President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has come out of his cocoon to condemn the ongoing political violence ahead of the 2025 polls.

According to Chakwera, the ongoing political violence has no place in a democratic country like Malawi and urged the law enforcers to investigate the said incidents.

“My final word is to join the three former Heads of State, Dr. Bakili Muluzi, Dr. Joyce Banda, and Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika in condemning some emerging incidents of political violence.

“These things will take our country nowhere, and I am calling on the the Malawi Police Service to do their job of investigating every incident of political violence and bringing suspects to book because Malawians are peace- loving people and those who use their freedom of political participation or right to demonstrate for violent ends must not be allowed to ruin our reputation as a beacon of democracy in Africa,” said Chakwera.

Recently the country has experienced a rise in political violence with the latest being the attack on Minister of Information and Digitalization Moses Kunkuyu in Ndirande Township by angry vendors.

This was followed by the disruption of peaceful demonstrations organized by Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiative (CDEDI) in Lilongwe.