After a four-member delegation led by two senior cabinet ministers reportedly failed to persuade Vice President Jane Ansah to resign, a new strategy has allegedly been devised.
Cables can confidently reveal that efforts are now underway to use Parliament as a platform to initiate impeachment proceedings against Vice President Ansah.
For several months, the government has been seen to have sidelined the Vice President after unsuccessful attempts to convince her to step down from office.
Despite these efforts and taking all the responsibilities from her office , sources indicate that the campaign against her is far from over.
According to Malawi’s Constitution, a Vice President can only be removed from office through an impeachment process in Parliament.
Such proceedings require the establishment of serious constitutional grounds, including offenses such as treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
The President does not possess the authority to dismiss a sitting Vice President at will, a constitutional safeguard designed to maintain a balance of power within the executive branch.
However, Cables can confidently reveal that the reported impeachment effort is unlikely to succeed in Parliament.
Political observers suggest that those behind the move risk exposing themselves politically and damaging their own credibility should the initiative fail.
Cables has on numerous occasions reported on alleged plans aimed at weakening, silencing, or rendering the Office of the Vice President ineffective.
The latest developments appear to be part of a broader and continuing power struggle within government circles.
In all this , President Mutharika has remained silent and so is Vice President Jane Ansah .
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