Petition demanding the removal of Kamuzu Day from Malawi’s public holiday calendar is rapidly gaining support

Time To Remove Kamuzu Day: Malawi Must Stop Honouring Dictatorship

By Mawa Kumaliopa For decades, Malawi has continued to observe Kamuzu Day in honour of former President Hastings Kamuzu Banda. While some remember him as the founding leader who brought independence and infrastructure development, many citizens believe the country can no longer continue glorifying a regime associated with fear, oppression, and human rights abuses. See also BMTV calls government to take down Kamuzu Day Kamuzu Day has increasingly…

Petition demanding the removal of Kamuzu Day from Malawi’s public holiday calendar is rapidly gaining support

NATIONAL|| A petition demanding the removal of Kamuzu Day from Malawi’s public holiday calendar is rapidly gaining support, with more than 10,000 people signing within an hour of its launch. The online campaign was initiated by Mwiza Nkhoma, a US-based Malawian Professor of History and African Culture, amid growing debate over the continued commemoration of […] The post Petition demanding the removal of Kamuzu Day from Malawi’s public holiday ca…