Some Development Issues and Debates

Greenwell Matchaya, PhD As a point of departure, it is important to state in advance that this article is not meant to support or renounce any forms of state organizational structures as supported by various sections of our society in Malawi. Rather, the main purpose of this article is to take forward the debate about state organization by discussing how different parts of the government may share power in a manner that can propel development aspirations of a nation. Inevitably, it may touch on some issues related to the elements of law to elaborate on a number of issues. Again, as a consequence of such a proposal of course, I may be implicitly calling for a constitutional reform of a material nature to provide the necessary law that would anchor such a new state structure. I must also put a disclaimer here as follows: The ideas written below should be taken simply as ideas and no one is forced to embrace or shun them. They should also not be interpreted as a drive towards a...

by  Greenwell Matchaya  One reason why we consider (or expected) 1994 as decisive in the economic, legal and social-economic development of the country is because it was supposed to represent a structural break from the past, which was perceived to be associated with a one party rule with its demerits, to political pluralism with possibilities for various branches of government providing checks- and balances to each other, inter alia. It appears however that 21 years later, most of the aspirations that the nation had at the closure of the 1980s have not been realized. The executive and the legislature have not fully embraced truly plural and cooperative forms of organization in that in practice, the legislature is still unicameral, governance of the country is till unitary rather than cooperative ( which is associated with devolution of power to local spheres of government including regions and districts). As such, power is still concentrated at the national sphere...

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