MP Musowa threatens to boycott parliament: DPP says ‘give teachers Covid risk allowance’
On Tuesday morning, Member of Parliament for Mulanje Bale, Victor Musowa, threatened to boycott Parliament sitting and would only come back when students resume learning as teachers are on strike, demanding government to give them Covid-19 risk allowances.
Musowa promised to refund his allowances for the days he will be out of Parliament, saying it is unfair for the MPs — whose kids are studying abroad or in glamorous schools in the country — to be discussing issues in the august House when sons and daughters of poor Malawians are not learning because teachers are demanding risk allowances.
But Leader of the House, Richard Chimwendo Banda advised Musowa against boycotting Parliament, adding that the opposition should not politicise the teachers’ strike.
On Monday, Presidential Press Secretary Brian Banda said at a State House weekly briefing that teachers should understand the direction given by scientists that they are not at high risk to Covid-19.
He added that President Lazarus Chakwera expect teachers to understand these issues and hopes that schools will re-re-open.
But DPP spokesperson on Finance, Joseph Mwanamvekha, said teachers should be given Covid-19 risk allowances just like other workers.
“We, on this side of the isle were shocked with the inconsistency and contradictory remarks by the Minister on the government side indicating that teachers are not at risk and therefore they do not deserve getting risk allowances and on the other hand she is saying teachers will be the first ones to get vaccinated as they are at risk! Madam Speaker, this is contradictory and baffling!
“To be realistic and fair, Madam Speaker, teachers deserve risk allowance the same as our men and women in uniform,” said Mwanamvekha.
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Musowa is indeed man of the moment. Maphunzitsi alandire allowance basi . If Chakwera is able to give covid allowance to villagers why should he fail to give risk allowance to teachers? Simwano umenewo?
No risk allowance for teachers. The teachers are being unreasonable. What will the risk allowance change as regards to contracting COVID?
Will the allowance stop them from contracting COVID?
Government must not bow down to the unthoughtful demands. Otherwise every Jim and Jack will be making similar demands.
I thick this is just about money not being at risk if so the would asking the gover what have they put in major for them to be protected not money ok if the gover give them money are they not going to use it for thier personallty,so Doctors,pol arm there are the one really fighting this war where ever there is cov + they go there
Musowa alibe ntchito uyu. He chased NRB officials waiwala kale. Olo utanyanyala ulibe vep
Musowa knew “madzi achita katondo” in his constituency where the allocated development fund has been abused, possibly for personal gains, and is therefore trying to divert attention. Well, time for plundering public resources is up comrade because this government won’t tolerate thievery. He must know that it’s not only his constituency being investigated
Teachers are at risk because they are frontline workers too. Are we denying the risk or are we denying the responsibility to foot such an expense? The overcrowded schools, with children from all walks of life, who knows what they bring to school. Stop politicising the issue and help our teachers with risk allowance. Ndalama zilipo, ngati boma likulipila ma K400 million for good for nothing obese Khumbo Kachali, or multimillion dollar haircut for Msungama, surely they can pay the teachers.
Kkkkkk who is a front line worker. Don’t misuse the word front line worker. Find another word or term don’t mislead people please
was chatting with my foreign manager on discord app, i asked him, do you think its reasonable for teachers to Demand COVID risk allowances?
he asked, ”what is their ground for asking the allowance?”
i answered, ”they says, because they are handling lots of kids/pupils from different homes, hence they are at risk of contacting the virus just like nurses and doctors.”
he said, ”I don’t think they are fair enough to compare themselves to doctors, doctors and nurses are dealing direct with covid patients, i think as long as your govt provides, ppe to the teachers and they use them properly, the risk of them getting covid is very low. even statistics shows that more doctors and nurses have died with COVID compared to other professions.
so kwaine nduona kuti palowa chabe ndale.
You and your foreign friend are both wrong and stupid! It is very hard to replace experienced teachers. All of us would be nothing if it wasnt of the same teachers. Even doctors would be useless. The teachers must be protected at all costs, they handle kids who are mostly immune to virus, but the teachers aren’t. There is a lot to consider. You need better foreign friends of which are many out there if your friend is that dull. But looking at how you can’t even capitalise your own name on a furum, shows sukulu sidakupindulire, can’t expert anything better from you. Kuchititsa manyazi.
Musanachose chisoso mudiso lazanu chosani kaye chanu, it’s expect not expert and your arguments are out of anger and dismay…. Full of fury. Be objective in your arguments.
If that is his line of thinking, it means if doctors are provided with PPE and they use the properly their risk will be very low again. Do you think sir, a teacher can teach while covered like those covid guys in white? surely that is impossible. The only way to help teachers is to let tbem teach online. Teacher may interact with more than 400 students a day some of which are positive. Doctors are trained on how to handle diseases, what about teachers? You people think wisely this is not politics.
Did your foreigner just theorize the matter and then made a recommendation? He must be one of these foreign managers who oppress your kind who leak boots of foreign managers to get promoted or earn a trip abroad. He is a cheap advisor. I see you quickly bought his opinion just because he is foreign upon which you must be ashamed of yourself, one of the racists against your own race. Who buys an opinion merely because it has been expressed by a foreigner? Now, learn this: after your sketchy brainstorming that led to your inadequate hypothetical recommendation, you would have at least taken some jolly walk to just a couple of Malawian schools to grace your discussion with bits of empirical stuff. You would have then added more sanity to your small talk because you will have realized for instance that certain measures taken by govt depts are not currently applicable nor provided to Malawi schools eg decongestion measures, sanitize at every contact, and what about costs related to handling sick pupils and those normally negligent kids because charity did not begin at your home. Probably, only us who have ever been govt teachers understand quite well that the teachers’ risk at this moment has not been well addressed so if the teachers are demanding cushioning for the same, the wise better do the needful that is to standardize the risk measures in the schools as in all other govt sector, but since we know the feasibility for such is a far fetched dream, compensate the teachers because they will have to supplement their own safety by extra individual efforts than required by you and me. Now, you can take some notes and share with your uneducated foreign mismanager. Next time be a good Malawian citizen using at least a braincell.
Teachers are making stupid demands. That’s why we dont take you seriously. You are like anthu akumpoto who always feel they are victimised because of where they come from.
Munakakhala ndani chipanda aphunzitsi achitsilu inu. Munthu osayamika.
Stupid!!!!!
Apo walakwitsa I think you are a fool
Think wise osangolembapo ngati mwakhuta maungu shatap
Possibly the whole story is just a lie, as it has been reported today in parliment this same MP is being investigated by Fiscal Police to how he has spent Local Development Monies. Another thought is he wishes not to answer questions about the investigation. A new Sheriff is in town and is watching how MP’s are spending our Development Money. Personally it maybe better to have MP elections every 3 years.
Strange practices in Malawi Government continues to pay striking workers where other countries do not. It allows for fair bargaining and speedy resolution to issues. Once a strike has lasted a few weeks Government votes to send essential workers back to work while continuing to negotiate and resolve issues. Teachers are holding Government hostage on this covid issue that has been around more than a year. Greedy teachers not appreciating the full pay they received for almost 10 months. Time teachers were forced back to work by legislation while negotiations an a way forward on allowances.
Stupid thinking. mwalowesa ndale covid. if teachers are at risk it means even police and other vivil servants are at risk. so u think govt should pay all these allowances. Bullshit. Where will the money vome from? iwe mwanamveka its u who is talking about govt failure, over spending and ndiwe amene ukuti apeleke ma risk allowance , which was not even in the budget, whst are u talking about? Health workers deserve allowance osati teachers. kodi omwe amapanga assess risk groups ndi opusa kuti anene kuti teachers are not st high risk? Ndipo anthu amenewa asapatsidwe allowance , thats stupid.
Mwayiwala ndalama za khovidi mun’kadya ndi a Jappie Mhango apa. Mbuzi/mbava za dpp.
koma nde pavunda kholatu. ce MUSOWA DPP. dont add up more sting to your fellow when you were one of them corrupting malawians from their taxes. enjoying high life with nomani cisale. you knew it very well that his worth was not from genuine sources. and you were one of them thwartin the teachers being in the team of inviting the teacjers kokudya mpunga ndi botolo fanta bribing them to vote for dpp. MWAIWALA??????? total shit you are saying. let the taechers if at all get the vaccine. sakusamala odwala Covid. apa anaenela for all means kucukitsa zida zodzitetezela mmasukulumu basi..
monga tinaonera aphuzitsi anatuluka ati ma demo and had no mask worn.
nma kadet mukukangaliika mopanda manyazi mwaiwala ma flood victims mpaka lelo ena boma la dpp silinamalize kuthana nao . donor monies zinalowa mmatumba munamanga ma lodge
masions mwaiwala??????????
a Malawi sanaiwale cithupsa comwe simunawafinye momalizitsa. It still stings .
Munawapondaposo pa citupilaco. cowawa cotuluka pokhalila.
MUZILANKHULA NGATI MUMAGANIZA .
MINDSET CHANGE.
ASIYENI A TONSE AYESEKO NDIPO ANTHU NGATI INU MUNAENERA KUWATHANDIZA OSATI KUKAMBA MOPUSA.
ZIKUKHALA NGATI INU MUMANGOKHALAMO BOLA MPANDO MULI NAO.
Mwauona nseu wa NENO ??? nyasiiiii. komatu kuli ma MP like DAUSI analowamo kalekaleeee. kumalo kungofunika kupita pali helicopter basi.
mwina titangosandusa Neno ikhale FARM YA DZIKO. tizilimako cimanga cosunga incase njala ifika. it can happen .we have lots of engineers. This will make us getting foodstuff like maize from BRAZIL like that time. A big insult and insanity. nde poti timaona ngati za kwa azungu ndiye zabwino. SAD SOULS.
So think 2x before bringing up weak ideas. dziko silingapite patsogolo ndi maganizo a madzi aconco inu a MUSOWA. ndi ena ma kadeti ofuna kucita frustrate Tonse Govt
Give teachers their due. Chipanda aphunzitsi mudakakhala ndani Lero? We all seem to forget this.
Mwanamvekha in his official response to the mid-year budget review, blames government for over expenditure with figures cited. What a treacherous man claiming to have the skills of running government affairs is now standing on the other side of the equation to encourage unplanned expenditure. I consider such political zealots as unpatriotic to Malawi who are only misguided by sheer jealousy, tribal mindedness and myopic desire to lead. When you were in government, did you pay risk allowances to teachers or yourself? Are you not the people who benefited from disaster management funds during disasters? Brush your suit first if you want to be a president ie if Malawians may want another rule of terror and tribalism.
Imagine this idiot called Mwanamveka, chilikwamzako ndiye chigwire nyanga
If the same government is saying teachers will be amongst the first to recieve covid vaccines because they fall in the high risk category, yet they say they cannot recieve allowances because they do not fall in the high risk category, then surely we have a problem. Let government come up with one coherent statement. The challenge is teachers are not being given PPEs and enough space to isolate etc. Maybe if government provided these instead of the allowances it may be a good negotiating point.
These guys are politically blind: they should have accepted that teachers are at risk just like Policemen. Just prepare there risk allowances for the first month so that education should continue as planned while rolling out that fake vaccine”mark of the beast” fast to those at risk. At the end noone will be at risk ; no need to give medical personnels educationists or ploicemen risk allowances for they are vaccinated. OIf they dodge vaccination that’s to their own risk.