Local Government polls, pension scheme miss out in 2009/10 budget as parastatals marked for reform
The 2009/10 fiscal budget for Malawi has not included the much awaited local government elections and the pension scheme which government promised to implement.
Malawi has not had councilors and Mayors since 2001 local elections but government had assured that the polls would take place next year.
Electoral Commission chairwoman, Justice Anastasia Msosa recently also disclosed that the electoral body was preparing for the polls and had sent the budget to government.
However, presenting the 2009/10 budget in the national assembly on Friday, Finance Minister Ken Kandodo did not include an allocation for the elections.
Conspicuously missing in the budget as well is the controversial pension scheme which President Bingu wa Mutharika had pledged during campaign to implement in the coming fiscal year.
However, the Finance Minister said government has lined up a number of reforms to the underperforming parastatal organizations aimed at improving their performances.
“Causes of the underperformance include poor management decisions such as poor allocation of resources and inadequate levels of maintenance and investment in infrastructure,” he said.
He then said government has geared to strengthen the corporate governance and management structures, monitoring processes of parastatals, review capital investment and ensure that there is enhanced transparency and accountability in all parastatal organizations.
“Mr. Speaker Sir, Government will continue to strengthen governance structures in all parastatals by strengthening boards of parastatals in ensuring that there is a mix of key skills,” said.
He added that the executive management of various parastatals will be strengthened by strict adherence to a policy of recruitment based on merit.
The parastatals that have performed include; Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA), Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC), Airport Developments Limited (ADL) and the Tobacco Control Commission (TCC).
However, Air Malawi., Agricultural Development and Marketing (ADMARC) Malawi Post and Communications (MPC), and the Blantyre water board are among the notable parastatals that have underperformed.
Tagged with: Bingu, budget, Kandodo, Local government elections, parastatals, parliament, pension scheme
The Ngwazi I KNOW does not promise what he can’t do.Perhaps it is an error from other quarters.I know Bingu lives by his word.We voted for you bwana don’t letyour hench men to destroy your wisdom.
May the good Lord always guide you as you take the malawi nation into 2014 .woyee.
UNIMA has also underperformed.
Nayi ngwazi yathu! Makhansala sawelengedwa. Adzagwira ntchito yanji pakuti chitukuko mwa chiona kale. Nseu wa Ntchisi, Kamphata, Jali, Chilambula, kamuzu high way, karonga/chitipa road, doko la Nsanje tandiuzani khansala adzachita chiyani pa malawi? Feteleza wa K500.00, ku sekondale atsikana kugona konko.
Uyu basi wamuyaya uyu! Nkhokwe zachimanga ku Mangochi wawa a yao mutavala mizuli mudya nkhumba chaka chino. Khansala adzatani inu? Nkhokwe za zitsulo inu, Azigogo oyenda ndi ma gututu pa pay roll. Koma munthu uyu kenaka atigulitsa. Ndinayiwala sukulu ya ukachenjede ku lilongwe. Nanga chiliza cha Kamuzu. Cha Muluzinso Thodi ndi Nampota ali kalikiliki kujambula ma pulani.
Koma! Chinanchina sidzikukongola moya kumayenda ndi mkazi wa mwini. Musamanamizile u wachiwiri kwinaku mowa ukumwedwa. Moya upeze wakowako mbeta ndi zambiri zo siyidwa. Nanga akakatenga chambu kwa Chamama ku Kasungu? Zamanyazi mukadza kanililana ngati galu. Ha! Ha! Sidzikukongola moya chiudindo chopanda nacho first lady!
Ndinayiwala koma a ngwazi koma nzeru zawo zakuya zedi, khasala atichitira chani chomwe ngwazi sanapange. Mafakitare, ulimi othirira chizungu chake akuti green belt koma tidziwa zizungu. Pamafakitalepo tidzingobwira ma RV atimangira angwazi. Chigololo chija sivutonso. A Bingu woye! ARV woye! VINOVIDIN woye!
Inu! Inu! Khansala angakalipire azungu ogula fodya?
Kodi ndi galimoto zodula zija ADMARc Ingata? Tisanamepo apa anthu ambiri ngakhale akuti BOMAAA koma khalidwe lawo ndi loononga. Izi zidapangitsa kuti Shire Bus line ithe. Nanga mabasi atsopano amati agulidwa aja aliku? Mwangokhalira Chinthu basi
Fukizi can revamp ADMARC, give me chance. A Bingu, Humpreys can perfom wonders at Shire Bus Lines, you just need to tighten screws on financial management. Koma ma Khansala chonde pilizi ngofunika. Muma Asembule zithu zanyanya, ndalama zachitukuko zikungo dwedwa, ine umboni wina ndilinawo. Boma La Kwathu a NAC alipanga suspend akuti ndalama sizina woneka bwino, umbo ulipo kuti anthu ayamba kubweza ndalamazo ku NAC. A DC nawo akuvomereza kuti boma lawo linawonongadi ndalama zambili za NAC. Pilizi chonde, makhansala wokhawo akhalepo.
NDIDZIWA INE A BINGU NGA CHITUKUKO, SANGALORERE KUTI MBIRI YA BOMA LAWO LIWONONGEKE KAMBA KA OCHEPA ADYERA NGATI MA BOMA 5 AMENE NAC INASIYA KUWAPATSA NDALAMAWA.
A ACB, kodi zomenezi zangothera pompa, is that not fraud and corruption by civil servant??? please, a Bakili athat basi, pano ma assembly nawo alongosole bwino pa za ndalama zosowazi.
A Fukuzi ngati mungathe mupitenso ku Blantyre Water Boardkonso. Boma lanena bwino kuti Managementnso ayiyang’anitsitsenso. Matawunishipi opanda madzi ife tatopa kukhalamo, kaye fungo la mmatioleti, ayi ndithu. Zonse ndikusakhutira kwamastaff ndi kayendetsedwe kakampaniyi. Chonde a Bingu, pitani kumenekonso. Bola ku ADMARC zangowavuta koma Management team yawo ndiye ndinyatwa obwana.
We do not need the councilors. What job description do they have. Mafana amene aja amadzipopa ngati ntchito yeniyeni. For sure Bingu knows that the councilors demand more respect as if their job requires a qualificication. Tinaziwona nthawi ya Atcheya these guys anali ndi influence in the districts as if they knew what they were doing. What we need now is a system that stamps out corruption and kusolora in the assemblies basi and hopefully Goodall will do that.
AMkondambiri, we do not abolish a position just because someone who occupied that position did not perform. Malawians had good reasons for creating the position of councilors and we can not abolish this position just because the previous councilors demanded too much respect. What we should do perhaps, is to put in place a training program for the councilors so that they are able to perform their duties diligently without asking for too much respect. After all how can decentralization be meaningful without the councilors? MPs do not have much powers in assembly meetings where district development plans are made. But councilors are the major players. Mark this: If a position were to be abolished just because someone who held it did not perform then one day we will abolish even the presidency!
Don’t loose hope Malawians, local elections will come since local elected people helps in bringing development at grassroot level and our Ngwazi is development oriented also.