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born 1932 Malawi
Vera Mlangazua Chirwa (born 26 May 1932) is a Malawi-born lawyer and human and civil rights activist. She was Malawi's first woman lawyer and a founding member of the Malawi Congress Party and the Nyasaland African Women's League.
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I would urge all leaders forming the new government to acquaint themselves with our Constitution, especially chapters one to four.
Men have been dominating Malawi politics for too long. Maybe that's why they are blundering. But I think that if a woman can come up, she would improve a lot of things
Therefore, the new government should strive to govern according to the principles laid in our Constitution, thus making a difference with previous governments in those areas where they fell short.
I am still available, watching with keen interest. If the current government fails, I will certainly stand as a presidential candidate in the next elections.
You have done well to come. I am always worried that history about the March 3, 1959 event and freedom fighters is always distorted. To begin with, even some of the very historians we trust do lie.
Many accused persons have been tried and sentenced to death only to be revealed later that they were innocent. So, death penalty is unlawful, a violation of the right to life, and the right not to be subjected to inhumane and degrading punishment.
Section 8 of the Constitution provides that when enacting laws, the Legislature shall reflect in its deliberations the interest of all the people of Malawi and shall further the values explicit or implicit in this Constitution.
I urge the President and his team once again to acquaint themselves with the contents of our Republican Constitution for them to discharge good governance. May God continue blessing our beloved country, Malawi.
There were massive bloodshed and arrests across the country, Blantyre and Nkhata Bay were the centre of focus, where many Malawians were shot dead
But life was hard in Southern Rhodesia especially for us women. We thought it was the end of us. Sometimes, British police came pointing guns to our noses. But I was not afraid.
As we start a new era this year, the new formed government must follow things which were governed well and abandon those which were administered badly. Methods of governance must change for the better.
We only heard it on the radio
Section 9 of the Constitution provides that the Judiciary shall have the responsibility of interpreting, protecting and enforcing this Constitution and all laws in accordance with this Constitution in an independent and impartial manner with regard only to legally relevant fact and the prescriptions of law.
But I will never forget this British police woman who snatched my golden ring, which Orton bought for me in England. He stole it and asked how come I possessed such an expensive ring. And I used to be defiant. I could put on my headgear before the eyes of the British police lady
Section 12 (2) requires that the State should recognise and protect fundamental human rights and “afford full protection to rights and views of all individual groups and minorities whether or not they are entitled to vote”. In other words they must respect the views of the people and their fundamental rights.
Malawians opted to change government from one party system to multi party system of democracy with the hope to improve governance. In some cases, there has been no change at all and in others the change has been for the worse
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