Millions of Kenyans have taken to social media to thank the Malawian people for sending former President Lazarus Chakwera home through the ballot.
Malawians went to the election on September 16th, and they voted en masse for Arthur Peter Mutharika, who was the opposition candidate.
Preliminary poll results showed Mutharika securing 66.7% of votes from 24 of 36 councils, surpassing the 50%+1 threshold and avoiding a run-off, while Chakwera trailed at 24%.
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While the Electoral Commission was due to release the results of the vote at a briefing later on Wednesday, official results released so far show ex-president Mutharika has gained a strong lead over Chakwera.
Last week, citizens took to the polls to vote on the country’s next leader, in a vote that analysts predicted would be one of the most tightly contested votes in the country in recent history between Mutharika and Chakwera, the candidates of the two biggest parties in Malawi’s parliament.
However, the dire state of the economy dominated the election, with critics accusing the president of mismanagement and indecisiveness.
Since Chakwera was elected in 2020, the country has experienced economic stagnation and is one of the poorest countries in the world.
The cost of basic goods soared in the impoverished agricultural nation, with inflation reaching 33 per cent and the price of food, maize and fertiliser increasing.
According to the World Bank, nearly three-quarters of Malawians live below the $3-a-day poverty line.
Chakwera has only served for one term.
Reacting to Mutharika’s win, Kenyans, who are always complaining of President William Ruto’s bad leadership and cronyism, vowed to learn a lesson from Malawians and make him a one-term president like Chakwera in 2027.
Here are screenshots of Kenyans reacting to Chakwera’s thrashing by Mutharika.
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