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Never forget suffering under Mutharika’s rule
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By Emily Mkamanga |
January 27, 2012 · 23 Comments |
Experience has shown that, after some political reconciliation talks, the concluding remarks usually include a statement which says, “ Let us forget the past.” Honestly speaking, this is just a mere unifying cliché which does not make much sense on serious issues.
It can be said without any contradiction that Malawians are suffering now because of having a short memory. Whether the short memory is by design is anybody’s guess. People are well aware that what compounded Dr Kamuzu Banda’s dictatorship was the unprecedented hero worshiping that he used to get. Naturally, after attaining democracy in 1994, it was expected that never again Malawians will be turned into sycophants and hero worship a Head of State.
Malawi suffering from fuel shortage. Jerry cans doing the trick to buy fuel from black market
Unfortunately, some people think that they cannot just support a President without sycophantly hero worshiping him. The worse results of such behavior is that the President no longer listens to anybody and rules with an iron fist. This is how the current economic mess under President Bingu wa Mutharika came about. Furthermore, the much feared dictatorship is back. Not even in the wildest dreams Malawians ever expected in a democracy to get threats of war from the State President.
Meanwhile, it goes without saying that for the socio/economic problems to turn around, people must never, ever forget how much they have suffered under President Mutharika and his DPP led government. The government’s belief that the economic chaos is not just unique to Malawi, is a scapegoat. There are countless examples which show that the country is suffering because of the inefficiency of government and not global effects. How come , while neighbouring Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique have plenty of fuel , in Malawi motorists literally sleep for weeks at fuel stations just to be rationed with some 5 liters of fuel?
Without doubt the majority of Malawians would want to use the suffering as a wake up call for choosing future leaders. However, it is very likely that the DPP led government would want to remain in power. Therefore, it will come up with strategies to sugar coat the suffering and make people forget. Some of the strategies might be that suddenly the dormant infrastructure projects will come alive. Things like roads and school blocks will spring up. Even the fuel and forex will be available. For goodness sake only short sighted people can buy such short lived gestures.
In fact, no level of economic improvement can be big enough to erase the suffering Malawians have endured which includes loss of lives. This suffering under Mutharika has left an indelible mark in the minds of Malawians. It is naïve to ask them to forget.
Even if the economy is back to normal, what guarantee is there that it will not be messed up again? Honestly, there is no guarantee as long as the country will still be under the same DPP policies.
Malawians should say NO to forgetting the past. In fact, the Mutharika’s rule seems to have broken the record of being the worst regime for the past 48 years. Therefore, it is foolhardy to expect anyone to forget such poor performance with a devastating outcome which has left people shake their heads in total disbelief.
EMILY MKAMANGA. EMAIL emilymkamanga@yahoo.co.uk
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Tags: Bingu wa Mutharika, economy, forex, Fuel, governance
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ReplyOzindikira heavy has stated that Bingu is the most educated President Malawi has had. This is far from the truth. Dr H Kamuzu Banda was far more educated, he was a medical doctor and a surgeon whilst Bingu has a fake PHD from an uncredited University. It seem iwe ozindikira, siozindikira after all.
Anyway this beside the point. To comment on the piece above. My point is that we shall continue to have the poor quality of leaders Malawi has had in the past fifty years because of the high levels of ignorance in Malawi.
Malawian are gullible and susceptible of hero worshiping because of the high levels of ignorance that prevail in the country. One philosopher said that ” A country has a Government it deserves” What he meant is that the ills of a nation should not be blamed on the leaders of that nation but on the people that put those leaders in power. Where the country’s leadership is leading the nation astray, the people have the power to remove them from power.
Malawians will quickly forget their suffering and vote another idiot into power.
Already, people are talking about voting Atupele Muluzi, a young man with no experience and no proper altenative policies, simply because of his father Bakili Muluzi who was not a good president at all and who is responsible for the death of thousands of Malawians due to starvation in 2001. Malawians have already forgotten this. Madam Kamanga, what makes you think Malawians will not forget the current economic downturn?
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ReplyBingu made a choice to accept being hand-picked by Muluzi to lead the country. He is head of government and therefore directly responsible for putting in place deliberate policies and strategies to make sure the country moves forward. If you do not understand how the government operates, please shut up and enjoy the money you are being paid to do fuck-all. Malawi is on its knees at the moment. Look at the sad faces on queues waiting for fuel. Look at the empty shelves. Praying to God will not help if you do not have the solutions to the problems facing this country. It’s about understanding what needs to be done to make things work!!
People like you are the ones who have dragged the once-warm heart of Africa through the mud. Do not compare European economies to Malawi’s situation. Those economies are fair to their citizens even in tough times. African leaders like Bingu do not give a shit about what is happening in Malawi because he lives in a bubble with a ll the conforts around him.Arrogance from political leaders is the source of all problems malawi is facing. Emily is right. Let us not forget what these madeyas have done for our country. They are a bunch of incompetent assholes!!
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