Malawi: Ten months and counting down: Are we sure that there will be a level playing field?

With 10 months to go until elections, the author of this article says it is time to ask some important questions: Has Malawi really enjoyed progress as a democracy or have we stalled between real democracy and the freedoms that come from that, or authoritarianism with its limited political freedoms.? Has our politics become dysfunctional and irrelevant? Has our political polarised position encouraged a breeding ground for extremists and sycophants who are keen on creating violent conflict?