President Lazarus Chakwera has done it again sparing and shielding notorious Malawi Congress Party (MCP) operatives against general public expectations.

During last night national address nothing serious came out from Chakwera to condemn recent violence perpetrated by panga boys suspected to MCP.

He also failed to highlight what happened since the nation was told he demanded a report from relevant authorities including Homeland Security Minister Ezekiel Ching’oma, Inspector General of Police (IG) Merlyne Yolamu and Malawi Defence Force (MDF) General Valentino Phiri.

Out that report Chakwera could have told the nation about actions done or to be done or pass actions.

The action would have included shifts of powers in state security organs, then outline tough milestones and set high tone for a violence free election period.

This is obviously that President Chakwera is both the financier and architect of violence acting through his surrogates including MCP Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda. How could the public expect him to condemn his own actions?

His silence on pangas is loudly deafening. What kind of president is this? What kind of pastor is this? What kind of leader is this? Has hunger for power gone this far? If this man happens to ‘win’ this September, we are doomed as a nation.

This means Chakwera himself is an architect of violence, intimidation and threats towards human rights activists just to maintain on powers.

Chakwera must know this, he can’t retain power with threats, beating, killings on opponents without God’s rough.

ONLY HOPE AGAINST NOTORIOUS AGENCIES

Our development partners have already begun to take notice and are calling him out. The truth is clear: we cannot rely on those who benefit from chaos to bring about order.

The nation’s best hope now lies in appealing to these international partners to take bold action to ban, isolate, and expose these corrupt, greedy, and inept sycophants who are dragging our nation backwards.