Don’t engage in ‘anti-development’ demos, Malawi govt warns
President Peter Mutharika’s special adviser on civil society and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) Mavuto Bamusi has warned Malawians not to engage in mass demonstrations organized by some civil society organisations and rights defenders, saying they are politically motivated to trigger insurrection.
There have been fears that such protests would result in bloodshed but the the CSOs are assuring the April 27 demonstrations will be peaceful.
According to a statement released Tuesday and signed by 10 individual activists, the decision to proceed with the demonstrations on April 27 follows the inconsistencies, illegality and a cloud of suspicions that have characterised the entire process of the infamous K4 billion funding to constituencies.
But Bamusi has described the planned demonstrations as anti-development.
“We are not surprised as government that the CSOs want to demonstrate even though the Minister of Finance ably explained circumstances surrounding the K4 billion. It appeared that after the meeting (with the minister), they did not want to change their minds. So I will describe the demonstrations as anti-development,” he said.
Bamusi further said the CSOs are only pushing their personal agenda in the demonstrations.
“They are just trying to force this to appear as if people have asked them to do that, but they are only pushing their personal agenda. We are convinced that K4 billion is not an issue worth demonstrations,”he said.
The demonstrations are being organized after President Peter Mutharika and leader of opposition in Parliament Lazarus Chakwera have defied a seven-day ultimatum some civil society CSOs gave them over the controversial K4 billion allocation to legislators.
While Mutharika was told to fire Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and DevelopmentGoodall Gondwe and Local Government Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa over their roles on the matter, Chakwera was asked to apologise for being ‘hypocritical’ on the issue.
In Parliament, all legislators agreed to share the money, but later, the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) led by Chakwera made a U-turn, saying it does not want to be party to the money, as the arrangement was embroiled in “dishonesty and thievery”.
Last Saturday, Gondwe met the CSO leaders—Gift Trapence, Timothy Mtambo, Charles Kajoloweka and Happy Mhango—at his Capital Hill office where they reiterated their position on his resignation. Gondwe refused to step down.
Mtambo, who is executive director of the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR), said Chakwera should have gone further even to demand that Parliament reconvenes just to suspend the allocation.
Earlier, presidential press secretary Mgeme Kalilani said the two Cabinet ministers—Gondwe and Nankhumwa—did not do anything warranting to be fired as all procedures on the matter were duly followed.
The K4 billion issue—that initially saw 86 legislators mostly affiliated to the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and its working partners getting about K40 million each—came to the fore during the Mid-Year Budget Review Meeting of Parliament in February after Malawi News first exposed it.
Capital Hill has long argued that the money, described as Quick Grant Project, is meant for rural development.
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Honestly I feel very sorry for the new Mavuto Bamusi. The old one was a gallant fighter of freedom and justice. He stood for the poor and underprivileged. He was loved for pursuing a noble cause. That was Mavuto Bamusi we so fell in love with. He was the voice for the voiceless. Where the government was wrong he was quick to speak against it and where the government did well he was quick to applaud it. Brethren that old Bamusi is gone. A new Bamusi was born during the later days of Bingu. Money and power corrupted him. His conscious is gone. When he sees the poor and the voiceless he cannot stand up in defence of their rights like he used to do before. He is now doing everything possible to suffocate the efforts of those who want to defend the poor. He is happy to see the poor getting poorer while the rich getting richer. This is the born again Mavuto Bamusi. I feel sorry for him. Where is that vocal Bamusi? Think. Money corrupt and kills your conscious soul. That’s what it has done to Bamusi. Bamusi is gone he will resurrect when Jesus comes again.
Mavuto Bamusi, kuona dzina lako liri Mavutodi. Which development? These rubbish MPs are failing to account for simple CDF, now to give them MK 40m. Thats total bullshit.
I thought bamusi should advise pitala not csos. He fears if dpp loses he won’t steal tindalama that he takes around that he was bribing csos. Undule will die with no support from bamusi.
CSOs! CSO! CSOs! You look educated but crippled upstairs
To say the truth we are all (Malawians) crippled upstairs. How could we allow the situation in Malawi deteriorate to this extent that we are the poorest and unhappiest nation in the world. This is under our watch as citizens. The intellectual capacity of us voters should seriously be checked.
@Chilungamo
Can you tell us who opted for mk20m as a share to each constituency? So you don’t even know that it is Mbuyako Chakwera who debated and latter came with a conclusion of this mk20m? Why do you come at this forum before taking every detail of an issue? Kodi magazi a anthu omwe mwakhala mukumwa for 31 years akupatsani khungu la mu ubongo? Do you know how parliamentary procedures go? Do you expect a bill to pass without debating it. Did your Chakwera complain that the bill was not debated? Why don’t you ask your Mbuzi why he is complaining while outside parliament yet he was given 2 days debating the issue? Mbuzi.
@Satana
Waonjeza, ukutukwaniraninji apa? How can you call someone mbuzi. Nkhani ya support yomweyi? Ndiye uli pa mpanipani ndi MCP? Is your brain ok? I doubt your thinking capability. Akadzawina udzakomoka iwe ndipo ukatsitsimuka udzasamuka chifukwa cha manyazi. Anthu opanda nzeru ndi omwe amakonda zotukwana mmalo mopereka ndemanga. Let comment not kutukwana.
iwe Bamusi usandinyanse, maso oyang’ana kumbaliwo mxie
kuba kwamtundu wanji kosapanda nako chifundo, anthu akuvutika ndi umphawi inu mukuti zinthu zilibwino munya mukhaula 2019 ndipo MCP kungotenga boma nonse wa kumaula basi
akhaula anthu akuba awa tatopa nawo zitsiru za anthu izi. kuba kosachita nako manyazi nkwamtundu wanji tipita ku nsxewu ife tikayenda you are taking us for granted now so its time to act tell your police to kill us again we dont care we are ready to be killed for our money
It is expected from Maputo Bamusi. Without DPP he is back to begging as was the case between 2012 to 2014. Now that he is an advisor he can survive by soliciting funds from TEVETA, the Indians etc. Big crook. Unfortunately the president thinks Bamusi has influence over civil society organisations, he doesn’t . We are counting days when you will be out of government and will join civil society you are fighting now. Same organisations you will crawl looking for jobs. Take care BaM Usi
ABamusi ngati mubadya naeo khslani chete, anthu ngati inu ndi amene mukuononga chuma za dziko pomwe osauka akusaukirabe, how can you say anti development demo kodi 4billion imene yapangidwa allocate Ku ma mp dovyou it development? Come on people Malawi its not this time that we keep on sleeping issues like this are indeed need to be addressed go on human right activists we will support you all the way.
Please Bamusi
Leave these people alone akayende ndi achambuya awo…
A Malawi amatopa ndi nkhani imeneyo and akakhalako 10…
John Kapito is my witness
Mbamusi ulibe mphavu zoletsela wanthu kuyenda pasewu akuvakuwa ndalama ndizanthu zikubedwazo ma tax anthu, siya kaya wanya chimbazi Zakoozoooo .ifepaulendo bas pa 27 april
Koma mfundo zomwe a ma CSO akunena mwaziona? Za ziiiiiii. Even a first year law student at Chanco akhodza kuwagadamuza mu khoti. Who makes laws? is it CSOs or MPs?
bamusi lamutsamwa bazi hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TELL ME PLZ, WHERE IS THE HABITAT OF THIS STUPID BAMUSI,IWANT TO CUT OFF HIS HEAD.Y ALWAYZ THIS MAN FIGHT AGAINIST GORVERNMENT NGAKHALE BOMALO LITAPANGA CHINTHU CHABWINO?NANGA APASO BOMA LALAKWITSA OR HE IS ONLY IN HIS OWN INTRESTS?NDI PATI PAMENE BAMUSIYU SAKUMVETSETSA? AND WHO IS HE AGAINIST WITH,THE PRESDENT WHO IS INOCENT, OR A MINISTER WHO JUST CRIETED A BUDGET,OR ALL MPS INCLUD THE OLD PASTOR HIMSELF WHO PASSED THE BUDGET?KKKK KUYIKA CHEBAMUSI PAMPANDO NDIYE BOLA KUYIKAPO CHULE.
We know Its MPs who opted for 20 million share that is why this country is not moving forward we got all in fortunate MPs who are are hungly there its people who want to go out for demos not chakwela not even you Bamusi we know Godall is a the if master of thrives since he came in Malawi he is just a clever theif they know how to steal everything money , votes and diversion of developments from where they were supposed to be to push them to their homes
Giving an explanation is one thing but giving an explanation that makes substantive sense is totally different thing. This is basic fact some ddp numbskulls cannot get just right.
Of course even hardcore thugs or career criminals will always have fake explanations to avoid conviction.
Goodall’s explanation is one of dpp recent specialisation. They think they can steal in broad-day light but still try to come up with cock-and-stories expecting ati a Malawi azimvetsa. Agreeing to share k20 million cannot be pro-developmental. Osawatenga a Malawi ngati opepera!!!
Kodi mukuti bamusi ameneyi wachoka kuti how can he call 4 billion a development if he don’t have something to say he must just keep his mouth shut
Che bamusi mufa chibudu zitengeni bwino anthu amatopa
I personally dont comments on such subjects but have been obliged to just to make Goodall and Government understand the issue at hand. What people are concerned is not compliance to procedure but the motive and intent to appropriate this MK4 billion. In my view plans to get this money was not initially meant for good intent as is being propagated by the so called Government agents but because the secret has been unearthed, then good intents are being bought forward. This is one of the propaganda strategies African Governments like Malawi uses to bury corrupt acts which have been laid bare for all to see. My biggest worry is how many of such acts have successfully been undertaken unnoticed. Lets not allow these AGED thieves continue ransacking our nation. Tipitable kunsewuko. Lets not the future of our children get destroyed by these thieves!
The ruling party and the government has built a security wall to shield itself from the very people who voted them in. Ordinary Malawians have been crying for months and years for food, security, roof over their heads and a return of human dignity. The government has decided to be in its cocoon and prefer not to listen to the voice of the masses. The response from your own leaders and principals, Mr Mavuto Bamusi, is to dismiss the cries as “stupid, nonsense, backwards, uninformed etc. How else can we get the powers that be to listen to their pleas, especially from the voiceless villagers. I humbly ask the head of state and his cabinet, to get out of their comfort palaces and mansions and visit remote areas and villages, without the convoy that normally accompany them; to see and experience for themselves first hand, whats happening on the ground and in the remote villages…..truly reach out to the ordinary people. Talk to the ordinary people without any shield from their bodyguards or bootlickers. Your Excellency Professor Dr Peter Mutharika, This is your country , your people; what do you have to fear…….the ordinary villagers won’t harm you. Malawi is a peaceful country. Just go and eat and drink with them, like a typical chief would do with his subjects. They really are suffering mr President and Mr Mavuto Bamusi. Don’t play Russian roulette with peoples lives with some purportedly clever political messages. You have 18 million souls depending on you
@Omex70
Does MCP bank its strength from CSOs? Deem yourself failures because no help will come from failures. The CSOs have demonstrated a thousand times but you cannot point at any single success. Just like MCP has been singing to the tune of TIWINA for five general elections but never won a single general election. I wish MCP the best conventions in April where they will choose the next leader of opposition.
Yemwe akusangalala sapita kokayenda yemwe akuva pain ndiumbava umenewu akayenda
Why are you bringing in MCP in this issue? Is MCP a thorn in your flesh? Are you spending sleppless nights when recalling what happened on 17 October when MCP won 5 seats out of 6? That’s your problem my friend. MCP is gain more support each passing day than ever before. If you keep on saying MCP failed in the previous elections and it will fail this again in 2019 then you have poor analysis of things my friend.
You are a wasted sperm Mr Satana.
A Bamusi ndiye mwafikapotu, dziko ili, zinthu zimasintha, anzanu tikuzunzika kuno!!!! Boma la DPP lozunza anthu ake ili…………..
Mulungu amayakha adzayakha tsiku lafote lidzafika pamene ife amalawi tsikulina tidzayimba lokoma .koma chotindinganene bamusi alibe mphavu zondipanga ine convince kutindisakayende akunama akuuza mzake osati ine
Nanunso a Bamusi tawasiyani makapewa muwapatsa matako. Asiyeni akachite PERETE wawoyo madzulo ake tidzamve kuti ndunazo zapanga resign zokha. Ndikoyamba ngati kukaguba pa dzuwa/mvula koma popanda chanzeru chopindulapo.
Tsiku lina makape muzakhala inuyo alomwe, zinthu zimasitha, lero zikuyenda koma mawa……………………….
@Wanjiku
Why don’t you say Stupid Chakwera for participating in passing the bill? Mbuyanu anasonyeza uchitsiru kumakakana kunja pomwe anapatsidwa mwayi mu Parliament. Kodi za mu Parliament amaziwona ngati za mu bukhu la HABBAKKUK? Bola Manganya adzakhale leader of opposition wosati zinazi. Ma CSOs are at APMs neck as well as Chakwera’s neck and at the same time expect people to support their demos? Mukudwala matenda anji kodi? Pitani mukafukize kaye mu bulangeti kuti muyambenso kuganiza mwanzeru. Inutu 50+1 inakusokonezani mitu.
Sizikugwirizana ndichakwera apa khani ndi yamademo tikayende pa 27 april tipitadi tilikonko ikamati 6 oclock tili nyodonyodo ndalama zanthu zikubedwa ndi akanganya awa chakwera musiyeni sizikumukhudza koma CSO Motoo kuti buuuuuuu
Banzi unadyalo likutsamwitsa Bamusi iwe !!!!! how are you going to swallow such a big scone ???
Boot-licker Bamus doing what he knows best. He is doing all these for his economical survival.
The more CSOs make noise, the more they get funding from their donors. So, only misguided people will join such a misguided demonstrations. At the end, it is the CSOs who benefit financially – they are like con-men. Misleading people to demonstrate against government. What a shame! I sometimes think we have too much democracy in Malawi. Instead of concentrating on important things you are banging on about 4billion which should benefit the people.
Book lickers to trade carefully
Stupid Bamusi.You are an opportunist.
Bamusi from Thyolo and a Lomwe