By Chisomo Phiri
The National Planning Commission (NPC) says it has started preliminary discussions with the incoming ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on implementing its manifesto in line with the Malawi 2063 vision.
NPC Director General Fredrick Changaya revealed this in an interview with 247 Malawi News ahead of the swearing-in of president-elect Peter Mutharika who is also leader of the DPP, noting that more detailed, high-level engagements will take place once cabinet ministers are appointed.
Changaya emphasized that governing parties are legally expected to adhere to the 2063 agenda.
Commenting on the matter, Executive Director of the Centre for Social Accountability and Transparency (CSAT), Willy Kambwandira,cautioned that there is no strong legal framework to enforce the implementation of the economic blueprint.
“What we often see is that government agendas are driven by political interests, and there has been little effort to hold accountable those who fail to align with the 2063 agenda,” said Kambwandira.
DPP launched its manifesto on August 3,2025 at Mount Soche hotel in Blantyre.
Among others , the manifesto promises free secondary education and abolish any fees attached to primary education, including Malawi National Examinations Board(MANEB ) fees for all national exams.
The manifesto also promises K5 billion to be allocated to each of the 229 constituencies, K100 million for women business loans, another K100 million for youth loans and K50milion for youth programmes per constituency.
It further promises ‘a lean and inclusive’ Cabinet, reduction of State Residences budget and freeze of public officials’ new vehicles purchase.
The manifesto also includes promises in health, security, energy and other sectors as well as anti-corruption drive.
