The hypocrisy runs thick in the DPP, where double standards and blatant misogyny reign supreme. When the illustrious Vuwa Kaunda, Member of Parliament for Nkhatabay Central, showered praise on President Chakwera for commissioning a crucial water plant in his constituency, the silence from the DPP leadership was deafening. Not a word of rebuke, no consequences, not even a raised eyebrow from Peter Mutharika, the party’s grand old man. Kaunda, it seems, was free to commend the Malawi leader without a scratch on his political career.
But fast forward to Gladys Ganda, the bold and capable MP for Nsanje Lalanje, who dared to thank President Chakwera for electrifying her constituency through MAREP and for increasing the Constituency Development Fund to an unprecedented K100 million. Ganda, unlike her male counterpart, faced the full wrath of Mutharika. In a knee-jerk reaction cloaked as “reassignment,” she was swiftly demoted from her influential role as Director of Elections to a dusty, irrelevant advisory post.
This stark contrast screams of the DPP’s deeply entrenched contempt for women. The same “offense” committed by a man is overlooked, but when a woman steps into the spotlight, she is mercilessly cut down. Why should such a party, that treats women as disposable, even dream of winning the 2025 elections? Why should women, the backbone of the electorate, stand by a party that tramples on their dignity?
This is exactly why Lazarus Chakwera is the leader Malawi needs—unwavering, fair, and deserving of a mandate beyond 2025. The DPP’s chauvinistic antics will not go unnoticed, and the tide is turning against them, faster than they realize.
