In his column in the Nyasa Times, Malawi professor of law Danwood Mzikenge Chirwa said what President Mutharika did by giving money handouts to journalists at a news event was tantamount to bribery. He has called on Mutharika to resign or face impeachment proceedings. 
A Danwood Mzikenge Chirwa mphunzitsi wa zamalamulo; mu tsamba lawo ya nyuzipepala ya Nyasa Times anati zomwe mtsogoleri wa dziko lino a Mutharika  popereka ndalama kwa atolankhani ku msonkhano womwe anachititsa kukufanana ndi mchitidwe wa katangale. Iwo auza a Mutharika kuti atule pansi udindo wawo kapena akonzekere kuchotsedwa pa mpando wawo.