By Durell Namasani
In a dramatic political bombshell that has sent shockwaves through the Malawi Congress Party, outspoken Mangochi Monkey Bay legislator Gerald Kazembe has sensationally resigned as First Deputy Secretary General, unleashing a blistering attack on the party’s top leadership just months after their devastating election loss.
Kazembe, who stunned political analysts by retaining his parliamentary seat in the September 2025 polls while his party crumbled, did not hold back in his scathing resignation letter addressed to Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda today. With brutal honesty, the firebrand MP declared that he is stepping down because he cannot stand by while “greedy and mediocre leaders” drag the legacy of the late Ngwazi Kamuzu Banda through the mud.
The legislator pulled no punches, accusing the party hierarchy of suffering from “denial and arrogance” following their first-round knockout in the presidential race. Kazembe argued that while the people spoke clearly through the ballot box, the current leadership is refusing to listen.
“Political movements remain strong when they are able to reflect candidly on their experiences, draw lessons from the will of the people and not from denial and arrogance like the current situation,” Kazembe wrote.
In what is being described as a gut-wrenching political confession, Kazembe revealed that he could have easily contested and won as an independent candidate, but chose to fly the MCP flag out of loyalty to its “historic mission.” However, he claims that mission has now been hijacked.
“The Kamuzu Party has a proud history and a national legacy that cannot be taken for granted by greedy and mediocre leaders,” he declared in the letter dated March 14, 2026.
Despite his resignation from the national executive, Kazembe confirmed he will not cross the floor, stating he remains a card-carrying member and will finish his term as MP under the party banner. But he warned that if the MCP ever hopes to govern again, it must undergo “strategic renewal” and ditch the current culture of arrogance.
He concluded by invoking the sacred souls of the party’s founding fathers—Kamuzu Banda, John Tembo, and Sidik Mia—implying that the current leadership has betrayed their vision.
The development throws the main opposition party into fresh turmoil as it struggles to find its footing after being booted out of government. All eyes are now on Secretary General Chimwendo Banda to see how the establishment responds to this explosive internal rebellion.
