Press Statement Lilongwe, 9th July, 2020 BE DECISIVE MR. PRESIDENT, AVOID POPULIST AND APPEASEMENT POLICIES! The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI), while congratulating the State President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera for appointing a 31-member lean cabinet, would like…

Press Statement Lilongwe, 18th June, 2020 PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA, DR. JANE ANSAH TO BLAME FOR MEC’S ILL-PREPAREDNESS The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has been following developments surrounding the state of preparations for the forth coming Fresh Presidential…

Press Statement Lilongwe, 16th June, 2020 DEATH THREATS FROM RULING DEMOCRATIC PROGRESSIVE PARTY (DPP) CADETS The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) would like to inform its members and indeed the general public that our acting executive director…

Press Statement Lilongwe, 2nd June, 2020 PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA SHOULD APOLOGISE TO MALAWIANS AND ALL THE WOMEN IN MALAWI The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) is totally disturbed with derogatory remarks State President Peter Mutharika made on Monday…

Press Release April, 29, 2020 Lilongwe FIRE THE DUO IN COVID 19 ALLOWANCE GATE -MR PRESIDENT The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) commends President Arthur Peter Mutharika for finally listening to the voice of reason by dissolving…

Press Statement Lilongwe, 25 April, 2020 MALAWIANS ARE LIVING IN FEAR- MR PRESIDENT While the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) commends government for swiftly bowing down to some of the demands by the striking junior prison staff…

Press Statement Lilongwe, 20 April, 2020 MALAWIANS PAYING THEIR LIVES ON QUEENS CLOSURE- MR PRESIDENT The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has learnt with shock media reports confirming the complete closure of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH)…

Press Statement Lilongwe, 15 April, 2020 LOCKDOWN WITHOUT SAFETY NETS FOR THE POOR WON’T WORK, MR. PRESIDENT The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) just like all Malawians of goodwill waited with bated breath on the night of…

Press Statement Lilongwe, 10 April, 2020 HOW ABOUT HUMAN FACE TO COVID-19 FIGHT- MR PRESIDENT While the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) commends State President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika for taking a leading role in trying to…

Press Statement Lilongwe, 3 April, 2020 WE ARE UNDER PANIC- MR PRESIDENT The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has welcomed with regret an announcement State President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika made to the nation through the public…