President Peter Mutharika on Thursday left Malawi for United States in a chartered presidential jet, a complete departure from his promises that the government would use public resources prudently amid continued worsening economic conditions.
Mutharika inspects a guard of honour mounted by Kamuzu Barracks of Malawi army before-departure
VP Chilima sided by Army General and Police IG at the President Mutharika’s departure
President Mutharika leaves in a chartered jet
It was not immediately known how much the government has paid for the charted plane as such bills are kept under wraps at Kamuzu Palace.
He has also left the country for the UN general assembly without telling Malawians how many people are on his entourage and how much the trip will cost the tax payer.
Several people who have made it to the UN have left in different times to disguise Malawians on the bloated delegation.
Last year the president took with him an irrelevant to the summit staggering entourage of 116 people and Foreign Affairs minister Francis Kasaila said the entourage this year is “reduced” saying the government learnt lessons last year.
Speaking at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe on departure, Mutharika said discussions this year at the UN meeting will centre on Sustainable Development Goals.
He said delegates, most of whom are heads of state, will evaluate which goals have been achieved and which ones have not been achieved and why.
In addition, he said the delegates will be looking at issues of AIDS, youth, women, investment, trade and international cooperation.
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kodi a Malawi mumafuna chiyani’ president akakhala chete mukuti iai sakulankhula, akanakhalanso mukadamangokuwakuwa. Chonde otsutsa yesetsani kumatsutsa zopititsa dziko pa tsogolo. Nthawi ya jb nobody question her even NGOs where you those days” Chonde konzani mavuto azipani zanu kaye. Kuyendetsa boma its serious business. Investors are on the way, have spirit of patience, enanu mwatumidwa kuti muyankhulilire ena ake.
For the security of the President, it makes sense to use a chartered plane
Osamangotukwana apa mudzinena kuti inu mumafuna ayende pachani? Don’t just criticise, offer alternatives. So you want Malawi to pull out of the United Nations? please MCP gurus for once show us your intelligence
He was supposed to send the VP with a delegation of 6 people on a commercial flight and use the money to solve the numerous problems rocking the country – after all, it is not his money but it belongs to Malawians – but because he is DULL
Nonse mukuti mmati ayenda pansi ndinu mbuzi za anthu hope u have generators and waters tanks in your yards…kadziko kolira ngati aka nde nkumati mmffweeemmfwee
Midnight Six thief
STATEHOUSE,you are an idiotic fool,a brainless moron.US$493 million and you say it is a meagre figure for the poorest nation in the world,even a deranged person would not say so,you are a shaming Malawians at best.By the way,have you been in school? I hope not,then it is not your fault.
This president of ours is an idiot. He doesn’t listen he doesn’t act. what a shame
a malawi osamaganiza ngati a pumbwa… kodi mumafuna akwere kabanza ? mmxxxii !!