BLANTYRE— The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is back in the news—and not for good reasons. This time, they are being accused of planning to disturb this year’s MSCE exams, which started today across Malawi.
According to inside sources, the DPP is secretly planning to bring confusion during the exams by holding a big demonstration this Friday. Many believe this is not just a normal protest—it is a trick to distract students who are writing their final secondary school exams. As one teacher said, “You can’t cook and fight at the same time. These students need peace, not politics.”
What makes this even more shocking is that the man leading the demonstration is DPP Vice President Alfred Gangata—the same person who is facing charges for paying someone else to write the MSCE for him. He is now close to being found guilty, like a thief caught red-handed.
But the problem goes deeper.
Trusted sources say the DPP already has a plan to abolish the MSCE completely if Peter Mutharika wins the presidency again in September 2025. We all remember how they removed the Junior Certificate of Education (JCE) when they were last in power. Now, they want to finish the job by also removing the MSCE. This means that many people—especially the youth—will be left without any academic papers unless they go to college or university, which most cannot afford.
Even more strange, DPP’s new manifesto was drafted with the help of a consultant from Venezuela. In that draft, it clearly says they want to remove both JCE and MSCE. It’s like they are cutting the ladder while others are still climbing.
This is why many people believe DPP is not the right party to vote for on 16 September 2025. Malawi needs a leader who protects education, not one who destroys it. President Lazarus Chakwera has shown that he cares about students and the future of the country. He deserves to continue leading Malawi until 2030.
As the saying goes, “You don’t throw away the well just because you are not thirsty today.” Education is the future, and it must be protected.
