Malawi Congress Party launches its election manifesto: Chakwera promises ‘better life for all not the few’
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has launched its manifesto ahead of elections due to take place on May 21 2019, promising a better life for all not the few.
MCP presidential torchbearer Lazarus Chakwera launched the manifesto at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe earlier in the day on Saturday before the public launch at Masintha Ground in Kawale Township.
Unveiling the MCP manifesto the visibly confident Chakwera said MCP has a “manifesto that guarantees wealth creation, human rights, and jobs for youth, economic growth and land reforms.”
Chakwera said creating a climate conducive to the country’s economic growth would entail job creation in the private sector and subsistence farming and youth employment.
The MCP leader said the 36-paged elections blue print also guarantees safety for person with albinism, the contentious issue at the moment.
He said MCP has put strategies in the manifesto to root out corruption in the country. Corruption is perceived as a weakness for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
“The Malawi I want to build will have no place for corruption,” said Chakwera, a former church reverend.
Chakwera said the manifesto is guaranteeing national reconciliation, clean water for water, medicines for all and cheap fertiliser for all.
MCP leader said the party has built a clearer vision and a more coherent and emotionally compelling narrative that speaks to people’s expectations and that
In his speech, Chakwera expressed confidence of MCP victory on May 21.
“We will fight for every vote and protect that vote. We will fight in every constituency, in every ward. We will fight for all Malawians,” said Chakwera.
Chakwera said he was more certain now than ever that change was coming and MCP will win the elections resoundingly.
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Manifesto that is not costed. Where will money for universal subsidy come from? What about laptops to university students?
Nothing so special about this paper Mr Activists we have seen paper even in Muluzi tenure (vision 2020) for example including other sector plans and strategic documents. It’s too cheap for us to praise MCP bcoz of it’s manefisto. It will only make sense if you give them credit for improvement from their previous manefisto.
It’s sad to see little effort made by most Pentecost churches include AG in improve socie economic development for the county. For example look at their investment in health, education and other sectors you will rank them poorly as compare to other churches and you except Dr C to perform miracles for malawi economy. It’s a total fallacy to follow his agenda bcoz of biblical background and except him to be different from others.
Look at the combination of Mia and himself it leaves a lot of question which many followers have not asked subject for another day. Mia is benefiting a lot from this combination; all heavy weights were booted out of MCP clearly coz of Mia ambition. One aspect is that if Dr. C made to present he will benefit and worse thing is when he will not make it this time becuase Mia will take then mato of MCP which many supporters do not look at this.
MCP is fond of repeating the same mistake and they are always one step behind ddp as they are slow in doing things and not holistic in nature . Initiatives they are implementing this year were support to be done during 2014 election for them to win not in 2019 clapping hands for a better manefisto a total shame. Mind u the goal is to unseat dpp not what are celebrating.
I really don’t understand what you are saying. You seem to suggest that you have the monopoly of knowledge. And you sound very contradictory. How can you attack the manifesto and say it would have been better launched in 2014?
Again, what’s wrong with Mia joining MCP? Is he not a Malawian? I think you are bitter with something
Partisanship. Most people will say what they say without even reading or making sense of the document. The standard of the document i can say will not be different from that of documents of the rest. Most people cant read, those that do cannot analyse anything. If a plan does not say how stuff will be done, its tosh. This document is that and if anybody knows different bring it on because I have read the whole document and these guys only plan is to get in there and figure things out. At this point they have no idea how to get us out of our mess!
I think you don’t understand the purpose of a manifesto and you simply hate MCP.
I think it’s good to appreciate other people’s efforts and learn to be optimistic and objective. Many Malawians enjoy saying it can’t happen. All they know is nothing can change. Let me tell you that Chakwera is the new president of Malawi and Chakwera will do things differently. You will actually witnesses it.
That’s excellent bwana president
Apapa nde kulibe so zotibela zija tidzanunkha mang’ina shuwa kkkkkm
You got my vote not ena olephela 5yrs akufuna azitipusitsa mmakwalalamu
Ulemu wanu bwana prezidenti. Kho kho kho kho!!!. Kuziyika mfundo poyera ,moyambilira zosadikilanso kuti nkutengera ngati akuchitira ampanda mfundo enawa, alibe choti angatiuze. MCP won’t give any chance to these clueless parties , i don’t wanna mention names zimvere mumtolo.
Good reporting. These are the Nyasatimes standards we know
Get to go! Bravo mr president.
Page 49 decent fee public health ……. Didn’t read much but chingerezi cha MCP document yi walemba ndi Mia?
Inunso nde za page 49zanuzi mwazitenganso kuti nanga popeza this report is clearly telling all readers that the MCP Manifesto is a 36 paged blue print!!
Maka cadet wa abale………………! Osangoyamba ya kwacha bwa…………………! Kapena mwina popeza ndi chizungu mwina mukanamva akanalemba report yi mu chilankhulo chijachiiiiiiiiiiii kikikikikikikikikikikiki
@Central The reporter failed to indicate that the 36 page document he is referring to is an abridged version, and that the full comprehensive manifesto has 72 pages.
I pray that mcp wins not the corrupt Dpp where few Indians make billions
Chakwera is the new president of Malawi
Boma iloooooh! Mwina angadzatiikileko ma Street Lights in the Capital City of by beloved mother Malawi…. A thing that the current DPP Govt has failed to do for more than 4yrs in Govt….. Shame on them!
THIS IS THE HOPE THAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR
The whole manifesto is good, but on tertially education let us be realistic..giving laptops to students and sanitary pads are we serious on this…a laptop costs about 400 thousand kwacha..and we are buying each individual that? moreover the major problem among university students is not a laptop which almost everybody has it at the university..i don’t know what yongo wa yongo ngo and achina wazamazama katatu kuti mumauza chani anthuwa..what we need ku university is food…it is a major problem because it is expensive and it requires that you have money always..it really affects..
I and other fellow students feel betrayed with this as members of MCP, we actually see that BRINGING BACK MALSWITCH is the best thing any political party can mention..we will definitely lose supporters if other parties mention about bringing back malswitch. it is very pathetic that a student just needs 50 000 a month but we are ready to spend 400 thousand on laptops of which presently they are found in school libriaries despite many having laptops already. it means you are supposed to buy laptops every year and provide sanitary pads while students may even be able to buy sanitary pads by using the same malswitch..no much research was done on tertially I guess.you were supposed to visit and interview public university students on this..it is now 4 years without malswitch..
you would want to know how we have suffered without malswitch the loans only help one month of the eight. we need a sustainable way of helping us especially on food that gets us almost 90 000 a month. we the MCP have a bigger chance to win but if some parties include issues about malswitch we are at the verge of selling out as students have a great influence on parents and relatives especially those coming from the village..somebody take this message to the designers of the manifesto please otherwise this has let down every university student. and if other parties include it in their manifesto then know that we the MCP have lost college university students which are about 15000 with their parents and relatives.. let us take that every student influences 100 people then we have lost about 1.5 million people..please revisit this before the release of other parties manifesto.