Reports that emerged on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, indicating that officers from the Malawi Police Service (MPS) had invaded the private residence of former President Lazarus Chakwera in Lilongwe, have sparked widespread public debate.
While such incidents naturally raise concerns about political motivation, harassment, or the potential abuse of state power, it is equally important to uphold a fundamental democratic principle: no individual, regardless of status or past office, is above the law.
If Chakwera is suspected of wrongdoing during his time in office, the law must take its course fairly, transparently, and without political interference.
Malawi’s justice system cannot function based on selective accountability.
Ordinary citizens are routinely arrested for minor offences, including something as small as stealing a chicken.
It would be unacceptable and deeply unjust for the powerful or politically connected to be treated differently.
However, this expectation must also extend to law enforcement: professionalism, due process, and respect for human rights are non-negotiable.
The police must carry out their duties with dignity, impartiality, and adherence to established legal standards.
The country must reject both extreme leaders who believe they are untouchable and law enforcers who operate outside proper legal boundaries.
What Malawians want and deserve is a simple justice system that investigates, arrests, and prosecutes based on evidence and legality, not on political winds or personal vendettas. In this case, if Chakwera has nothing to hide, due process will vindicate him.
If he has questions to answer, then accountability must follow.
That is what true democracy demands. And it is only when the law applies equally to all citizens from a villager accused of stealing livestock to a former president accused of misgovernance that Malawi can truly claim to be a nation governed by justice, not by power.
Every person operates within his/her principles and there was and is no harm unless if it conflicted with someone’s right
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