Joyce Banda vows to continue with ‘handouts’ for social protection
Former president and People’s Party (PP) leader Joyce Banda has said she will continue to champion social protection for women, children, the vulnerable and underprivileged people in Malawi.
Banda highlighted her pro-poor priorities which she promises to undertake to uplift lives of its citizens when elected to return to power in May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections.
She said this at Chibavi in Mzuzu where she addressed a political rally on Sunday.
The former Malawi leader said provision of loans for small scale businesses, rural housing project such as Mudzi Transformation Initiative as well as social cash transfer are some of policies and concepts her government will propagate once ushered into power.
The PP leader has always said social protection as stipulated in the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, is one of the pillars for social economic development.
“Empowered citizens have the potential to effectively contribute towards sustainable social economic development of the country,” said Banda.
“I will continue to help the needy and my policies will always prioritize those in rural areas and the underprivileged, they are always in my heart,” she said.
Banda was once at the helm of NABW (National Association of Business Women) and has been a champion of charity through her Joyce Banda Foundation International, JBFI.
Thousands of children have gone through secondary and tertiary education through Joyce Banda’s fees initiative.
On education, Banda said she will improve infrastructure and student’s welfare.
She observed that our university students are currently going through turbulent times and their learning environment ought to be improved.
The PP leader also hinted on rural electrification saying portable and accessible energy is the way to go in a quest to deal away with wanton cut down of trees, as a solution environmental degradation.
The former president said she has vision is to transform and free the people from the yoke of underdevelopment.
Banda, the second female head of state in Africa and the first to lose an election in 2014, is currently going around the country sharing what she has to offer for Malawians.
She has since asked people in Mzuzu and the northern region to register their names in the ongoing voter registration exercise.
Despite some good strides she made, Banda lost the 2014 presidency partly due to corruption scandal dubbed Cashgate, some of which she inherited and some that were of her own making.
Banda was an accidental president whose rise came suddenly in 2012 when the increasingly authoritarian rule of Peter Mutharika’s brother, Bingu wa Mutharika, was cut short by a fatal heart attack.
By constitutional rights she, as vice-president, was the successor but Mutharika’s allies conspired to block her but she became President as a constitutional requirement.
She came third behind MCP’s Lazarus Chakwera in 2014 elections and left the country immediately after Mutharika was sworn in May 2014.
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What happens when you run out of the handouts? You cannot develop a country and its people with handouts
We need a message of hope and empowerment and not of dependency on handouts
Four years later same old tired message!
Aaaaaaah still talking about handouts in 2018 campaign ????
Is she running the campaign on the same old tired message and handouts??? You mean the 4 years in exile didn’t help to move her mindset from dependency to self reliance? A good campaign strategy would be to unlock the potential of the citizenry and empower them
This bitch feels sorry for stealing from Malawians. Withdrawing K300 million a day , signed by one Kazombo and Mphwiyo. Mzondi Lungu naye was paid in cash a few thousand pounds, he collected from our offices the Malawi embassy in London. Mzondi ndikanetu!
Koma awanso awa….Abiti Kazhighetiiii…shaa! Does she know that social protection on its own will never develop this country? And that most of the social cash transfer currently in place is by donors….pajha she enjoys, in her own words, “kukaghwada kwa azungu”. She has no agenda for this country. Busy talking nonsense to gain access to state coffers for cashgate round 2, presidential pardon of Looteepo and aqcuital of Kalonga, Kasambava etc. Nambo mwejho Abiti Kazhigeti….you belong to the past, and not only that, but in the dustbin of history labeled Two Lost Years.
What is going on with the Halloween colors?????, you had this same old tired message in 2014, it did work, go back to the drawing board
Teach me how to fish and I will never be hungry again !…….. you tried handouts in 2014 it didn’t work, it did not change people’s lives at all …….you never learn’
Ayayaya no handouts please! …. ……. you need to change the mindset and unlock the market potential for those remote under served communities ……….handouts is not the answer empowerment is ! Handout is very oppressive and demeaning to people
You need to empower people Madam! Not dwelling your campaign on handouts that is pathetic in 2018! You need to be talking about programs that will lift people out of poverty
This woman is very dull! Malawi has the lowest tax base whereby only the salaries employees pay taxes- the commercial sector which is dominated by Indians pays very little. Now without donor input, where exactly does this moronic and low IQ woman think that she will get the monies to five out handouts! 80% of the revenue is stolen daily by civil servants through devious and diabolic systems devised during Bingus and especially her accidental Presidency ( which was one of the most patheric) time where is your golden boy thief Mphwito JB? Where is the jet money? Where is the crude oil money? Where is the JB Foundation money? Where are your Nigerian prophets and you other satanic affiliates? Where are azungu that used to advice you and your Kenyan crooked advisors? Shaaaa! This woman is completely shameless!
Malawi problems can not end by one person. Those of good will should think of poor Malawian in typical village. Zati koma ine ndiye wokhonza will not take us anywhere. Form a strong block with good policy and guidelines. it doesn’t necessaliry need for everyone to lead. Ask God to help us in our choice. Zoti iyuyu chifukwa choti ndiwakwathu, kapena tilipafupi nawo tizaliranso.
Ask Chilima walira nayo yobera mavoti yekha
Nothing wrong with social welfare, as long as there are also activities to wean people from it. It cant be handouts forever.
Mama Joyce Banda, frankly speaking me personally I love you very much because of your courage and the efforts you have been doing in Malawi. I’m certain that you are among top twenty women in Africa because everybody can witness your works. Please mum take my advice, you would better concentrate in making your life quite indispensable to your Almighty God rather than continue with politics which you have tried but failed. God has a purpose for your life and you need to thank Him for all what He has done to you. Not many women in Malawi have achieved what you have achieved. The cashgate case is around you. Whether winning it or not, all Malawians are awash that you were very much involved in it and you cannot run away from it. I always wonder why politicians are always big hearted. This is the time mum to cling to your God because even if you look innocent to many, yourself and your God know the whole truth about cashgate. Izo nzanunso amayi sankhani nokha.
You must be living in a jungle. She isn’t even top 20 women. Even Zodwa Wabantu has brains than this mandasi woman
Handouts have never been a solution to social woes. It just creates a system wherein citizens are dependent on the state for everything. Teach them how to fish madam and they forever be grateful.
If you say that she is a thief how come that all big parties are looking for her for partnership? Other parties have realised that she has good support from grassroot and they want to take advantage of that. She we conclude other parties leaders are Angels without weakness?.oooooooooohhhhhh
Joyce Banda is not looking for vote for every malawian but those who are happy with her manifesto. You can give your votes to any party of your wish but leave those who are happy with her manifesto to give her votes. Thanks for your negative comments against her but the truth remains that PP has members across the country and these members will give her votes.
Especially those interested in loans for mandasi business. I wonder how many of them read nyasatimes.
Whether people like it or not APM come 2019 will win the elections. You are going to see what people of Zimbabwe so, they thought they had a young candidate. APM is going to knock down all political parties. That is why you have started sabotaging the electoral process by still voter registration kit so that when you lose you should find a scapegoat. We know what you are doing. There are people among you who are telling us what you are planning
Za maliseche zimenezo. DPP is dead.
Akawinira kumandatu. Olo May afika uyuyu? Muone mkono anachita kumusokereranso that why akapita Ku US amasowa Kaye amakhala akumuchapa nthupi. Watha uyu muzingodikira state funeral
She’s a reason why entitlement & big man syndrome continues to crash patriotism & stewardship for hardworking rural Malawians. This stupidity of handouts should stop Madam now it’s a time of ownership where dependence syndrome should be eliminated once and for all.
Mai Banda, I know you have a motherly heart and would want to assist the downtrodden as much as you can. Unfortunately, basing this for your political aspirations will not work out, better base this as your ticket to heaven. I have followed your life from the beginnings of NABW and all that you fought for with Indefund and SEDOM to help fund your organisation. Including your efforts with international organisations to bring NABW to a functional body. But you will agree with me that all those efforts have not met success as you had intended. The problem has been your tendency to take to bed politics as a vehicle for your achievements. Apart from the JB Foundation which did use the political vehicle and has been successful, the rest of your efforts have been poor performers.
May be God is talking to you. You can be a Blessing to Malawi but not on the political front, leave that to those who can befriend the devil.
Mayi Joyce Banda koma manyazi mulinawo? You were president before Peter Mutharika and you messed up our finances, including stealing our maize in the silos and selling of our Jet. As we are talking, your accomplices are languishing in prison and some died due to the same cashgate which you initiated. Yet you want us to put you in office again when memories are still fresh on how you messed us full time. Do you have advisers? or ndiwe osamva malangizo? Are your senses alright? Joyce umandimvetsa chisoni
This woman is useless.
Izinso ndiye zinanso. Bolanso zolima chumba akunena anzanuwa
(I ALWAYS ASK MYSELF ) IF THESE SMALL SMALL PARTY LEADERS REALLY HAVE THE HEART TO CHANGE THE SOCIO- ECONOMICAL PROBLEMS THE PEOPLE ARE FACING AT THE MOMENT –WHY CAN’T THEY TEAM UP AS ONE ?? TO REMOVE THE DPP LED GOVERNMENT WHICH HAS FAILED MISERABLY IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION ; IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURES AND PEOPLE’S LIVING STANDARDS ?
AMAYI MULI BWINO KOMA NDIKUONA KUTI BWANJI MUNGOPANGA JOIN MCP MAGANIZO ANGA COZ ZIKHOZA KUTIPANGILA UBWINO NDITHU IFE OKUKONDANI TIKUTELO