HRDC lobby MPs to block Mutharika’s ‘illogical’ stadium projects
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) said it will lobby members of parliament against allocating funds Nyasa Big Bullets and Mighty Be Forward Wanderers stadia projects.
President Peter Mutharika, during one of his campaign rallies for May elections, promised to build stadiums for Nyasa Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers.
On Wednesday, Mutharika met with Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and representatives of Bullets and Wanderers at the Sanjika Palace in Blantyre, and assured the two clubs that he will keep his election campaign to build stadiums for them.
He went further to say that the stadia projects will be included in the 2019/2020 National Budget.
But HRDC has branded the stadia projects as “illogical, lack of prioritisation and a outright ause of public funds” for government to finance projects for commercial entities, saying the money could be used prudently to build schools, buy medical supplies and critical needs that have been neglected.
HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo an acerbic critic of the Mutharika regime, said the funds meants for the privately-owned football clubs.would instead be channelled to the health and education sector.
Mtmabo said Mutharika if he insist on the projects he should personally use his cash and not taxpayers money.
“We cannot allow abuse of public resources when we arec already striuggling financially as a nation,” said Mtambo.
Mtambo said it is “illogical” for the President and government to fund luxuries for commercial entities when pupils are still learning under trees without adequeate learning and teaching materials in many schools in the country.
He pointed out that two clubs are private firms that are in business and are making profits.
But Mutharika has defended the move as one way of developing football in the country. He said the stadiums will always be used and enjoyed by the public.
Commentators say they would have excused Mutharika if he had said he would offer the two football clubs tax-waivers on materials for building their stadia.
“Why should Malawians, who have to go to hospitals that have no medicine, have to send their children to learn under a tree and walk long distances on rugged roads to access social amenities build stadia for privately-run football clubs?
“This country is known for having visionless leaders, whose priorities are upside down. Is building stadiums for football clubs what DPP calls wise and dynamic leadership? Do not lead us to destruction Mr President. This country does not owe Nyasa Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers a stadium. Let them build the stadiums from their coffers, not from public coffers. This is unacceptable and the sooner this madness is stopped, the better,” reads part of a newspaper column on Sunday.
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Dziko la Malawi lili NDI stadium imodzi basi. Zina zimene timati NDI ma stadium ndi zinzake. Ma bwalo amasewera amasukulu mmayiko anzathu ndiabwino kwambiri kuposa mabwalo athu amene tikunyadirawa i.e Kamuzu Stadium. Tikufunika mabwalo amasewera atsopano komanso abwino. Peter wachita bwino kwambiri. Mulungu dalitsani Malawi munsunge mu mtendere. Gonjetsani adani onse…..nsanje
Inu a HRDC, mukamaliza yanu nkhani ya Ansah yo muyambe mwaima . Budget issues is debated in the Parliament, Not Human Rights Defenders. Kodi Mumadziwa kuti APOLISI amakwapula ndi kutchgaya ma butsu. Nanga Bwanji Boma imagula unyolo. Inuyo a HRDC CHITANI lOBBYING KUTI UNYOLO ONSE AKAUPONYE KU NYANJA. tIKHALE MU DZIKO LOPANDA UNYOLO.
Whether it is debated or not we need to be independent thinkers. I have followed developments in many countries and one of them is Rwanda. Rwanda has developed in a period of less than 15yrs better than Malawi. If you take pictures of Kigali and compare them to any of our so called cities, you will be embarrased. The President of Rwanda is more focused hence his developments have put Rwanda on the world map. This vote chasing business must stop and we need to focus on beneficial projects. We lack proper airports, bus depots, roads, hospitals, schools etc. After a reasonable absence from being in the country, I visited Kawale. During my school days, Kawale was lookable, but now it is a shame. All roads are destroyed, infrustructure is very old and dusty. The shopping area is like a 1947 market. When you talk about developements, we need to have a planned vision that will shapen our country. Kamuzu did his part and it is still the same infrustructure that we are depending on. Look at Lilongwe free market, is that development in the middle of the city? Look at Mbayani, it that a suburban in the city? Kamuzu built Nkolokosa, Njamba and other areas with a vision. Stadium, what is that? Clubs need to build their own stadiums just like in other countries. Sandowns has Loftus Stadium which is their own so are other clubs. The money that we raise through tax and the borrowed money we get from the west should be used on projects that will benefit every ordinary person or citizen. Police stations are pathetic.
What type of Economics theories are you using to come up with this lobby to block the stadium projects.Infrastructure is very important for the economy to grow becuase it attracts direct foreign investments to come to the country,that is why most of the african leaders take money from africa to USA and Europe because there is good infrastructure.Our roads networks are good for the economy transport goods from whereever they are produced to come to the cities and export to overseas countries.I think this is good because of the following reasons:
1.The stadiums will be there forever and they will be used by our future generations.
2.It is a once of project while that expenditure on public services is an ongoing process(activities).
3.This money is already allocated for these projects and if not used for this,where will this money go to.i think it will be stolen.
4.The stadiums will market our countries in terms of tourism and our country will be known by other countries.
It is a pity that you support this pointless ideas.Indeed Malawi lack proper infrustructures. However, one has to think what projects to be initiated in terms of alleviation of poverty. In my opinion, building proper hospital which are wll furnished and equiped with all the necessary materials would benefint Malawians. It is a pity that patients have to bring their own blankest to hospitals. Patients sleep on the floors and have no proper food given to them as patients. The bus depots (Example Waenela, Lilongwe) are an eyesore. Very embarrassing to arriving patrons from other countries. South Africa has Park station which is much more upper class than our airports. Your idea of stadiums simply dispay lack of logical thinking. There many more beneficial projects that can be appreciated by the public including yourself.
This is lack of good leadership and Malawians are living in abject poverty social services are non existent and schools and hospitals have no resources soldiers and policemen have no proper and enough resources like uniforms and expendables they are renting snacks in substandard locations with no running water and pit latrines.
Is this Mutharika living in Utopia?
He must be stopped from this madness.
Twenty one century Malawian kid’s still learning under the trees & certain grand pa called him self the leader of the country planning to construct the stadium for the private club owner ?God please save us & our future generations
Ine ndiwa Bullets koma zoti msonkho wanga umange stadium yawo ndiye ayi. Tikagumula zimenezo
Mtambo has lost it. Malawians chose their representatives and the people will speak through the representatives. Who is Mtambo representing? Isnt he the one sanctioning the breaking and burning buildings? Who is Mtambo anyway. And he has a very ugly face.
You don’t know why you chose your MP. MPs are not elected to approve or pass budgets of soccer teams or private entities.
Mtambo is more intelligent than your President Mutharika. He talks more sense than APM
It is a pity that we do not have collective thinking instead we start defending parties. Can we not for a second get out of this and think like neutral people. I dont stay there and there is no party I support, after all the next candidate despite which party he or she represent will do the same mistakes. Focus of most of our leadership is to get rich not the country. That is why I said that we need to be independent and discuss logical issues. We need proper roads,transport systems, depots not Wenela or Lilongwe bus depot. Our townships need to improve. We do not have central sewerage system hence our people are still using pit latrines including what we call cities. What is our plan of developing Boma’s to be towns. Look at South Africa, everywhere you travel there is a small town better than Blantyre or Lilongwe. Let us be logical and initiate projects that are beneficial. I am not a politician but just a concerned citizen.
Come on People, this leader you call Mutharika is one of a useless leader. He does not think like a leader. He thinks like Idi Amin. If he wants to build BB and Wanderers stadia, let him get his one million dollars in america to pay for those things. He can take money out of his 401K and do as he wishes, but, if Malawians are so damn enough to let this guy use your tax money for this nonsense, then you guys are screwed forever.
Spot on my brother. You are right. Mutharika is a useless president
Mr President, the idea is gòod but using tax payers money for a private owned entity in which the government has no shares is not a good idea.
Lets look the truth in the face ,we have a lot of problems in Malawi which needs serious attention than building stadium,thats just a luxury thing ,its like spending money buying toys for your kid then failing to pay school fees ,intelligent parent look at priorities
FOR THE FISRT TIME, MTAMBOLO IS SAYING SOME SENSIBLE THINGS
Building the stadium with people’s tax payers is total madness Mr President..
Prison Warders in Mzuzu still live in tinned houses, Police officers still live in shit houses, graduate teachers live in boys quarters, patients sleep in the corridors at the hospitals. Wanders and Bullets should construct their own stadiums
Any MP turning down maule or manoma stadium better think twice.
Let your APM think twice first.
Kape iwe galu wako
MPs were elected by the people not NBB or Be Forward Wanderers
People will not take these people seriously anymore.No or zero comment s on all good developments happening in this country.Ntchito kuyendana m’mapazi.They are an opposition party . Instead of addressing to the government they are mentioning the party.
What HRDC is saying may make social economical sense but if could prove to be political suicide for MCP and UTM if a fresh election is to be called.
Iweyo anakuuza ndani kuti ma MP anawavotela ndi ma supporter a matimu amenewa? Nde kulephela kuyendetsa dzikoko kumenekooooooooooooooooooooo!! Lilongwe district for instance is in serious health problems because its sick patience have no referral hospital and depend on Bwaila Health Centre? Is this news to APM and or DPP? The same is true for Blantyre…….!! If any MP from Lilongwe will be heard supporting this nonsense, nde go konko kumanyumba kwao komwekooooooooooooooooooo kuti tikadzaphunzitsane liwilooooooooooo!! Za utsilu zanuzo musatitopetse nazooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!! Fotsekiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
No, it will cost not UTM or MCP votes because people know that Mutharika is not a good president. He does not deserve to govern Malawi
This tippex Arthur Muthalika should simply follow his brother and Mugabe before he does more harm to this country. The youth like myself see no future with these old people in power. Why should he use tax payers money on private companies or institutions. Have ever heard government building stadiums for teams in Europe? Kodi a Muthalika mumadya manyi? What is wrong with you?
It seems HRDC is up for anything ndi ntchetche zimene and has completely lost direction.Crying babies in town.
The true colours of HRDC are now showing! They have deep rooted hatred of President Mutharika otherwise they would have appreciated that building stadiums is a good thing. Sports is good for the mind and body.
Munthalika is a mad person, how can a normal human being think like that, its clearly shows that lomwe govrnment is full of shit
Mbuzi izi inu sizimva
Koma abale!! Tapezani ma plot a munda kuti muzilima ndikumagulisa ku Admarc kuti anthu a zidya. These illogical group of people can have a broader picture, but to oppose the President. To them work achieved. Success in a country requires different interventions on different set of people. Messi was always at the football grounds as early as 8 years and he has made money to him and his country.
I have always thought building infrastructures is one way to reveal hidden talents and we may see young talents sprouting and play in the international forums. Actually it is better to aim at put up infrastructures with an aim of developing hidden talents rather subsiding for food.
PLEASE NOTE: Bullets & Wonders have supporters almost all the constituencies. The MPs who will stop the stadiums MUST FALL.
PLEASE HRDC FIND SOMETHING TO DO!
Chimutu ngati Peter Mutharika. England never uses tax payers money to build stadias for private institutions. Chelsea for example have Stamford Bridge built by Chelsea football club. With this kind of thinking, mungakasewere ku England inu? Mbuzi za banthu meeeee agulukunyinda. I work in govt and say no to my tax being misused. Nonsense. Atenge his own money or za DPP Pitalayo. Its not us Malawians who promised, its him, so why use our taxpayers money? Machende anu
Mtembo wanted the stadia to be constructed in Karonga, Chitipa Wenya not in the South.Ine Mfiti imeneyi yayamba ku ndi bowa, kodi nyumba yake ili kuti, ichimweichmwe basi, ilakwe ilakwe mwana wa hule uyu
Khadet ulira siunati…mwakhuta manyitu inu
Muli mbuuu kummweraku tikati umphawi ndikummwera ntchito kugwira za u housemaid ndi tenants mu minda ndi makomo osazimvera chisoni? Koma zianthu zianthu zopanda nzeru inuuu. Malawi is ranked among the poorest because of southern region kutichititsa manyazi agalu inu. You travel all the way kuzangooda akabichi ndi tomato from ntcheu manyazi mulibe? Yet you have whole lake Malawi kumeneko, ufiti chani? Usawi mxxiiiii
So who will be the owner of the stadia,nyasa company or Malawi government,why can’t they just construct a national stadia in BT rather than constructing stadiams for private companies like nyasa and beforward,if he is doing that to appease certain group of people thats dumb …
A pulezidenti ananena kuti amanga ma stadium awiri a maule ndi noma ndalama za nthumba mwawo sono pano akuti adikire budget iduse ndie timve ziti? ??
ngakhale kwawo chimene anakwanisa kumanga ndi ziliza za abale awo basi mijigo wayika ndi mdzukulu wake ndalama zake koma agogo awa nzeru alibe bola akanati amange school ya mkomba phala kungonamizilako
Mediocrity of the highest order!
Oh no! Nyasa Times are you serious with this report? Our Youth are living in fear in South Africa. Instead of using tax payers money to create sustainable jobs for our youths, the President wants cheap support by building stadiums for the two clubs. This cannot be true.
It is like a father who spends his time and money during farming time in beer drinking and expect the neighbours to feed his children. I still cannot believe the story!
Zitsiru za HRDC nu mukangoyerekeza kulepheretsa ma stadium anthu mumvetsa inu mumadziwa za mpira mbuzi nonse muli kumeneko muzipanga za ndale zanu zomwezo.
Do you pay tax? Iwe ndimbuli kobasi eti?
Mwawinapo ma games ake ati? Mapazi ngati nyani kukhota and you are crying for stadium. Tell this he-goat of a president to take his own money, machende anu shupiti. Anzanu real football players are playing ku England inu how many years have you been playing ntchito kuluza mipira. Small club from Mozambique, Zimbabwe, DRC you cant beat them, agalu amichira inu. Mimba zuchita kuonetsa ndi matumbo omwe coz of njala yet you need tax to be used on stadiums achule inu. Mwagwa nayo if this is campaign. Gogo iwe u said you will build with your own money chitsiru cha munthu msonkho wathu ayi, chikamwa chopanda manocho.
iwenso mbuzi za mpila ukuziziwa
Iwe mtambo ndiwe chitsiru cha munthu chizete cheniecheni …pano mwasiya za ansah mwayamba zina kodi ma stedium mesa nde chitukuko chaziko kodi ma stadium nda chipani? mpira kuti upite pasogolo tikuyenera tkhale ndi ma stadium abwino… Galu iwe mtambo ufe nsanga ukufuna kuononga ziko ndipo waonesa kuti iwe si omenyera ufulu koma wandale ……tikusaka
Simunati mubangula mokweza anyani inu…mumaziwa kuwawa kodulidwa tax
Utafe ndiwe ndi gogo wanu wapuwala kale mkono uyu. You and your parents should die stupid. Mukuchita kusowa zakudya umbuli wachabe chabe do you work? Fuck you Ben 10.
This opposition party ilibe ma MP kodi? I hope nawo adzapeza ma MP4 ngati Chilima in the next election
Akufuna amange masukulu galu iwe uzitumaso anthu axikaphwanya munthu opanda chisoni mtambo kukumangilani misewu mwakagumula nde mukufuna amangeso unabadwa bwanji galu iwe siuganiza anzanu mmayikkmu saterotu kufuna kumacha saononga ayi paja mwawonetsa umbili amtambo kusogolela gulu usakuziwa njila ndichiyani
Mdyomba shut up. That is why munagulitsa UDF kukonda dollar. Who asked for your opinion anyway? Kazingosokani zovala apa mxxiiii
This is outright abuse of public resources. Why can’t he get part of the money he rooted through the Malawi Police Service to fund his promises. A shit of a president.
i can agree with yu tipex game yagona he knows that he cant win this case
Kkk so it never was about Ansah. The true colours have started showing. I personally am not in support of the stadia project but now these boys have come to show what they really are after, kkk.
This is just a zombie president.Daft and clueless.
My brother, let us get the sense from the guys. Bullets and Wanderers clubs are owned by companies, and therefore it does not make sense for the president to allocate our tax revenue to private entities. It is like building offices fir National Bank or Illovo. Please, let us understand!!!
They are human rights defenders you idiot they don’t just defend against Jane election fraud allegations there are endless issues when it comes to human rights abuses from 145 Karim to luck of medicines to First lady 80 million thus there scope of work! Cure your ignorance with self education
You illiterate fool, there are so many human rights abuses in this country that they have never addressed. Go to the prisons and there are there.Why this, why now
Mutharika,campaign yakoyo usaononge nayo misonkho ya a Malawi.Ukupanga campaign chifukwa ukuziwa kuti pakhoti zikuvuta.Osanamiza a Malawi,Mr.Tippex.
THE PEOPLE OF MALAWI ELECT HYENAS IN GOVERNMENT AND THEN THEY WONDER WHERE THE GOATS HAVE GONE.
THATS A PARABLE FOR THE NATION OF MALAWI.
FIRSTLY THESE CLUBS ARE PRIVATE ENTITIES.
THEREFORE WHO EVER WANTS TO FUND THEM SHOULD NOT USE PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE TAX PAYERS
TAX PAYER MONEY IS FOR PUBLIC HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS,AND OTHER PUBLIC AMENITIES.
IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER THE PRESIDENT COMES FROM SOUTH CENTRAL OR NORTH.
WHAT THIS NATION REQIURES ARE LEADERS WHO THINK PRUDENTLY WHEN IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS.
MAY GOD GIVE MALAWI THIS POVERTY STRICKEN NATION A BETTER LEADER.
I URGE MALAWIANS TO CONTINUE PRAYING FOR THIS NATION
AS AM WRITTING THIS MESSAGE I HAVE JUST HEARD THAT A FRIEND OF MINE IS IN HOSPITAL BUT SLEEPING IN A CORRIDORS OF THE PUBLIC HOSPITAL AND SUFFERING FROM MALARIA
YET HERE IS A LEADER ELECTED BY LESS THAT 60% OF THE POPULATION TRYING TO BOOST HIS EGO THRU UN NECESSARY PROJECTS JUST TO PLEASE A FEW DULL AND POOR THINKING CLUBS AND SUPPORTERS
EACH LEADER WHO RULES A NATION LEAVES A LEGACY OF EITHER HAVING BEEN WISE OR
HAVING LACKED WISDOM
GOD BLESS MALAWI’
Governments world over build stadia that are used by football clubs…in Malawi government constructed Civo, Silver , nankhaka and the colonialist built Langley stadium….why should all government resources be channelled to Health needs of the people? Development is multifaceted don’t be myopic…there are people in rural Malawi who use CHAM hospitals all their lives and they pay for the service….why should we encourage fribbies? Stadia generate revenue for government which in return can be chanelled to hospitals and not just a consuming economy…..