Get older first to lead Malawi, Goodall insists ‘Presidency not for toddlers’
Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development who is also Democractic Progressive Party (DPP) vice president for the northern region, Goodall Gondwe, Saturday challenged the opposition that they do not have what it takes to govern Malawi especially those led by youthful leaders especially the United Democratic Front (UDF) and UTM Party.
UDF is led by Atupele Muluzi’s Minister of Health in President Peter Mutharika’s Cabinet while UTM’s leader is Saulos Chilima, Malawi’s state vice president.
Gondwe insisted during rallies organized in the locations of Chiputula, Chibavi, Masasa and Mchenga Utuwa of Mzuzu City that the opposition have no requisite muscle” to rule.
According to Gondwe, government is a “serious business” that cannot be managed by “toddlers.”
“Government needs mature people to lead, not babies,” said Gondwe in his heavy Tumbuka.
He said people in the north hoodwinked by kids [meaning UDF and UTM] that they can win the forthcoming May 21 elections.
“They are infants and should wait until they get old enough,” boomed Gondwe.
He added: “Some are deceiving you that DPP will not win this coming election, and that their babies will win. It is a total lie. None of them can lead this country.”
Muluzi is aged 40 while Chilima is 45 . Malawi’s legal age for one to vie for the office of President is 35.
Gondwe, who will clock 83 this year, parties away suggestions President Peter Mutharika, 79 should be replaced with a ‘baby’ during the May 21 polls because he is aging.
“I know that youths do well in other things, but concerning affairs of government, it is the old who do well,” argued Gondwe.
A youth activist Charles Kajoloweka, whose orgnasition Youth and Society recently launched the Youth Decide 2019 campaign to mobilise and deepen youth’s voice and action in setting and advancing youth development agenda ahead of the 2019 Tripartite Elections, described Gondwe’s remarks as unfortunate.
“That reasoning is really worrisome. Much as we appreciate that we need seasoned and experienced people like him, everyone has an exit point. We are not just saying every young person must come in, but competent young people,” he said in an interview.
“He is talking about the old, but not all of them are competent. They have done their part, no one can be a public servant for life! So let them occupy a different role of advisers while the youth, competent ones take over leadership,” he said.
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Wadada Gondwe, we have a lot of issues we have to concentrate on not your nonsense. Would you just shut your mouth and concentrate on your retirement. Leadership is not all about age, After all, it has been proven that nkhalamba can’t lead this country. Leave the votes decide on the leadership of our country
the world is moving forward not backwards Mr Gondwe. we need young and fresh minds to take over. its time for magogos to go sleep
Isn’t that the truth!
Your brain is shrinking old man.
Kupusa kwa atumbuka. How do you even get this guy elected into a political position? This man is over a century old!
In case you don’t no you idiot. Goodall lost his position as an MP in his contituency because the clever tumbukas knew he was old. it is your tribal leader who appointed him as a minister. it seems you even don’t know what a century mean. IDIOT
You are so ignorant! Goodall Gondwe was voted out as an MP it is your retarded Mr Maliseche who decided that all lomwes are too dull to charge of the Ministry of Finance
kamdala aka kachekura makora yayi, kaseberaninge ndatubazukuru twinu uko alaa
That’s the problem Mdala walije bazukuru
Gondwe your face looks like you’re a big thief. You have stollen a lot of cash,from the Treasury. We will catch soon after May 21.
Mr Gondwe remember you and your President you promised people of the Northern region of Malawi a new airport and Mombera University in Mzimba. What is the progress on these two important promises?
Too old to remember maybe.
This is reason we want young leaders who can remember their promises
Chilima is a very clever young man who has good vision for Malawi. Malawi will choose a young man to bring real development of achieving the dreams Malawians cherish of 24 hours availability of electricity in the homes and offices and factories. Create Agribusiness to manufacture and pack and export Malawi products through value adding products. Creating thousands and millions of jobs in the process.
Strong and wide roads that are durable
Build modern schools with modern computer laboratory in all schools.
Build middle class homes and flats to house civil servants and teachers and nurses and police officers and army officers quarters within modern barracks and city flats affordable to young professionals in town’s and cities and villages
End tolerance on corruption. Any Malawian or Asians involved in fraudulent cases to speed up investigations and if found guilty send to prison and monetary benefits or properties confiscated or forfeited by government
Banish all crooks or fraudsters from participating in politics and business.
muzakhumudwa pa 23 may a gondwe
Donors are saying our economy is on track So who is behind this?
This Gondwe person has failed Malawians with his priorities in government. His administration has failed to construct enough and good and standard classrooms in town’s and cities and village’s in Malawi. Poor snd substandard have collapsed and killed innocent kids due to unsupervised construction of weak structures due to old age of Gondwe.
Chileka airport runway and it’s structures are crumbling under his watch. There is no perimeter fence hence security of the aircrafts and passengers is compromised therefore airlines are pulling out services to Chileka because of Gondwe failure to improve Airport structures. The fire brigade at the airport have no serviceable fire fighting equipment. The first aid or ambulances are not available due to weakness and lack of foresight and age of Gondwe is affecting effectiveness of Malawi Ministry of Finance due to old age.
Malawi is failing to buy new aircraft because Gondwe is too old to develop Malawi airlines. Neighbours like Zambia and Mozambique and Tanzania have better aircrafts and can afford to grow their airlines. What is wrong with Malawi?Because Gondwe and Mutharika are too old to work and develop Malawi. This is why we need Chilima and UTM.
Mutharika and his Ministers are too thick and ineffective and inefficient to develop Malawi.
The current crop cabinet ministers are uncivilized and inept to develop the country.
They are busy every day stealing and enriching themselves.
They are too old to develop Malawi. We need young leaders to end under development in the country.
Malawi has the potential to be a developed country within a short time with Chilima and UTM.
Why should football stadia be priorities and promises at campaign rallies?Are these stadia priorities for the poor state of Malawi, really?
Your priorities are wrong and out of touch with realities of the state of the country.
Unfortunately, this granny too is useless, chindele chakufikapo
Ada Goodall pangupinu zeru mulivi.naona mwawisachalu.munguza akavu kutuwa komungutchona today u talk shit about de youth.am angry because referendum simunavoteko lero mutionongera ziko mulungu akukathe gogo iwe nyasi ya munthu
Koma,
True Dada Gondwe! You are right, old age comes with experience and wisdom. Osati ana osapola pamchombo atisokonezele dzikoli. We tried Bakili Muluzi… what did we get? He started destroying and neglecting all the things Dr Kamuzu Banda built. Literally, Bakili broke the foundations of this country’s socio-economic development.
You are very old and your brain is dormant and your legs and muscles are weak and you can not carry on like this. Where is the development you can claim to have brought to the country with your claim about old age and development. You are fucking liar and incompetent hypocrite.
You’re a disgrace of a minister who doesn’t what is happening in your ministry. You are just a figurehead. Go home and look after your house you built using corrupt funds. We shall investigate you after 21 May elections.
You can not win this elections. Full of thieves in your government. Every day there is a story of corruption in your government.
People like Gondwe are stop our country move forward. They don’t see anything good in the youth even if they are bright and forward thinking. What they know is do everything in their power to hold them back. This time around you are going to the stands and watch while the youth show you how things are done.
I agree!! Instead of encouraging mentorship this is what he says??… Its a shame that these old educated people think like this..kusakonda dziko lawo… Komanso so far he has not done anything that shows that indeed at 82 wisdom imakhalamo yothandiza.
What baffles me with these old people is you will never hear them say anything about doing something for this country for the benefit of the future generation chifukwa their kids anatchona kunja and have nothing to do with this country. Achina Goodall angotiputila ngongole that will take generations and generations to pay back.
I think Goodall is talking nosense
Madala opusa inu osangokhala phwiii ndikumadya ndalama zakubazo ngati mulibe zokamba bwanji? Nkhalamba zakuba list nayi,
(1) Pitala muthalika
(2) Goodal Gondwe
(3) Dr George chaponda, bambo ake amadalitso
chaponda(Comedian)
True Dada Gondwe. We have seen how the youth plundered in Joyce Banda government. The majority that has been involved in cashgate are middle aged and that tell you that the youth or middle aged are focusing on enriching themselves, driving posh cars and building mansions, nothing to worry about others. If we look at the average of people in our prisons involved in cashgate or emblesslement of funds in companies are the youth and the middle aged. The corrupt age in Malawi is middle aged. We may not like what Gondwe is saying but that is true, government is not for babies.
Ya that’s very true! This Country kulipeleka kwa makanda hehehehe! Ndithu tidzasamuka titanva kuti lagulidwa ndi ma Nigerians, why ndalama anyamata samafuna kuti iwadutse kikkkkk! Let’s not make that mistake of voting Ana awa, mau akulu akoma akagonela, what Gondwe is saying may sound not good,, because we are just hungry and oppressed by the DPP ruling but there is wisdom.
Setswana, ke bua gori gota siame.
Mabrek yakhwefuka mdala vishuli vikufuma waka kuti shiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Of course Chilima is a baby looking at the way he does his business. But then not all youths are like him. Pier should change hands in Malawi no matter what!!!
Let us not leave these young men to join politics.These youths must be in the fields working till they get enough experience to lead the other generation. With no experience you will start saying government can create over 1,000,000 within three months while the government employees are only 200,000 since 1966.
Indeed we should be ruled by people who do not even know that their Principal Secretaries have been transferred to other Ministries while they are still there like Ministry of Fiance. That is what is meant by maturity and suitability to lead a government.
Well said Kajoloweka , Gondwe and his fellows must take advisory role but not to govern the Country.
Gondwe by using a walking stick it means your time is over and leave the mantle to young ones.
If u insist on working , where then the youthful are going to work?? U have by passed your retirement age and u need to rest now with your fellow Prophesor of doom.
Who said the old pack would keep quite. Their patience is waning out and they think enough is enough. Now they are fighting back with venous attacks. “No toddlers to rule until we demise” they retort. They want to die in offices for pompous state funerals. I enjoy that. Surely they will not exit without fierce fights. And their last kicks will severe I presume.
Mr Badall, what will you say if one of the “babies” win may 20th elections?
It is obvious that you speak against your own knowledge but just to please your cohort of old people clinging to power.
However, be reminded that to govern a country comes after winning elections cast by ordinary people not politicians only. Therefore, your bragging about DPP winning might come back to haunt you as most of the voters are in youth age bracket.
There are just a few who can associate with such utterances Mr Badall.
Goodal ndiwe TNCHEWE. YOUR FATHER WAS A STOOGE TOO DURING THE FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE. WE ARE NOT SURPRISED!
Niyaninge waka visiyuli am’dala.
It is amazing to see such an old man believing that his cohort of old men are entitled to rule Malawi. This man is too old, is a big facilitator of tribalism, in fact against his own northern region people. To please Mutharika, he always recommends people from Mulanje, Thyolo and Chiradzulu to get promoted in government. Northerners, do not listen and believe in this corrupt old man
Who recommends promotions in government Vavlov
Even machines made of steel become obsolete. He lost it some years back.
The old man is being used (abused) to fool Northerners as if DPP cares. The sad thing is that he has accepted that too. He has no regard of his dignity and that of his kinsmen.
Where on earth does a finance minister gets surprised his top technocrat (PS) has been transferred or sacked?
Uzeleza pera
Goodall zereza chindere
Gondwe bweno mukugitundila waka pali mahara apo, kapumuleni akulu icho mukujisuzgira ntchivichi, imwe mukawa wanthu nyengo ya Bingu yakwamba, imwe mukwenera kupika waka mkaka na vizukulu. Pumulani lyaninge pension yino akulu, mukutitimbanizga nyengo yino yili kumala akulu.
Dada uyu wakolowela nadi. Mahara yamalirathu. Kumuzi kwawo wakukhumba fumu yayi? Mudala muvwalikeni ufumu.
At it again. Dada Gondwe, Dada Gondwe, we will meet u in May 2019
Ukalamba ada Gondwe wafika pachimake. What a joke Malawi is.
This is a blue lie from Agogo athu a boma .Why did DPP pick Chilima as a running mate while he was younger than today.Even Agogo Goodall was there when Chilima was picked as running mate. This means you are faulting the PRESIDENT for picking Chilima and Atupele. Agogo contradicting himself.
People in your constituency can’t elect you as a member of parliament -why ?? You are a useless granny !! Not listening to people’s advices like your late father — so is Peter !-
This Goodall Gondwe is a fool who believes age matters in leading a country like Malawi. These very old people have failed to develop and create jobs for the young generation. They don’t get it because basically they are tired and should be retired not working at the age of 70 years and beyond
This is why he is using a walking stick to get to work
He is past his best. Time is up for this useless man who thinks is a clever man
He is too old to know his name. Go to old people’s home Gondwe. There is nothing to offer to the Youth of Malawi.
Unfortunately ministries governed by toddlers, in this case Ministers, are more productive and successful as opposed to those by elders
we’re tired of old people like mr gondwe, they keep on repeating useless points, let them tell us what they have for Malawi otherwise, please, go and rest before things get worse.
Private sectors need these youth to work .Not in decision making but implementation s
That’s true Gondwe ,I too ,do not trust these small small.Look and great powers of world ..Trump and Xi well matured.Germany, UK,Egypt ,South Africa Japan Israeli. There will be more thefty if you take these small small
Emmanuel Macron was only 39yrs when he took over the presidecy of France. Joseph Kabila was only 29yrs when he took over DRC. Obama was only in his mid 40’s when he took over USD and there are so many examples of youthful people leading big countries in Europe. Perhaps we can say people still clinging to power is only peculiar to Africa with the likes of Yoweri Museveni, the MUgabes, and not forgetting at home. But it is not true to say we can only be lead by elder people. We are living in the days of information. Let us tell the truth to each other
ndalayi ndi chisilu ameneyi onsewa achina Obama, kabila sanali anyamata okaoka akufuna kunamiza ndani, misonko sinakukwaneni , ntawi ino tiyese achinyamata akulu akulu inuyo mumatasa kwambiri kukonda kuiwala iwala nde ndi mpando umeneo ndizosatandiza ndizi antu kumapedwa osalabadila ndipo pano mukungochalila kuti mwanamiza nkutekela mu July munva Ku UN atitanisa kutenga mafumu mpaka 100 kuneko akuti kuzipepeza boma litasauka ngati pano , muchokemo nonse ulendo ndipo sitikunva boza lanu ulendo uno,
Kunyansa nkhope ndi mtima womwe. Atupele or Chilima can make good leaders for a better Malawi
Uncle Goodal, please retire. You ront even know that your PS has left.
Sanadziwenso achina Kho anamupinda K4 billion token of appreciation given crooked MPs last year. He didn’t even know the source of money. (How can he then even know how much was stolen?). Kids are stealing right in front of his nose he can’t even see.
Adada mwakula sono udindo lekerani wana, kumbukani kuti pala munthu ukukula zeru nazo zikuchepera chepera na matenda ya Dementia. Economy ya chalu chithu cha Malawi chanjira pansi, Zambia ili makola mu economy if we compare with M<alawi. Pakuti Boma la zula na wachekulu wekha wekha chifukwa chake ndalama za Boma zikubika nyengo yili yonse ndipo palije icho chikuchitika kwa wanthu wankhungu. Ka mulamulirenge Malawi mpaka mdindimwe. Wapani mpata wanyamata wayendeske Boma la Malawi. Wanthu wasuzgika chomene chifukwa chaullmuliro wachekulu m'boma. Nifumbeko, ka uyo wakulamulira ku France nimuchekulu panji mnyamata? Pumulani dada wane Gondwe mwaigwira kale. ntchito
Kodi mukuti bwanji ba Gondwe. Ethiopia is being ruled efficiently by a 42 year old. Besides, Malawi constitution allows anyone who has reached 35 years to run for presidency. Stop this useless argument once and for all.
Now today gondwe says atupele is a toddler and that he can’t rule malawi eeeshi so bad.I thought these mosquitoes spoke the same language as atupele save as cabnt minister in dpp government !Pple said it…udf is just used as condom and later will be dumped.Lero ndizimenezitu.Atupele just join chilima a youthful leader like u…u can share some things in common .My advise!
Mwatopa basi kapumeni. Mukudziwona ngati Muli ndi mphamvu pomanyenga tiwana mu ma university basi mwati mupitilize. A Goodall Gondwe pano muli ndi miyendo itatu. Kuba mukuba.
Stupid old man. Tell that to Macron, Obama and others. Dimentia taking hold.