Mr Chakwera came to power last month after defeating former president Peter Mutharika in a re-run of the 2019 presidential elections. The Tonse Alliance leader picked a 30-member Cabinet dominated by his Malawi Congress Party (MCP). "It is an appeasement Cabinet," Mr Nhankhumwa said. "I'm sorry to say that President Chakwera chose to place his loyalists in MCP and a few others from the United Transformation Movement over the future of the country. Some activists are already planning protests against President Chakwera saying he betrayed them.

Source: Daily Nation July 09, 2020 16:42 UTC