Malawi passport 320 % price hike criticised

November 3, 2014 Green Muheya -Nyasa Times 158 Comments

Malawi government has been criticised for the 320 percent  increase in passport fees which Consumer Association of Malawi (Cama) has described it as “bribe hike.”passport

Immigration Department  announced in a statement seen by Nyasa Times that the new fees were effective November 1.

The ordinary passport which lasts for 20 days to be processed has increased to MK48, 500 from MK15,100.

The Express type of passports is now at MK58, 500 from MK25, 100 and takes 5 days to get done.

The Emergency passport has been hiked from MK35, 100 to MK85, 500 and takes 2 days to be effective.

On the other hand, the Diplomatic passport which takes 5 days to be processed is now at MK85, 000 to MK30, 100.

The hike has also seen the Service type of passport be pegged at MK55, 500 from MK19, 500 and takes 5 days to get fully processed

But CAMA boss John Kapito said the staggering prices increase is uncalled for, fearing it will “worsen corruption levels” at Immigration Department.

He said the bribery practices of Immigration officials will also be increased.

But Chief Immigration Officer, Hudson Mankhwala, played down fears of bribes, saying with the increase the service delivery will improve as applicants will now be meeting full costs of producing the passport document.

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158 replies on “Malawi passport 320 % price hike criticised”

  2. kodi athuwa akamapanga kampeni amwawuza anthu malawian cizens kuti they will run goverment with their pockect money? shame poor flames. wat is the use increase ir salary with 50% and increase products with 320% this pple they r killing our country first they start with university by adding 300% which kill our education means only richer will aford it! malawians we have to do somethings. b4 its too late malawi is going down!with kwacha changing @ 520-1 us mmmh

  4. Ya it’s not a problem cos rural masses don’t use passports & at the same time I was impressed the last time I went to Immigration Dept cos the express one was indeed express so Mr Kapito don’t worry. When you talk of corruption it’s not the immigration officers to blame it’s the people who go there I have seen. They pay the cheap one & expect to get it quickly by palm oiling the officers. Remember bribery or that corruption is a two way issue, the giver & the receiver. Did you hear anyone complaining at the ant-corruption office no cos it’s us the ordinary citizens who start giving bribes not the other way round.

  7. Passports are luxuries, no need to worry about! He who need a passport has a mission behind! I would march alone on the street if this was a bag of maize. Koma passport, iyaaaa! Za ziiiiii!!!!!! Munayamba mwava kuti zinthu zakwera chifukwa cha passport? A Malawi musamangodandaula ziri zonse!! Ma passport ndi a Mwenye ndi awooooo owerengekawo!!!

  8. Malawians why are you so docile when it is even paining. Why can you not learn from other citizens who when such things happen show their anger by rioting and taking out the useless leadership. Riot Malawians its too much you will not manage. Riot.
    Look at Bukina Faso people rioted expressing their anger and it worked.
    Look at Zambia people rioted and Lungu is reinstated. You sit phwiiii nothing will change azangokuberani basi ndalama zanu. Stop the stupid politeness and wake up Malawians.

    In any case when these leaders become selfish God takes them away from the people permanently and this is coming soon. Watch!!!!

  10. uku nde kuba akuluakulu 15 to 48 amalawi osalakwa avutika chifukwa cha aathu ena ake amene anaba ndalama

  12. This is too much! What on earth can you raise the price by 320 percent, this is stealing. Ndibwino mudzalandire chilango chimodzi cha cashgate osawonjezera cha m passport

  13. mumanama mkumatiuza kuti boma ndi anthu nanga lero zimene mwapanga kukweza zitupa mosaganiza za anthu anu obvutika alibe chomwe akudalira bwanji mukamafuna kukweza zinthu muziyamba mwapenya bwino-bwino pomaliza ndingoti fuck-u president &your cabinet mwapanga zokomera mabanja anu fuck fuck fuck boma la peter ndi dpp yonse fuck=u

  15. Abale, when you improve processes in business by bringing in new machines u expect a reduction in tarriffs since there is improved efficiency. This development is the OPPOSITE. This is just giving a chance to the corrupt Immigration guys to ask for EVEN HIGHER BRIBES. STEPS TO TAKE: 1) Rescind increases and re-increase by 25% (inflationary factor) 2) Overhaul the whole department 3) APM should give a YELLOW CARD to the Minister for allowing this nonsense 300-400% increase slip through his fingers 4) BOYCOTT PASSPORTS until when the rate is revised. 5) IF NO CHANGE, BREAK THE NEW MACHINES.

  16. I think its now time for Malawians to open their eyes,jst take an example of what is happening in BURKINAFASO full stop.Bcz we r tired and sick of Price increase in Malawi,there is nothing promising in Malawi,service delivery is very poor,what u hear is only officials stealing money in various departments,rise up.

  17. All this shit is a result of kuba ndalama zaboma (CASH GATE) your now at panic bcz donours are waiting for the outcome of the scandal fully documented not that of Baker Tilly which is corruption on its own.Now you want ppl to suffer jst becoz of u ppl in Gov.stealing money which is now punishable by increasing Passport fees to very very poor malawians.Its a shame on u kumwamba tikaonana.

  18. Eeeeh mpakana pamenepa kodi ndiye kuti mukufuna kuti gap latsala lija la donour aid towards budget to be paid by poor malawians applicants for passports??????

  19. kodi anthu omvera mulungu mumawaganizira bwanji? chifukwa iwowa sapanga ziphuphu.ine ndi mmodzi mwa iwo amangondiwuza kuti ubwere week yamawa.koma passport yanga osandipatsa.

  20. kodi anthu omvera mulungu mumawaganizira bwanji? chifukwa iwowa sapanga ziphuphu.ine ndi mmodzi mwa iwo amangondiwuza kuti ubwere week yamawa.

  21. Mankhwala is the most corrupt Officer. Wanenepa ndi ndalama za amwenye amangowapatsa ma TEP. eti kumapeleka TEP kwa mmwenye wongopanga bank reconciliation pa company. Ndiye ma subordinates ake atani, ndi corruption basitu. Akanene zopanga improve service delivery chifukwa mtengo wa passport akweza, akadya kuti galu ameneyu anazolowela ziphuphu..

  22. This is total madness of govt that thinks very far from the people it is supposed to serve. In fact we forgot that this government has been an accomplice
    in cashgate deals since 2005.

    Citizen

  25. zimenezi ndizoipa.anthu dziko muno ndiosauka nsono azipeza kuti ndalama zopangisila passport? zausilu basi.ininso akama manyi anu.bwanji osamemeza zioneselo?.osaukafe mumatifuna povota eti?.munkanena ngati muzatinthandizatu koma zansete basi.

  27. Yah zopusa basi,nanga mwina mukatele ndiye mukuganiza kuti mungabweletse mwamsanga ndalama zomwe zinabedwa zija.izo yiwalani koma choti mudziwe ndi ichi,mukupha miyoyo ya amalawi u wll neva be blessed

  28. kodi mukamakweza chonchi cholinga chanu ndi chani?mukuganiza kuti mukapanga choncho ndiye kuti anthu asiya kuyenda, ayi. Basi tazingowabera anthuwo.

  33. maybe ndikugwa kwa kwacha kapena kukwera mtengo kwa zipangizo zopangira mapasipotiwo? i wish u could tell the nation the reason 4 the increament.sitikuonapo zachilendo chifukwa mitengoyi tinayamba kale kuyigwiritsa ntchito.real amount plus ya fanta .

  34. Malata and cement subsidy,CLOSED CHAPTER, farm input subsidy, DELAYED TIL DECEMBER WHEN FIRST GOOD RAINS WL B OVER, now passport fees hiked by mo than 300 per cent.Where is ths blue regime taking us to?

  35. This is good, life yayamba kuyenda bwino. This is what we voted for. Afinye Peter!! ife ndiye tili pa vepi yabwino zimenezo sizingakhale vuto. You should also introduce fees in all hospitals.

  36. why do the rich not consider the poor. they always think that what they can manage to do which means a very person can. the price is too much.

  39. This is rediculous indeed. Just a couple of weeks past you strongly refuted a roumor loaming around that you would never adjust upwards the cost of travel documents/passports, now what rubbish is this? Whoever gave you that advice is demented upstairs. People are struggling to afford a plate of bonya and you expect them to pay out a clean fifty for a passport? Do you wish Malawi well? Those guys who framed this project are complete failures and goofers. Even from the pangs of donors freeze you can’t make money from the poor people like this! Shame on you! Plse rescend your decission, eeih??!!!, umbuzi thinking!

  41. Zilibwino pamenepo coz ndizomwe munkafuna from Pitala. You said u want a change, yeah things hv changed now. And this z jst begining don worry.

  42. Mwayamba kale…#!! Mwayamba kale…”!!!## Kunjenjemera…!!!

    Munkatinena kuti sitiwina…. Lero tawina munva mbebe… Singing.

    DI…PHI…PHIII Woyeee!

  43. uku nde chimozimozi kungoletsa kutuluka, palibe kuganizila amalawitu apa! Mwina akuwonangati ali ku America?

  45. Why blaming kapito? Ndiye pali vutopo pamenepo. Is kapito Malawi? It is every Malawian’s right to demonstrate or kukana zoponderezedwa, so why waiting for kapito and CAMA?

  50. Inu amene mukunena kuti passport ndiya anthu olemera I think simukudziwa chomwe mukunena. Mukakhala nditindalama kumadya ndikumakhuta kumakanda mimba zanu, don’t think every malawian is like u. That just shows how selfish you are. Anthutu akuvutika mmudzimu. Go and see kuli umphawi osaneneka and kupeza ka passport ko kumakhala kuti mwina akayeseko mwayi mwina kunja. Even isanakwere anthu amagwira maganyu miyezi yambirimbiri just to find a passport. Inu ndinu anthu aja woti kupeza mpando mu boma you can’t consider about the poor coz you are so selfish. If God hz blessed u don’t think everyone is like you. Nkhanza, mtima woyipa. Aganizireni anthu akumudzi.

  51. Inu amene mukunena kuti passport ndiya anthu olemera I think simukudziwa chomwe mukunena. Mukakhala nditindalama kumadya ndikumakhuta don’t think every malawian is like u. That just shows how selfish you are. Anthutu akuvutika mmudzimu. Go and see kuli umphawi osaneneka and kupeza. Ka passport ko kumakhala kuti mwina akayeseko mwayi mwina kunja. Even isanakwere anthu amagwira maganyu miyezi yambirimbiri just to find a passport. Inu ndinu anthu aja woti kupeza mpando mu boma you can’t consider about the poor coz you are so selfish. If God hz blessed u don’t think everyone is like you. Nkhanza, mtima woyipa. Aganizireni anthu akumudzi.

  53. My main problem is with CAMA. what are they doing on situations like this? Kapito is just pwiiiiiii! nothing and nothing at all. Pity on you Kapito. This was the right time the government should be taken to task. Kapito organise people to match. YOU ARE NOT HELP BWANA KAPITO. NGATI MWATOPA SIYILANI AZANU MAUDINDOWO. Aaaaaaahh !! Unbearable life now.

  56. APM yemweyo! kuti wa!wa!wa! Kodi awakwedzera a mbwenumbwenu okha? Ndiudzeni anthuni! Mkhaula a ku mpoto chufukwa ndinu mumapita kunja kogwira ntchito yophikira azungu! Ife tikatuluka kunja ndiye ndi kumpoto kolima fodya! Mulira! Kwatsala akukwedzereninso misonkho ya magalimoto! kkkkkkkkk!

  59. Inunso olemba news mumanama masamu amakhala akukuvutani kapena kuzolowera kunama imeneyi ndi 320%? Or mumaonjezera kuti zikome

  60. Inunso olemba news mumanama masamu amakhala akukuvutani kapena kuzolowera kunama imeneyi ndi 320%?

  61. Stupid malawians. Close up your mouth as a passport is just a luxury. We can do without it. Raise up the passport. mesa anzungu adasiya kutithandiza. Zopusa eti.

  62. I dnt get what hudson wants to say when he says applicants will now he meeting all the processing costs. Does he want to tell us that previously we were meeting half costs and the other costs were being met thru bribing the immigration officers. can he clarify his statement.

  65. A Malawi tinanyanya kupusa kuvomera zilizose pliz it’s time to be proactive a ndalewa anadya ndalama zathu za misonkho tinangowayang’ana pano so kwacha yathelatu Bola so amai
    Ndithu pliz let’s match

  66. Don’t blame malawian that they didn’t vote wisely.They did vote wisely but were stolen,what next problems,problems

  67. Don’t blame malawian that they didn’t vote wisely.They did vote wisely but were stolen,what next problems,problems.

  68. The problem with poor countries is that it makes money from the poor to maintain the rich.
    Malawi is at Zero Aid Budget and what is it doing raising fees at RTD, Passport Office, MRA etc and most people paying are the poor.
    With Zero Aid Budget the President is still entitled to all benefits, free everything. Where does free everything come from? The poor. Has the President got any human face?
    At least JB and her vice tried by forfeiting part of their salary whether it was real on book only but they had said it.
    Rethink Mr President. Do not accumulate earthly wealth for it is vain learn from your Brother? Every wealth was left behind. Think about ALL Malawians and not just you.
    Stop this madness of making poor Malawians paying for your luxuries.

  69. Dpp recover the cashgate money dont punish us with ur dirty policies and my fellow malawians please let’s do Ma demo to show our anger ranger than kungokhala phwii

  70. Zachita Bwino Abale, Passport Yogwilitsa Ntchito Zaka 10, Tikanene Kuti 48,500.Yadula? Anthu Akulowa Mu Shoprite Ndi 100,000-00 Ndiye Mukudandaula Chani? More Over Afuna Passport Ali Ndikuthekela.

    1. then you are not a malawian, because you cannot generalise issues here. do the poor blow K100,000 at shoprite. do you see poor people applying for passport; yes. so passport is a necessity to all malawians not to the rich only

  72. APM has done what is right. Zero aid budget survives on fee/tax hiking. By the end of the day Hospitals will have adequate drugs. Wld u also revisit fuel prices, Sugar, electricity & water tarrifs? Effect of cash gate where few individuals filled their pockets with taxpayers money. APM is innocent.

  73. UYUNSO NDEKUPEMPHA IMFA UKU MUKUFUNA TIKAPITA PANSEWU BP IZIKWELA MKUMAFA NGATI NKHUKU ZA CHITOPA ZILIZOZIYAMBA DALA.KOD AMALWI NDALAMA AKAZITENGA KTI POTI KUKWEZA MASALARY MUKUKANIKA. KOMAKUKWEZA MTENGO WAZINTHIU NDESIMOSUSUKILA MTUNDU,ONYASA UWU SHAME ON U.

  74. Mmalo moti boma lizichita ‘control’ mitengo yayinthu likuyamba ndi ilo kuti mitengo yazinthu zofunikira ikhalenso yopenga. Mwaonjezera malipiro anthu anu antchito ndi less than 50%. Ndiyani amene angaonjezere employee wake ndi 320%? Kungofuna kutibera poyerayera apa.

  76. Tiyende pamodzi ndi mtima umo….tiyende pamodzi ndi mtima umo…dpp tiye, malawi tiye…tiyende pamodzi ndi mtima umo
    Malawi woyeee….
    Malawi woyeee….
    DPP woyeeeee…..
    DPP woyeeee

    musolva kikikikiki. Ndimayesa munkasangalala pa 31 may, kuchezera kumowa amvekere mwawina?
    Kikikikiki mwawinadi eeeee kikikikikiki
    Chikome kome cha mkuyu mkati mili nyelere.

  77. OOOH My God! It’s awkward and backward thinking to say the poor do not need passports. That’s what Callista and her cohorts in DPP used to think when fuel became scarce in this country. History is repeating itself now. So, Malawians we need to stand up and stop this daylight robbery by government. We need to pressure government to rescind this unpopular decision, they have stolen from us for too long. vehicle number plates, increase in road traffic offense penalties, cash gate, water bills, electricity bills, paying at govt hospitals, free primary school no longer free and passport increase? APM reverse this or we will demonstrate!!!!!! Shop worker in Limbe are demonstrating, ifenso tipanga ma demo! Woza Burkina Faso! Akutiyamba dala tili pheeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  78. Nothing wrong here. What could u do if it was up to u?… The president adopted a govt without donors. So stay low and c president run the show. Its had times for everyone and still govt business has to move on… Passport is not a priority…and its a luxury…

  80. The irony is that government officers and ministers do not pay for this. All the expenses are met usinp taxes payer’s money. It is the ordinary citizens tha suffer. DPP ndi imeneyi. It punishes the very same people that voted for them..

  81. ngati pali anthu opusa kwambiri mdziko muno ndife anthu a ku mwera ndife anthu osazindikira, mbuzi za wanthu zosaona kutsogolo komanso zosaona komwe zikuchoka, gulu la muntharika ndi lovuta kwambiri , ndi banja la mtudzu, musanati mudziwanso palibe chinthu cha nzeru angachite. license ili pa k15,000 kuchoka pa k8,000 lero ndi izi, apapa pali chison ndi anthu a dziko lino? kuipa mtima….

  83. Passport?Koma a Malawi kumangoyang’anira boma likuba chonchi lets stand up for our rights!Tinasankha molakwika koto ineeeeeèe!

  85. There is no problem giving that to govt than giving it to fraudsters who line up at immiggration offices and road traffic,this is a govt run by intellectuals,instead of the money ending up in wrong hands it will get into govt coffers.

  89. The day you voted for DPP you invited economic pestilence and misery into your homes. Good things for Malawi were rejected. Don’t cry, enjoy, because what you wanted is now here with you.

  92. Oky! Zoziyamba dala!
    Let us feel it and dance to the tune till 2019 woooo!

    Zero aid budget, mumati titenga kuti ndalama zokwana 110 bn kwacha

  94. no matter what some idiots might say about APM & DPP here, this party will remain @ the helm of political power coz honestly the party has proved to. be the best in Malawi…nanga pa PP,MCP or our baby UDF pali chani? asafuna akapangitse passport a choke kuno

  95. Abale, tandithangatani maganizo. 320 atoikapoi pa pasipoti mesa bolani pasoti yathu ikhalabe yaulemu ndi yodula kuposa ku maiko ena? Umenewu siulemelero abale? Ikanomikisa yatolakwika pamenepa? Ndinena nditofunsatu! Tandithangatani maganizo Abale! Isii? Kwa Gambula atithangatire zitupazo.

  97. The irony is that government officers and ministers do not pay for this. All the expenses are met usinp taxes payer’s money. It is the ordinary citizens tha suffer. DPP ndi imeneyi. It punishes the very same people that voted for them.

  98. Check ur archives of 30 Sept, I said it and it has happened. Martha Gonondo cum out and explain 2 the nation WHY did u deny it. Malawi has changed Govts and yet lies have never changed. To all who r having passports dont lose them or else u wil sweat to get the new one. Hard tyms r here and live by it 4 this is what was voted 4. LORD HAVE MERCY.

  99. zachamba eti? Dziko la tsoka, la amphawi, aziphuphu,odzikonda,okuba,ogwililira mitembo,opanda umunthu….tsoka dzko la Malawi pakut…..watskira konko..

  103. Choti muziwe ndichakuti, ku Malawi kuno kulibe zochita. A mphawife timathawila ku Jorn kuti mwina tikapezeko zochiti, ndiye mukakweza ndalama tizipeza kuti? Poti nazo ndalama mwabisa mmatumba mwanu? Kodi mukufuna a mphawife titani? Kodi tinalakwisa?

  105. Akulu akulu amene akuona ngati passport yadura asiye.sizokakamiza ayi.54 thousandyo its for ten years meaning 5400 per year or 450 kwacha pa mwezi.amalawi kodi munakhala bwanji?zero defecit imeneyiyi u think boma ikakudyereni kuti??kuchipatalaaa? am sure those who are complaining much ndi aja mumafuna kupita ku joni muzikatichititsa manyazii.find out how much are the passport fees ku Zambia,mozambiq and Tanzania then compare to our latest fees

  106. Nex it wll be vehicle regstration numbers, I mean number plates. Thats Bingu again doing it frm Mpumulo wa Bata!

  108. Am glad that this prbm is for us all. Those who voted for Apm will also be highly affected by this hike. Those are the styles of muthalikas family of punishing those who voted them in power

  109. boma iloooooooooooooooo sitinati mpaka 2019 woooo tikukuwa, chatsala ma line a petrol posachedwapa mundifunse, cement wakwera mwakachetechete, malatanso chimodzimodzi tiyeni nazoni

  115. Alomwe alomwe nophiya kikiki muyisova!!!!! we told u of mutharika tag, that it is abad luck charm mumakana tiyeni nazoni!!!!

  116. vote tinaponya bwino ndithu koma mathanyula anabera. anthu anavota wisely, wa kumidimayu anadziwa moponda mwake

  117. Tisayembekezere kuti azungu abwera ndi ma $, pano tivale zilimbe, posachedwa mafuta, madzi, magetsi zikwera kuti boma lipeza ndalama zoyendetsela dziko! Paja ndi ife tomwe amene tinazemba kupita kunja kukaletsa azungu kuti asatipatse ndalama chifukwa akuti pali nepotism, kukondera zigawo ndi kuononga ndalama. Abwana a President ngati mumawerenga chonde zichotsereni duty free pamodzi ndi nduna ndi ena onse amene amanjoya ulemelero umenewu! Sizingatheke kuti inu bwana muzilandira salary ma million pa mwezi komanso zakudya, zobvala, magetsi, madzi, mafoni, mafuta kumalandira zaulere pamwamba pa salary pamene anthu anu akuzunzika! Tiyeni tonse tizunzike limodzi mpaka nthawi imene chuma chizakhale bwino, chonde bwana!

  118. Izi ndi zimene amalwi amafuna povotela nkhandwe imeneyi kuti ilamulire, munthu woti anakhalitsa kunja kwa zaka ndi zaka sakuziwa m’mene amalawi anavutikira kut zinthu zisinthe kuchoka mu one party system to multparty system, ndiye amalawi tisalire chifukwa ndi zimene munafuna, ndipo zinthu zizikwera mitengo kwambiri chifukwa tili ndi budget yopanda wotithandiza, panopa mafuta akwelanso mitengo dikilani.

  123. Musova Akapito ndi Amalawi nonse amene munavotela Soldom ndi Gomola! After al zaine zinayela kale.

  126. Amafuna passport ndi mabwana ngati ife, palibe nkhani apa, inu mukuganiza ngati passport ndi coopon nzofanana palibe zimenezo, sanakweze Aspirin apa ayi, ife tizipeleka .

  128. Kodi why are passports here so expensinve as if they are made of golden papers, are u serious? The problem is that we Malawians are so docile to act. I totally agree with kapito, we need unanimous action. For how long shall we be taken for granted.This is one way of reaping us, azidya ndalamazo. Hama Tuma in his humorous but philosophical story says “when you stretch up to reach higher things you drop what you had under your arms.” So watch out

  130. You should make first your promised reforms in the public sector and than when it works efficient you can go up with your fees!- This is the wrong insensitive to the public!
    But with a sector where nothing works, starting from there computer systems (see traffic department), where the staff is more corrupted than elsewhere, where resources get wasted as allowances and so on. .. By the way, Mr. VP is your Professor P. Mwanza something pulling on this?- I suggest you should employ Mr. Kapito for this job!

  133. Koma zowona apa ndikumati amalawi agapenze ziphasozi mitengo yake imeneyi chonde boma ngandizani bwino apa mwapereka mpata wambiri kwaanthu obwera amene amakhala ndindalama zambiri kuponsa eniake dzikofe boma ili kodi ndilinja akumanena nthiwatiwa linja nanga ndichani $ nayo yanyamuka kusiya alimi manja alikhosi zipangizo za ulimi zakwera ntengo boma nalo lagundika kubera amalawi eniake.

  136. Amalawi now tili ndi zifukwa zokwanira kupangira ma demo. Boma la mbavali is killing us slowly. Akapito itanitsani anthu kumademo and we need to do it until they revise the prices down wards. Its time for “occupy immigration offices.”

  138. Malawians you don’t know what it means to vote wisely. I don’t understand whether its ignorance or poverty but when it comes to voting we just follow blindly. Malawians STOP CRYING this is what you wanted when you voted APM into office, MUSOVA

    1. Ah za zii. Mmesa ndizomwe tidafuna. Tisovengedi kkkkkk aah. Ine nde zimandiyipila ndikamamva ma dandaulowa aah.

  139. Vuto palibe apa after all mphawi passport alibe nayo ntchito ofuna passport ndiye kuti $ amayipeza
    Zinthu zambiri zikwezedwe mitengo mwina tingasiyane ndi donation yosinthana ndi Mathanyulayi

    1. But I doubt kuti tingasiyane ndi donation. Remember we are number 8 poorest country. Once one thing goes up everything else follows. It is at that point when u will realise that even the poorest are affected. I think panopo lets just act on corruption as they demand then we need aid back. Zitivuta ndithu if we start thinking we can stand on our own. Its like a 6 years old who wants to be independent because of the harsh but realistic conditions imposed by his father. He can not even know why and how. Let us grow first before thinking of total independence.

    2. Vuto lovotela pachibale ndilimeneli,ma mp nawoso akungovomeleza zilizose poti mbwana Wanena bomali bola. Alamulile atsilikali chifukwa tikuvota Mosekeka kumaso kuvotela mbava

    3. Thats what people expected to benefit from the new Government so malawians dont wory because thats what u wanted

  140. zopusa basi mwayambaso kuliwonongaso dziko lija, banja lotembereredwa achimwene anu ankapanga zomwezo inunso? zachamba eti bola amayi aja ganizani bwino musatitenge ngati mbuzi,ndalama tikugwira ntchitoku samaonjezera daily!!!!!!!

  141. With 320% hike, do you expect a poor Malawian to afford a passport? Is thia a way of collecting revenue? Che pitala mwatani’ mpaka kuvomereza zimenezi?

    1. Do you know a poor Malawian? A poor Malawian does not need a passport. Azipita nayo kuti? Kumisonkho ya magalimotonso muwoneko bwino kumeneko. We need an increment there. This does affect a poor Malawian positively. If you dont know you better just keep quite. This is what we call pushing wealth from the rich to the poor if the money is used in pro-poor projects.

  142. AZUNGU ANAPELEKA NDALAMA KOMA MUNADYA PANO WOVUTIKA NDIFE KENAKALIKONSE KAKWELA PAMENENE INU MUNABANU MUKULANDILANSO NDALAMA ZAMISOKHO YATHU;AYI ADZAWELUZA NSAGANIZE KUTI WOPANGA DISO SAWONA

  143. zonsezitu ndi a Zodiak tinkanena ie nkhalamba imeneyi sizinthu,,,,,,,koma iwo kukokomeza mpaka anaiinitsa pano ndi izitu, ma salaries akuti 24%….very sorry

  144. We fail to get 100% salary increase and now should pay 320% increase on passport. Will we be able to make it or is a way to bar Malawians on tourism? It was a way on the other hand for Malawians to check other countries how they develop their countries and how/ what part each can play to uplift Malawi from poverty.

  147. WELCOME TO MALAWI. A KAPITO IZITU NDE ZOFUNIKA KODOKODO UJA OSATI ZIJA MUNKARIMABANA NDI JB KOMA BOMA ILILI NDE LILI NDI MA NEGATIVE AMBIRI AM SURPRISEDD YOU ARE JUST QUIET MR???? SIKONO????

  148. Kwacha yathadi mphavu eti? The problem is that the increase in the price will have absolutely no impact/effect poor on the service we get at the immigration offices. First it was university fees, now passports! What next? PATHETIC!!

  149. During the Bingu Era paja ma passport nso anasinthidwa mkukwezedwa. What a coincidence. Zero deficit yavuta. Kenaka timva forex yayamba kusowa. Bola ma dollar asakapezeke kunsi kwa bedi mma suitcase.

    1. Ena kumavutika pamene a APM mukusololabe ndalama mubomamu. Ngati mwatenga kale 3 billion nthawi yomweyi pakutha term yanu mukhala mutatenga zingati? Amalawi koma kusamva ndife mtundu wa anthu womvetsa chisoni.

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