‘Recently there has been a lot of takings and I think we need to unite and build this country.’ ‘One is to make sure Malawi does not have a one party dictatorship state again – that I have achieved. ‘I promised Malawians that I would serve for five years, so I am going to serve for five years until 2030,’ he said. ‘And those who can’t wait should wait until 2030, where there will be a competition and handover the government then to another member of the Democratic Progressive Party.’ State House has repeatedly described the visits as ‘private’, but has offered no explanation as to their purpose or how long Mutharika intends to stay.