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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa has expressed disappointment at the poor workmanship in the initial stages...
Hello from Ngala. I am putting in cheap but good quality boreholes for irrigation and clean drinking water. They are hand drilled with volunteer village labour for each village. Then we educate on interplanting, best irrigation and fertiliser practice, diversification into vegetables and ground nuts, soil improvement, nitrogen fixation etc. Each village contributes labour, sand, bricks and pays back a small interest free loan over ten years. The project is directed by the local chiefs in terms of which village is next to benefit and the village owns and cares for its water supply. Crucially there is a maintenance program.… Read more »
I don’t think we should focus on the issue of population and believe all it is, is a problem: Why not look at population as an asset for once and see how best to positively utilise this asset – Tiriro has some brilliant ideas which may be the only solution to our problems. Malawians complain too much and now population is a problem. Stop being inward looking start living outside your box “Elder Sage iv. What is your solution – Tiriro is giving us a practical solution here. If we cant adopt his thoughts malawi will not transform; we will… Read more »
Kulemba koma uku. Zomveka bwino. Osakhala nga za King Julien Jappie akwa!akwa!
At first, I had respect for this Rudo Tariro author but I have now lost it completely. You mean you do not see the connection between poverty and overpopulation? My God, why have you forsaken us.
If thinking persons can think so wrongly…….. I do not know of those who have not entered any classroom.
Population vs economy is not even economics 101, meaning you do not need to study economics at university to grasp that basic tenet.
Only this once, Patricia Botomani Kaliati is very right!
“…Republic of Thengere up north…”. Wow!!! Has that come to pass already?
But then, the author is clearly naive on some important issues; for instance, he seems to think that there is nothing wrong with Malawi’s current population growth rate.
DFID, USAID, EU, UNICEF &UNFPA have all openly bemoaned the country’s population growth rate; and the author says there is no problem?? Where has he been? Jupiter?? Pluto perhaps?
Looking at the data, Kaliati’s 4 children-per-couple proposal is quite reasonable, commendable even. In fact, it should have been enforced during Bakili’s days.
Sitinati a Malawi because this is what we wanted . Do you know that our next president Tapiwa Muthalika is planning? just to have all Lomwes in position so that they will be only saying TAPULIKA BWANA.
I tell you this story is the one which has come at the needed time.
Thus the problem of choosing pigheads as cabinet ministers. The problem of appeasement policy and not merit. King Juliet Yappie Mhango is a headless chicken, Old Googfornothing Gondwe is very old to understand today’s economy and a kweni could best serve us in Kwacha cultural troupe dancing Tchopa or manganje or be a nankungwi not a minister. As for the president we all know he was not supposed to be there if not for the incompetent MEC with the dunderhead chair Mbendera.
If anyone wants to find out how to take water from a river and send it up-hill for irrigation purposes, check out ‘hydraulic ram-pumps’ in wikipedia. These pumps use the kinetic energy produced by the water flowing in the river to power its distribution to the farmers’ fields.
The technology is available world-wide, and these pumps could be easily produced by small business enterprises in Malawi.
Good work. Malawi needs pipo like you. Ndikumva kukoma ndi article iyi. How can someone reduce meals when he has not taken any?????? Help me proffessor or sorry Doctor.
Patricia was right on reducing population growth but unfortunately with most DPP ministers she is only talking no action & policy on the ground. Patricia so who is going to take action? We need to serious start putting laws like what China did (though undemocratically). Malawi is a very small country compared to Zambia (20% of Zambia land area) yet we have more people than Zambia – its a shame! How did Zambia do this ? Half of our population is the unproductive people just milking government resources especially in hospitals and food related hand outs. This is unsustainable country.