The Muluzi Tapes

Now that the electoral dust is settled, we here in Chingwe’s Hole have gone  back to listening  to some of Bakili past  speeches of Bakili available on youtube, including those posted by Mayikolobasi. It may be true, as some have argued, that Bakili demystified the presidency but is is definitely true that he corrupted and banalised it. It is quite remarkable that we allowed this buffoonery to persist for more than one Presidential term, let alone two. Just listen to him talking about Brown Mpinganjira’s sex life and theft. The man contributed to the degradation of Malawi politics in an unpardonable way. It was really poetic justice that his utterances were evoked against his new bedfellows.

 

One final observation on these sordid tapes: it is remarkable that neither Tembo, who Muluzi  repeatedly called a murderer, blood stained, “silent killer” etc  and Mpinganjira who he called a thief who stole K108 million and a serial alduterer , sued him for libel. Were they persuaded by their lawyrers that their cases were hopeless, given the overwhelming eviedence against them?