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Yotz
Yotz
9 years ago

Chisala must understand that if Malawi really discovers oil and starts drilling for export,its benefits will outweigh the risks.In this World,there are risks associated with whatever we do or with whatever countries do,but one has to forgo them in order to achieve something. Malawi will remain a poor country for ever if discoveries like oil are not there because oil revenues turn around economies of countries just overnight but with good leadership.Countries like Qatar,UAE or Bahrain once poor,are now respected by the outside world because they have money and something to offer to the world. Chisala should know when a… Read more »

Chisala
Chisala
9 years ago

No.s 1 and 3, you are the ones being unrealistic and misreading the general readership. You have misplaced confidence in the system (or conveniently do so) where the elected leadership (from the President down to the ward council) hold office to ‘serve and further their personal interest’ and not the general public’s interests or for that matter yours. They deliberately ‘drill’ holes in the ‘water bucket’ and you still believe the ‘bucket’ will still retain enough water for you to share in! If that were the case you surely would already have benefited ‘beyond recognition’ from Kayerekera uranium ore mining… Read more »

johnM
johnM
9 years ago
Reply to  Chisala

You raised concern with regard to the consequences of oil drilling on the lake. You were calling on a referendum on oil drilling because, in your article, you are against the drilling of oil on the basis that it will ruin the environment. You did not state your opposition of drilling on the basis of corruption. That, in my opinion, is another issue which you should put in another article. Corruption should not be an excuse to deny the people an access to the resources they are entitled to. As KenKK put, we might not drill the oil however the… Read more »

Kenkkk
Kenkkk
9 years ago
Reply to  Chisala

My friend JohnM has responded to you very well. Concentrate on what you wrote and not bringing In a separate topic which has already been extensively discussed by malawians and are still discussing it!!

Dominic Chipwayira
Dominic Chipwayira
9 years ago

Oil or no oil the issue is about advancing personal gains to politicians and buddies the best example is Kayerekera very few benefits from it. Mr Chisala is just raising a concern, those oil rich countries you are refering to check their corruption statistics compare with Malawi the rate differs tremendously.

Weddington kamanga
9 years ago

Ayi,zopopa mafuta munyanja ya lake malawi kutha kupangisa kuti zinthu zachilengedwe komanso anthu okhala mu mbali mwanyanja,avutike ndikuwonongeka.

Musayelekeze,ngati ndi umphawi basi tizafe nawo.

comrade
comrade
9 years ago

One needs to know enough of a topic at hand to meaningfully contribute to the discussion. How many freshwater oil drilling projects are we aware of? Name any two. You could not properly handle an environmentally less demanding onshore mining project (Kayerekera) and wish to lie you can handle an extremely environmentally sensitive offshore mining project! It is easier to say what you are saying when your present livelihood does not depend on the lake!

Fathara
Fathara
9 years ago

Malawi- Malawi- amalawi ndalama zamayiko akunja zikasowa mulongolole, ndalama ikamachepa mphavu mulongolole. Peter kukuwuzani kuti tiyeni tizipeleka misokho, mukuti ayi ukuwazuza anthu. Apa boma likufuna kuyamba kupopa mafuta mukutiso ayi. SOPANO A MALAWI KWENIKWENI CHIMENE MUKUFUNA NDICHANI? chifukwa mukuwoneka kuti nzelu mulibe. BWANJI ZIKOLI TINGOWAWUZA A MOZAMBIQUE, A TANZANIA NDI A ZAMBIA ALIGAWANE? CHIFUKWA IFE TALEPHELA. munthu kulolela kumavutika chifukwa cha chambo? Komanso chambocho sumachikwanisa kugula.

MVUNGO
9 years ago

Komabe referendum ikhalepo chifukwa ine ine ndikuona kuti MLENGI wathu anakumba kale kuti pamene paja pakhale madzi. Ndiye ngati ena kapena boma likufuna mafuta ndiye pezani panu mukafukule. Madzi amene aja alimu Lake Malawi amathandiza anthu ambiri M,Malawi muno koma mafutawo adzapindulira anthu kapena madera ochepa.Chonde kufukulafula zinthu zimene MLENGI anakwilira kumayambitsa maphokoso tisakonde ndalama zokha.

Mjumacharo
Mjumacharo
9 years ago

Mkulu uyu sakufunira Malawi zabwino ayi. Panopa tikuvutika chifukwa choti our industrial and productive base is almost non-existent. Maiko amene ali ndi energy resources, Gas and Petroleum akluchita bwino kwambiri. Go to hell ndi zolemba zako .

johnM
johnM
9 years ago

Mr. Chisala is being unrealistic. He is calling for a referendum on something that has not been proven. There is, as far as I am concerned, no report that has been released which states that there is oil under the lake. All that is going on are exploration activities. It is only after exploration, when it has been proven that oil is indeed lying under the lake, should we decide if it is worth while exploring all not. At the moment, it is premature. However, if there is oil, I am in favour of exploitation of the resource. There are… Read more »

KADONOSH& BWAKA
KADONOSH& BWAKA
9 years ago

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