Chinese couple arrested for tax fraud as Malawi MP Lunguzi fury over ‘China land’
Chinese couple has been arrested for allegedly prejudicing Malawi of tax revenue in continued bad headlines the Chinese people in thje southern African nation.
Zai Jinji and his wife Yin Yunye were arrested this week for allegedly evading payment of value-added tax (VAT).
They are alleged to have contravened electronic fiscal device regulations that require companies to issue receipts showing the VAT collected, which should be remitted to the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA).
MRA deputy spokesperson Steven Kapoloma said the Chinese couple allegedly did not issue receipts to customers, with the aim of avoiding paying VAT to the government.
The story adds to bad headlines that the Chinese have been hitting in the country’s media.
Meanwhile, Dedza East legislator and Chairperson of Health committee in the National Assembly , Juliana Lunguzi took to social media to express shock over mysterious and unexplained underway construction done by the Chinese people in the country.
Lunguzi flashed a photo on Facebook and captioned it: “I just took this photo a few minutes ago on my way to Area 44 which is also our road to the State House. What caught my attention is that there is a huge structure under construction. However the writing outside is in Chinese so am not sure what someone is building in my capital city on the way to the state house. Again the builders I saw are all Chinese. Am still curious.”
She continued: “Funny enough on this route to the State House after the Capital Hotel roundabout, there is a Chinese shopping complex, after four seasons the is I hear Chinese embassy just constructed, before this unknown building. Then our very own presidential villas built by Chinese.”
Lunguzi wondered on who actually owns the land.
The lawmaker has called on Malawians to question the mysterious and un explained ownership of this land.
“Would I be wrong to say that this street has been leased to the Chinese? For heaven’s sake this is serious Prime Land, you mean no Malawian Investors or nationals have the capacity to develop in this prime land? I think we must start asking tough questions now before we get displaced.”
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abale tisiye chitidwe wolekeza anthu akunja kuamanga akagwire ukaidi kuprison wosamangowapanga belo kumasekelera kuti bola ndalama chinyengo basi ndi zomwe zachitika mota engil kumwaza zimenezo bwana zika yakwangora kumangisa watchito ake kumati ndiwe unapangana ndi wokuba kuti ube koa wokuba wayesesa kukana kuti awa sindiwaziwa koma apolice alipo kumangosekelera usilu kwambili
WHAT DOES THE LAND POLICY OF MALAWI SAY. BUT IF THERE ARE NO BUILDINGS AT THE MENTIONED PLACE IT IS BETTER TO PUT GOOD BUILDINGS TO MAKE LILONGWE LOOK NICE.
BUT IT IS BAD FOR THE GOVT TO GRAB LAND FROM THE MALAWIANS WHERE THERE ARE ALREADY BUILDINGS.
Malawians should elect intelligent people to represent them in Parliament. Encourage investment. create employment, use Chinese money to create wealth, let the Chinese invest a lot more in buildings, roads, factories for exports etc, that is what will create worth and not this stupidity from this ignorance.
MRA is silently arresting tax offenders. The Chinese couple was not the first one. Another Chinese was arrested, A Burundian too. They don’t issue receipts generated by the Fiscal devices to steal VAT . In other instances, they are issuing receipts with amounts less than what we actually pay for goods so MRA is tired of them. I hear the arrests will continue until the malpractice is stopped by whoever is onto it. Take care Chinese and Burundians, and all traders in general. Simply follow the laws of the land.
What the Chinese are doing is called investment. You should have known about it if you were smart enough not to criticize everything! There are somethings you ought not know, so shut it!
I like the MCP of John Tembo. When it realized it had numbers in parliament to dictate the running of government it seized the moment. Bingu got very scared of losing his job that he outperformed his own abilities. Most of us refer to Bingu’s first term as a shining example that epitomize Malawi’s ability to develop. It was not Bingu’s foresightedness but Tembo’s prowessness. If John Tembo was like Chakwera Bingu would never have presided over an economy that was so buoyant. Thanks to JZU.
APM is practically doing nothing because you Juliana and Chakwera and entire opposition is in deep slumber. The truth is without strong opposition DPP will only continue cashgating because thus an area where it has built strong competencies. Tembo lost the subsequent election coz most Malawians wrongly attributed the good economic performance to Bingu instead of JZU and the opposition. Don’t be afraid of popularizing APM like it happened during Bingu and JZU. You just need to manage your PR and communication element.
So Juliana until you wake up this land of prime value will forever remain beyond our reach only available to Chinese and Indians
Lunguzi, start by educating these fools who do not know that if Chinese erect those buildings on our land, the land dose not become ours anymore. The land goes to the owner of the building who in this case is a Chinese. Now, if this trend continues may of us will be displaced to unknown place. I pity Malawians.
oyimba anayimba kale kuti maokala atilanda ma china lero akufuna kutipusisanso why?
I like there names Zai Jinji and his
wife Yin Yunye
Juliana has a point. Who knows with crooked leaders may be the land was dubiously sold to the Chinese for personal benefits and not national. However, Juliana as one of the authorities (MP) should not have used a cry baby approach but rather investigated the matter and possibly present it in Parliament as a private members bill since she has that opportunity at her very disposal. I don’t want to agree with those saying that Juliana amateurish handling of the issue explains that she is a nurse. I don’t think that’s proper. That has nothing to do with a nursing profession. Don’t give a wrong impression that nurses cannot articulate issues that are complex in nature. For your own information one of great sons of Africa, Samora Machel was a nurse. In fact in Malawi , looking at the way we run our affairs with supreme mediocrity almost in all spheres of social life,I don’t think there is any profession which can claim to have monopoly of mastercraftsmanship or has superiority over others . Just look at how shoddy our engineering work , medicine, law, economics etc. In fact as we talk today the country president is someone academically well decorated and extensively travelled. But the way things are, is he really demonstrating that he is someone with such a dazzling background? So let’s look at Lunguzu as an individual .
Objectivity is what I strive for!
Zikomo!
Ngati mtengo wauwisi ukuyaka, kuli bwanji? I wonder what a lay man like me from her constituency in Kankhwani village, Golomoti would do! To me, these Chinese are far much better when it comes to construction than these Indians who construct substandard infrastructures in our cities. Look the way area 2 in LL looks like! Then you go to BT and see how Limbe looks like! Tikabwera ku Zomba, ndiye sorry!!! Very pathetic!! I really wonder and doubt if city engineers inspect these Indians built huts like shops when they are under construction. Once they ( city fathers) gets their shares from the Indians, the lest is history!
Don’t you feel sad when you Malawians are not capable of building structures yourself. At least Indians are adding infrastructure to you beggars. If we didn’t build in Area 2 you guys would not have food to eat or clothes to wear. Area 2 would have only street vendors. The Chinese arrived recently for development but we have been here for over a century. Be thankful you beggars as without us Indians you would not even be wearing clothes.
This is this arrogant guy called Mr Ngwira…who happens to be the controller of lands. What he knows is to give land to foregners. He doesnt know that Malawi belongs to Malawians. Please Mr Mkondiwa chop this fellow or move him elsewhere…he is a thorn
There seems to be some salt in what she is saying,however as a member of parliament from the main opposition party,should urge and lobby her fellow MCP members to take a break at lashing at the ruling party and concentrate on sanitising government policies as they are also part of the same government they are castigating.Imagine foreigners are beating the system and go along way to open-up small shops in locations and rural areas depriving Malawians of little business opportunities.I wonder why we voted for lawmakers if refugees become Malawians when war in their respective countries ended over a decade ago?Burundians,Rwandans,congolese etc.,and surprisingly they were supposed to be at Dzaleka refugee camp.Which country on earth can you just go and start-up a small scale business in remote areas and locations without proper documentation?kumangolimbana ndi zipani za anzanu basi maBurundi akutibera dzikoli..eeeh.
Juliana,
Do not forget that Malawi is a man eat man society, the rich prey on the poor and do not be surprised on the bad comments. As one commentator has said, just on the presidential way a 4 storey building was demolished on so called security reasons. But it is said that was a ploy to compensate the owner exorbitantly and some money went to the government of the day for campaign. You are still young be careful with these man eaters !
Kujijilika amayi ngati mchimba wakamwazi. You are a lawmaker and you are wondering asking us the commoners to find answers for you? Ah ah I thought you are placed high up where you can get answers for these issues. You just want to be seen to be patriotic? Get your hands dirty and find out then we will applaud you. You are asking me in Tsikulamowa in Ntcheu and you want me to find the answer?
My fellow Malawians, I told you these Chineese are good for nothig to our country. You remember some few weeks ago they were complaining about insecurity, now this time around they are the same people stealing from us. Thats why I keep saying they must go!!! They are here to enrich themselves not developing Malawi. JUST GO YOU NIHAUS!!!!
You guys don’t like Chinese nor Indians. Also you don’t like Malawians after the cash gate saga. Who do you like?
Sometimes Juliana speaks NONSENSE
Noise maker Julie actuAlly as a country we need to do a study on how China develop and sent some of our rural farmers to go and learn skills there,noise Juliana thinks she knows a lot hats why she talks too much.
Juliana
Attention seeker perhaps?! Mai ndinu opupuluma heavy inu!
Please please we put you in these positions to protect your country. Lunguzi keep the good work do not tolerate nonsence
Juie Lunguzi the isue of land ownershipis a long boring tune we have listened to. if u are serious about addressing it then draft some serious legislation and present it to Parliament. For christ’s sake you are a parliamentarian why not put that up in the house. we dont want a cry baby for a parliamentarian for once be serious and know where to take issues to. It is ridiculously idiotic for you to question Malawians on who is the owner of which building let alone the meaning of literature on the buildings. it is gettig boring listening to this kind of cheap observations from little brains who think they deservedly earn the role of a mouthpiece for us all.
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Languzi should be able to answer her own ridiculous question; it’s obvious that local Malawians do not have the capacity or the will to invest at that level in our country. If the Chinese are willing to invest in infrastructure that will benefit the country, I have no problem with them as long as thy comply with our laws.
Lets face it, most locals don’t have the financial capacity. And the few that manage to steal enough billions just want to splash on personal cars, mansions, beer and women.
It is worrying when a legislator starts Talking against investors without any facts of wrongdoing on the part of the investors. There’s plenty of land in lilongwe for people to build on, why pick on a few acres that have been leased by the Chinese?
Let’s encourage investment, local as well as foreign instead of just engaging in the usual barking, barking, and barking some more…for nothing.
Those who love their country fight for the best of their people so Lunguzi is not wrong
What Malawian are good at with stolen money is building a 10-bedroom mansion for the family of 2 people, instead of building several 2-3 bedroom houses for people to rent to alleviate housing problems; buying many expensive cars anzanu ma chine are investing
Zilipo and Juliana u two I feel have an axe to grind! Zilipo’s response is so crude, s/he could have been decent to explain and give more information. Do u remember that during Bingu’s administration there was construction of a 4storey building just after the Capital Hotel on the Presidential Avenue which was demolished bcoz of ‘security’? But a Filling Station has been constructed on the same place and I’m reliably told that this land belongs to the previous administration President. Now the issues raised by Juliana r serious and also raised them sometime back in my comments and I ask again “how come every time the Chinese have a project they manage to acquire prime land close to the construction area? When the Chinese were constructing Parliament and later BICC they managed to get prime land for the Golden Peacock, shopping mall and the pieces of land Juliana is talking about, the Stadium Construction has also got a side construction of a housing estate along the Area 18 to 49 road on prime land facing Area 47”. Juliana is right in demanding answers. Look at it this way when late Gaudy Maluza(mhsrip) had his housing scheme near MIM the government did not support him but when the Chinese started a similar project at Area 49 the government and Malawi Housing Corporation have given a 100% backing on the project. Zilipo I totally disagree with ur myopic comment.
Kodi mayi lunguzi mufuna kusokoneza anthu bwanji inu munabwela kale town mu mwawaeona malo amene aja chibadwile chanu akungokhala so ngati ife sitikukwanitsa asiyeni ma shweshwe agwile job inu mumafuma pamangidwe ma tea room kapena ma dabwe? ndipodo fuso limeneli timafinika kukufusani ndife kuti inu muchitapo chani ngati ma honarable members zitayeni kathandizeni anthu akumudzi
If an Mp doesn’t do her homework but bark on facebook then who will know? I used to respect this woman but her more talking of not knowing things and reverting to dandaula on facebook is making me consider.
Foolish woman, why question foreing direct investimentes, do you they bring needed forex? Why not ask your government to construct and only hire Malawians? You are trained how to assist women give birth not comment about economic issues, learn to talk within your limits.
Land is not a product like a car or mandazi which you can produce and sell anyhow. It is a resource in limited supply. Lunguzi has appoint. Wake up Malawians. you only have one Malawi which should belong to Malawians.
its not about owning the land legally or Illegally but the policy should provide support for Malawians to invest in places like these. Malawian investors hv the potential. apa palibe zoti awa akuba awa chani chani, no. we hv Malawians who are serious with business. not every Malawian business person is a thief
Juliana Lunguzi as an educated MP should have gone to Ministry of Lands to find out who owns the land. The area along Presidential way is the New Chinese Embassy Complex.
Madam Hon. Lunguzi Dr.Kamuzu Banda moved the capital city from Zomba to Lilongwe long time ago and malawians including yourself have been seeing those pieces of land but failed to develop them. Now some investor never mind what colour or race invest and develops that land to the beauty of our Capital City, you think its an issue. All over the world those big buildings you see are not solely owned by the locals ayi its foreigners or foreign owned companies. Almost 40 years down the line your so called prime land was never developed and turned in a haven for thieves who terrorised the capital and you were happy with that situation. Let me remind you that Lilongwe used to be called jungle city because of the dense forests in and around it and I think you were amused with that scenario. Big up honourable.
Zilipo ur very stupid! What is legal in leasing prime land to foreigners? Thats the question the madam is
asking u a chananigan? How do u legally let a heavily bearded man fix an expensive bed in ur bedroom
because u cant afford one? And ur putting up in the same bedroom together with ur wife but dont forget
the intruder? Is this the way u handle poverty?? Since this land ndi ‘kumpheto kapena kuchipinda kwadziko lino’,
the worst case scenerio is to leave this land like it has been than offer it to foreigners, there will be an opportune time when everything shall be ok.
Madam Lunguzi is right to question this undesirable action.
MCP is full of barking ladies–Mayi Lunguzi is making unnecessary noise here,
where did she glow up not to know that Malawians are incapable of doing anything? Stop being unappreciative` China has done a lot in this country-honestly you supposed to be ashamed of yourself because its your very own party (MCP) which failed to develop this nation for 30 years–if it was not for Atcheya Malawi would’ve been the same by now,all thanks to Atcheya the guy performed wonders in short period time so is Bingu(RIP)
All I am saying is that we must learn to be appreciative
whatever is going on there I am 100% sho its legit
We did big mistek for allowing Chinise people do businesss in our country.this people always want everything be theres…….
Instead of going social find out about the land b4 blaming the Chinesse or Govt officials n know wats hapening 1st, why u not talking of land going to KIA, who sold it all off n to who?
Its the “If I can’t have it no one should” mentality
Issues that you are not sure about should not be posted for public consumption. Would you please do a thorough research and then come up with your argument so that we can comment substantially..Law makers plz do not mislead people.
Is the construction below standards?
IS the Honorable from Malawi that she does not know whether Malawians are capable of developing land or not? Is she trying to make political rhetoric kapena. What have malawians do with the land. Look at all the shacks in the city and know what malawians are capable of doing. Since when did malawians had money yo embark on those deveopment projects? We dont even have an investment bank yoti mwina amalawiwo angakongoleko ndalama to start developing prime land.
These are the shortfalls of our land policy.
imwe mwanthu vilekeni waka
Ivi vyose vikulongola waka umalilo na ugot wa bena malawi
Allow the chinese to change the face of the capital city plz! you Julian hav travelled alot can u really call LLW a city? plenty of land is yet to b developed in what u call a city
ukuti chani Lunguzi iwe.Iwetu ndi MP wopupuluma kwambiri.Dekha please Dekha anzako tinali momwemo koma timafunsa kaye komanso kufufuza
I think you Zilipo dont know what you are talking about.
Juliana, Lilongwe City Council controls development in the City. My advice is: may you approach the City Authorities, the Planning and Development Dept and find out what exactly is being developed by the Chinese. If you know anybody at the City, then tag them on your social media post
In USA, Russia and or South Africa they bundled them in one place and create Chinatowns. Best part was to come up with good laws on tax collection to ensure their money stay in these countries.
osawanyengerera.when u’r in rome do as romans do. khalidweli azikapangira m’dziko lawo.
Nyasatimes you want us to believe what we have been hearing about this attention-seeker MP on the campaign to make history as another female president who is busy buying reporters to write articles no matter useless it may be? The lady writes her own story and paste it to you and you entertain this?. Much as I agree that the Chinese needs to be vetted but seriously Nyasatimes could mix up two unrelated stories in one article and worse still you built an article from an individual facebook account where it is clear the MP is just admitting ignorance of the reality?? Zoona? To you the madam ambitious-MP I think you should check before speaking and accommodate Zilipo’s advice:talk sense. Ena ma MP kukhala chete sikupanda nzerutu koma they work against such malpractice underground.
The irony is that along the same avenue, there was a building by a Malawian where today stands one Total Filling Station, which was demolished on reasons that it jeopardized the security of the president since it was on the route to the state house. Are these buildings any different? I like the buildings since they are changing the shape of the city. But I still have question marks as to why the first building by a Malawian national along this route was demolished for security reasons they said and other buildings are allowed to flourish.
Shaaaaaa….you mra people, I have informed you of an aishan hardware shop in limbe which continues stealing from you. Since you are so dumb….i will tell you the name…vk…opp blockbuster.
Even if the land was acquired properly, there is everything wrong with our unregulated relationship with the Chinese. First they build parliament – no Malawian was around there to see If they were placing any listening bugs. Imagine, the Chinese being left to build the Congress building in America alone!
Recently our own Minister of Security announced on TV, the Chinese will be building the MDF headquarters, I am sure all the workers will be Chinese. And then the land to State House where they will have their surveillance equipment to monitor everyone and every conversation with the president. The Americans can not even buy computers from these people because they were found to put listening equipment in them. Yet we have the stupidity to allow them to build even MDF offices and give them land that will allow them to listen on to every cabinet meeting . What kind of patriots are running this country. I can understand Joyce Banda making these kind of stupid decisions – but APM is well read to understand the long term implications of what is happening with these Chinese.
Hahahaaaaaa, madam Lunguzi our president and his government are there to plunge Malawi into serious problems. He doesn’t have a vision at all. Infact, his age tells how much he is not concerned with our future security.
Juliana you talk as if your from kumuzi. Do your really know the meaning of development. If Chinese build mansions in Malawi the country still remains Malawi, most works in their also Malawian. Why are you trying to impose violent inside local Malawian.. Last warning stop these your makwuti makwuti on social media. Lets everyone join hands and develop all these empty lands that you’re bragging with.
Let me explain. The chinese will take over not Malawi but Africa. It’s a matter of time. Chinese plan 50 years ahead and they have a grand plan of recolonisation of Africa. They have to do this ad they don’t have local resources in China and their population is expanding. They are integrating and having babies born in Malawi and will therefore be entitled to citizenship. Within 2 generations they will be entitled to stand for president. I think the plan is to have a Chinese origin president in Malawi within 4 generations.
Is this a bad thing, probably not, it’s called natural evolution. I think we dropped the ball after colonisation and looking at the way we run our countries we probably need for someone else to take over the high level decision making just to survive.
If the. Chinese are developing the land we have to support them. The question should be where does they get money for investing on such big projects and can’t Malawi government under Malawi banks do that to their people ? I mean of giving some loan to ordinarily Malawian who are willing to do so.In Malawi we have citizens willing to invest but lack of capital makes them dull. . If the Malawi Banks or government or government can be able to support their people Malawi will not be the same again.
chinese&land?thus how development come about. Ever heard of chinatown in US?
If the. Chinese are developing the land we have to support them. The question should be where do you they get money for investing on such big projects and can’t Malawi government under Malawi banks do that to their people ? InMalawi we have citizens willing to invest but lack of capital makes tjhem dull. . If the Malawi Banks or government or government can be able to support their people Malawi will not be the same again.
Chinese even in south Africa don’t issue receipts . Just visit places like Dragon city ,oriental plaza and so on. They are big crooks. Even these Indians they are not doing it mainly in bwalo la njovu and limbe. These so called small wholesalers.
I know who this “Zilipo” guy is and am not surprised.
But let me say this that it is. because of dumb and unpatriotic people like these that Zimbabwe met her land wrangles squables with the Queens people.
Please Zilipo be advised that its not about who comments better but rather about who comments sensibly.
Am sorry to say that Your comment is insensitive, and I seriously question your being Malawian.
Let’s be patriotic for once.
Well, if you know me, why would you question my being Malawian? Get it right. Malawians alone cannot efficiently and effectively develop Malawi. They need help.
These are inflammatory remarks by the honourable MP, is facebook the best podium an elected official has to make an inquiry into land developments? And why has the writer linked these two very remote subjects? Grow a set and do some proper journalism then perhaps you can tell us who owns the land the terms of the development and if there were any laws broken in the process, that’s what I call the beginning of a story!
Uyuso ndi osazindikiradi eti nthawizina ndibwino kumangokhala phe pazinthuzomwe simuziwa kuteroko mumafuna anthu anene kuti ma chinese akutilanda ntchito anamwino pangani zaunamwino, malawi constructors luck of skills tecknical know how, capital they manage big project like stadium, presidentional villas bingu conference they are failing to contruct 20 km main road kulibwanji ma project ama billion even mutawapasa ndalama
I do not sgree thst this lanf was legally acquired by foreigners in the middle of capital city. I agree with the lawmaker Lunguzi that we must follow up this issue with the Ministry of Lsnds ig there was any legal transfer of this land to foreigners. Malawians sometimes would comment on flimsy deals that would one day find them sleeping under bridges after sll their land has been repossessed by Chinese who are so Canning in land acquisition. umbuli utipangitsa kukhala ms refugees mudziko lathu.
The Ministry of lands should desist from allowing sale of public land to foreigners.
The government is yours ,the money is ours.
We have the whole Area 2 in Lilongwe and other places full of Indian shabby buildings and shops plus their own segregated residential area, why dont you complain about that. Unlike the Chinese who bring modern buildings, smart and for all. I think it is more to being used seeing indians taking everything as being normal while others doing a bit but grand as being abnormal
Mukadzayenda kubwera ku London or New York kapena Birmingham mudzapeza timati Chinese Centre.
Anganya amenewa amamanga zawo.
Iwe ngati MP ukuyenera kukhala pansi nkuyang’ana malamulo a Malo kuti alibwanji ku Malawiko kusiyana ndi kumalemba zopusa mu Ma facebook kumati anthu azifunsa.
Do you think most Malawians do understand these issues or are just carried by emotions?
No wonder it will take thousands of years for Malawi to change as those in decision making positions are clueless like Julluana and Her fellow MP’s!
No sense .
And route to state residence must be secured not even alendo akunja have access to statehouse
These chinese have found bleeding land in the name of Malawi! Akuswana kulera ayinso amenewa akhale ndi ma restrictions kwathu kuno! Pliz govt do something b4 they over populate our land.
the issue of leasing is normal and happen .in south africa we have site specifically for chinise people,but vat fraud is what matters.
The Chinese are a cunning lot and yes we need to guard our land Thanks Juliana for sounding the alarm
A Juliana useless noise
Juliana you indeed are a nurse. Whats wrong with the Chinese putting up that structure as long as it was legally acquired? Why cant you go to Lands and get the details. Why are you using social media and who are you asking. Tell me which Malawian can put up any sensible structure in this hostile economic environment? Pse stop being childish.
This is not news. How many times have we heard of:
a chineese national caught with forex ai KIA?
a chineese national caught with human body parts in Mulanje?
of a chineese national caught with ivory at KIA?
an Indian, Nigerian, Burundian, Congolese, or Tanzania involved in many dubios things in our country?
How many are behind bars? How many Malawians are in prisons for stealing cobs of maize?
Lunguzi is one of our leaders as such she should not be the one seeking answers from the public on social media. Does she want publicity? She has full access to the offices involved in these things she should go there and inquire. Then she should inform us about her findings. That’s leadership. Secondly, as for Chinese using their own labour, I don’t blame them. Malawians are thieves and lazy. They steal a lot of materials from the construction site, beginning from the foreman, brick layers to ‘anyamata’. Everybody who is building in Malawi is facing those problems. Too much kusolola. They openly say ‘katangale apotsa salary’. Lazy work style. Now Lunguzi these are your people’s problems. Go and tell them to change before you start criticising the Chinese.
True that, becouse, not many, who say, Lord, Lord shall enter Heaven. Hence, we have to scrutinize, our investors, to make sure that, they have actually , followed the regulations, in the name of tax, rental payment, building ownership, and also to confirm, if they have, valid travelling documents, Amen.
Kodi paja Lunguzi ndye yuti, uyu?
Hon. JLu is talking sense already what is remaining is for hearing or reading to understand it period, with this few remarks I rule your comment out of order. Shut up
Osawanyerera.When u’r in rome do as romans do.Azikapanga kwawo khalidwe limenelo.
juliana, malawian men only know how to drink beer and watch football and the women are good at going to bridal showers and looking pretty. thats the limit of our ambition. indeed malo akutha. amwenye own blantyre, chinese own lilongwe, amalawi rent from them. tulo!
Haha haha Machendy spot on! You are right. Malawians’ purpose in life is to marry and have unlimited number of babies basi. No wonder every week there are weddings, bridal parties, beer drinking, watching soccer and miseche.
Am with you Julie here..and its so fucking hard for me a native malawian to get a 15 x 30 plot from City or MHC yet so easy for Nigerian and Chinese assholes..it is my understanding that our population density is high yet we still normal leases to foreigners..why cant we learn from countries like ethiopia where no foreigner owns land..its high time we woke up and did something about this shit otherwise we will indeed get replaced soon..
A Juliana kungofuna kutchuka. Whats wrong with chinese developing Malawi. Why cant you build yours just there? Do you have the money. Some MPs are empty tins.
There is also a Chinese shop in a Building under Wulian, they sell a lot but they don’t issue receipts. They are also evading tax.
MRA, u have alot of work but plz investigate.
Ms Lunguzi, you are right to quiery this the ownership of this particullar piece of land but you are wrong to assume the land was grabbed from us. Find out first if the procedures were followed. And for the Tax evasion, this couple must face the Law. Poor as we are really a Chineese has the nerve to cheat us! Kwao akanapanga zimenezi? Shame on them! Ayankhe amenewa!
Lunguzi, do not peddle hate against the Chinese. You did very little to tackle cashgate in parliament. Kungofuna kutchuka basi.
Ministry responsible for Land matters can ably respond. Certainly there must be some explanation. The question may be referred to the Ministry or through Parliament otherwise we may just speculate when commenting. Thanks for the observation Madam Lunguzi. I have great respect for you!!!
This is an ignorant article, no wonder Malawi lags behind as the poorest country in the world. It does not matter who builds where, as long as the land is acquired legally. Malawi is a democracy with laws. How hard is that to understand. Are you jealousy of the Chinese?
According to news in town this mra officer was acting alone and was flirting with the Chinese lady that’s why the husband had a problem with said person. I Thk we should find out the facts first and then write these stories. I Thk we still have free media and leave in a democratic country.
stupid Malawians, Don’t despise the Chinese. come closer to them and learn thier tricks. China effect is everywhere. Don’t west time
That is a stupid observation from this lawmaker from Dedza.Is she against land development or land ownership? Not surprising, she is not into issues of real estate,development,and investments having a background in nursing.
Ironically,it is Kamuzu Banda and his MCP to which Lunguzi subscribes, who initiated a jungle-looking city not befitting a capital city,and MCP leaders proudly enjoyed the dust blowings,narrow streets,and undeveloped land that characterized Lilongwe.If foreigners come to erect a structure that would change the face of an ugly city,do you have to bemoan that?
Lunguzi and her MCP henchmen must learn to embrace modernity not backwardness.The land the Chinese are developing has been idle since 1975 when Lilongwe became the capital, so should it not be developed for fear of the proliferation of non-Malawian developers? Malawi needs cities that are attractive to tourists and are world-class,hence constructing modern buildings and roads is what is required to make that possible.Stop harboring a prohibitive attitude to development and learn to appreciate what foreigners are doing for your country-if you can’t develop your country let the Chinese and other foreigners do,stop being proud because you have some legislative powers.
Racist mp,talking shit!!!!!
Mr.Zilipo, the land might have been acquired legally, but should we sell land to foreigners just because our current generation is dumb in investing in buildings? What if our grand sons become smart and would want to construct on prime lands and they find all land was sold by you and your friends to foreigners? We shouldn’t be selfish, if can’t afford today, lets keep the land for our kids tomorrow than giving these 99years land leases to foreigners
even if they are developing the nation it is anegative development that will never benefit the malawians or this is literally a third world colonialism by the chinese trust me after some years africa will have nothing but left overs after all our resources have been exported to china for peanuts
Wasowa zokamba akamanga ku bt mudziti akukondela ku mwela? umafuna amange ku dedza?
The issue here is about one Chinese family so don’t accuse all Chinese people, Malawians we do have problems, we need investors to beautify our country with our good infrastructures then we also hate them for taking our land so why do we woo them to come here to invest, I think we talk what without reasoning.
KOMA AMAYIWA MUKUTI A LUNGUZIWA ANAPITA KU SCHOOL?? KAPENA ANTHUWA ADAKALILABE MALILO AZISAKHO?? NAWE OLEMBAWE UNGAMALEMBE ZIMENEZI?? LUNGUZI MA CHANISE WOTU MALOWO AKUCHITA KUGULA. SOPANO AKAMANGA KU BLANTYRE MUZITI SAKUKUPASANI CHITUKUKO AKUNGO MANGA KU BLANTYRE KOKHA SICHONCHO?? A MALAWI NTHAWI ZINA KULIBWINO KUNGOKHALA CHETE KUSIYANA NDIKUWONESA UCHISILU WANU. PANO NDAWONA SOPANO KUTI MUNTHU WAKUMUZI NDIYAMENE ALI NDI NZELU KUSIYANA NDIYA SATANANU A TOWN NU.
Finally someone’s talking…
I agree with Zilipo that land has been there for quite along time and those reach Malawians are there but failing to develop that land ,now Chinese came and develop the land you are complain what type of MP is this one….
I dont know of a place in the World where the Chinese people dont seem to be taking over. go the Maputo and Luanda and many other big cities in the World, what the chinese are building out there would make you thinj “what the hell are we doing in Lilongwe?” The chinese are helping change the face of Lilongwe. There is no doubt about that. If Malawi will wait for Juliana and other locals to build proper complexies on this land we will probably wait for a millenium. Let foreign investors build and there will still be plenty of land of the east side of Kamuzu palace for locals to build. In fact If I was to have it my way I would give the chinese every empty plot in city center to build. what the fuck do we keep the land in area 13, next to city center PTC, behind civic center, around the institute for sports that vacant. Its depressing!
If they are putting a structure that will be accessed by the pubkic then no problem, thats the kind if investors we need. Go to New York, Paris, London, the Chinese are investing in properties in grand scale. Remember government will gain tax from that investment
Chinese are buying all the good buildings in London, Paris and New York, they are all over Africa.
It’s easy to blame, people steal millions $ in Malawi, and don’t even reinvest it in the country.
If these people are legally buying the lands, it should be regulated, make sure taxes are paid and so on…
People should learn the art of making money, working hard instead of blaming every one else while letting NGOs feed their children rotten beans.
Too much talk why can’t you develop ur lakeside motel
Blaming is easy…
My grandperents said ng’oma yolila kwambiri siichedwa kung’ambika, iwensotu waonjeza muli ndi makobidi inu aMalawi??????? Kuti muletse Machinese kukuthanizani kumanga zinthu. Zinazi tidziona.
Juliana Lunguzi, is this the first time you have seen a chinese building in Lilongwe or it’s because on the road to the state house? Who owned the chinese garden which was there during Dr Kamuzu Banda. If foreigners can build nice buildings in the city, let them do rather than turning them into urinal places, or where people can help themselves to answer the call of nature. The whole MP posting on facebook, why can’t you find out from the ministry responsible. May be you want to build another Mlangeni Resort in Lilongwe. We have to accept that we can not develop Malawi ourselves, let investors come change the face look of the city rather than building maokala mkati mwa city.
If the land was acquired legally, it shouldn’t be an issue who develops the land. Most Malawian cannot afford. They steal billions and don’t know how to invest. Politicians sound good, but are very dumb and greedy. Talk sense please for once.
That is assuming that there is any legal acquisition of land in Malawi.
You are talking sense Zilipo. Us Malawians we don’t know how to invest and when we try we put up poor structures that look temporary. People stole billions and most of them bought property abroad and externalised the funds. Stupid fellows we don’t know how to partner and start a big thing. We want to go alone that’s why we can’t do big things.
iweyo ngat ulibe zerv nd ndlama dnt say all malawians…i wonder dzna lako ukut zilipo ukanakhala palibe ndth
ozilipo ndinu aja omati ma educated fools learn to love ur land i think u’re related to chinese just pack and go to ur land dont disturb mother Malawi