Malawi will continue to remain a warm heart, smiling in the way of approaching ruthless poverty, if the political thought does not transform.<\/p>\n
No wonder, there is news that former vice-president Khumbo Kachali has finally formed a political party \u2013 Freedom Party \u2013 to be launched on a date yet to be announced.<\/p>\n
Constitutionally, Kachali has done nothing wrong as he and his associates are just exercising their freedom of association.<\/p>\n
But there can be reasons so hidden why Kachali is behaving like this but the truth of the matter goes to the much talked about greed among politicians.<\/p>\n
Time without number some Malawians have argued that the country runs at a high risk of becoming racist and tribalistic because its political leaders and political parties continue undeterred to be profit-oriented and border on tribal and regional superiority instead of political ideology.<\/p>\n
But politics is a way of appropriately or wisely governing a state for the benefit of the citizens.<\/p>\n
As such, it requires people of wisdom and having integrity of character for leadership and not those who are greedy and also power hungry.<\/p>\n
Again, some people have argued that too many political parties are harming the country\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n
So it is surprising that despite the apparent consensus, Kachali and his colleagues are reluctant to embrace and champion the need for change.<\/p>\n
Leaders should be willing to stand for and champion agendas that advance the national interest not personal, regional or tribal interests.<\/p>\n
It is doubtful whether the formation of Kachali\u2019s Freedom Party is guided by political ideologies that focus on meeting human needs and building national identity and the country\u2019s prosperous economy.<\/p>\n
Far from it that Freedom Party\u2019s policy platform would become less divisive and exclusionary and more unifying and inclusive.<\/p>\n
The weight of evidence from both established and new democracies suggests that longer-term democratic consolidation \u2013 the extent to which a democratic regime is insulated from domestic challenges to the stability of the political order \u2013 requires the growth and maintenance of strong and effective parties.<\/p>\n
So, in summary, Malawi needs parties which are based on broad political values and ideologies as well as specific policy programmes rather than narrow ethnic, racial or regional concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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