Dickson Kashoti Looks Back on His State House Days With an Expired ID

A former State House communications official has offered a reminder of his time inside Malawi’s seat of government, sharing an image of an identity card that no longer grants him official access. Dickson Kashoti, who served as an Assistant Media Officer in the Department of Communications at State Residences, posted the photograph on social media, according to MaraviPost. The card identifies Kashoti by name and former job title. Its faded appearance has turned what was once a working credential into a keepsake from an earlier chapter of his career. The image also includes a photograph of Kashoti standing outdoors in formal clothes. Kashoti’s post revisits his previous role in the communications operation at State House. The article says he has used social media to reflect on that period, although it gives no further details about his current work or what prompted him to share the image. His former position belonged to an administration that has since changed, and the ID now represents a past appointment rather than present authority. The article presents the card as a symbol of how government roles and the privileges attached to them can end when political circumstances shift. For Kashoti, the image appears to preserve a personal memory of his time working close to the country’s highest office. The post’s brief caption, as described by MaraviPost, draws attention to a former government career and to a badge whose usefulness has expired, while the memories of that job remain.