Malawi Parliament nods to pension scheme: PP’s Chikalimba moved the motion
Elderly people whose age are from 65 and above will from next year start getting a monthly pension of K20 000 from government after Parliament in Lilongwe unanimously passed a state old-age pension scheme.
PP ‘S John Chikalimba (left) moved the motion
The motion was moved by Zomba Chingale MP John Chikalimba of Peoples Party (PP).
Most of the members of parliament who spoke favoured the private member’s motion and both the government and opposition unanimously passed the bill into the law on Thursday morning.
However, Minister of Gender, Children and Community Services Cecelia Chazama said such an initiative was a duplication as the elderly were getting a monthly allowance through the social cash transfer scheme.
The bill will now enable all the elderly get the money except those on government pension scheme.
Reads the motion: “That considering the numerous challenges which the elderly face in the country such as high level of chronic illness,widowhood, disability as well as inadequate financial support, this Houseresolves that as is the case in Zambia, Kenya and Botswana, all senior citizens who are 65 years old and above, but are not on pension, should be receiving a monthly allowance of K20,000.”
Critics however say the Malawi economy is too small to accommodate such an ambitious scheme.
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The May 2019 Elections campaign is bringing in all sorts of ridiculous laws. Trouble is that whenever mediocre policies are introduced in parliament, all MPs lose all senses of reason and no one speaks sense, just like they would do if it were a proposal to up their allowances.
Silly lot!
Remember when Chilima instructed government at one of his rallies to reverse the price increase on fuel, well once again they have said yes Mr President and reduced the fuel price!!!
FLOP. YES FLOP.
Malawi budget for 2018-19 is K1.5trillion.
People over 65yrs total: 515,000. At K20,000 a month, total monthly is K10billion, annual: K123billion. Education allocated K166billion, health: K86billion. Is it wise to allocate K123bil to elderly just to be like rich countries?
A house maid and a watchman getting same pecks like the elderly kkkkkkk. Misallocation of resources
MULA MULA MULA MULA
PUMANI MWAKULA !! THESE SYSTEMS /IDEAS NEED TO BE HANDLED BY YOUNG VIGILANT /VIBRANT /VISIONARY LEADERS KKKKK
This is welcome idea. After all, how many Malawians really are aged 65 and above given our low life expectancy?
Long live Chilima, you talk they implement. Had they kept you in their fold they should have been making progress in wiining more Malawians to themselves.
Please auzenso china apanga kkkkkkkkkkkkkk koma mwana iwee ugwetsatu nkhalambaaaaa kkkkkkk
In the US the medical care which the Republicans and their President Trump have tried to erase and failed is called Obama Care because it was Barack Obama’s brainchild. So, in Malawi let’s call this pension scheme, ” Chilima Pension Scheme”. We want the media to popularize this the way you popularized cashgate.
what will chilima now do if all his promises are being fulfilled by DPP?
John Chikalimba is from Zomba Changalume and not Chingale
“…as the case in Zambia, Kenya and Botswana…..”? What a stupid quotation is this? Are we doing it because these countries have also done it? Stupid fourth world country Malawi. What if those said countries change that law tomorrow? What will happen to that stupid phrase in this bill? With this myopic thinking, Malawi deserves to be a 9th world country. Because third world countries can’t have that stupid phrase in their laws. Mwandinyasa zedi!
How is this gong to work out? Getting a Pension without putting money to the system??? Then do not call it a pension..
you said exceptional those whose are on government pension but you find that most elderly who retired long time ago are getting less than 5,000.00 so how are you going to do with those pensioners? Will government increase their pension too to 20,000.00?
Who is the President? SKC or APM? Because government is implementing everything SKC tells them to do. Interesting
I like that, SKC 2019 BOMA
You need to understand campaign winning strategies. This is a ploy yomuphwesera Chilima. He will not use it as a campaign tool on both Pension for elderly and Dual Citizenship. That is why clever people will not disclose the contents of their Menifesto until parliament closure. Zikakhala za Chamba anakambilanapo kale in Parliament. By May 2019 Chilima will have nothing to say, thats DPP.
Your thinking is pathetically shallow dear Friend. You mean government doing what Chilima is telling them to do (he actually instructed them to do it at his rally!) makes Chilima look bad? Come on my friend, you can do better than that. All everybody is saying is Bravo Chilima!!!
For the record, government officially resisted this through its line minister. Its majority of MP’s from both sides who voted to adopt the idea which Chilima has been selling, they have clearly bought it. Inu a DPP just keep following the instructions, more will come. And then on 21st of May he will instruct you to get out!
@BigMan:
SKC wanuyo just reads notes he took from cabinet and caucus meetings he attended before he was kicked out. Kubela baasi amaneyi: ndipo tikumuonatu.
He has no original ideas. Trust me.
i would rather not trust you.
Signs of times.APM’s government is gone.Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk !
Hey Cecilia Chazama! my dad is 94 and has never received any single penny. What duplication are you talking about. May be you meant Universal.
Chilima ndiye President basi. By passing this bill in a hurry some of you thought you have pre-emptied his agenda, not realising that you have added points to his campaign trail. He will use this as a campaign tool everywhere. Mulungu anamaso!!
Chilima has opened your eyes and now u can see that all the elderly people of above 65yrs needs special care.
I have my granny who is 81yrs , has never received a single Tambala as you minister saying, This is not duplicate but balanced responsibility as those who are receiving now are your Gogos only.
Chilima nd Deal…..when he says, people nod their heads…
hahhahhaha you guys are the most stupid people ever. Mukuganiza chilima angayankhule week yatha kenako parliment ndikubvomelezana the following week? Chilima ali ndi anthu ake omwe akumamuuza zomwe zikuyenera kukambidwa ku parliament achina patricia kaliati. Akatero iye akumakazikamba pamsonkhano, ndi opepera alibe mfundo. Ngati pali munthu yemwe timothokoze ndi MP wa PP uja poyipereka mfundoyi ku parliament ndipo ndi amene anasankhidwa kuti atero. Ma bill omwe amawabvomereza ku parliament amakhala kuti akhala miyezi akuziphika kuti zitero. Ndipo ena mwa ma bill oti sathandiza mtundu wa amalawi sayarekeza nkomwe kuwakambilana. Tsono Nkhani ya pension fund akhala akuyiunikila kwa nthawi yaitali, osati izi zooti achilama nkumatchera khutu, akatero akaziyike pa canpaign ndiye muziti mfundo ndi yake. Zipani zonse zikuluzikulu, DPP, MCP, UDF komanso PP, dzimukhaulitsa ndikumufinya mwana ameneyu.
Inu a mbewe ndinu abodza kwambiri.
Try again
Pathfinder, with his imbecility once again. This cadet, aishhhh kkkk
JJ, you’re the one who is stupid for being behind ddp whose “development” is to hand out 5kgs bags of maize to the hunger stricken family – a hunger deliberately created by clueless leadership
Paja Brain Banda wanena kale kuti ndinu akapolo a Pitala @ Pathfinder. Mumapatsidwa ma units kuti muzingotsutsa china chilichonse ndi kumangotukwana zopanda pake.
You are heartless people ngati azimbuyanu that’s why we have rebranded your group’s name from “CADETS” to “EL CADETS”. You are now militia vigilantes just
like your brothers AL Shabab and AL Quaida. Only that yours is starting with E.
DON’T JUST OPPOSE POINTS FOR THE SAKE OF OPPOSING.
Waakulu mukuteta yapa. Chilima said wokuba abwedze ndalama a Peter anakabwedza, was that also in parliament? Nkhani ya school fees yakhala ikuvuta kwa nthawi yayitali where was parliament? Sentimental politics will never develop Malawi. The guy is a genius.
Tawauzeni mwina angamve, akuona ngati parliament imangopanga za pompo pompo. Umbuli mchifukwa chake akumangonamizidwa.
Ur ar right pathfinder some people they just make noise cause they dont understand hw things it work
Zina zopanda phindu amakambinabe nanu Inu mwachitsanzi bill yifuna kuletsa anthu kuphwisapa public place bwanji inali yopindulira Ndani?