Apostle Ndovi urges MPs to unite, pass budget
Law makers urged to pass national budget and forgo constitution provision
A National Service of Worship marking the 44th Anniversary of Malawi's Independence was held on Saturday at Mzuzu Stadium with a call to the country's members of parliament to unite and pass the 2008-2009 National Budget and skip Section 65 of the Constitution.
In his sermon during the service, held under the theme," Building a nation of achievers with God's Help", Living Waters International Church President, Apostle Dr. Stanley Ndovi said by refusing to pass the National Budget, members of parliament were "punishing" ordinary people, who had "nothing to do with the origin of the current political impasse."
"Am asking all legislators to unite and pass the budget, because it is what Malawians are waiting for and understand better,” said Apostle Ndovi in the independence paryers.
“Most Malawians don't understand much of Section 65. Therefore, it was imperative that should go for something that has a large bearing on people's lives," said Ndovi, while showering praises on President Bingu Mutharika, who was part of the congregation.
Ndovi noted that the current tension that has engulfed the National Assembly is costing the nation, more than what it is gaining, a situation which he said is affecting various aspects of national development.
"Am asking all politicians to start thinking positively about this country. We are all Malawians. We have only one Malawi, where all of us regardless of our political affiliations belong to. We have one President. We need to be proud of our nation, if we are to develop beyond here," said Ndovi.
He then appealed to all political leaders to on their own to pray for themselves and the future of the country.
"Our politicians must learn to come down on their knees and start praying for the country and themselves. They should not only look to religious leaders to pray for them. They have an obligation to God. If they learn to pray, they will be God-fearing and rise above personal and selfish interests," he said.
Malawi celebrates 44 independence from former colonial master Britain on 6 July.
The national celebration will be held at Mzuzu Stadium in the northern region where among other activities the national soccer team will play against Kenya in a friendly match.
In United Kingdom, Malawians living there have organized a party to mark the celebrations.
The dinner dance where Malawi High Commissioner to UK, Dr Francis Moto will attend will be held at Wembley Plaza Hotel in London on Saturday night and another party for Malawians in Leeds and Manchester has been organized in Leeds at Up’s and Down Club Saturday night.
Family celebrations in UK have been arranged for Manchasetr on 6 July and Conventry on July 12. Late Kamuzu Banda secured Malawi independence after breaking the infamous Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland which was dissolved on December 31, 1963. Malawi became a fully independent member of the Commonwealth on 6 July 1964 .
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Mau Satha.
Dr Ndovi'* analysis of the Malawian situation here is not only narrow but biased. Here is a man of God who is advocating openly breaking the law of the land by using the people'* shear ignorance. The Apostle needs to know that in as much as it sounds nice to put the budget before constitution because the budget is supposedly meant to cater for the peoples needs, it is totally wrong to completely ignore laws. Let me quote my idore Donna Brazile (Democrat Super delegate): "People must always play by rules set out before the beginning of a game. Any change of rules during or after the game is refered to as CHEATING" (paraphrased).
Apostle Ndovi should not petend to be more clever than the respectable mediating clergy who were patient enough to look at the broader context of the issue. * know these guys. They have spent more time in school and read more books than the Apostle. Uniting does not mean taking the views of one side. It is not surpring that Dr Ndovi is a failed administor in many aspects. Pastor Ndovi should not be surprised when the likes of Madalitso are by far outperforming him. It is oversimplication of issues to completely IGNORE a clause in the constitition whatever the motive.
So you should trod well you might lose some church members since these remarks are so sensitive.As church founder its good to be on the middle of the road.However its not wrong to make suggestions as a human being but not representing your church.ALLAH KNOWS BEST
Cheat people with anything, but God the almighty will judge.
The issue here is that sec.65 is not a short term issue: Some one tell me we have 10 months to elections now and after the DPP mps are chopped now, they will run to the courts getting injunctions etc and by the time we talk of bye elections it will be two to three months be4 next elections and here are the impact if we act now on section65:
1- Tax payer will suffer twice within a short period of time by funding bye-elections for the stollen mps and genuine mps simple.
2- Waste of time for advancing our country'* development.
So to me any sober and normal person shd be able to say sec.65 is of benefit in the long term and not in the short term as advocated by opposition and some mad muppets here.
It is an open secret why opposition wants sec.65 quickly enacted so as to impech Bingu which is also imposible now.
With this view Ndovie is right than these Catholic Bingu directed Bishops!!!
Devil Shut Up!!!! in Jesus Name!!!
Enanu ndimakudabwani you mean sec. 65 njofunika msangamsanga panopa? If we are genuine opposition on this let'* pend it, pass the budget and we enact it osati, No salary increment no treatment of patients? Munthuwa nzeru ameneyo? These opposition are selectively choosing which secs. to put emphasis on ....why not Information Act Bill? Akuziwa nawonso azaipaniliranso akazalowa M'boma TVM and MBC ****** eti!!!
Satana ndi ana ake mwauponda!!!!
By the way don'* give these defunct mps salaries from opposition kuti awone practically which is important sec. 65 or budget>>>>
So blame Ndovie now and you will understand later what he maent.
God Knows Best!!!
Sec. 65 njopindulira Bakili ndi Tembo basi ife kumuzi sitidya sec. 65. We managed to stay 31 years under Kamuzu and Tembo (panotu aiziwa rule of law a Tembo, zosekesa kwabasi) koma sitimadandaula chifukwa m'mimba munali chakudya, Nthawi ya Atcheya'* tinakhala 10 years no rule of law with constant change of the constitution like disolution of senate, kusankha second vice president opanda constitution kutero koma timadandaula chifukwa pa tebulo panalibe nsima chimanga chidagulisidwa ku Kenya anthu nkumafa ndi njala.
Ndovie you are ma Man!!!!
Keep it Up!!! You bring hope to the Hopeless chikakhala enawa ndi Nsanje basi!!! Kuzanzidwa ndi mizimu yoipa basi nkumasunsa zilizonse
Inali kuti sec. 65 nthawi ya Tcheyayu? Nanga rule of law inali kuti nthawi ya JZU? Osamanamizana Amalawi.
Blame Muluzi for hios undemocratic principles anasankha Bingu by forcing pple and now Bingu wamuvuluza iyeyo anati ndinkutunda pano mtunda wasanduka bwinja... Let muluzi suffer for this mistake dont involve all of us malawians, umanena chasisa dzaye kuti njovu ithyoke nyanga!!!
BUDGET FIRST SEC.65 LATER, Atcheya akazalowa M'boma.
He thinks he is so intelligent to understand the budget. Even educated Malawians do not understand it. Actually, most Malawians would understand section 65 more than the budget and the budgetary process. Sec 65 can simply be understood as preventing scrupulous MPs from twisting people'* interests by changing political parties in the national assembly. Voters understand this. Ndovi made a very ignorant statement which even uneducated person cannot make.
But even if voters did not understand Sec 65, as opportunist Ndovi suggests, our democracy allows voters the latitude to understand the issues through their representatives. Voters have delegated their responsibility to understand in the hands of the MPs in a representative democracy. Thus, a suggestion that the voters do not understand the Sec is preposterous and underestimates the knowledge not only of voters but also of the MPs who were elected to carry out delegated duties of the voters. MPs currently fighting to implement Sec 65 are basically representing the interests of the voters so that next time they are no longer cheated. Ndovi must be schooled to understand that Malawi is a representative democracy. It is not and has never been a direct democracy. In a representative democracy, what voters do not understand rests with their representatives called MPs.
But as far as we know, voters understand Sec 65 more than they do with the budget whose complicated promises do not in most cases trickle down to the majority of them. Without diminishing the importance of the budget to the people, the most these so called pro-poor budgets have done is to make politicians and their special interest groups including Ndovi himself become rich in proportions beyond the comprehension of the poor and the common man. All in all, it strains credulity to think of the motives people of the likes of Ndovi, Tamani (a man * once respect), and some lecturer at Chancellor College have in spinning wrongly the importance of the budget and that of other constitutional provisions like Sec 65. First, Tamani has not credibility in disagreeing with the resolution of the mediating clergy. He had hoped his biased mediations through PAC would amount to something which did. Thus he attempts to discredit the findings of the mediation clergy. This is not the first time MPs agreed with the assertion Ndovi, Tamani, and the so called Lecturer at Chaco (my foot!) propose to first deal with the budget. What happened last year when the MPs were duped by the prorogation of parliament? It is apparent that government wants to once again dupe the MPs and therefore the constitution by dealing with the budget first. Anyone interested in ending the stand off like the mediating Clergy have suggested would ably embrace the concurrent application of Sec 65 and the passing of the budget.
Without Sec 65 democracy is but at a serious risk. One hopes Ndovi, Tamani, and the scrupulous lecturer at Chanco will cede there interests to the interests of the people and that of democracy.
Some of us are emabarasssed when we explain to the guys in U.*. about what our very president did by ditching his own party. The question one is always asked is "is that allowed in your constition?". it is only in Malawi where some of these things make sense. but seriously, there are problems.
Inu, this section is so clear, such that, ordinarily, those people crossing the floor should be fully aware of te consequencies. It does not even have to take the govt. to use bogous pastors like Ndovi to advance the point. These are individuals who get a Phd in three months from the university'* them (and probably Bingu) know better, they also like to be so authoritative beyond what is expected of such people. * mean, the Jesus * know would at no time make such a statement during his ministry even if when confronted with questions relating to govt administration.
Ine ndikuti for ONSE OPWANYA MALAMULO let us apply anything to stop them. The criminal MPs need to go and go NOWWWW!
Good luck ladies and gentlemen. Tili nanu ngakhale tili kunja.
This is my analysis of what section 65 means in the long run and * issue a challenge to my colleagues in the legal fraternity to challenge me on this matter. * desire intellectual contributions and not merely those based on political inclination.
Ndovie * agree with you pokhapa sec. 65 is useless in the short term and useful in the long term as already pointed out by several guys on the fora here.
Why quick! Quick act on sec.65? Nanga Bakili anaikhalira bwanji? Simumaifuna rule of law that time? How many Live MPS did Bakili buy? Including Tembo anagudwa and the whole aford DIED DUE TO THIS GIVE AND TAKE. You forgot how Muluzi bought Khwauli who sold our country into open term bills in parlianment? Thank God he saved us from wamuyaya Muluzi, Amalawi mujmaiwala or pretence. After his defeated open term then Bakili wanted to rule from back door using owoneka opusa Bingu, which failed again ZANJA Likalemba lalemba basi!!! GOD REJECTED MULUZI NOT ANY MAN, AND WHAT GIVES YOU COURAGE NOW THAT HE CAN WIN????
When God says NO its NO!!!! Ask Sauli mu Bible in the old testament and if you force yourself on people Mulungu amakukutumula ndi chibakela chowawa and wait for May 2009 and you will see how embarrassed MULUZI will be and you wil;l clap hands for NDOVIE tHAT TIME.
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