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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>President Lazarus Chakwera\u2019s son in-law Sean Kampondeni has been removed as Director of Communications at the Malawi State House. Kampondeni has made the announcement on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 during the Quarterly State House Brief which he hosted art Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe.<\/p>\n

Addressing the media towards the end of the briefing, Kampondeni said Wednesday\u2019s briefing is his last as the Director of Communications as the President will soon appoint a new Director of Communications at State House.<\/p>\n

He added that he is set to be given a new role at the State House. \u201cIt has been a great honour to serve in this office. The president is keen on having me serving in another capacity,\u201d said Kampondeni.<\/p>\n

Kampondeni, who is married to Chakwera\u2019s daughter Tapiwa, was appointed as State House Director of Communications and the president\u2019s Executive Assistant in 2020, weeks after Chakwera was elected president of Malawi.<\/p>\n

Kampondeni also worked with Chakwera during the president\u2019s time as an opposition politician and during the campaign period for the presidential election. However, the appointment of Kampondeni in 2020 was condemned by some quarters who accused Chakwera of nepotism.<\/p>\n

Chakwera\u2019s Tonse Alliance government has been characterized with tribalism, regionalism, favoritism and nepotism in public appointments the same way former regime of Peter Mutharika\u2019s Democratic Progress Party (DPP) used to do.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Malawi<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. President Lazarus Chakwera\u2019s son in-law Sean Kampondeni has been removed as Director of Communications at the Malawi State House. Kampondeni has made the announcement on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 during the Quarterly State House Brief which he hosted art Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe. Addressing the media towards the end of the briefing, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":44292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[233,371,234],"class_list":["post-44293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-malawi","tag-malawi"],"yoast_head":"\nGood riddance! 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