Malawi gets Xmas gift from US, qualifies for new MCC compact
Malawi has been approved to seek another development compact by Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a United States of America (USA) government agency after it successfully completed the first compact of $350 million (K259 billion) energy project which closed on September 21 this year.
President Mutharika sharing ideas with the Vice President of Millenium Challenge CorporationMr Kamran Khan at Kamuzu Palace – Pic by Stanley Makuti
MCC announcement which has been treated as an early Christmas gift to Malawi, was learnt through a Twitter feed on Wednesday evening.
“MCC is excited to announce that at yesterday’s board directors meeting the board selected Malawi as eligible for compact programme,”reads the tweet.
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Goodlal Gondwe, said the President Peter Mutharika led administration has learnt the news of the new compact with “delight”, saying the country scored 65 percent on tackling corruption to the scorecard in the first compact
Gondwe said it is the good score in the first compact which has given a leeway to Malawi to get a new development compact.
“We are extremely excited with this,” said Gondwe.
He said the government this time around will seek another aspect on infrastructure.
“Maybe transportation, but we will see,” said Gondwe.
United States Embassy public affairs officer Douglas Johnston said the decision by MCC board of directors chaired by US Secretary of State looked at other factors before selecting beneficiary countries.
He said MCC has a higher bar for second compact eligibility, including successful implementation of the first compact; improved scorecard policy performance; and a commitment to pursue sectoral reform.
Malawi improved scores in investing in people and ruling justly.
MCC compacts are basically grants designed to be invested in sectors that can facilitate economic development and poverty eradication in beficiary countries , usually poor economies such as Malawi.
The challenge now is for Malawi government to identify compact sectors that will improve the well being of Malawians and by and large the economy.
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Minister Gondwe, you say may be the second compact will be on infrastructure like transport? As much as we need good roads, don’t lose sight of the fact that we are far from sorting out our electricity problems. If I were you, I would stick to electricity
Congrats Govt. Ine nde ndimakaikatu. Ukhuluku unakuchulukirani a DPP. At least Chilima will have a good head starrt when he becomes President next May.
Shame on you haters if it was the opposite you could have been saying too much corruptin and signs of ecanomical mismanagement but now you have still something to write though this is good news for our Mother Malawi. Chitani manyazi plz.
Adadi / ababa mukuyesetsa kuyendetsa dzikoli. Tiziyamika pena mukamachita bwino. Ife sitili ngati anyapapi ena opepera ngati chitsiru chakumwa madzi ometera ndevu. 😄😄😄
More love adadi😍
Lets take irrigation as our next goal.
Mwana wa MLOMWE PETER ntchito akuigwira man.
Adadi / ababa mukuyesetsa kuyendetsa dzikoli. Tiziyamika pena mukamachita bwino. Ife sitili ngati anyapapi ena opepera ngati chitsiru chakumwa madzi ometera ndevu. 😄😄😄
More love adadi😍
This is not about DPP transforming this country but our pure poverty . American government has decided to rescue us from our man made misery created by our leaders who lack vision for this country.
As such there is nothing to celebrate for,
Had it been Malawi was one of well to do country then it was not going to qualify for this compact but bcoz our leaders don’t have leadership skills that’s why America is coming in .
I get surprised when people talk that our leaders don’t have visions. Then what are those party manifestos about. They are detailed visions!
I think transport infrastructure would be an ideal Compact beneficiary, but more reforms are needed in the sector, considering it is the bedrock of Corruption in the way contracts are issued out (especially on roads). Some benchmarks need to be established, and enforced on the quality of the works and provision of budgeted maintenance. Its no use to build roads if there is no adequate budget for their maintenance. The EU two decades asked Malawi to institute a mechanism for User Charges for roads, which would be implemented by Roads Authority, under the Road Maintenance Initiative. However, government has used these funds to build local roads which cannot be maintained. For instance the famous Limbe to Manje road is now being washed away.
THI is good news, congratulations
Ask those who regulate comments on Nyastimes. Malawi only scored 65% in corruption. The score should be lover than that, and you know it.
Every body knows that American government, more especially this Donald trump regime, is not playing when it comes to financials, sometimes let’s accept the reality on the ground, I don’t think they can award this chance to a country that is more corrupt, I agree that we as a country we still have a long way to go to end corruption in totality. But while we still doing that let’s not allow politics to distruct every thing in path.
One of the projects to be considered is revamping and upgrading Lusaka-Lilongwe-Blantyre-Beira railway line.
And this surprises me big time. People from outside this country, America for that matter can see changes for greater things in our country and yet someone has chosen to give all this positivity a blind eye. Shame on you haters!
boma iloooo, God is fighting for APM. thank you Lord, Thank you Holly Spirit and thank you Jesus. Keep it up APM and your government , we are supporting you all the way. May God add more years on your age and keep you fit always. Amen
we thank God, ma haters sakuyankhulapo kalikonse. all they want to do now is to write a letter to MCC Compact kuti apange withdraw. God is fighting for DPP ife tili chikhalile.
It’s not about DPP but Malawi as a country,
Umbuliwo uchosemo m’mutumo.
It’s bcoz of our poverty created by our leaders such as your DPP led government has forced American government to rescue us from our misery.
So there is nothing to celebrate .
God loves this country. The power hungry agitators and detractors of APM and his Government need to see the writing of God on the wall. This is a massive and undisputed evidence that APM and his Government are trying much harder than some wicked people would like to make us believe. APM, maintain your resilient and humble attitude because that is when God fights on your behalf. I always pray for you!
This is massive? This is not the first time Malawi has qualified. By the way, many people will come to your funeral than those who celebrate your birthday. When the government does right: what we expect it to do, there is no point for us to praise it to they skies, but when it does something wrong. So don’t be very much surprised when you don’t see many hand clappers.
This is good news!!! An early Xmas present, indeed. The gods have smiled on us.
Kudos to the Team that put up the application!
No comments indeed. Mbuzi za anthu. Only looking on negative things. They have nothing to do with good news like these ones. Very shameful
How can one comment when the news is only good in that the Americans have seen it necessary to consider us for another tranche of money but on the other side hands are trembling in readiness to pinch the coins.
Nothing to smile about as 75% of the money will end up in their personal pockets. DPP, prince of thieves.
This is not the first time Malawi has qualified for this pact
Ma comments kuli ziii. Kkkk achina Mtambo, Simwaka, Trapence ndi anzawo ma governance experts we need to hear what’s your take on this
Let me agree with you my friend. These people are Satans of this country. They are dirty devils. The only thing they open their dirty mouths is when bad happens to this country. They are monsters you can ever imagine of. Remember they have been fighting progress of LL-Salima Water project and look now where we are with portable water. They are busy fighting the president over his awards and achievements. Don’t expect them to comment good on this one. Expect them to write to MCC that they should remove Malawi from this qualification. I wonder which hell will they go with this type of evil, more the Satan.
Well said Alfred.
You right bro. It’s sad that some misguided Malawians wish this country bad so as to sustain their personal greed. Shame on them.
Kkkkkkk they detractors have tried to throw APM and DPP out through the window but what they forgot is that some windows are very wide umakagwa choima ngati mphaka…The writing is on the wall, APM and his DPP have been given an overwhelming vote of confidence…manyazi agwire anthu
Show us what the first compact has helped us with. It was on electricity improvement. What has it done? Are we better than ten years ago? Mukungosekelera kuti mupeza pososola basi
Let me show you just one. With the just ended compact Malawi can import power from the SADC pool for the short term intervention to shortage of power. This is so because we now have the infrastructure that supports such. Maybe you r also blind we have just connected with Zambia using this development.
you have to understand that the first compact was about laying an infrastructure which was dully done. now Malawi has Electricity infrastructure backbone which can take a more than five times current electricity capacity.
Wina ndi ameneyu chimanga, Mbalame yamunthu, good for nothing, bola mayi ako akanangopita pachabe dziko lathu likanakhala bwino, likanakhala dziko lodziwa kuyamika.
Who are you to judge whether the first compact has helped us or not? Do you think the Americans are stupid enough to approve the second phase if the first one was misused. Sometimes just learn to shut up, because your comment shows how arrogant you are.
Arrogant and ignorant motherfucker!
Kkkkkkk eish koma yaas.
I noticed apa athu ama comment’s only bad news that’s Malawians for site.
Congratulations to the government