By Dean Chisambo
Minister of Information and Digitalisation Moses Kunkuyu has warned the the media that the law will take its course if the media will not obey regulation of broadcasting ahead of 2025 general election.
Kunkuyu made the sentiment during the 2024 Annual Broadcasters Conference organised by Malawi Regulatory Authority ( MACRA) on Monday in Lilongwe.
He said the country is going into a sensitive and political time and there is a role that will be expected to be played by various stakeholders hence the media is one of the stakeholders that play a very critical role.
Kunkuyu mentioned that people have their right to participate in the democratic processes and that does not require anyone to kind of shape their opinion by sessionalising the sector
He said : So what we are saying is let us allow people to exercise their rights without any sort of influence from other sources.
“There are regulations that have to be obeyed, every licencee, regulator and broadcaster in the country is under those regulations.
The minister added that they do not want to appear to be trumping on the freedom of the press when those laws are applied.
In his remarks MACRA Director General Daudi Suleman said the conference was very important because they want to make sure that they are on the same page with licencees as broadcasting sector is one of the areas that they regulate.
The MACRA 2024 Annual Broadcasters Conference brought together all media houses across the nation and was held when the country is expected to conduct 2025 general elections.
