Chilima’s mindset change lecture also on Zoom: State House cancels cocktail
State House has moved in quickly and silently to cancel a cocktail party which President Lazarus Chakwera was set host Friday at 6pm, the same time Vice President Saulos Chilima is scheduled to a public lecture on mindset change.
The cancellation has averted a potential clash and social media debate on whether it was right for State House to organize a cocktail party, five kilometers away from the public lecture.
Chilima’s lecture was announced four weeks ago yet State House Head of Marketing Martha Chikuni issued an invitation on social media showing that President Chakwera would be busy with the cocktail while his deputy would be talking mindset change and development.
Chikuni was taken to task by social media users on opinion leader Onjezani Kenani’s Facebook wall where they said the cocktail was not necessary and it was sending a bad message.
However, Chikuni responded that the cocktail happens every last Friday of the month but those commenting put to her way only this time it was being publicised.
Meanwhile, the public lecture by Chilima is proceeding and will also be on Zoom apart from various Television and radio stations.
The link for zoom is https://us02web.zoom.us/s/87092851042?pwd=YitqQzhZWWlvZXd0VU5Ka2NtZCtzZz09
This will be the second public lecture that Chilima will be delivering after the first one on ‘Moral decadence’ at the Great Hall, Chancellor College in Zomba in 2018.
Spokesperson for the Vice President, Pilirani Phiri said all was set for the public lecture.
“The lecture is on this Friday and it will focus on mindset change as a precursor to personal development, national development and smooth implementation of public sector reforms,” said Phiri.
The lecture will also be live on Zodiak Broadcasting Station channels as well as on Mibawa Television who are offering live coverage for free.
According to the programme that Nyasa Times has seen, the convener of the public lecture is Dr. Asiyati Chiweza, Associate Professor of Public Administration at Chancellor College.
The lecture will also include question time where the Vice President will take questions from the audience after presentation.
Chilima is also Minister of Economic Planning and Development and Public Sector Reforms. He also leads the UTM Party.
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Very good initiative by the second in command, will tune in through Zoom. Looking forward to something that could go beyond and alter the status quo. This has come timely with the reforms taking momentum. Increasing Civil servants salaries is that step towards reforms. Now, this cocktailing issue each and every month is a big blow. Let them first and if theres evidence on the ground that the rubble is being cleared, only then, only then we can cocktail even every weekend, but at the moment this doesent reflect well when citizens and its economy and reeling due to the pandemic induced downturn! Gosssh! They can do better!
Chalaka bakha Kaya!.Is it a must to be together all the time.Who is the boss .Adzilamulidwa osati kulamula zoona.Up to the point of beaming on TVs live!!.May be it is a UTM. rally.
will zoom be an efficient means, then again zoom limits up to 500,
Ena anasoketsa kale ma kilimpulini ndi ma top gear pokonzekela phwando haha.
Everything have it’s time…! Mindset change is inn cocktail party is completely out of order at this point in time! What we know is partying, enjoying…, but starting to get our feed on the ground and do something instead of finger pointing on others like Mwenyes, Chinese or Mzungus who steel our resources…, will not help! When do we wake up from this slumper?!
Malawians, what is the fuss if some people will be at state house eating snacks whilst others opt to watch or attend the public lecture? Surely we can be able as a country to walk and chew gum at the same time?!
Big Man yes you are right, we have to learn multitasking, but more importantly to set priorities right!
We need his lecture for sure. SKC is our only hope in Malawi.
You should say ‘My only hope’ not ‘Our only hope’! Not everyone worships idols like you. Some of us have our brains intact
Ife tizakhala tili busy ndi Master KG Jerusalema.
Ndinu patali boss
I hope after this the govt will start creating 1,000, 000 jobs!
I have said it before and will say it again. Chilima simunthu wamba. There was fear that with his chikoka the state house function would pale in significance as all and sundry including ministers would flock to Chilima. Thats the power of Chilima. Mwachita bwino to cancel poopa embarrasment . Chilima simaseweretsa.
Martha Chikuni and Brian Banda have nothing to offer and are a liability, they failed Joyce Banda miserably during her time at statehouse to expect any this tangible from them is pure madness.
if I was Chakwera I would quickly get lid off at the earliest opportunity
kudos VP, we shall tune in, komatu a Chikuni musayambepo eti, tinavota ndi ife nde za ma cocktail zo mutafatsa nazo kaye pang,ono. We people endured a lot from the past regime and you better understand and respect us. It is way too early kuti muyambe kubore.