By Chilimunthaka
MZUZU-(MaraviPost)-In most cases political campaign promises are taken and used as mere worms to catch fish, but to Malawi’s president Dr. Lazarus Chakwera promises must be fulfilled for they are credit to the promisee.
Walking his talk to campaign promises and the promises he made during his inaugural on July 6,2020 the position of the University Chancellor whose powers are stretched in the arms of the president has become the first to be affected by the promise to reduce presidential powers.
The news came to known in public during the 3rd weekly radio address on Saturday August 8, 2020 by president Chakwera.
Unlike his predecessors, Chakwera has shown to take his promises seriously with only 6 weeks in office.
Among other things, Chakwera promised to uncover corruption and plunder of public resources by public officers and fight these malpractices, a promise that has led to interrogation and arrests of some public and political officials.
He also promised to abolish the Fertilizer Input Subsidy Program (FISP) for universal subsidy which is now known as Agricultural Inputs Program (AIP).
On developmental projects his government has already revamped stalled projects in all regions of the country like the longtime sang Chakadza bridge in Mzimba.
The stripping off of the position of the University Chancellor from the president may see independent members being the Chancellor basing on the criteria that will be set.
