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truth
truth
8 years ago

kanjipiti @ 15

the American governance system has a strong regional (state) administration arm which in turn is fed by county (district) administration. that is why they do not need a bulky national governance body.

Dengele
8 years ago

no sence contribution. Even we reduce Number of MPS to one Malawi Economy will never change. if your President can take more than 100 people to UN and Pali njila zambiri zimene anthu amabela. reduce MPS to 2 or 1. That will not change anything economically to this nation we remain the bottom poorest in Africa. Again an MP will not amend on this one because it has to go through Malawi National Assembly to be changed and the people responsible are the same MP. Don’t expect MPS to shoot their own legs .

ZAMKUTU
ZAMKUTU
8 years ago

Fodya eti!! Ife cashgate ayi Koma timadyela kumeneku mukavoter kuti tikhalenso ma MP ndiye zopusa zanuzo ku America komweko

ppipiiiii
ppipiiiii
8 years ago

I concur with stanley, some of these so called MPs dont know what role they are to play, they have a feeling that since they are there, they are a government and own everything in the constituency, one of my friend an MP once tood me thathe got powers to fire a police office or to transfer that police officer if he doesnt want him, just imagine, is this the role of the MP? Its high time the number of MPs be reduced to save tax payers money whic can be used for more importantly importantly departments, and also it… Read more »

john Chamba
john Chamba
8 years ago

I feel sorry for those Malawians who think because they have degrees then they are on cloud 9. I am a holder of MCE but do articulate issues much better than some degree holders. If you think by holding a useless degree then you have solutions to our numerous economic problems why then don’t you come forward to help the government solve these problems. Most of you have degrees in order to get employed and not to create jobs to prove that indeed you learned something different from a holder of MCE. A degree without value is just like any… Read more »

Kanjipiti
Kanjipiti
8 years ago

The USA, the richest country on earth, with a population of some 320 million people has about 435 Congressmen and 100 Senators, bringing the total to 535. If we pro-rate this to Malawi, assuming a population of 16 million, the total number of MPs ought to be 27. Therefore the person who suggested 30 MPs – one per district- is spot on. But even taking on board Stanley’s suggestion of 90 (roughly an average of 3 MPs per district) we would still be better off than with the current bloated 193 MPs. With our economy being in dire straits we… Read more »

truth
truth
8 years ago
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kanjipiti @ 15

the American governance system has a strong regional (state) administration arm which in turn is fed by county (district) administration. that is why they do not need a bulky national governance body.

Tifose
8 years ago

Malawian If many people in Malawi think like Stan Kenani, like Ollen Mwalubunju, we could be on our marks, now we need to get set and start running because we have already lost a lot in mediocrity. What Stan shares in from his heart and factual, cant deny that. With finances very we need think what is ideal for the country. MPs # needs serious review as there are endless stand off in constituencies and wards ie look at how on earth can an MP mobilize chiefs to sign a letter of no to hotel development in lake shore area.… Read more »

Mtondoli Jonazi
Mtondoli Jonazi
8 years ago

Ambiri just go kumakagona ndi kuphwitsa mu nyumba ya malamulo after heavy lunches and dinners subsidized by the tax payer. And what do they do anyway most of the times of the year when they are not is session? I still further more propose that they get only paid when they are in session because that’s when the ‘seem to be working’!!

W. PHIRI
W. PHIRI
8 years ago

I concur with Mr Kenani. Just look at the workings below: CURENT month: total month total year 193 MPS mk450,000 mk86.85m mk1.042bn budget meeting 60 dys mk50,000 mk579.omn mk579.0mn fuel allowance 1000 lts mk723,000 mk 139.539mn mk1.674bn PROPOSED 31 MPS mk450,000 mk13.95mn mk167.4mn budget meeting 7 dys mk25,000 mk5.42mn mk5.42mn fuel allowance 200 lts mk144,600 mk4.48mn mk53.79mn Total saving using proposed structure MK3.069bn. We actually dont need that nimber of MPS because in most cases they are there for money only. Look at the people suffering in the villages. HORRIBLE . LOOK at others ways we can save and develop… Read more »

Issa Kabudula
Issa Kabudula
8 years ago

I agree with this man – the more the MPs in the parliament, of which many are just there for allowances and contribute less except self-enrichment. The councillors are lacking work for the same law makers they also come to the village and claim to be doing the work instead of listening from the communities and report what their communities have told them, they stand as spectators and money eaters. I have many friends who today are in parliament and doing nothing, I never heard them talking anything even in their own mother tongue. Reduce them and leave the councillors… Read more »

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