In a powerful demonstration that Malawi is moving steadily in the right direction under President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera, the second graduation ceremony at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) was more than just a celebration of academic achievement — it was a bold statement of national progress.
Speaking at the event, MUBAS Council Chairperson Professor George Kanyama Phiri didn’t hold back in applauding President Chakwera’s visionary leadership. He hailed the creation of a stand-alone Ministry of Higher Education as a masterstroke — a clear sign that this administration is serious about transforming tertiary education and unlocking the full potential of Malawi’s youth.
And it’s not just talk. The evidence is on the ground.
As the First Couple arrived — warmly received by Minister of Higher Education Jessie Kabwila and MUBAS leadership — the atmosphere was electric. The university proudly showcased homegrown innovations: a tractor that not only drives but also ploughs and transports, and a powerful maize sheller capable of processing 2.8 tonnes per hour. These are not dreams — they are real, student-driven solutions, born in Chakwera’s Malawi.
Vice Chancellor Nancy Chitera was equally emphatic. “Our graduates are not just dreamers — they are doers,” she said. “We are producing minds that think ahead, hands that build, and hearts that serve.”
President Chakwera, in his keynote address, delivered a stirring challenge to the 344 graduating students. “Choose the path of production over consumption,” he urged. “Malawi cannot rise on handouts and entitlement. It will rise on innovation, hard work, and sacrifice.”
He called out the dangerous culture of dependency — spending recklessly, waiting for aid, avoiding responsibility — and instead outlined a new vision for a self-reliant, production-driven society. Research. Innovation. Strategic partnerships. Building legacies. That, he said, is the path forward.
Importantly, Chakwera announced government support for the mass production of the university’s agricultural machines — turning student prototypes into national tools for industrialisation.
Under Chakwera’s watch, Malawi is not just graduating students — it’s graduating a generation of nation-builders.
