Malawi paper says ‘no’ to secession, but backs federalism debate
A prominent Malawi newspaper, Nation on Sunday has become the first paper to publicly reject the North Malawi independence campaign but has strongly supported the stance taken by the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) to facilitate a national debate on proposals for the country to adopt a federal system of government.
The weekly newspaper in its editorial comment with the headline ‘We say no to secession’, said: “Let Malawians speak their minds on how they wish their country to be governed.”
The paper however said it does not agree with the idea of accommodating secession calls.
“Whatever grievances some quarters of society have and no matter how legitimate the concerns may be, the solution cannot be to dismantle this country into pieces,” reads the editorial.
Although the paper has rejected the secession call, is does not dispute the fact that there are genuine concerns calling for immediate attention and action.
It nonetheless stress that “secession is certainly not the right way to address such issues.”
Reads the editorial: “Even in the face of nepotism, lack of development or the quota system of selecting students into the University of Malawi (Unima) and many other issues that are being cited by proponents of secession, there is no justification whatsoever for the country to take this regrettable path.”
The paper noted that Malawians have together “fought colonialism, dictatorship and ushered this beautiful country into democracy”, adding that “in this long walk, we have stood together as one Malawi; our patriots have shed blood for Malawi as one country.”
It wonders where things have gone so wrong that the word secession should be heard in our midst.
Pro-federalism campaigners said newspapers are “perfectly entitled” to back one side or the other.
Meanwhile, the Nyasa Times is giving its columnists and those posting comments, freedom to take their own position on the federalism or North Malawi independence.
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Nkhani Apa Siyonyozana Ndi Kutonzana, Nobody Shud Claim To B Wisier In A Democratic Dispensation, Let Pipo Debate , & If Need Arises, Referendum Shud Take Place. Sizomatukwana Ayi, Anthu Ena Munakhala Bwanj? Lets Look @ These Isues Objectively Osangot Pot Kwathu Ndikwakuti Ayi, Mkungoonetsapo Umunthu Wanu Oipa Apa. I Just Urge Thoz Fighting For Federation To Do So In Gud Faith. Dont Rush Saying Apasidwa Ndalama, Achisi Mkuopa Zenophobia Kuti Angadzakulandeni Chipatala Chanucho, Mmesa Vuwa Ndiemwe Akugawa Ndalama, Lets Remov Emotions Coz Av Seen Both Partez R Emotional, God Bless Malawi!
This is just a mare scrumble for leadership and forsure it will have an impact only on few selfish leaders
Gwadani you are a shameless man and I know that you were fired by a boss from north becoz of ur incompetence. Now you want to call all northerners stinks. Oh! my friend you are a shameless man to the people of central region. You shouldn’t say we in the central region but u should say you yourself. Is Hon. Menyani from north? Or is Chakwera from north? Federalism is not dividing the country. In Malawi we do vote on regional line whether u like it or not. The region that will suffer is the one which has less people and one day people will fight. Do u want that Gwadani? To avoid those future fighting then we must put systems that will protect the future of our children and grandchildren. I hope u do have kids. Don’t be King Hezekiah who was selfish. He bosted becoz calamities will not come during his lifetime but his children. Go home to your home area and hear what people are talking about this issue. I know u are still in slumber. Check!
I’m from central region and Lilongwe and Mchinji to be specific. I don’t think the central region is for federalism. Central region knows how to fight her battles and we do it in parliament,let alone north go for seccession and not fedederarism. This animal called north stinks but borrow a leaf from Lesotho and Swaziland. Malawi won’t lose anything if this stinking north secced from Malawi. North is more of a parasite to Malawi. Leave Malawi the soonest else we start a campaign of xenophobia. We don’t need or miss you in Malawi you selfish northerners.
tiyeni nazoni kunonso tiziyamba
Yes! But declaring Northern Region as independence is a wrong idea to solve the differences. This is the works of the devil who wants to turn Malawi into a non-peaceful country. Malawians let us unite and pray for unity! Churches, do not fuel the practice. Your responsibility is to bring peace and wise resolution led by Jesus who is the Master of peace. Let Malawi be a peaceful country for ever!
ayi atumbuka mwatikwana. Kodi mumaganiza you are knowledgeable enough than all other tribe?
mind u mulungu amadana ndi ozikweza
Sitinati. Uvetsa.
Northenors can not vote on my behalf on wheteher Malawi shud adopt fedarlism. The fedarism decision shud be a national decision and the results will be NO. However if the question is whether North should get waway and form own country, I assure you Malawi will vote YES. Malawi is tired of the north being a thorn in its midist. It will do Malawi good to let NORTH GO, now and soonest possible. Nothing is beneficial to us as a country from these pipo. All they think, dream about, eat, talk, prioritise is about NORTH and NORTH and NOrth. They are not fit to be part of Malawi. I am from center, and I am happy and very happy to co-exist with my fellow from south, but never ever those from NORTH. NO NO NO NO NO to north. Let them be cut offand become their own country.
I ma one of the supporters of either sussession or federalism.
I feel it is utterly wrong to think that Malawi cannot be disintegrated when one section of the Malawian population feels it is more legitimate to access the nations resources than the other.
It is also very wrong to think that some section of the country will remain unattended for the sake of unity.
What is in Malawi is to some extent the perception of Boko Haram where the nations feels that education is evil and are burnt towards victimizing them for the choice they have made to pursue education at every opportunity.
To day northerners are looked at as outcasts in Malawi with every nasty comment wherever it happens to be a northerner,
Even in football a northerner is always wrong
In education he is probably very wrong for his very choice of it
The notion to say that we the proposals cannot be condoned is a fallacy.
The right way to look at this is why are we saying this>
We are free to go sole, to call for federalismand even to join Tanzania who we feel will readily accept us since many facilities and services we use come from TZ
Certainly if we went out of Malawi we would not miss anything apart from kutukwan a kwanu
Tanzania here we come!!!!!!!
Kamuzu called it Stupid chitaganya, and stupid Tumbukas want stupid chitaganya today. No wonder Kamuzu called them stupid azipita kwawo ku north. stupid tumbakas go to your stupid villages in the north
BREAKING NEWS
Minister of Info, Nankhumwa was speaking on MIJ FM this morning. He says govt will consider promoting debate on federalism and later, hold a referendum. No point of return here.
federation sitimaifuna koma PITALA WAONONGA NDI AMENE AKUPANGITSA ZONSEZI
1- ANABERA MAVOTI
2- POSANKHA OPANDA MANYAZI KUNGOSANKHA ALOMWE ANZAKE MMIPANDO
3- KUMACHOTSA MAPROJECT KU CHIGAWO CHINA KUMAPITITSA KWAWO NTCHONA AMENEYU SAKUDZIWA MMENE KUKHALIRA LIMODZI KUMAKOMERA NDIYE NDIMANTCHONA ANZAKE ANGOTENGANA IYI SINALI NKHANI AYI ENI AKE NDI KAMUZU ankatiuza kuti palibe nchewa kaya muyao kaya mtumbuka tonse ndi aMALAWI KOMA UYU WAONJEZA TIYESETSE A MALAWI INU A PAC CHONDE YESETSANI NTCHONYU MUUZENI MAU NDI AMENE AKUTIWONONGERA UBALE WATHU
mchewa pure waonjeza kwambiri. you are insulting your fellow malawians? what a shame. you have no manners. just give your ideas but PLEASE I BEG YOU DO NOT USE SUCH INDECENT LANGUAGE.
i thought if North becomes independent, it is south that will become slaves. By the way, North has been feeding the whole nation economically and that can’t be disputed. i don’t want to go into details now but everybody in Malawi knows about that. Pliz leave North alone, why do you panic????????
whatever problems we have in the dountry can be resolved without resorting to dismantling this country into regions and possibly into districts as stand alone countrIes, Boy this idea is madness. Yes many people are angry and feel completely dejected and hopeless and think that if their region stands alone they will greatly benefit but the opposite is likely going to be the case. Yes we have problems in the country such as corruption , nepotism, plunder of poor peoples taxes(cash gate),demand of high pay by our members of parliament and the list goes on and on .Fellow Malawians there are other means of correcting this evil other than breaking our unity because of a few serfish individuals. Believe me not all Lomwes are benefiting from what is happening. Remember there is streangth in unity
A tumbuka woyeee! tiyeni nazoni wina alirachake chake nchino.
Whatever but atumbuka ndiodzikonda kwambiri finish.Mtundu uliwonse uli ndi nzeru ndi miyamboso so palibe chifukwa choti tizinena zamomwe mtundu wina umapangira makhalidwe ake.The fact remains tumbukazi are selfish and full of maggots.I for one would rather side with the southeners than the Bwenubwenuzi. Yes lets dismantle the country afterall of what benefit do we get with these stinking tumbukaz filling our offices like ziphwisi.Give them what they want osawakakamila.Inu a news mulibe ufulu otiuza zochita mukuwona ngati mupeza makobidi?
Amaphwisa ndi George Chaponda
…………..ndipo amachokera ku South/kumwera kwanuko.
Miyambo yanu yopusayo ndichifukwa chake ana saphunzira. Mwamuna wokwatiwa angakhale ndi nzeru?
while some are still wanting to declare federalism please tread on this carefully. no one would wish to see nhlane DC Nsanje, mkandawire dc chikwawa, gondwe dpd balaka gondwe dpd dedza many will wish all these people repatriated to their region will it do favour to Malawi. pezani zoyenera kuchita mmalo promoting things that will make others suffer kwambiri than it is. I dont thing one region will accept to be managed by peop[le from other regions and this will breed hatred. it is easy to say today once implemented will see others suffer more. please think this in broader spectrum
……in the smae way, DCs from Karonga and other northern region districts will have to be repatriated apart from charging you heavy car passage rates on every district that you let your imported car pass whether on car carrier or driving…it will be per car, per kilometre, per district, per bridge, per check point/road block and we will have 10no. road blocks . All to be paid in USD.minimum charge will be $50 per each charge/item…MUDZAWONANSO!
Additionally,Komanso, any break down….it will be a must for you to hire a local guard/any individual to be paid a minimum of $50 cash a minmum of half an hour until you fix the tyre or car or the vehicle will be impounded and resold to a local individual.
I strongly believe that the people of the North deserve to govern themselves. Despite their numerous advantages over is from South they have never been violent. Ine am from Thyolo but truly admire and appreciate northerners amd support them
Tingogawanapo basi. Balibenso zoti tidzikambilana apa. Let the Northerners have their own country kuti zones zonena-nena zither chifukwa agalu amenewa atinyasa kwambiri
Uziwa-uziwa and Nsanje port you must be very stupid Lomwe dogs. Ife ATUMBUKA ndamene tikufuna kuchoka akukana ndi mathanyula wanuyo. STUPID!!!
Atumbuka are so funny…………thats why they believe in capital letters e.g TABWERA instead of tabwera kkkkkk
CAPITAL LETTERS or small letters so what????. Many languages in the World use heavy accent. French, English, Chinese, Greek, Zulu etc… They have heavy capital letter accent in their languages. If chitumbuka is funny, then all these languages are funny too. Ndichifukwa chake atumbuka amakunenani kuti ndinu mbuli chifukwadi nzeru mulibe. There is nothing funny about heavy accent in chitumbuka language. Capital letters is not a belief mbuzi iwe. Quota system siikukuthandiza.
Its not their language (sichoyamwira) so please stop laughing at them. They had to pay fees to learn Chinyanja/Chichewa. Just like others say againest instead of against in English. People are good at their own language and if they manage to speak a second and third language apart from their own is a sign of intelligence. Stick to merits of the issue at hand
Ngakhale banja limatha. Palibenso za chibale apa. Walira mvula walira matope. Ife timavutika mumakampani ndi anthu aku mpoto. Ndasiyapo ntchito kumakampani awiri chifukwa cha anthu amenewa. Please for the sake of freedom allow them to have their own state. This must be the end. No need for trouble in future. Anthuwa ndi ovuta heavy.
MUKAMAPANGA ZOPUSA TKAGAWANAPO KAMALAWI KAKANG’ONOKO.LOOK MULUZI FROM MACHINGA HANDPICKED LATE BINGU MUTHALIKA(AT THE EXPENSE OF ALEKE BANDA FROM NORTH AND JUSTIN MALEWEZI FROM CENTRE) TO BECOME STATE PRESIDENT THEN LATE MUTHALIKA HANDPICKED JOYCE BANDA FROM ZOMBA AS VICE PRESIDENT(AT THE EXOENSE OF CHIMUTU BANDA FROM THE CENTRE AND DR GOODAL GONDWE FROM THE NORTH) WHO LATER BECAME STATE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING DEATH OF BINGU. BY THE TIME BINGU DIED, HE HAD ALREADY GROOMED HIS KID BROTHER,PETER MUTHALIKA TO SUCCEED HIM USING OUR PUBLIC RESOURCES.THE GROOMING OF PETER MUTHALIKA WAS DESPITE THE AVAILABILITY OF PROMINENT PEOPLE FROM CENTRE AND NORTH TO TAKE OVER AFTER BINGU. THEN PETER MUTHALIKA DID NOT ONLY USE HIS LATE BROTHER POLITICAL BASE BUT ALSO HIS BROTHERS RESOURCES ACCUMULATED DURING HIS 8 YEARS TENURE TO WIN THE STATE PRESIDENCY.
SO LET US LOOK AND DEAL WITH THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE CALLS FOR SECESSION OR FEDERALISM FIRST BEFORE SAYING NO.
We are already slaves in this country working to feed booming population of th south. Independence does not mean prosperity it mean sovereign rule. Check ur dictionary. When we get it we will try to develop. After all 50 yrs within this stupid union what have we achieved HDI still at 173 or so. We want our children to be in a country where there is no Quota System as if the North colonised Malawi? Mitundu yina yinali busy ndi jado, nyau which the north did not cause why punish our children now pamene ku Mangochi akupita ku Jado nthawi ya sukulu, is that forced by Ziatumbuka. SESSESION GUD. Lomweism BAD.
Let us not divide the country, find another means of adressing their concerns. and dont even free the northern part of this country. Chakwera is the one more fireling the whore thing, shame on him.
NO ONE CAN STOP FLIES SWARMING A BABY WITH A SOILED NAPKIN AT THE BACK OF A WOMAN. My take in the ongoing debate on noises on cession/federalism. Has anyone noticed or wondered why that during the short term of JB as president these noises were dead silent. Let’s imagine that a baby has soiled its napkin( kudzionongela thewela). A wise baby seater will change the soiled napkin and have it washed. The baby will be dressed in a clean napkin. In this way flies will be kept away from both the baby and the mother. That’s simple hygienic rules to get rid of disease spreading carriers like flies.
Political decisions and practices like the quota system of university selection of students, to me is like the baby napkin that the previous MCP government allowed to be soiled with baby feaces and urine. When the UDF and DPP governments came into power, instead of buying or using new or clean napkins on Baby Malawi, interestingly, they decided to use the same smelly napkins. Voices of cession or federalism getting louder and louder are simply flies coming after the stink! Can you blame the fly for pursuing stink? The wise and right thing to do to get rid of the flies is simply change the napkin and wash away the stink.
Unfortunately our current crop of leaders do not seem to see it this way. They seem to think that it is okay to continue with the same old smelly political napkins on Baby Malawi and at the same time suppress the voices of the flies? Why not be bold enough and clean up the political stink of nepotism, tribalism and such evil as the quota system, then replace these smelly napkins with new ones that should take the form of bold leadership in preaching unity, equity, love, equitable national development etc. But no, our leaders who thrive on, and take advantage of these evils to advance their own personal interests would rather put up with moving around, with Baby Malawi on their back stinking as ever! The swarming flies will keep coming, and with them possible all kinds of diseases. It is a simple natural law of cause and effect. May Almighty God give Baby Malawi truly wise and caring leadership so that Baby Malawi should also experience putting on new and clean napkins of hope and peace and prosperity.
People from north they are crying for nothing it doen’t mean that if a they become independent life will be good for them look at Lesotho people and Swaziland they are slaves in RSA in their own mother land because of a group of greedy people like …..
Quota system is New GABLE policy. Its shame that the whole President adopting a policy of supporting all tribes except the North as if onse ndi akazi afuna kutetezedwa. I support sessesion. It doesn’t matter how long the marriage has taken people divorce as Bakili Muluzi. Bingu called us education cheaters including his own teacher Vincent Gondwe brother to Badall Gondwe minister of finance. Bravo Mzomera. Shame Synod & mediocre chiefs. Why being part of state that does not want u?
I am from Thyolo and believe that our brothers and sisters from the north should have a referendum on secession and not federalism. The reasons being that all districts in Malawi apart from the three cities of Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Blantyre are not developed. There is no electricity, clean tapped water, toilets and even schools with enough classrooms let alone desks and learning materials in almost all rural schools in the country. So to advocate for secession makes sense because there is no guarantee that federalism will work and the resources will trickle down as compared to having their own country by declaring independence. We have seen how AFORD has been reduced to a once powerful party to a pocket family party due to leadership quibbles and that worries most of us who feel federalism will just be for political reasons and not development. So if secession succeeds then you can decide what kind of government you flocks want. If it’s a question of having presidents from the over populated southern region and other regions been left out, then the answer maybe in introducing the 50+1 system and get away with the first past the post system in electing the president. If it’s a question of underdevelopment and unpopular policies like quota, then I believe devolving of power to district level and building the capacity of people in those areas to advocate and participate and ask for accountability is the way forward. Now that we have councillors, it’s time the District Development Fund be increased to address development needs at local levels. Also acceleration of building universities and colleges that not only make quota selection policy irrelevant but also address the illiterate levels Malawi has as a whole.
You loose an election and you want to rule by the back door – fine we can divide this country – muzipita atumbuka mukatukule kumpoto. You will need work permit to work in other regions and will only be considered if there are no such qualified people in the region. Some of us in the south also wish to be part of Mozambique – bandi igawane zida basi.
Please note that some do not know the difference between federalism and cessation. Northerners need federalism. Like quota system in education, its like quota system in development. Its not the whole southern region that is developing. The president may focus on Thyolo than Mwanza. In federalism, Mwanza will have own budget allocated.
I think, ku north vuto ndi lakuti, anthu ambiri amene akuchokera kumeneko amamanga maziko ku south ndi pa central, mapeto ake kwawoko kukumaonekabe ngati khola la nkhumba. Zovuta!!
When in heaven, the devil tried to woo angels to rebel against Jesus. He failed and was sent packing to earth.
On earth, he continues what was left of his tricks; but with a replica of GOD – man. He miserably failed at the crucifix. He had thought by crucifying Jesus it was going to be “game over.”Now satan is just waiting for execution at the second coming of Jesus, shortly!
Likewise in the days of Kanyama, ( if you know him) ? He had planned to educate more northerners so that they dominate the work force in Malawi. He had foreseen that a presidential ticket for a northerner was going to be too hard to get. He created this so cunningly that it seemed to work effectively. Do Mkandawire enhanced the plan when at MANEB. It was working. What do you expect? Homes FULL of faked educated fathers and mothers!
What does that entail? Children who are interested in going to school. How has the work market flooded with? So many nephews, daughters, nieces, brothers and so on and so forth. Leadership by crook,we call it!
Comes someone clever from the south and unveils the old plan. He introduces QUOTA system to counter the former plot. What happens to the other benefactor? He is laid bare and knows the soon coming “killer punch”.
They say it is better to go it alone in governing because all has failed. Then come we, who have married there and our parents happen to have come form either regions, we seem to be like very real Malawians because the family belongs everywhere in Malawi. Then we wonder : if Malawi is split into three, what is going to happen to my wife children and parents who have blood from throughout Malawi?????
Muisovenge mweanyithu otherwise we are going to claim our BIOLOGY if you are not careful. Running away from problems is not by killing yourself, NO. Solve the problem whilst in the home with your married one; until death do us part!!!!
chindele chakufikapo ndiye ndiwe palibe chimene wakambapo apa
He is right. My father was avictim of this plot when he had the opportunity to study in the USA and was replaced by a Northerner when Donton Mkandawire was the Ministry of Education. These are not hearsays. I have proof of that
Iwe just accept that inuyo mumakonda umbuli kwambir. Northerners don’t.
Mavuto athu amenewa. Tsankho too much. The genesis is dpp tsankho basi. This has proved two tribes to be anthu a tsankho kwambiri. Tsono ene akuopa anzawo apa. Omama aona choncho. Wina wapinda mchira.
Kaya.
Am for One Malawi, one people, one land, one president.
MALAWIANS PLEASE GO FOR FEDERALISM, NOT OTHER ITEMS WHICH CAN DIVIDE MALAWI, LETS FORGET ABOUT SWAZILAND AND LESOTHO THE TWO COUNTRIES STARTED SOMETIMES AGO.MALAWI GOT INDEPANDE WITH THE TTREE REGIONS, SO IT HAS TO REMAIN AS ONE MALAWI ONE COUNTRY.
FEDERALISM GOOD.
Let the north alone .
As self-appointed spokesperson for Dowa people, I say “yes” to North secession and “no” to federalism. Northerners should not change a tone now. They said they want secession. So give it to them. Let these tribalistic, nepotistic, regionalistic, and selfish people go. This is long overdue. They were supposed to leave during Kamuzu’s era.
Can a parasite leave its host voluntarily? We are yet to see this happening. Give them secession, trust me, they will not take it but federalism. Even the author of this comment in the newspaper is probably from that side. That’s why he/she is talking about federalism.
whether feudalism or secession we are more than ready
Nyasa, Get this and get it good if you have ears! Most of us Northerners would want to go solo than federalism. We do not fear what we gonna do there than what ‘your’ Malawi is gonna bring to our future generations tomorrow. If they can do this to them now, what will happen in future with the absence of the Mzomeras, Mkandawires, Mwenefumbos etc! It is better to go alone now and know that we are alone than be cheated that you have a friend who is an enemy.
Fear!!!!!!??????? Why fear???? What did Malawi have in 1964 when they were getting independent that Northern Region do not have now to start with? We are hard workers man, we make things happen and we will make it happen! Give us 5 years from next year and watch what will happen? We are not playing games………..human resource is the most reliable wealth than any other factors in the development mission of any country.
Of course, because you will be running short of that , we will be exporting some as expatriates otherwise you will not be able to run most of the private sector or public operations without us.
Munthu mukangomutenga akuthyola tiyi muli kalize mashini a magetsi ku Nkula…..ziyenda?
We in the Central region need federal government too just like north. Chakwera our president has reffered the issue to PAC. I wonder why you say north should break away. Why not the Centre? Centre is also a much hated region lomwes and Muthalika, their leader. DROGBA AND YOUR FELLOW LOMWES, WHY DO U HATE NORTHERNERS? WE IN THE CENTRE WE NEED FEDERALISM. Its true Muthalika hates us.
You are not from the Central region. This has not been an issue in the central region. Do not drag us into your squabbles. As some are saying. we refuse federalism. It will just be costly. Be frank man, between Kamuzu and Bingu, who contribute significantly to Lilongwe? Kamuzu had 31 years and Bingu only 8. It does not necessarily mean that Bingu did not have his shortfalls but we should look at this with sober minds.
So YES to SECESSION of the North. WE do not want our children in the future to be struggling with this silly issue. It should be done once and for all
Tell him. He is not from the central. I am from Dowa and we, the Dowa people, don’t want that stupid federalism. Let the north go alone.
Mwaziyamba nokha. Whichever format works go for it.
Really Nation Nwespaper, who ever wrote that article I must leave in a bobble. You don’t know where things went wrong? Are you serious?
Federalism is better than splitting the country. Under federalism, we would still have a national president but the districts or regions (whatever would be agreed upon) would become states and could work as decision making bodies under the federal government. Allocation of resources or development projects would be based on the population living in those states and each state would have its own governor who would oversee the affairs of the state. The overall overseer of the states would be the national president.
It is a pity to read about the beging attitude. Why do you beg northerners? look at the size of Lesotho and Swaziland and look at the brains inside and outside malawi that the north has, you can govern yourself.
We have been ill treated long enough. It pains to see our children being denied the basic rights such as education in their so called own country.
One wonders as to what sort of lawyer is the President, who cannot see the evil of tribalism and nepotism. There is only one thing which comes to my mind and that is he doesn’t care as long as he makes money for his children, children. Then the other question is which one country is he talking about, Thyolo? then let him keep it leave the north alone as he hates it. We are not fools Mr President. Dont even pretend you like the central, you don’t, not even other districts in the south.
Its a shame to see a prof not worried with the education system which is currently in Malawi. Bakili messed it up, you and your brother did the same, all to make sure that the north is punished.
Bakili killed Chilumba port just to have his fleet of trucks responsible for transportation business. We know all this, but we the northerners stood for unity, hence giving your brother Bingo our votes instead of Chihana. What do you want from us?
I once wrote to you to address the issue of tribalism and you never cared most probably ndini mphoka, chabanyika. About Nyika that is another issue for another day, the systematic elimination of phokas.
May God be the judge i pray.
Feudalisim is better than secession. Lets debate federation.
Better to who, Tumbukas or all regions? You don’t know these animals brother.
FORE FATHERS FOUGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE FROM THE BRITISH AS ONE, TOGETHER WE USHERED IN MULTIPARTY IN 1993, ELECTED TOGETHER THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT IN 1994.
THE QUESTION COULD BE, WHY IS NORTHERN REGION UNTIL NOW NOT DEVELOPED, NOT IN ONE COMPONENT BUT ACCROSS THE BOAT. EVERYTHING IS FAR FROM BEHIND, DONT ARGUE, TAKE YOUR CAR AND DRIVE THERE. YOU WILL CRY.
POVERTY, ILLITERANCY AT ITS PEAK.
WE DONT WANT TO DISMANTLE THIS SMALL COUNTRY, BUT ATLEAST GUYS THINK OF US, ATLEAST.
Where are you based right now. It seems to me that you are not in the north. You are just supporting the idea without taking the same view at other district in the center and south. I must say that people who are saying the its only the north which is sidelined in development and that people from the north are very poor are totally wrong. Go to typical rural areas all over the center and south you will see that the country that we belong is robbing us development. I mean I have traveled from Nsanje to Chitipa, Mulanje to Mangochi, Salima to Mchinji and Nkatabay to Mzimba. I mean all 27 districts except Likoma. There is nothing to point out a the infrastructure or Human Index development in Malawi. WE ARE AT 170 out 175 countries in terms of HDI by UN. It is like we are in a war zone or someone cursed us and we accepted. We do not have strong leaders who can develop the country with their whole hurt. What I always ask myself is “When will we come together and change our perceptions about development and come into serious mood to develop mother Malawi. Those who are backing secession issue with focus will also cry aloud in the north once that break way will be implemented.
I wont touch the secession part of the argument because i dont agree with it as well but federalism is a necessity for Malawi at the moment. The South need to learn to depend on itself productive wise instead of depending on the Central and North yet having all the money and power. The South seem to be the lazy region which contributes the least to the total Mw GDP let alone feed itself; why then should we celebrate a union that is so biased and (developmentally murdering) the ones that make the positive difference in this Nation. (….Waulesi asadye….)
Malawians speaking on behalf of others when they cant provide food on other peoples tables.I would suggest that the Nation Newspaper should lobby for a referendum and let epople of the north decide on their own.Whatever we decide will be our own fate.We need self rule,and there is no compromise on that.I have never seen The Nation Newspaper putting food on the table for one villager from Zolozolo,nor have I ever heard of The Nation Newspaper helping people get funds for domestic use and eprsonal development.If you fail to raise the concerns of a crying villager,and that villager feels the only way to get out of abject poverty is to change governments,then provide a platform for him and his grouping to express their views formally.Otherwise outright denial of peoples’ concerns like what The Nation Newspaper is doing is something uncivilised,undemocratic,not befitting the modern world.The UK did it by giving the Scots a platform to express their views.And peoples views were expressed,why not Malawians?Are we any different from them?Tell me maybe a white man is supposed to have those priviledges,whilst a black person is not supposed to.I beg to learn.
Its obvious that the southerners will oppose federal system but the north and the centre will definately support.In this regard will the majority bow down to the minority? Otherwise it is right and proper to offer what one desires
That last sentence in the article means nothing. Of course columnists and the internet literati do have a right to post their own views! The question is which side of this issue are you, NyasaTimes, on? It is apparent that the website has forever taken a stance in support of secession/federalism. No question about that!
It is indeed refreshing to read a sober opinion by a respected print medium. Secession is already dead in its tracks.
THOSE WHO SAY NO NO NO ! To FEUDALISM ARE THIEVES; CROOKS AND CASHGATERS .
No to feudalism, but YES atumbuka akhale dziko lawo. We dont need them in the center or south. U can not vote for feudalism on ur own. WE dont want it but we are happy to let u go your way soonest.
You can not develop a region by making it stand alone. After all we need to be talking of United African Natuon and not division. This is the reason the USA is fully developed because of unity.
You don’t have to call for division because you can not win to be a President. I come from the North. What will benefit me for whoever will be a leader from the North. Nothing just like it is to day in our Malawi.
Do Not Tear This Country Apart But Rather,you Should Think Of Peaceful Ways To Deal With The Problems Faced,my Idea Is That We Should Focus And Concetrate On Prayers So That God Should Help Us.
Secession is good if the leader of the government of Malawi doesnot show love for the Northerners. There are so many things that can make northern Malawi to stand on its own, but as of now lets try federalism. The whitemen were not stupid to divide this country, they new that there is no love between us. A Tumbuka born son will never be a Chewa no matter what. Please Tumbukas, Yawos speak your language the way you can dont hide because you are in Lilongwe, for what reason. Federalism will work no matter what. Proffessor Chisi doesnot know the problems people the villagers in Mzimba meet. It doesnt matter if there are two administration will be involved any good thing comes with a cost. Welcome federalism osamangotibela achina mthalika awa. Joyce banda anatiombola tikanaphana eeesh. It was timely shee
YEAH FEDERAL STATE SYSTEM IS IDEAL AND APPROPRIATE FOR MALAWI. I SUGGEST THAT FEDERAL STATES CAN BE ESTABLISHED AS FOLLOWS:
1. SOUTH INTO-4 STATES
2. CENTER INTO-3 STATES
3. NORTH INTO 2 OR 1 STATE.
THE ABOVE SHALL ENABLE DEVELOP FAIRLY WITHOUT CONCENTRATING DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREAS OF ANY PRESIDENT IN OFFICE. MALAWIAN BE REMINDED THAT CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS ARE JUST IN URBAN LOCATIONS MOST OF WHICH STARTED WITH COLONIAL MASTERS AND LILONGWE BY DR KAMUZU BANDA. ALL OR MOST PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS PUSHED DEVELOPMENT TO THEIR HOME DISTRICTS LIKE KASUNGU, BALAKA & THYOLO RESPECTIVELY. THEREFORE MALAWIAN BE CAREFUL OR BE WITH SOBER MINDS WHEN TALKING OR CONSIDERING FEDERALISM ISSUES. THIS IS RIGHT TIME FOR IMPLEMENTING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUITABLE FOR MALAWIANS.
well, XL should make this point clear. XL nayenso ndi chimtumbuka. its painful to be called this. think like northerners are people like you. God bless!
funny malawians! they hate ziatumbuka to death, koma safuna kuti banja likhale pa seperation.
why do you still want to co-habit with someone you hate so bad? QUESTION! kkkkkkk!
If you say Malawi is or was united you are fooling yourself. Malawi was divided long time ago. Kamuzu started by favouring the central and Bakili also favoured the south also Bingu and now Peter Muthalika. The north has been the victim. The only answer is secession. Tigawanepo basi. Case closed
How about headless chicken Joyce abiti Ntila?
secession is just a formalization of what is already a fact. Let us use our taxes to develop our land. You tax us and then you take all the money to develop other areas, to train other areas’ children. NOnsense. If we are not good enough for leadership, and our land is not good enough for development, our taxes are not good enough for spending or collection. foolish government
a newspaper can not decide the fate of north, thats idiotic, let people vote via referendum and let northerners vote tiwone, why rejecting on behalf of north??????? rejecting their wish as whom???????????????? i know this stupid lomwe Afred mtonga is telling Rabecca Theu everyday at office that as she covers sunday times, she must put the paper in such a way of rejecting secession, Ntonga we know u come from Mulanje, why force journalist to write articles that reject secesion as if u come from north???????????? north doesnt have international airport idiot, i know u are afraid because that company belongs to a northerner as u are afraid if that happens u will lose a job stupid DCEO!!!!!
Nation Editors you need to crossing checking in the dictionary. What is justification? Who are the Malawians. The reasons being advanced are the justification. When you talk about Malawians who are these Malawians. Some Chewas and Lomwes think you are more Malawian than others; that is why you do not believe that a voice from the north is a v oice from north is a voice of a Malawian.
Stop confusing people.
1. Federalism IS NOT cessation.
2. The Nation ndi newspaper is DPP with the aim of confusing people.
3. Federalism is not Cessation capich?
of course we Malawians should also be allowed to say out what we want: we want secession so the tumbukas should go home, form their own country and rule by themselves. Malawi will never be stable if these creatures still continue being in our midst. we are tired of these people who always think that they are bigger and better than Malawi, who always want to be treated differently from any tribe in Malawi, who always want to dominate in every aspect of our society, be it in schools, offices, politics, government etc. who always think that God created a tumbuka first then came the other tribes. I mean, which district in the south other than blantyre is developed? which district in the center other than lilongwe is developed?? if you say the north hasn’t been developed, “has been neglected”, what do you mean?? can you compare karonga and nsanje, chikhwawa, neno, mwanza, Balaka, machinga or ntcheu??? cam you compare mzimba and kasungu, dowa, ntchisi??? Besides, when have you known that the north needs development?? is it after the majority of you Tumbukas are now not in the ruling elite?? Most of you are just blind followers but I will assure you the people who introduced this topic of secession or federalism did not do that in good faith. it was because they lost the elections and are no longer in government. mzomera ngwira and mwenefumbo were in dpp, then they moved to pp out of greed only to loose the elections. they know they can’t go back to dpp Thats why they are this bitter, trying to sabotage the country. can you northerners honestly trust chihana, who due to his greed has failed even to manage aford?? wasn’t this party strong in 1994 it scooped all the seats in that region?? where is it today?? isn’t it coz of greed the party is torn off and has been moved into chihanas house??? I tell you, apart from being black in complexion, one major characteristic of a tumbuka is greed, he wants all good things to be his. we Malawians are tired of your stinking behaviour. one day we will also be provoked beyond repair and we will chase you out of Malawi. most if you people who are advocating for secession or federalism on this forum or everywhere else are staying in blantyre or in lilongwe. even if federalism or secession comes, don’t expect southerners or centralers will develop your north. SO, FEDERALISM NOOOOOOOOOO, SECESSION YEEEEEEEESSSSS
karonga has been developed yokha without any GOVT idiot, so north want to be a country so they devlop fast, u are delaying them coz of politics!!!!!! north has just one tarred road fact!!!!!
you are delaying yourself you moron, who has touched you?? who is stopping you to secede?? go home mwatikwana anyokopala
USA, FRANCE, GERMANY, UK CHINA all these countries developed coz of greed, they wanted every good thing to belong to them, we call that ambition idiot, u want to develop without ambition??????????????????? educated salvage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you have objective evidence that these countries were as greedy as dziatumbuka, then let it be. but even if they were, they were greedy, selfish about their countries and nations not about their tribes as black ants tumbukas do. mmatikwana bwanji anganya inu
This is not scotland if you say northeners will never rule malawi what do u expect the only solution is devision thoko has refused to be a northerner
IT IS SAD FOR A NEWSPAPERS OF YOUR STATURE TO TAKE A POSITION ON MATTERS OF NATIONAL DEBATE. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO FACILITATE DEBATES AND EDUCATE THE MASSES ON THE PROs AND CONs OF EACH SYSTEM, AND THEN LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE.
HAVING ALREADY TAKEN A POSITION, I DON’T THINK YOU CAN ADEQUATELY AND FAIRLY COVER ANY DISSENTING VIEWS FROM THE POPULACE, BECAUSE YOU ARE BE BIASED FROM WORD GO!
ITS SAD THAT MEDIA CAN BE USED IN THIS WAY, SHAME ON YOU NATION EDITORS!
Politians tomorrow is coming patiance pays northerners fought hard for this country, let us all keep united regardless of our political aspirations,
I feel very disappointed by so called Re Chskwera. Let others advocate federalism but not this man who was once a preacher. He shouldn’t forget that Kamuzu under this nasty party so called MCP filled for 30 years and nobody said nothing. When he came to South Bend in USA I thought he was going to bring good ideas but he is useless.No pulpit holder should ever dare to aspire presidential position. We gave him money hut he wants to divide us. Chakwea give me back my money you unconverted idiot.
You have been sent by DPP and the post given to Thoko Banda
I have today read a very inspiring article in a South African Paper on why the Scots voted no for independence. Critically thinking about independence, I conclude that except for a few greedy and unpartrotic Malawians, none has gained anything from our independence from the British. Similarly, very few have gained from our democracy. As a friend of mine says, democracy in Africa is the freedom to vote but not to count the votes. Most countries cried and fought for independence but few have moved beyond their initial development levels and some have actually backsliden. I am saying all this to dispel the notion that session means development. In the world economic order today, the multinational vulture rule the world economic system and any small nation thinking they have natural resources to develop their countries are fooling themselves. But to be truthful, they smell the chance to be the few who may gain from independence as most politicians have done at the expense of the majority.
why are u so much concerned with north secession?????????? north malawi is not scotland my bro, scotland is not Africa, south sudan seceded from khaourm, why bother????? let them vote via referendum than being scared of north secession,
To be frank with you, I do not think people from the central region are concerned with the north seceding from Malawi. I n fact personally I would love. This issue is diverting us from important issues that can develop this country. Let the north become independent and allow Malawians to focus on issues of national importance
Do we need people from or south? Aactually we be more happy tostand alone