Malawi’s human rights activist Kajoloweka declines board member appointment

MZUZU-(MaraviPost)—Mzuzu based youth activist, Charles Kajoloweka, has declined the job the State President Dr Lazarus Chakwera offered him as a board member for National Youth Council of Malawi.

Kajoloweka, who is the Executive Director of Youth and Society (YAS) made the revelation on Friday at a press briefing held in Mzuzu.

According to the vocal youthful activist, accepting the job may comprise the role of his organisation, which is to be a watchdog to the governance and a human rights protector to guard their violation by the government of the day.

While acknowledging the President’s gesture, Kajoloweka further indicated that juggling the duties of a board member of the youth council and that of his organisation, has the potential of rendering himself as partisan mouth piece for the youth who are currently wallowing in dire poverty, unemployment and illiteracy.

On Wednesday the Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Zangazanga Chikhosi, released the boards of directors for 67 parastatal organisations in which most human rights and governance watchdogs were roped in as members.

Richard Kayenda

I hold a bachelor’s degree in languages obtained from Mzuzu University. Since 2016, I have been working for Maravi Post as a reporter of local news; particularly from the Northern Region of Malawi. My main news areas are politics, business, sports and many more. Besides reporting, I also write news analyses on current affairs just to share informed opinions on news that matter in Malawi. By now I have a five year practical experience in online news reporting and I look forward to growing more professionally while raising the bar of Maravi Post; in order to make it a household name, as we keep our readership informed, edutained and updated on a daily basis.