The Opposition bloc in Parliament has raised alarms over the increasing arrest of activists and journalists in Malawi, declaring it a clear indication that the country is reverting to a police state and authoritarian regime under the leadership of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and President Lazarus Chakwera. Recent moves by members of the ruling party to propose Chakwera as a life president, akin to the dictator Kamuzu Banda, have exacerbated these concerns.
The sound of a rooster in rural Malawi is not just a signal for day break. For the majority of farmers in the country, it is a call to return to the f.