Lucius Banda calls Malawi youth ‘pathetic generation’ for failing to fight for own rights
Malawi’s legendary Musician Lucius Banda has labelled Malawian Youths as a “Pathetic Generation” accusing them of being inactive and failling to rise up and fight for their freedom and human rights in critical issues.
Banda said this last weekend when he performed at the Mzuzu Stadium.
The self-proclaimed ‘Soldier for the poor’ told the patrons at the show that he is tired of fighting for the freedom of people who are inactive.
“I am tired of singing because you are just sitting down. You are a pathetic generation” Banda is quoted by The Nation newspaper as saying.
“It’s up to you; you are the young people. I am not a young man anymore. In the next three or four years I will be 50 yeard old,” said Banda.
He further said there is a big difference between the youths of today and the past.
Banda blamed todays youths for being too loyal to their political affiliations even knowing from deep down their hearts that things are not moving.
“In the past, the youth would act without looking at one’s party affiliation. And that is why we had multiparty.
“But people (today) are loyal to their party even if they know that their leaders are wrong. It’s difficult to speak for such people,” said Banda.
Sometime back, Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) Executive Director John Kapito shared the same sentiments in blaming Malawians for relying on few individuals to speak on their grievances.
Just recently, Human Rights Activist Billy Mayaya organised march protest against poor service delivery by the Electricity Supply Corperation of Malawi (ESCOM) and Water Board but only few people turned up for the demonstrations.
He ended up being arrested by the Police a move many believe it was politically motivated.
Lucius Banda has been a critic to almost all the governments in Malawi since the one party rule of late Malawi first President Ngwazi Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda.
He started singing critical songs against poor leadership in 1993 when he was 23 years old.
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Indeed the youths of today we are so very quiet in political activism…. However, though I believe in revolution I feel that the challenges that Malawi is facing right now do not require a revolt by the youth or anyone. The problems that we have now are a combination of several causes, some caused by the current administration and some by all the previous administration including MCP, UDF, DPP and PP. However, some are caused by the forces of nature which we should not blame politicians for, rather we should unite to take our part in solving the challenges. That is my take. “The spirit of wishing for a better life for all”
Maybe u miss The point of Lucia Banda. He dos not mean revolt. But youths of tog day ord youths in Malawi are passive. When and Who is going tog chansen for you? These old men? What future do u have in a country where youths are used as fighters of old gurus. U said the problem is for the past parties But tjat is past and history. U left a man to demonisyrate alone But u could go to demonistrate in big number with the church leaders. U know the problem is not The past But now. Also its because Malawian youths have not given a chance to speak freely and practise politics. Old people dominant pomitics. Afraid of youths so they dont let u be in politics like other countries. Youths are the future of a nation. How are the next leaders come from If u dont practise pomitics. Its for your own good. Its so much corruption by These old leaders. Young generation have visions But old men have no. U need to form your own youth party which can speak for yourselves. To day you are political cadets. How does that benefit your future? Obama started at school.
Lucius Banda is trying to influence youth to be doing bad behaviour and personally he hate DPP and Bingu’s family, he celebrated when Bingu died and now he is feeling pain that DPP is still in power, Malawi does not need politician like Lucius, and he must know that it is only health and educated people whom they can contribute more to the development of Malawi, and he need to encourage youth to be going to school than smoking and drinking and uniting Malawians as one nation, not dividing Malawians by using a certain group of people that is not going to work ( I remember when he was caught with fake MSCE)
KUNGOFERA ZOTI AKULAMULAYO NDI WAKWATHU OLO TIGONE NDI NJALA CHIMANGA KULIBE CHADULA ZILIBE KANTHU
ANZATHU A KUMPOTO
PENA PAKE AMAYIONERA PATALI GAME
IFETU BASI GO KONKO
PALIBE CHIONA INE TAAA
Billy Mayaya’s march was more than two months ago. The action preparedness is rising.
And if the youth is not effectively organised, maybe Lucius can do something about it.
He is doing something by telling u. He singins so What do u What him to do? Corwards. In Malawi Young people are very poor especially Young men. NO Jobs.
The problem here is that Lucius has seen that his future in politics will end up being in opposition come what may. The painful thing is that there are also many youths in the ruling party who are likely to vote for this party in 2019. Lucius has seen that chances for him to belong to the ruling party are over and will never come. So Prophet Bushiri has advised him to try the waters in the youth if at least can be convinced to dump their parties and join him blindly without the youth knowing where they are taken to. Lucius is looking at the cadets and thinks it will be an achievement if he hooks them to Bushiri. Lucius is being bank-rolled by Bushiri to stand against Atupele at the UDF convention so that when he beats him Bushiri will come in the open and woo the youths to support the party.
crazy crazy Malawi thinking tht maintains this status quo. I wish there were mojority of Malawians who wd think btr and objectively than demonstrated in this comment. Shaaah!
U are wrong there. Lucias is the only UDF Who has not abandon The party to go to another party Atupele could have been the youngest president in Malawi but he is weak for money. A leader of party never leave his party to join government. What Atupele did was like a capitain in the army desert his group and join enemies. So dont compare Atupele and Lucias. Atupele has NO moral. Join JB now DDP. How can he be trusted. He is used like his father
I wonder why Lucius is telling northerners in Mzuzu and not youth from South or central.
What is wrong with Northerners youth? He will come to South, Central and East. U see that is What is wrong. We can not Unite. Some of u region is your country not one Malawi.
Nsomba imayamba kuwola kumutu. Who can forget that the youths have been taught to steal and cheat by the politicians who Lucias is one of them. Who can forget that the Soldier was convicted of presenting/declaring a fake MSCE to qualify at Parliament? Are you leading by example? if people retire in activism then Nelson Mandela would not have lead South Africa after 27 years in prison. Rubbish talk by a man full of nsima.
People make mistakes u can not judge them for rest of their lives. When reading youth comments now I have a good picture of youth in Malawi. They are so negative and have issues which dont promote their development. I understand why Malawi youth grow abroad are much better in mind sett. Its NO use to talk to those at home. They are brain washed by these religious of Bushiri and others and grow up with tribalism regionalism. It will take long for Malawians to Change.
Kabango, maybe you were not there during Muluzi’s time. If you are a kid go and listen his songs he criticized Muluzi’s government for starting free primary school and yet the teachers were not receiving their salaries, he criticized about potholes in our roads, people sleeping at Admarc waiting for maize. “Mukamakhala ku chinyumba chanucho muli chimanga chiliko anthu akugona ku Admarc”Ndi zina zambiri ngati UDF government making promise lies, campaigning instead of ruling.
The youth of today ntchito kumwa mowa wa masachet,kachasu ndikusuta chamba basi
We Malawians are very lazy and selfish people. No wonder these so cold foreigners are able to rule us. This generation is not going to fight for its except few, but the next generation will definitely going to fight for not only their right but also call us cowards.
But why do you have say this in the north????
This is not the first time Lucius has complained about young people in this country that they are so silent and not willing to fight for their own rights.,,,,,,,,and i strongly agree with him…..achinyamata timangodziwa kudandaula ndikunyambita mapazi a ma politicians.,…..we are not patriotic.,,,,,we are pathetic indeed…..ku ma demonstrations sapita kukatenga nawo mbali koma kukajambula nkumatumiza pa whatsapp amvekere kuno nde ayi….kuli anthu ochepa.,,,,,Koma andale akati mukamenye anthu kapena mudzi pake paint mudzikavina pa msonkhano nde kuthamanga,..,,,,,,we are pathetic indeed……..
Otimenyera nkhondo adalipo koma eeeeh atopa.
ukuneneska Lucius. vyana tababa sono vindele vakumalilapo.
am a bit indifferent with L. Banda’s approach to the problem. What he is missing is one thing. When you fight for truth you simply do not mind what others are doing…what the youth is doing. We had people who stood up for something good and even their people hated them…..Jesus was even killed by his own people for standing by what he saw and found to be true…he never gave up saying that people or the youth did not support him…We had the president of America who stood up against slavery and he himself had slaves…Slavery was accepted by majority. He stood up against this and here we are. We had Mahatman from India. He stood up against so many things in India and was even killed by his own people. So Mr. L. Banda do not give up now if you have a right course otherwise the fight is on and may be it is not you who will get the fruits.
True today’s generation very pathetic.How can they allow university close for six months now and they are just phwiiiii pankhomo.Once upon a time we hard Chanco and Poly.They represented us on all critical issues.Change begins with students and we simply join. Civil society is a vote of no confidence in Malawi because they use pole and dump them.we cannt trust them no matter what?Malawi needs natural disasters so that the fittest genes survive without some of the spectator ions
hahaha…although painful but its a pity for Malawi….”Malawi needs natural disasters so that the fittest genes survive without some of the spectator ions – See more at: http://www.nyasatimes.com/lucius-banda-calls-malawi-youth-pathetic-generation-failing-fight”
Ulemu too much and unatipatsa mantha. We have umphawi wa dzaoneni and we still dance to our political leaders and being tossed around anyhow and all we do is smile and say Mulungu akuona. God helps those that help themselves
a Lucius musakhale a nzeru lero during tenure of udf u were as quiet as dead, mumapindula ndi boma lija, vuto la a Malawi ndilimeneli, pamene banzi ili pakamwa ndiye kukhala chete koma zikakhala kuti sizili mbali yanu ndiye basi kuoneka ngati abwino, mudzafa imfa yowawa akapuku inu!!
That’s 100% correct. Political affiliation should be the last thing in their life but they put it first. It’s them leave politicians destroying their own future
Pano kwachuluka ma YO ana usadziwa komwe akupita odalira makolo, Munthu zaka 30 akukhalabe ndi makolo kukomwedwa ndi zaeni, if they have atleast be visonally we could have been seen them fighting for their rights, Kut muone muone ma YO akutengelawo they were working hard to be what they are now e,g Jay z he was selling tapes in his early 20’s on the street
I agree with you but I also blame parents who entertain their kids at 30 to still stay with them. Chase them out so they can make their own living
Very true brother. We have most of the time failed to held these politicians we have accountable. So they keep on thieving while we watch and do nothing. We are practicing politics of wakwithu against quality and substance. We elect leaders that do not understand things. What do we expect if we elect a blind person to lead us?????
That’s very true Lucius, Young men to day the hate young men of to tomorrow, i mean we will not have the generation that will arise and fight against corruption, you know why Poverty.
Billy Kaunda”” Osauka alibe mau””’ you will see young men of to day kupasidwa zikwanje kukhapa anthu ku msonkhano ya anthu a Mulungu because they have received K1,000 oh my God! Young men of to day they hate much the truth, believing lies, why Poverty.
I salute you Lucius, you tried your best, congratulations buddy!!!!
This generation is very useless and unpatriotic indeed. Kumangofuna kulandira basi!