MCP say Mutharika has taken dangerous route on Cabinet: Showboating politicians risk purge
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has criticed the decision by President Peter Mutharika to fire all ministers and plans to incorporate Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) partner United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Cabinet – which may be bloated – ahead of the forthcoming presidential fresh election.
MCP spokesman Maurice Munthali said Mutharika was acting to please his new allies – UDF.
“If that is the route that a president takes, then it is dangerous because you don’t run a government (by) appeasing people,” said Munthali.
“You have to run the government in a way that benefits the people of the country.”
Political commentators are saying Mutharika should ignore showboating politicians when hiring the new ministers.
President Mutharika is beckoned to “reward competence and hard work”, as government insiders criticised ministers who had spent much of their time to build their public profiles.
Mutharika dissolved the Cabinet a day after the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed his and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)’s, application for a stay order to stop electoral processes until the appeal case is heard.
The High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court ruled on February 3 this year nullified the May 21 2019 presidential election and ordered fresh election to be held within 150 days.
Mutharika is attempting to quash the fresh election that would require him to win more than a 50 percent majority to secure a second term.
He has filed an appeal against the court’s decision to nullify election results that had declared him the winner with just 35.8 percent of the vote.
The unexpected dissolution of cabinet was announced in a statement by government chief secretary Lloyd Muhara.
Until the appointment of a new cabinet, all ministerial powers, functions and responsibilities will be exercised by the president.
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Malawi politics is all about appeasement of people with power! The poor and and unprivileged are hardly considered Reverend Munthali! Lets hope and see, if you and your coalition make the different, because since Muluzi this is the political order of the country!
Mtete Fact let alone mai CIMBALANGA who is on PS salary with all the benefits that entiles ,just by mobilizing the lyolyo lyolyo. basi.
look at people like formerly ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT LONELY KUNTAMULA FOLOKO ayayayaaaaaaaaa
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The president has the prerogative to hire and fire cabinet. 30 or 40 member cabinet. 50 is the maximum? That is why we have symbols of ‘lions’ all over the state residences.
munthali thus non of your business
Agreed. None of anyone’s business.
Ironically that’s what you will do when you come to power.You will accommodate PP,UTM, and all the one man briefcase parties in your cabinet. Yours will come uo to 35 cabinet ministers to appease the power hungry people you currently have.
Nothing wrong if they will have what it takes.
Many of us foolishly think APM has a lean cabinet until you count the number of bogus advisors whose salaries are no different from ministers’. You even have Presidential Advisor on Advisors.
Stupid and unfounded concern. Why don’t you wait till new cabinet is appointed?
Malawi does not need Ministers with a few days remaining to fresh presidential elections. President, Vice President, Chief Secretary and Principal Secretaries can competently manage the administrative issues of Govt.The Ministers are most of the times just wasting our little resources.