LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The once powerful human right group Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) that went a sleep after Lazarus Chakwera became Malawi President June 2020, the grouping is out from slumber.
The grouping on Sunday, December 20, 2020 openly rebuked Chakwera’s Tonse nepotistic type of leadership.
HRDC Chairperson, Gift Trapence told the news conference that Malawi faced many challenges before the Tonse Government came in such as nepotism and corruption.
The human rights grouping says the hike in fuel prices is ill-timed.
Trapence has since asked government to sit down with Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) board to ensure that the fuel prices are reduced.
HRDC says procrastination in decision making is hurting Malawians.
The organisation further says President Chakwera’s inaugural speech raised hopes of Malawians but that so far, the past six months have yielded mixed results, with some campaign promises kept while others broken.
On Friday, December 18, 2020 concerns citizens under the banner Centre for Democracy and Economic Initiatives (CDEDI) on Friday, December 18, 2020 demonstrated against President Chakwera’s impunity and arrogance.
Chakwera is passive on national concerns addressing to him.