Chisomo Ngulube Writes

The appointment of 38 percent women into Malawi President Lazarous  Chakwera’s 31-member cabinet a first for the Southern African country, though slightly shy of the 40:60 prescription, gave gender rights activists what they thought was a glimpse into a new world of greater inclusion. But the announcement of new board compositions for state-run entreprises, took them aback as an analysis of the appointment showed that women had been grossly underrepresented . So I, Chisomo Ngulube (CN) sought a reaction from University of Malawi senior lecturer senior lecturer of Political and Administrative Studies (PAS) Dr Tiyesere Mercy Chikapa (TMC) .  By the way Tiyesere and I were in the class of '98 at St Mary's Secondary School in the cool city of Zomba, Malawi which also happens to be my home district; both my parents are from there. I call Tiyesere prof. regardless of the fact that she's yet to be made one by her university!

  The appointment of 38 percent women into Malawi President Lazarous   Chakwera’s 31-member cabinet, a first for the Southern African country gave gender rights activists what they thought was a glimpse into a new world of greater inclusion. But the announcement of new board compositions for parastatals, took them aback as an analysis of the appointment showed that women had been grossly underrepresented.

  On September 23, 2020, Government terminated the contracts of Chief Director responsible for Public Sector Reforms Seodi White, Director of Information in the Ministry of Information Mzati Nkolokosa and his deputy Deogratius M'mana. In a media interview on Wednesday, Minister of Information Gospel Kazako confirmed the development and said the appointments of the three had been irregular. Kazako said the dismissals were not witch-hunting but were meant to realign the Public Service towards delivering the development that the country needs to inch forward. He warned of more job terminations for those who secured employment in the Public Service via the back door that was political party colours. But reacting to her departure, White, never shy of media attention took to social media to say good bye. What I liked about her way of stepping off the scene is her effort to ensure what she claimed she had achieved was not lost to the banter around her firing. You see social m...