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Nganiza Muthulika
6 years ago

Who Will invest in a country where u have to pay bribe to a minister? They even ask for it? This is why u have only Asians/Indians investing. Because Indians pay bribe.

Keen Observer
Keen Observer
6 years ago

Truth is always not good to be told & you make a lot of enemies by just saying the truth. Is this guy lying????? The answer is a fat NO. He is saying the truth but because most of us are blinded by patronage then we will find something to discredit this writer. Koma wanzeru amve tchutchu. Leaders put your people & your country first then all will be well.

Chambe
Chambe
6 years ago

We need to be very objective when reporting about the issue of investors. Corruption alone as the main reason in the story can not hinder investors to invest in a country. Nigeria, DRC, Kenya, Angola, Mozambique just to name a few are countries with a high record on corruption yet have a high record of investors than Malawi. Whilst these countries are fighting corruption just as good as Malawi whether on paper or physical, the difference is what investors are investing for. If the commodity worthy investing for is oil, gas, minerals such as gold, diamond, coal etc corruption will… Read more »

CurlzMac
CurlzMac
6 years ago
Reply to  Chambe

Well put bwana

Elube
Elube
6 years ago
Reply to  Chambe

Very well said. Succint.

Chriss Phiri
Chriss Phiri
6 years ago

“Good people, let us not be fooled by this government,” he says. “when President Peter Mutharika won the controversial May 2014 elections, one of his promises was to improve the economy by bringing in direct foreign investment. But three years down the line, it is business as usual. In fact, factories are shutting down instead of opening.” Ha ha ha , how can we bring foreign investment when Malawi is upside down without electricity, the investors will need electricity… when teachers are on strike, achipani talks a lot, but ESCOM staff is on strike, ESCOM engineers anasiya kalekale kugwila ntchito.… Read more »

Worried Malawian
Worried Malawian
6 years ago

During one party MCP dictatorship, corruption was at its minimum.Should we say rampant corruption is the price Malawians have paid to gain democracy? May be its time for Malawi to go back to the drawing board to draft a new system of government that is both democratic and corruption free.This multi party system we adopted in 1994 after the referendum is not going to help us.

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