{"id":2023,"date":"2022-02-08T08:11:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T08:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?p=2023"},"modified":"2022-02-08T08:11:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T08:11:38","slug":"malawis-president-rejects-nepotism-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/2023\/malawis-president-rejects-nepotism-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Malawi&#8217;s president rejects nepotism allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-reactid=\".2abi0v8zptw.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6200f50fd774c11a4faabb86.0.6.0.0:$post_1\">Malawi&#8217;s President <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/2022\/01\/31\/malawi-president-warns-new-cabinet-against-corruption\/\">Lazarus Chakwera<\/a> has responded to criticism over his daughter, Violet, being appointed to a position at Malawi&#8217;s High Commission in London.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".2abi0v8zptw.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6200f50fd774c11a4faabb86.0.6.0.0:$post_2\">He has been accused of nepotism, but he told the BBC that her appointment as first secretary responsible for investments had nothing to do with him.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".2abi0v8zptw.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6200f50fd774c11a4faabb86.0.6.0.0:$post_3\">&#8220;I never got involved in the process,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".2abi0v8zptw.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6200f50fd774c11a4faabb86.0.6.0.0:$post_4\">He added that out of his four children she is the only one to hold an official position.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".2abi0v8zptw.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6200f50fd774c11a4faabb86.0.6.0.0:$post_5\">He suggested that the complaints over the appointment were being pushed for political reasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malawi&#8217;s President Lazarus Chakwera has responded to criticism over his daughter, Violet, being appointed to a position at Malawi&#8217;s High Commission in London. 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