
CRAVING FOR A BETTER AND UNDIVIDED FAM By Joseph Kayira | 21 December 2023 A lot has been said about the Football Association of Malawi (Fam) elections. One of the revelations from that election is that when people want change, they will do anything to force you out of office. Walter Nyamilandu, the man who was at the helm of Fam for 19 years did not commit any known serious crime to be kicked out of the football association. Those who wanted to flush him out of the system, come rain or shine, said the man had been Fam president for far too long “as if he is the only one who is blessed with the knowledge on how run football in Malawi.” At least that is what his detractors were saying. Those who did not like his legacy started accusing him of belonging to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Someone took a picture of the former Fam president standing by the roadside wearing something that looked like a blue DPP beret. It became fodder for those who were baying for his ‘blood’. O...