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Muluzi on his comeback

Nyasa Times "Former Malawi President, Dr. Bakili Muluzi, who is head of the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) party, says he will put up a yeoman’s effort in campaigning to regain the state presidency against incumbent president, Mr. Bingu wa Mutharika, in the May 2009 voting.
Muluzi, who handpicked Mutharika and successfully propelled him to power, hopes to be a UDF presidential candidate again pending the results of a UDF leadership convention. The UDF is the party Mutharika ditched after it helped him win the presidency in 2004."

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