In a stunning turn of events, President Lazarus Chakwera has drawn a sharp line in the sand, calling out the opposition [Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)] and their alleged sabotage tactics. The battle has begun, and Chakwera is leaving no stone unturned. His intelligence service has reportedly uncovered a scheme involving some Asian traders working hand-in-hand with the DPP to create hyperinflation, inflict economic pain on ordinary Malawians, and use it as a political weapon.
The revelation came directly from the President during a parliamentary session today in Lilongwe where he boldly declared, “𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓, 𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆.” It’s a plot designed to bring down his administration, but Chakwera isn’t backing down.
The President knows the risks of taking on these traders—who he says act as if they own Malawi—but he remains defiant. Chakwera declared he will not be intimidated in his own country. And to prove it, he’s made a decisive move by appointing Vitumbuko Mumba as the new Minister of Trade and Industry, a strongman who is expected to confront these economic saboteurs head-on.
The situation is clear: DPP, a party that once ruled the country, has resorted to dirty tricks. Chakwera sees this as an all-out war, not just for his government but for the people of Malawi being exploited by artificial price hikes.
And the numbers don’t lie. Since the government stepped in, the prices of basic goods—once inflated beyond reason—have plummeted. Second-hand clothes (Kaunjika) that were being sold for K1.1 million are now down to K680,000. Medium bales of clothes have dropped from K750,000 to K420,000. Mix dress bales have dropped to K450,000 from K690,000, and Polysilk dress prices have fallen to K850,000 from a staggering K1.35 million. This is straight-up economic sabotage! The culprits behind this price gouging have been exposed, and they will face the consequences. The government won’t let the DPP use these dirty tricks to claw their way back into power. It’s time to put an end to these evil tactics once and for all.
This is a fight for the soul of the nation. Chakwera is fixing the mess he inherited—whether it’s electricity, infrastructure, or the crippling economic manipulation brought on by his opponents. The DPP is not a viable alternative, and the President, the Lion of Malawi, has made it clear that he will defeat these forces of greed and evil. The gloves are off. The question is: Will Malawi stand with him as he battles these economic predators?
