Ministers Mia, Lowe convoy draws public fire
About 60 vehicles were on Wednesday tailing two ministers in the southern region where they were on duty, drawing public fire that the motorcade is sprawling.
Minister of Transport Sidik Mia, who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) deputy president, has an entourage of 27 vehicles as he inspected Thyolo-Thkerani to Makhanga road and East Bank road.
Minister of Agricultural, Lobin Lowe, had about 28 vehicles on his duty tour in the Lower Shire on familiarisation tour.
Lowe was accompanied by his deputy Agnes Nkusankhoma. They visited five irrigation schemes in the Lower Shire
Most of the vehicles were big fuel guzzlers.
The development comes as President Lazarus Chakwera and his vice Saulos Chilima are championing public sector reforms, aimed at reducing unnecessary expenditure while ensuring efficiency.
But the ministers while admitting the big motorcades, explained that not all vehicles came from their respective ministries rather from government departments and other institutions, which are stakeholders in the projects the ministers were attending to.
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Inspecting roads constructed by DPP. Shame
No, constructed by tax payers money. Simple.
While I want to agree with the words of the vice President that vehicles should be reduced, deputy ministers should perform duties on their own than going together with the Ministers. Remember that one million jobs are pending within 100 days as the request by many people is very early.
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Abida Mia and Sadik Mia are behaving as either one of them is the Vice President. They want to be seen as more powerful than SKC
The stupidity of convoys should stop. Ministers should only be using one car. Mia and other ministers should stop this stupid behavior.
That’s how civil servants still our money in the name of allowances…
We tired of mbava. I voted for change but not this nonsense..
So disappointed with Kazako..When are we going to have a minister of information not of disinformation
Ife tidanena kuti uyu Kazako ndiofunika apite ku sukulu yeniyeni. he is clever but academic low. noise is nothing but noise. What do you expect from Mia? he is empty which school did he go. he doesnt have even a fake qualification like his friends who tried atleast to get a fake degree. its unfortunate that the president is pulling on one side while Mia and his thugs are pulling from the other. we are going nowhere. Mia should be one of the rumbles to remove. Shame
I had great respect for Mr. Kazako, but my respect was misplaced. For the first time, I have seen you Mr. Kazako defending something that is completely outrageous and disgusting. Your so-called ministers feel they should be trailed like a president, which is a waste of resources. You Kazako seem completely unaware of how many vehicles trailed your extravagant ministers. You seem defending and denying at the same time. Which should be the correct version of your point. When you say “3 or 4 vehicles”, which one is correct? And when you say there is Coronavirus, a point that justifies the use of many vehicles, do you think the visits could not have taken place in the absence of these so-called stakeholders.
Some of these acts do not need to be defended, and point this out in your caucuses.
The reason why you are appointed as ministers and deputies is to share responsibilities not to accompany each other got it you silly ministers. Share jobs as well as findings[notes] you fools.
Anthu andale nzeru zawo its the same nkhuku imabereka nkhuku
I did listen to Kazako defend the indefensible. It was painful to watch. This early in their administration, these guys already feel they’re talking to children. It all reminded me of the huge delegations DPP and PP presidents allowed to tag along whenever they went to the UNGA. When queried about it, they would say most of the folks met their own costs. Which was bullshit then, and it’s bullshit now. Ase!
It’s so disappointing and disgusting at this early stage you think people voted for you ministers no, far from that musadzipatse matama ndi galimoto za boma, musaononge mbiri ya Tonse Alliance.
To say the truth these people it’s just a show off drive, Mia and his deputy could have used one car and 4 to 5 cars escorting them would have made the day same as Lowe what’s the use of having so many cars for a minster, show off at its best but then at the end of the day the other cars expenses would have bought medicine to help the sicky at the hospital for 1 week believe me and save lives, as for kadzaks to defend this yes it’s just a job discrption drawn to him that you always defend what ever the government does even to kill someone he will defend it what you think to go against it tomorrow he will not be there he will be replaced.
How many vehicles were escorting president and minister during dpp? you mean mia his followers don’t have vehicles to escort him or they are footing, what about medias ,
secretary, etc do they foot to escort ministers? think before you think.
Izi tukukamba ndife A Malawi not DPP…why defending the indefensible.Muli pa mpando onona eti?
Are you insane?
Sidick Mia was busy defending stupid extravagance with total lies. He says he visited several projects and was trailed by contractors from the other projects. Really? What would be the business of a contractor trailing Mia to sites that don’t concern them? Logic of a JC failure from Chikwawa Secondary School. Mia should stop feeding the nation with his loads of bullshit. And Gospel Kazako should stop licking the shit otherwise you will go into annals of Malawi history of idiotic government spokes person in the same league as Malefula ( during Kamuzu’s era), Charles Kamphulusa, Davis Kapito, Chikuni Cha Utsi Mchacha, Jerusalem of Maliseche game etc.
if you say enawo anali akuma department meaning you dont see the problem kuti they were not supposed to be there in the first place. it their department that means they are well aware of what is happening down there. Misala imeneyi ivuta kuti ithe ku Malawi kuno because only mad people do that
Listening to Gospel Kazako defending nonsense, I have a feeling that very soon he will be as useless as every government spokesperson. What they criticised the past governments for are exactly the very same things they are doing now.
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the story started with Zodiak online and poorly defended by… …….. was he enjoying it. Do I smell something
I am going to Mugg&Bean for a cappuccino. See you later guys.
Chilima could have been the right person to lead Tonse Alliance. This Chakwera is the same as Apm. Ministries indeed make unnecessary trips just to get allowance. Why do you need convoy yonseyi? Mia anazolowera kupembezedwa. Ministers in developed countries amayenda using trains and samayenda chigulu chomcho. Malawi sasintha especially khalidwe lake limeneli. Please Saulosi you are our only hope. We know its too much for you but please put strict measures pa ma field amalenga ma directors. Especially ministry of Energy and Accountant General
I fully agree with you boss. Chilima is the right man to lead this country. Abusawa doesn’t really know what to do. Recalling retirees for a position is another indicator that the guy is clueless
You mean the minister and deputy inspecting roads! These pigs do not know what they are supposed to do!
Why should we have a full minister and his deputy go on the same visit? Can’t one visit and share notes with the other?? Why do they need many people from the ministry, from deprtments and from institutions on they trip?? What value is each one of them adding to the visit???. The president should give a directive that not more than 10 cars should accompany a minister on a trip and the ministries will have o decide who is necessary for each trip.
Not even 10 for heaven sake. Even 5
Kodi ayamba ndi awiriwa?MMMMMM mayesa nthawi ya adadadi kumakhala mdipiti wa magalimoto osati 27 or 28 munenawa.Diso lanu lisakhale loyangäna anzanu.I
That’s why we voted them out dude
Too bad! When will Malawi change?
NEVER because we allow ourselves to be fooled by hypocrites.
The drama continues. I listened to Gospel defending such stupidity and extravagance. Those of us who work in government know that this is normal practice where a minister is excorted by a troop of officials from the ministry each driving a car and claiming allowances and fuel. They claim this allowance both from their ministry as well as from the department , parastatal or agency they are visiting. Most of the times ministry officials will create such useless trips for the minister so that they should cash on. This is one of the critical areas that Chilima is supposed to work on if he wants to save government resources. I told you through this same online that a hyena remains a hyena even if it changes where it is staying. Chakwera is fooling himself if he thinks the likes of the Mias can change because they are in MCP. Old habits never die. This stupidity is what the Mias, Kaliatui have carried over from UDF, MCP, DPP and PP.
I now think the right person to have been the president was Chilima because he should have stopped this stupidity.
Kazakh is useless in that ministry
Exactly brother, this guy thinks he is still managing a church, MIA can’t bring anything genuine into govt, it’s all bout looting, nothing tangible from such things, people had reservations on the caliber of ministers, Chakwela thought he is smart by defining for us the meaning of Merit, but the truth is he fooled himself on this, this pastor won’t help us, vey useless pastor who is so obsessed with pensioners, when the youthful generation is being sidelined!!!!
You know i once heard Dr Bakili Muluzi saying to run Government issues is a very! very! serious business, that is to say that it needs people with huge experience not these Ministers who were chosen via nepotist Chakwera, these people will waste our time as well and i bet you MCP/UTM Alliance Goverment will be booted out in 2025 mark my words, because zomwe analonjeza sakwanitsa ndiye anyamata ometa m’mbaliwa omwe amafuna quick results azalephera kuwapanga convice and Saulosi Chilima is useless as well because before Chakwera had released the final Ministers list was informed and showed an he chose to remain quiet without rebuking, koma amangopanga phokoso for nothing, azawona nthawi ikazakwana