Chilima tee-off fundraising golf for war veterans
Vice-President Saulos Chilima on Friday morning led a Charity Golf Tournament to raise funds towards the welfare of war veterans of Malawi Defence Force (MDF).
British High Commissioner David Beer also patronized the event which took place at the Lilongwe Golf Club.
“Today we commemorate and celebrate our war veterans. We are supporting the people that sacrificed their lives for the peace we are enjoying today. As government we will continue to look after the welfare of our heroes,” said Chilima.
MDF Commander General Vincent Nundwe expressed gratitude to the golfers and also companies who supported the event, saying it was a demonstration of good civil military relations.
The money raised will go towards rehabilitating the war veterans’ memorial homes in Zomba, Lilongwe and Mzuzu.
Other sponsors are also expected to make their contributions, these include NBS, the main sponsor, Toyota Malawi, Umodzi Park, National Bank of Malawi, Rab Processors, Standard Bank and Malawi Airlines.
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Which war did these veterans fight in?
Is it the war our forefathers fought against the British oppressors or the so called world war (which wasn’t really a world war) where our forefathers were taken to fight a war that wasn’t theirs. A war that wasn’t for the liberation of our lives but the British and their allies? If it’s the wars fighting for our freedom from the British oppressors, I salute you. If it’s wars for the sake of keeping peace across mother Africa, I salute you.
On the other hand, If this is about the world war, the British should be compensating these abused citizens who were made to fight in a war they had zero interest in. In the UK and all across Europe the surviving fighters and their families and financially looked after whilst the Africans who fought alongside them are kicked to the curb and forgotten to fend for themselves. These are African men who sacrificed their lives and comfort for the freedom of Europeans. These are Africans who were made to fight in wars that had nothing to do with them. These are Africans who perished and were made to give their lives for the liberation of their British oppressors. These are Africans caught up in Europeans disputes sold to the world as world war for the propaganda intention of listing our forefathers to fight for them.
They had our forefathers in their trenches fighting for the freedom of the whites and their offsprings whilst back at our homes in Africa, they had their feet on our necks, oppressing us and rendering us the very same oppression that they were protecting themselves against from the German. On one hand they used us till they refused us on the other hand they called us into a fight that had nothing to with us and labelled it word war.
These are Africans that should be compensated by the British and their friends in the same way they compensate their white colleagues.
African governments must be demanding justice for these European war victims. The British ambassador shouldn’t be an invited guest to such a function, he should be the one running the fund raiser and inviting us.
African child, Ukuona?