For once Malawians, imagine what the warm heart of Africa—Malawi—can look like in the year 2017 without Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Did you imagine a Malawi free from damage and dirty; free from poverty and parochialism, a Malawi free from pontification, and propaganda?

Surely, the year 2017, without the ruling DPP, can be free from Damage/Dirty (D). For sure, we Malawians are fed up with a political party that cause damage in its wake. A party that smears the nation with dirty.

The starting point here being the infamous MK500-billion-now-reduced-to-MK200-something-billion DPP-orchestrated cash-gate. If DPP wants to be seen as a clean party then let it let the seven rotten ministers the ruling DPP is shielding defend themselves in the court of law. The court of law declare them what they truly are—guilty or innocent.

Can you imagine how that MK200-something-billion DDP cash-gate gave the impetus to the now cacophonous Peoples Party (PP) MK20-something billion cash-gate? And, as if MK200-something-billion was not enough damage, the DPP are into it ‘cash-gating’ again. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) trip was not and has not been accounted for. This is another cash-gate.

The Mzuzu City Council double allowances scandal in a DPP dirty that has to be washed. The double retirement packages at the Malawi Law Commission is also another DPP dirty that has to be cleaned. And the trending maize-gate is another cash-gate style dirty that evidences that DPP is synonymous with damage or dirty.

Not only will a DPP-free 2017 will be free from damage or dirty, it will also be free from Poverty and Parochialism (P). Just think about it. If indeed the PP-attributed MK26 billion cash-gate could have solved a whole lot of the mess in our education and health sectors among others, Malawi would certainly be somewhere higher in the development ladder if the DPP-attributed MK200-something billion was not looted as is allegedly proved in the ‘classified’ evidence. If MK200 billion were not looted, Malawians would not be this poor.

And then come the parochialism in DPP. DPP, for obvious old buddies reasons, is narrow-minded so much that it thinks there is literally no one in Malawi competent enough to run some ministries or departments or take certain positions in government apart from its cronies. And its folly is expecting different results. Folly indeed!

Even truer, without DPP the year 2017 will be free from Pontification and Propaganda (P). Have you had time to analyze speeches by DPP gurus? If not, take your time some time now onwards and do it. You will, most likely, come to the same conclusion that DPP gurus pontificate i.e. talk in a pompous manner. Suffice it to say that DPP gurus talks as if they are the only ones most intelligent, competent, and powerful.

On this point, think about the newly-appointed Minister of Information Nicholas Dausi and his “I’ll not be speaking everyday like a parrot” remarks. What about Agriculture Minister George Chaponda’s “I’ll not resign” remarks over his involvement in maize-gate? The point here is that DPP party politburo pontificate.

In addition to pontification, DPP party heavyweights also take every opportunity to misinform the masses with a calculated intention to strengthen DPP’s political standing. But the question is: “Who said that being a ruling party requires propagandizing everything?” There are certain things you do not chase propaganda. Things like the president’s health, the maize-gate, the appointments and so many others.

And we come to the conclusion that without the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) the year 2017 would be free from Damage/Dirty, Poverty/Parochialism, and Pontification/Propaganda (DPP).

But, and that’s the big question here, would such absence of DPP make Malawi any better? Of course. Isn’t this obvious? Wouldn’t Malawi be better here? Imagine a Malawi where no money is ‘cash-gated’, where appointments are made on merit, where not everything is propagandized, where the president respects the citizens because s/he knows that the presidency is held on trust? Imagine a Malawi of that nature.

So, yes Malawi would be better in 2017 without DPP. But more importantly, she would be best if no ruling political party—be it DPP, MCP, PP, UDF, Petra e.t.c—ever rules Malawi with damage/dirty, poverty/parochialism, and pontification/propaganda.