Malawi proud to welcome openly gay UK minister: Brings Scotland aid

Malawi President Peter Mutharika personally welcomed to his official Kamuzu Palace a UK cabinet minister and Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell – the first openly gay man to serve in a Conservative government.

Malawi President Mutharika welcomes Scotish secretary Mundell at Kamuzu Palace
Malawi President Mutharika welcomes Scottish secretary Mundell at Kamuzu Palace
From Scotland with aid:  Mundell meets Mutharika
From Scotland with aid: Mundell meets Mutharika

The 53-year-old MP, a divorcee with three grown up children,   came out as a homosexual this year describing his decision to acknowledge his sexuality as one of the most important of his life.

He is visiting Malawi at a time when the country is reeling from rising homophobic emotions.

There have been comments from a political party spokesperson that gay people are “worse than dogs” and should be killed.

Gay sex is illegal in Malawi and is punishable up to 14 years imprisonment. Recently, the government suspended the law pending review but the High Court quashed the moratorium, effectively reinstating anti-homosexual laws.

Mundell visits also comes at the back of Randy Berry,  the  US first Special Envoy for the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI), people appointed by President Barack Obama.

The Scottish Secretary, who openly speak about his sexual ­orientation, has been warmly welcomed by Malawi government.

He announced after talks with President Mutharika that Scotland has given Malawi K63 billion (US $7 million) to arrest food shortage among the population as a result of natural disasters that translated into bad crop for the past two years.

The aid comes at a time when government is restlessly exploring every means to ensure that every Malawian has enough food up until the country’s farm output will return to normalcy.

Mundell, who is on a three-day visit to Malawi, said he was “ pleased” to be able to relay to President Mutharika the “additional UK support.”

He said: “ This assistance is in parallel to discussions with the government and other donors on how collectively we can urgently introduce new ways of working and reforms that will help break the yearly cycle of food insecurity in Malawi.

The UK minister said his visit to Malawi has “reaffirmed” how much Malawians value the great bond which exists between Lilongwe and London.

“ This new UK funding will help strengthen this bond and provide life-saving support to hundreds of thousands of Malawians,” he said.

The announcement brings the UK’s humanitarian support in Malawi since October 2015 to £14.5m.

President Mutharika expressed his and Malawians’ gratitude towards the selfless act of the Scottish people.

“Malawi and Scotland share a 157-years long history of fraternal relations. Indeed, Scotland is the oldest good friend for Malawi from Europe, and this is testified and enjoyed by the people of the two brotherly countries,” said Mutharika at the event which was broadcast on official MBC TV news.

“On behalf of the Government and people of Malawi, and, indeed, on my own behalf, I wish to thank you most profoundly for all the support that Scotland has provided to Malawi over the years,” said President Mutharika.

The Malawi leader singled out the Malawi-Scotland Development Partnership, under which a number of development support programes from Scotland have been channeled to the Health, Education, Economic and other sectors, as a meaningful vehicle in improving livelihoods in the country.

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Ndiwo zanji
Ndiwo zanji
8 years ago

ReceivING billons after you have made Anur sex
I remember time there were prayers for rain another prayer said, God gives rain without aaking us to have homosex but just to worshipping him.
But our donor partners before they give they say we need to do something. (Same sec).

Howard
Howard
8 years ago

Malawi and Malawians are HYPOCRITES!
The Churches/Pastors/Preachers and all associated with the so-called God Fearing Nation
are hypocrites, Evil, Selfish and Bigots!.

They hate Americans and American values including Gays.. But they are quick to grab our money even if it is coming from a Gay Man…

I know this SHIT HOLE of a country and its Government and People!.. They are SELFISH, CORRUPT, EVIL, BIGOTED and ESPECIALLY JEALOUS JEALOS JEALOUS SUB HUMANS!..

NO MORE DONOR AID!… Let them get up off their nasty asses and work using their own resources to survive

NZOZO KUNUNKHA
NZOZO KUNUNKHA
8 years ago

you can easily tell by the face that he is worse than a DOG. To hell….!

dee kay
dee kay
8 years ago

I can see mathanyulas up in arms here supporting this trash. Ndalama za matuvi izi. You eat and perish with it. Ngati simudziwa why Peter can’t control his tuvi, it’s all because of kuthanyula. Pano ndi uyo akuvala thewera ‘professor’.

nsanje port
nsanje port
8 years ago

if you want aid from righteous people you wont get it…for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God..including you and your pastor even though you are not gays

Masozi Mwenifumbo
Masozi Mwenifumbo
8 years ago

Malawi!!!! “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. YOU CANNOT SERVE GOD AND MONEY (MAMMON). Therefore do not be anxious, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink? or “What shall we drink?”. For the GENTILES(PAGANS) seek after all these things, AND YOU HEAVENLY FATHER KNOWS THAT YOU NEED THEM ALL. But seek FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE ADDED TO YOU!”- Matthew 6:24,31-33. Do this Malawi… Read more »

Ivan Mark Radhakrishnan
Ivan Mark Radhakrishnan
8 years ago

So what if THE MESSENGER is GAY!

How many of YOUR RELATIVES are still in the CLOSET and WASTING AFRICA’s Made-In-Africa Dollars in the GAY-CAPITALS of The World?

Ivan Mark Radhakrishnan
Ivan Mark Radhakrishnan
8 years ago

Kamuzu Banda worked with ‘APARTHEID’ South Africa to keep us FED and EMPLOYED!

Malawi and Africa’s PRETEND ANTI-GAYS and CLOSET-GAYS who are angry should MATCH THE GESTURE or SHUT THE EFF UP!

Your relatives will be eating because of the cash Scotland’s GAY-MESSENGER bring! And they may also get EMPLOYED if CORRUPTION is kept away from this cash!

Lupwito
Lupwito
8 years ago

Where are you guys tiyeni tilumikidzane ma Demo basi ka. Tym z not to our side, Otherwise agalu awa atilowa mpaka kumachende.

Mzasi Dums.
Mzasi Dums.
8 years ago

Pocket that money we don’t care. Nothing is strange as to Peter you were roummered that you were practising the same offensive behavior. Keepon doing that but God will deal with you!!

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