It all started with former first lady Callista Mutharika’s leaked WhatsApp message. In April 2018, in a message shared on a WhatsApp group for former members of Parliament (MPs), Callista said Vice-President Saulos Chilima would be a better candidate to lead the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the May 21, 2019, Tripartite Elections.
Her stand then shocked many, considering she is President Peter Mutharika’s sister-in-law. Thus, it stirred debate among Malawians, with some commentators wondering what the relationship between Callista and her brother-in-law was like.
Needless to say, her suggestions helped create UTM and the Saulos rebellion that saw voters stolen from DPP and a court case that saw the rise of the now dysfunctional “Tonse Alliance” government.
Today Callista has been rewarded as High Commissioner-Designate of the Republic of Malawi to the Republic of Kenya
The Mission welcomes Mrs Callista J Mutharika, High Commissioner-Designate of the Republic of Malawi to the Republic of Kenya
