{"id":26202,"date":"2022-07-07T21:38:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-recognises-martse"},"modified":"2022-07-07T21:59:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T21:59:11","slug":"chakwera-recognises-martse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-recognises-martse","title":{"rendered":"Chakwera recognises Martse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>President Lazarus Chakwera has honoured departed rapper Martin \u2018Martse Nkhata at the Zikomo Awards held at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe today. Chakwera has awarded the late Martse for his outstanding music which he believes has a positive impact on the youth.<\/p>\n<p>The recognition has attracted conflicting feedback from Malawians. \u201cSo who will receive the award now that he is gone? No offense but this is actually not on. I mean, how can a dead person be awarded something? It was okay to give him the award while he was still breathing not now,\u201d reads one of the comments<\/p>\n<p>Another comment reads: \u201cWelcome to Malawi where people get recognized and respected when they are no more.\u201d \u201cNext time honour the person when he is breathing.<\/p>\n<p>Its good gesture apule,\u201d said another social media user Other people believe it is a good gesture for the president to recognise the youth, as it indicates his empowerment for the said group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is good news. Keep up with the good work Mr President. This is an encouragement to the youth to be agents of positive change in the society.\u201d Chakwera\u2019s administration has initiated the recognition event with the aim of recognising Malawians who have been outstanding in different sectors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. President Lazarus Chakwera has honoured departed rapper Martin \u2018Martse Nkhata at the Zikomo Awards held at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe today. Chakwera has awarded the late Martse for his outstanding music which he believes has a positive impact on the youth. 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