But before he left Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe, he addressed one of the most politically sensitive questions facing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ahead of the 2030 elections—succession. Back to the interview, for me, the most revealing part wasn’t Mutharika’s rejection of premature succession crusades in the blue ship. It was his expression of hope that, when the time comes, he will hand over power to “another member of the DPP”. Or someone who will either emerge from outside, or win the confidence of party delegates at the next DPP convention? Otherwise, we can agree that between 2020 and 2024, Mutharika’s DPP went through political hell largely fuelled by unrestrained ambitions among some of its top-ranking officials who were eager to take over the party leadership.