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kena
6 years ago

Fellow Malawians, lets change our mindset. We should not always just be opposing projects which can lift the livelihood of most Malawians under the pretext of environmental conservation. How do nations where oil exploration is propagated survive? Remember water and air are cleansing agents naturally. Lets not just be too good at criticizing Govt that it is not doing enough to improve the social welfare the populace when there are meager resources to manipulate to meet the needs of all Malawians. support this God given opportunity for prosperity – oil extraction. We will survive very well.

Abu Banda
Abu Banda
6 years ago

Thom calm down as it appears you were born just yesterday. Agriculture remains the back born of our economy like it live it. If you look at what Dr Banda did on economy you will agree that we were one of the superpowers in Southern Africa. We were respected. $ and MK were one-to-one, the country’s GDP and inflation were under control. What happened in 1994? Destruction and killing of gvt systems. The civil service had high intergrity. Government companies were sold like zapakaunjika with regard to our children’s children. Today the country is breeding heavily and we want short… Read more »

Hank
Hank
6 years ago

Cannot agree! Yes, there are few countries that had a very happy chance and could produce oil in a clean way without destoying the marine or land environment. And indeed, some governments spend the money to produce wealth for all people of the country. But look, which African country has not harmed the environment? Which African country has made all citizens wealthy instead of only some few profiteers? Who can guarantee that the lake won’t get damaged? Your precious, your beautiful lake all Malawians are proud of – full of oil slicks. Congratulations to a lake without fish. Who can… Read more »

thitherward
thitherward
6 years ago

If we do not improve governance, eliminate corruption, and strengthen environmental protection BEFORE we start to exploit oil reserves, we certainly will not enhance the situation AFTER.

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