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The DPP should begin engaging in difficulty internal discussions. Otherwise, the future of the party could be bleak. Yes, the purchase of Amaryllis Hotel by the Pension Scheme started under the previous government. But it was authorized and completed in November 2025, on our watch.
This scandal is a shame and an abomination to the party. We are a party that was ushered into governance on a platform of fighting corruption. Malawians have a lot of respect for this party, and we must walk the talk.
Who, in DPP, authorized this transaction in November 2025? Let them come forward and explain themselves. The ministry of finance and its leadership cannot be let off the hook. They too have a lot to explain. The National Bank of Malawi approved the purchase, apparently contrary to its own policies. What was the reasoning behind this? Who was the CEO of the NB at the time?
The State president, himself, cannot stand by and watch. People ought to be fired to send a clear warning to corrupt officials!
Americans have a saying, ‘Keep your eyes on the ball’.
Sometimes, it is easier to lose focus of our mission and of the most important things in life. Our mission, Malawians from all walks of life, is to keep our focus on the following numbers:
- In the next hour three young kids under the age of 5 in Malawi will die. These are kids who should not have died but for poverty.
- By the end of today 4 mothers will have died. These mothers would not have died but for poverty.
- As I write nearly 40% of our under-five children suffer from stunting (chronic malnutrition, measured as low-height-for age).
- A lot of patients in our hospitals will die by sunrise. They will die because the hospitals do not have medicine.
I can go on and on, but the point is made. These are sobering statistics. It should be the goal of every political party and every citizen to reverse these statistics. The first step towards this goal is to abstain from corruption, root out corruption, and provide no safe haven for criminals. Unfortunately, as we have seen lately, not many of our leaders seem to be on this program.
By Cedric Ngalande
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