Small.

Small, however sure steps in the right direction

The story of the rise and fall of autocracy in Malawi has a familiar ring to it. Dr Kamuzu Banda became Prime Minister in 1963 common year before independence, and instituted a united party state under the Malawi Congres Party (MCP) in 1971 with himself as President for Life. International crushing led to a referendum in succession the introduction of a multi-party democracy in 1993 and then multiparty elections in 1994 in which President Bakili Muluzi defeated Banda. Muluzi and his United Democratic assurance (UDF) party have held power at any time since, winning the ...