Bingu leads Malawi ceremony for poppy day
President Bingu wa Mutharika led the Remembrance Sunday for the country’s war at a somber ceremony at Lilongwe’s Cenotaph.
President Mutharika honoured the Malawian fallen soldiers who fought in the first and second world war.
At 11 a.m., the President who is Commander-In-Chief of Armed Forces, joined hundreds of citizens, diplomats, ex-servicemen and civilians in the traditional two-minute silence.
The silence was broken by an artillery blast and the sound of the Malawi Defence Force band playing the “Last Post.”
President Mutharika followed by Army Commander and Police Chief, government officials, diplomats laid wreathes of red paper poppies at the foot of the Cenotaph in memory of those who died.
The remembrance service is held every year on the nearest Sunday to the anniversary of the end of World War I at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918 and now pays tribute to the dead in all conflicts, including in World War II.
special salute to our fallen heroes. RIP
With this simple story, somebody will come with attacking remarks and confusing people. Believe me or not someone will talk of quota system, why? the story has Bingu’s name.
Iweyo wangofuna potchulira quota-it’s you who have a crooked mind. See nobody is saying anything on this because it’s a just cause. Ya kota ija it’s because northerners were singly mentioned as monopolising that is why it has caught on fire. Can’t you see?
Iwe N’jomba, why do u say somebody when its u who talked about quota here. Who represented Ngwazi II at Zomba function?
N`JOMBA,you must be very useless and stupid! Bingu is being attacked because his stupidity,nothing else! we will not stop attacking him, come rain come sunshine!
Guys this dirty by the name of N’jomba is very useless.Everytime he is coming up with things that are not relevant with the issue.Umafuna anthu aku North azingoyangána with that stupidity of quota towards northeners.Why can’t he sort the educational problems for Malawi than just attacking a particular for no reasons.Northerners are right to fight this injustice by this tribalistic and nepotistic leader..this fake Ngwazi of Malawi.
The Name Ngwazi was given by your very own opportunist Ngoni chief why are you calling him fake now?I don`t support Quota but let`s learn to respect elders.Leaders are chosen by God if you despise them, you despise God so becareful.Remember when you talk something sensible while you are angry or rude people do not take it seriously but say it calmly and it will bear fruits.Let`s tell Mr Bingu Mlhakho Muthalika wa Lomwe our worries with this quota,iam sure one day he will sober up and listen to the cries of the northern region.Iam from the centre but i don`t support the quota because it affected me last time it was introduced.
This quota system keeps coming up again and again, access to education for everyone, however we do not have enough University Space for everyone. But Education is important look at those women who attended the Uranium Mining meeting Emma (see “We are the government story”)they did not know what Uranium was and thought it was a name for a person.
Malawi is facing a disaster, Water Resources (Rivers and the Lake Malawi)are being polluted. Everyone is going to get ill with different diseases and the Australian government has given $50 million to cover all the cost, is this sufficient to meet the requirements to save everyone’s lives in Malawi, when the main resource (Water from Lake Malawi, rivers flowing out of the Lake to Shire and through to the Ocean (out of Malawi)) who has agreed to this value of $50 million to cover the damage? Who made the assessment?
Yes Malawians died in the First and Second World wars but Malawians died in the fight for Independence also, we as Malawians must honour they deaths with Educating ourselves to recognise when a bad thing is happening to us.
So Quota system arguements are going to continue, off course, but the government needs to provide Adult Education programs also (for those that did not attend University), don’t leave these people out, the population finishing Secondary School will go to University, and more Universities are required to cater for these needs.
che nthawi nice coment but 2 long.we need 2 honour d heroes