 20, 2026, sees the reinstatement of the Automatic Pricing Mechanism (APM) for petrol and diesel, with increases of approximately 41%, and the implementation of the long-delayed third tranche of the electricity base tariff.
This is not merely a price change; it is a fundamental policy reversal. It directly addresses the artificial pricing regime—a legacy of the Chakwera era—that brought the nation to the brink of energy collapse.
Where the previous administration hesitated and allowed critical levies to fail, President Mutharika has acted with the urgency the situation demands.
Upon his return to office following a decisive electoral mandate in September 2025, President Mutharika inherited an energy sector in silent crisis.
The fixed pricing model maintained by his predecessor had drained strategic reserves, encouraged rampant smuggling, and starved the Road Fund and Rural Electrification Programme (MAREP) of billions in Kwacha.
The action is the first, essential surgical cut to remove that tumour of unsustainable policy.
What President Mutharika has done, his predecessor demonstrably could not—or would not—do over five years, is prioritize the long-term health of the nation over short-term political comfort.
The Chakwera administration was defined by a paralysis in the face of difficult choices, allowing infrastructure to decay and supply chains to fracture while offering only promises.
President Mutharika has replaced promises with a painful but precise prescription for recovery.
The swiftness of this decision following his return to State House sends a powerful signal to citizens, investors, and international partners.
It signals that the era of avoidance is over. By allowing prices to reflect true costs, the President has:
- Restored Market Integrity: Ensuring fuel importers can operate viably and supply can be sustained.
- Restored Fiscal Linkages: Reconnecting every litre of fuel sold to the funding of roads and rural electricity projects from today forward.
- Restored Policy Credibility: Demonstrating that Malawi, under his leadership, will adhere to transparent, rules-based economic governance.
The timing is pivotal. This decision, made today, prevents the continued haemorrhaging of foreign exchange and stabilizes the foundation upon which all other economic activity depends. It is a classic act of political courage: spending hard-earned political capital immediately upon entering office to secure the nation’s future, rather than delaying the inevitable until a crisis becomes unmanageable.
For the ordinary Malawian feeling the weight of this adjustment today, the pain is real and immediate. But so too was the pain of empty pumps, impassable roads, and stalled development—a chronic pain the previous government failed to cure.
President Mutharika’s choice today is to administer a sharp, transformative pain that leads to recovery, rather than prolonging a debilitating decline.
In his victory speech, President Mutharika promised a return to decisive and responsible governance.
The announcement from MERA this afternoon is that promise in action.
It is a clear statement that under his leadership, difficult truths will be confronted head-on, not deferred.
For a nation weary of false stability and hidden decay, today’s difficult news may well be remembered as the day Malawi began its honest journey back to solid ground.
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