By Eric Chiputula:
Government has asked all those calling for President Lazarus Chakwera to repeal some of the country’s laws to take their grievances to the right authority and not the President.
Lately several human rights bodies have been piling pressure on Chakwera to repeal what they are calling archaic laws arguing that Malawi is a democratic society.
However, government spokesperson Gospel Kazako has asked those calling for the repelling of the laws to take their grievances to the rightful authorities as the president only protects what is already in the constitution and cannot influence what must be included or removed from the country’s laws.
“The president vowed to protect the country’s Constitution when he took oath of office. He is the Chief defender of the country’s constitution and that’s exactly what he is doing so the calls to him to repeal some of the laws in the constitution are misdirected,” said kazako.
Kazako has since advised the human rights bodies to follow proper procedures when lodging their grievances.
“The laws are made by the people of Malawi for the people of Malawi. If someone wants some of the laws repealed let them take their suggestions to the people of Malawi and let the people of Malawi decide and not the president alone,” said Kazako.
Meanwhile a renowned good governance commentator George Chaima has asked Civil society organisations in the country to stop piling unnecessary pressure on the president to act on unrealistic ultimatums.
“You can’t just wake up and start giving government and the president ultimatums like that. It just shows that one doesn’t understand how government operates,” said Chaima.
