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Peter not snubbed by Sadc—analysts

Political analysts have said President Peter Mutharika is not being snubbed by Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) member States as Malawi’s new head of State.

This comes amid worries expressed by some quarters that the President has not been welcomed as the new Sadc chair because member States have shunned two significant national events since Mutharika’s ascendancy to the country’s presidential office.

Peter Mutharika
Peter Mutharika

First, it was during his inauguration at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre on June 3 where only Botswana president Ian Khama and Tanzanian vice-president Mohammed Bilal were the only two high-ranking delegates.

Again, people raised eyebrows that during the 50th Anniversary Independence Celebrations, it was only Zimbawe President Robert Mugabe and Tanzania’s vice-president who turned up.

However, Sam Mpasu, a former diplomat, said in an interview the fact that it is only one head of State and one vice-president who came for Mutharika’s inauguration, could be a result of late announcement of the presidential results.

He said Malawi had controversial election results that were not announced on time until very late.

Concurring with Mpasu, political scientist Michael Jana said he would not jump into concluding that African heads of State are shunning Mutharika and that his administration has foreign policy issues to sort out.

He said: “If we say Mugabe shunned Mutharika’s inauguration ceremony, has he changed his policy now that he came for Malawi’s independence ceremony?

 

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  1. Thats what happens when you put sons of monafucks as the leaders of the nations, Well not to worry, SADC is nothing but union of Freaks who talks nothing that makes sense but to teach themselves how to get rich when they are ruling the countries< go join Russians and Chinese like you said so we can bring the pollution of the air we missing it make it come in return you can get money to build your self a moving house where death wont come but life to extend_see if people will care!

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