By Vincent Gunde
It has been observed that many political leaders regardless of their party affiliations are prioritizing on winning the 16th September, 2025 elections over truth, integrity and service to the people saying political power is disconnected from divine purposes.
Since the dawn of multiparty politics in 1994, politics is known to divide people along party, ethnic, ideological lines, wars, civil unrest and persecution fueled by political disagreement contrary to religion which seeks unite people under a common faith.
Politics has been seen as creating hostility and rivairy leading to ungodly behavior such as hatred, deceit, and violence saying many politicians are claiming to uphold religious values but compromise them for political survival.
In his speech, Political analyst Burnett Munthali, said leadership is a responsibility given by God while politics, ensures justice, order and the well-being of people saying good leaders enact laws that protect the vulnerable, promote fairness and enhance economic development.
Munthali said religious leaders can play a crucial role in shaping politics by encouraging honest, fairness, and accountability saying if politics is practiced with genuine concern for the welfare of people, it can align with divine principles.
He said leaders who serve with humility, truth, and justice reflect godly politics while those who seek power for selfish gain make it ungodly claiming that most of the country’s politicians are not servant leaders, their heads are bent on money and have no welfare of the citizens at heart.
The Analyst said politics is a necessary institution ordained by God to maintain order in the society claiming that in Malawi, politics means corrupt, filled with dishonesty, and driven by self-interest and accepted by the hand clappers that they will go away with something into their pockets.
He said many religious leaders such as Martin Luther King Junior and Mahatma Gandhi of India engaged in political activism rooted in faith claiming that their political involvement was not about power, but about advocating for the oppressed and ensuring justice.
“There’s widespread corruption associated with politics, politicians often lie, manipulate, and engage unethical practices to gain or maintain power,” said Munthali.
He said politics is often a game of power, where personal ambitions over-rides moral and ethical considerations advising Malawians that they have the choice to make politics and the power rests on both leaders and the people who hold them accountable
