Malawi will have its next presidential election in just a few days. Kim Yi Dionne posted some photos of the four most prominent presidential candidates. One stood out to me:
I'm a little unclear as to what "Generation Change" comprises. If Atupele Mulizi is indicating that his election would essentially be a changing of the guard, then this slogan is pretty appropriate, given that Atupele is the son of former president (and all around disaster) Bakili Mulizi. But if, by "generation change", Atupele is indicating that he is bringing something new to the table, then this is more than a little awkward. Similarly, the DPP candidate Peter Mutharika is the brother of the late president Bingu wa Mutharika.
In other news, Joyce Banda's campaign slogan relies on good old fashioned promises of more transfers to the rural population, with "Continued Fertilizer Programme. More Crops, More Food." Where have I seen this strategy before?
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Have you seen the recent Africa Confidential? It's aptly titled Clash of the dynasties.
Also, I took a look at the ads in today's paper -- and all of the ads were the same except Atupele's. And I wrote about it, naturally.