Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has refuted reports that all is not well between him and his vice Saulos Chilima.
The reports followed the speech Chakwera delivered during the swearing-in ceremony of ministers he has just hired in his cabinet, in which he among others, told them to be reporting directly to him, and no-one else – being the one who appointed them as ministers.
Missing at the event was Vice President Saulos Chilima.
This to some sections of society was a hint that all was not well between the top two citizens, as has also been observed by – George Phiri, a political analyst.
But speaking to MIJ, Sean Kampondeni, Director Communications at State House- said reports that there is a rift between the president and his vice are baseless, saying evidence is there that the alliance between Chakwera and Chilima is intact.
He said even although the president and his vice are from different parties, the secretary general of both parties are full cabinet ministers and that the vice president of UTM and several other members of the party are also cabinet ministers.
On the absence of the VP during the swearing in ceremony of cabinet ministers, Kampondeni said people need to give the vice president credit for being consistent for not being present during the events.
He said it is strange that people are finding an anomaly in the absence of the vice president when he missed a similar event on the 10th of July 2020.
