The Office of the President – State House Malawi

State House
Malawi

The Current President of the Republic of Malawi is His Excellency Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera. Dr Chakwera was elected as the sixth President of the Republic on 23rd June 2020. According to the current government protocol the President is also serving as the Minister of Defence.

The Presidency

Statement at The Launch of the Presidential Initiative on Job Creation

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Chairperson
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SONA

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His Excellency Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera’s First State of the Nation Address (SONA) as Malawi President

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Accelerating the Change Malawians Fought For

Servant Leadership

A promise to restructure the Presidency and the Civil Service both practically and constitutionally to be defined by quality service and results, not power and privilege.

Uniting Malawi

A promise to unify Malawians by meeting the Opposition quarterly, facilitating the celebration of all tribes, and depoliticizing traditional chieftaincies.

Prospering Together

A promise to build infrastructure in all regions of Malawi, to create one million jobs for youth within a year, increase the minimum wage, waive income tax for everyone earning less than K100,000.....

Ending Corruption

A promise to create special courts to deal with corruption, establish an anti-corruption office in each government department, toughen anti-corruption laws, and empower the ACB with resources.

Rule of Law

A promise to report to Parliament for questioning as required by law, a promise to resource law-enforcement agencies to enforce the law, and a promise to respect the judgments of the courts.