MCP and UDF back BB, Nomads stadia project in national budget

September 24, 2019 Chem'bwana Nkolokosa –Nyasa Times 32 Comments

The only two parties who can give official response to the national budget statement in Parliament, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) have  spoken in support of the  Be Forward Wanderers and Nyasa Big Bullets stadium projects.

Nyasa Director Fleetwood Haiya shows the design for their stadium at proposed site in Ngumbe

President Peter Mutharika during the May 21 Tripartite Elections campaign promised to build stadia for the country’s two top teams and an allocation of K1.6 billion has been made in the 2019/20 National Budget.

Presenting the budget response on behalf of MCP in parliament on Tuesday, MCP spokesperson on budget and finance, Collins Kajawa, said amid the political uncertainty and economic gloom, football is supposed to be a uniting factor.

“ MCP and many of us in this august House are football lovers and the majority of us could be supporters of either Nyasa Big Bullets or Mighty Be Forward Wanderers.

“It is strange, therefore, that the issue of budgetary allocation towards the construction of stadiafor our two most popular teams in the country has turned out to be divisive issue among

Malawians. Let us refrain from using football as a pony to satisfy our political egos,” said Kajawa.

He said what has been of concern to the opposition MPC  is not necessarily that the government wants to financially support these two football powerhouses  “but it is the manner in which the proposed fundingis planned to be done which raises a red flag.”

Kajawa proposed that “government should use the Public Private Partnership framework in consultation with the owners of the two teams.”

On its part, UDF spokesman on finance, Ishmael Nkumba said the money allocated to the project is “not enough to build such infrastructure” and cautioned government not to turn that budget line as” a political statement.”

Commenting on the stadi projects,  Chairperson of the Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament, Sosten Gwengwe,  said Public Finance Management Act should be followed.

Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture Principal Secretary Chancy Simwaka told a cluster meeting of Parliament last week in Lilongwe that the facilities will belong to government.

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32 replies on “MCP and UDF back BB, Nomads stadia project in national budget”

  1. It shows how stupid MCP and UDF will when they will get into power. It will be like replacing DPP with another stupid party.

  2. Inu ma cadet a DPP mukuona ngati MCP & UDF yabvomera kumanga ma stadia aaah! Anena kuti boma lilongosole pamene malamulo akuloledza kupereka ndalamazo chapter chake chiri page yanji my lady & my lord.

  3. Don’t do this to us parliamentarians!!! We can’t be the the most idiotic parliament in the world building stadiums when we have no major hospital for diabetes, Cancer, BP, HIV needless to say lack of medicine, lack of food etc

  4. Zadziwika kuti this is a propaganda by Nyasatimes. MCP is against using government money for private entities. Misleading heading aimed at confusing and cheating the masses.

  6. MCP yawona kale kuti Mtambo awapwetekesa. Be careful MCP, trade carefully with Mtambo. He is a satanist. When you say no to Mtambo’s demos many people will respect your Party and the Leadership and the future for MCP will be there. Koma mukakamila kwa Mtambo, people will not have trust in MCP and the Leadership..

    1. our political parties are run by satanists —-just imagine sharing 4 Billion each in parliament just to block 50+1 bill—-sharing tractors bought on poor people’s loan —-building 2 stadia on one place while other region has none —-these are those live human being eaters in broad day light —–and we chose to defend them ? My God forbid !! Over my dead body !!

  7. OFFICIAL RESPONSE WHAT?? THIS SPEAKS OF A LOOTING MENTALITY WHERE THEY ARE ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT FILLING THEIR BELLY DESPITE ORDINARY MALAWIAN SLEEPING ON AN EMPTY BELLY. WE ARE SICK OF LISTENING TO THEIR SELFISH WAYS!
    BEFORE YOU CLOSE THIS SESSION WE NEED THE 50 PLUS 1 BILL TABLED!

  9. We do not need such stupid reasoning. There are so many other needs that demand funding from the government. Most Malawians live in villages far away from soccer stadiums and have neither the will or the means to visit them. What they need is better housing, health care, education, adequate food and clothing, etc.

  10. Mtambo and Trapence see now you have no support. Mwapalamula Chitedze. The supporters for BB and Wanderers now will be on you. Munya muona mwawaputa dala. The opposition parties akukanilani kwasalano Masapota akukhaulitseni. Muphwitsa chaka chake nchino.

    1. you are wrong, Mtambo and Trapence said the same thing .. No national budget for this but government should help the owners of the club through private public partnership… they can help them get loans … ETC or APMyo awapatse zanthumba

    2. HRDC FIGHTING A GOOD FIGHT FOR THE POOR AND VOICELESS —- QUOTA SYSTEM -‘- 2 STADIA NONE IN THE NORTH — NO AIRPORT IN THE NORTH —‘TINGOGAWANAPO ZIDA YAPA BASI —‘

  14. Ma MP ndi Mbuzi kwambiri, chifukwa inu ndi ma family anu mukadwala mumathamangira zipatala za kunja kuli kusoweka chithanizo mu dziko lathu muno. But you are busy backing ma stadium. Kodi ma stadium wo azapereka mankhwala ku anthu ovutika akumuzife. Am a Nomad fan ndipo ndimanhamuka pa Dedza kukawonera mpira wa Noma ku Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu as well as ku Karonga kumene. BUT AM AGAINST GOVERNMENT USINH TAX MONEY TO BUILD STADIUMS FOR PRIVATELY OWNED TEAMS. Za ziiiiiii mxm.

    1. Zeru ulibe ukuwona ngati chitukuko ndi zipatala zokhazokha bwanji sunawaletse kumanga ya Ku Lilongwe ija kut akakumangire chipatala pakhomo pa kwanu.wakulakwirani chiyani Peter chili chose mukongoti ayi ayi ayi ayi ndale zopusa basi

      2. Yes Chitukuko ndikukhala ndi best healthy facilities, vibrant economy narrowing gap between upper & lower classes by creating the middle class. Infrastructure in the form of roads NOT stadiums. Industries that can produce materials not building stadiums with imported materials. Useless. You go to sports when the health is good not going to the stadium when stampede happens you dont have the capacity to clinically help the people what’s that? In Malawi soccer is NOT commercial like other countries that is stupidity.

      3. Peter is right but must find different source and NOT taxpayers money. Zabedwa mokwanira tiyeni tigule mankhwala and pay Doctors and all hospital workers handsomely.

      4. Kuzolowera mavuto amwene kkkkk. Out of all the good developments choganiza choyambilira kukhale kudwala basi? Osamalimbitsa thupi kuti mupewe matendawo bwanji?

        1. Boma lopanda direction ili sindinawone,we are bring led by a blind man and we dont know where we are going.poor APM remind this gogo about the foundation stones he had been planting for the past 5 years,a president woyika miyala kodi Mombera university mutsegulira liti?dont take Malawians for a ride,federalism is the way to go.We are sick& tired of this clueless APM government.Ndalama za Mombera university zilikuti?

      7. MBUZI NDIWEYO NCHIFUKWA CHAKE ULIBE AGOGO AKO CHIFUKWA AKUDWALA UMAPITA KUMPIRA M’MALO MOWATHANDIZA KUPITA NAWO KUCHIPATALA….CHIPATALA SUNGAFANANIZE NDI STADIUM…..MUTU SUKUGWIRA NGATI MBUYAKOWO…

    3. Stress is reduced when people are watching football especially when their team is winning. Stress causes a lot of health problems. Therefore, by building stadia the Govt is indirectly preventing many healthy conditions. Read on community health needs assessment you will learn that stadia are important facilities in promotion of a health nation. PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS ARE CHEAPER THAN CURATIVE INTERVENTIONS

    4. Stupid Comment by a stupid person. Government allocates budgets to all depts and budgeting for the Construction of Stadiums can in no way affect the Budgets of Ministry of Healthy and Education which always are allocated huge amounts every year. If the Ministry of Health is failing you can not contribute that to Ministry of Sports, Doctors, Nurses,Clinical Officers and Administrators steal a lot in Government Hospitals and if there are no Medicines its because Doctors transfer medicines to their private practices

      1. Correct……..mbuzi yakomenta pamwambapa mutu sugwira…….how about kulemba madotolo ndi manesi ochuluka amwene……….aphunzitsi akungokhala mumizimu ana akuphunzira pansi pamtengo, misewu M1 btwn LL and Mzuzu, its a disaster koma chimutu china sichikuwona ayi, chikuwona stadium bas…….

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