President Mutharika was seen by some as increasingly autocratic and dismissive of human rights, and in July 2011 protests over high costs of living, devolving foreign relations, poor governance and a lack of foreign exchange reserves erupted
Mtsogoleri Mutharika adawonedwa ndi anthu ngati akungokhalira kupondereza komanso kunyalanyaza ufulu wachibadwidwe, ndipo mu July 2011 zionetsero zokhuza kukwera mtengo kwa moyo, kusokoneza ubale wamayiko akunja, kusayendetsa bwino komanso kusowa kwa ndalama zakunja kudabuka 