Mutharika admits electricity blacks outs affecting job creation

August 17, 2018 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 16 Comments

President Peter Mutharika has for the first time conceded that power black outs is grossly affecting industries and job creation in the country.

Mutharika: Where is the electricity for such an ambitious job creation exercise?

He said this on Thursday during his whistle stop tour from Mzuzu to Lilongwe via Nkhotakota and Salima.

“Some people are saying that they will create one million jobs within a year, that is a lie. That cannot happen. Where is the electricity for such an ambitious job creation exercise,” said the President in
vernacular in response to his political archrival Saulos Chilima’s pledge to Malawians once he gets to power.

He also dismissed Chilima’s promise of a bullet train, saying even some states in the US, where he had lived for 40 years, do not have such trains because they need a lot of electricity.

Mutharika has been promising that if voted into power for another five-year term, he would develop Malawi to the levels of Europe, saying there will be no mud and grass thatched houses.
Responding to Mutharika, United Transformation Movement secretary general Patricia Kaliati said Chilima would walk the talk.

“He is a serious person, he would execute all the projects he has promised,” said Kaliati.

The political war front has now changed from DPP against Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to DPP and MCP against UTM as the newly launched movement is gaining momentum never seen before in Malawi.

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16 replies on “Mutharika admits electricity blacks outs affecting job creation”

  1. In fact Mr President the years you have stayed in the USA should have been good reason you could have developed this country. One thing you constantly do wrong is to think that because you have failed to do certain things it obviously translate that no one else can’t do it. There is always a first time. The Bible is littered with those kind of examples. Gideon conquered with only 300 soldiers out of initial 32000. Let Mr Chilima hang himself but do not dispute what he himself says can do. There was a president in USA who transformed it from the great depression in the forties and we read about him today. I just don’t like prophets of doom and nay sayers, we are praying for this country and this is the only country God gave us and we will be happy to see it develop. May be its time you hand it over to those who love it dearly

  3. How do you go around wooing invester in the Country where there is no electricity.
    If JB time magetsi samazima Chilima can do it too.
    How are u going to build Europe in Malawi it requires a lot of electricity
    40 years in USA we call it kutchona.

  4. Anthu akakhala zaka 10 pa Zim pompa amatchedwa Mtchona ndiye ena akunyadira kuti akhala ku USA zaka 40 asaaah! Nkumadana ndikutchedwa Mtchona? Za Escom akukanazi sindiye Utchona weni weni umenewu omangoganiza kuti ndi Azungu okha ndiamene angapange Bullet Train.

  5. Just tell us your plans baba!! Just months ago you said you will develop Malawi to Europe level! Inu nde magetsi ake mukawatenga kuti popeza just like bullet train Europe has too many things you might want to be in Malawi that use magesti……………. awanso awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  9. Even train ya ma lasha dpp failed to link L city to Btz to MZ! Now busy trying kill the VP vision! You stealing from escom thus why the electricity dont work for ya train narrow minded but he will bring investor for sustainable energy and the trains will move and be implemented by the Japanese instead ur Chinese stadiums u cant maintain these trains will generate income create jobs towards 1 million promise

  10. Creation of 1 million job of UTM and transforming Malawi to match Europe of DPP

    Who is a big lier btwn the 2??

    I guess your suggestion is good as mine.
    The one who want to create Europe in Malawi is a big lier of all time.

    After 4years atleast he could have shown some foundations or pillars of Europe in progress but there is none.

  11. When dpp was busy stealing money from escom didnt you know that it will affect JOB CREATION??????????????????????????????????? how stupid are you?????, so if you want us to listen to your blublublublu first please return all the money dpp stole from escom so that ifeyo a UTM can show you how to best run Govt affairs. Mr President we know you are not the problem but the BEASTS surrounding and most of the stealing being done you dont even have a clue it is happening right under your nose. So now why should the youth VOTE for you Mr President???? by you interfering with ACB, NO ONE IN DPP WILL BE ARRESTED so this shows us that entertaining THIEVES in your camp and don’t care about the suffering YOUTHS OF MALAWI. Its too late now coz all the youths will be voting for a youthful president of UTM.

  12. You are the ones destroying ESCOM by your taking monies from statutory bodies. so this is a sad news from you to acknowledge that we dont have electricity in Malawi . Please tell your political overzealots to stop taking monies from ESCOM

    1. Wher is the electricity? You tell us. In four years you have failed to do anyhing about it.Just go and retire in the USA so we don`t see you again!

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