Let’s be honest here. Sylvester Namiwa, who leads the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI), is not standing up for truth or justice. Once again, he’s in the news attacking someone without real facts. This time, his target is Prince Kapondamgaga, Chief of Staff to President Lazarus Chakwera.
In a letter dated June 2, 2025, Namiwa told the President to fire Kapondamgaga. But he left out one very important detail: the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) already cleared Kapondamgaga of all accusations linked to businessman Zuneth Sattar.
Yes — cleared. Not waiting to be investigated. Not under review. He was fully cleared.
Funny enough, Namiwa used to praise the ACB’s reports when they pointed fingers at other people. He even quoted those reports in public. But now that the same ACB says Kapondamgaga is innocent, Namiwa suddenly doesn’t want to believe it? That’s not fair or consistent.
You can’t pick and choose when to believe the ACB. If you trust it when it says someone is guilty, you should also trust it when it says someone is not.
Also, let’s not pretend Namiwa is neutral. Many Malawians know he works closely with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). He’s been part of their media team and still supports their agenda behind the scenes. His so-called activism is often just political campaigning in disguise.
This is a pattern for him — anyone not in the DPP becomes his target. He’s not really fighting corruption. He’s fighting for political power and trying to help the DPP come back into government.
If Namiwa truly cared about fighting corruption, he would have also spoken out about the K145 million scandal involving the DPP. But he didn’t. He only makes noise when it’s against people outside his political circle.
Malawians are tired of this kind of behavior.
If Namiwa wants to be in politics, he should just say so. Let him run as a DPP candidate in the next election, wear the party’s blue colors, and stop pretending to be a neutral voice.
Meanwhile, President Chakwera should continue leading the country, and the ACB should keep doing its job without political pressure. Kapondamgaga has been cleared, and calls for him to be fired now are not only unreasonable — they’re harmful and unfair.
Mr. Namiwa, Malawi deserves better than this kind of political drama. Either be a true watchdog for the people or admit you’re just doing DPP’s bidding.
BUT still the choice is fully yours.
