Mutharika concedes Malawi divided nation: ‘Citizens love politics more than development’
President Peter Mutharika had chastised Malawian accusing them of loving politics more than development.
Delivering his State of Nation Address to Parliament through a video link on Friday, Mutharika said first problem the country has experienced in the past year is that people like politics more than development.
“We have forgotten our love for our country. Let us also admit we have become a divided nation. We have been thinking and voting on regional lines for some time now. We often forget that we are one people, one country, one Malawi. Let us unite,” he said.
Mutharika added that, as a country, people have allowed Malawi to be a country where they offend and hurt others in the name of human rights.
“We have allowed others to kill, burn property and frustrate development in the name of human rights. Is that the Malawi we want?
“ Let us accept that we have people who think they can lead Malawi by destroying the only country we have. We are sometimes hungry for destruction more than we desire peace and unity,” he said.
He then called for Malawians to love their country and rise above partisan politics.
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How can we be United when Lomwe only are appointed as senior managers in all govt departments.
The People’s Republic of China is excellent at development and ‘unity’.
It is also very ‘peaceful’, if you conveniently ignore its suppression of anybody critical of it in any way.
Voting along regional lines is nothing new or unique in Malawi or even Africa.
Voters in UK vote along regional lines.. e.g Scotland or North of England.
USA voters are quite ‘regional’; the large cities mostly vote one way, the rural areas vote differently.
Those are countries with a stronger national identity.
Malawi, like many African countries, had its borders drawn by colonial authorities with little regard for anything.
Voting in Malawi or many developing countries is not so much regional or even tribal.
It is simply about money.
Huge masses of voters are essentially bribed with trifles such as free t-shirts or a bag of maize or two.
You can’t really blame them. Most are starving and barely surviving.
They will vote for whoever pays attention to them and gives them freebies.
Until we have better education and jobs, this will not change much.
This is why good education is never prioritised by corrupt politicians; it makes it easier for them to steal money.
Reminds me of Kazombo who said ” ndale sitikudya” Ife timangofuna a good climate yoti tidzipanga zathu. Tikhale ndi mwai wa ngongole Ku ma bank pa interest ya bwino. Ma ID tili nawo tsopano.We need aggressive economic empowerment and unfortunately there no one single party that is unpacking this to the detail, akungoti tidzabweretsa Malawi wabwino, shit! Where is mbakuwaku?
Mdala has lost direction mutu sukugwila,,,,,,,,,,,kkkkkkkkkk
chitsiru chamunthu. lero wayamba kuzindikra. maudindo onse akuluakulu unawapatsa anthu akwanu umati choncho dziko lidzingosekerera. unyera sunati!!!!!!!!!!!!
APM is right. Since the 1993 referendum, Malawians have been voting on regional lines. It has not changed.
Dr Chakwera’s Super HI5 is premised on the unification of the country! It has taken years for the BIG BAKHA to realize that the country is divided.
This calls for all sane Malawians to vote for the TONSE ALLIANCE which has visionary leaders who can see the challenges facing the country and propose tangible solutions for the same.
APM has endorsed the TONSE ALLIANCE!!!
Don’t say people love politics than development, all the demos are becoz of poor leadership…. a DPP leadership that has divided Malawi and ur stubbornness led to demos, no citizen will allow their right to vote being violated by DPP and Ansah
Malawi was divided during Kamuzu.If you were there, you would agree with me. When we relocated to Lilongwe in 1977, you could see that you were not welcome among the Chewas. All what has been happening recently regarding vilombo blocking roads and demanding money were everyday issues. This division is there still today.
Spot on Tobious. Poor leadership as demonstrated in the past 27 years frustrates the citizenry which strives to seek alternative leadership. Resistance to change by the current leadership results in resentment which may be construed to mean love for politics as misunderstood by APM.
Wow! This is master piece. I hope the confused opposition followers have learnt something
Great speech from a great leader. Malawians are blessed to have APM as their president
Parapain capsules is the drug you require
EMPTY SPEECH FROM CRYIG GOGO
How about the many killed by your cadets Mr President? Have you forgotten Are 24 murder of family and rape of girls in Msundwe? Or perhaps you agree with Grezelda that the Family burnt itself with Petrol and the little girls raped by your police officers and cadets in Msundwe were asking to be raped?
You are the worst President that this country has ever seen.
If you know that the country is divided why don’t you find the solution to curb the vise?
He is lying, it’s not. People are just saying no to greed, nepotism, cronyism.
Whose fault is it? If the leadership of a country favours a certain tribe where he comes from and is always blind to the cries of the entire people he is supposedly leading, what do you expect? When the government including the president himself is corrupt, he expects people to perpetually look aside and continue loving? I don’t know how Munthalika says these things with a straight face when in fact he himself is so much to blame for what is happening. He is a blind leader who does not know that he is leading a people who are able to see. No Mr President, you are not going to lead this nation over a cliff edge. We can see where you are leading us and we refuse the direction you are leading us. That has been made very clear and loud to you over the last months and will be confirmed in the next elections. Goodbye and farewell.
Idiot is right. (Again)
The point the President is making ONE PEOPLE ONE COUNTRY ONE MALAWI is the Election theme manifesto of the 9 Party Tonse UTMCP Alliance.
Thank you Mr. PRESIDENT of the endorsement of UTMCP
VOTE NEW ERA of Government
VOTE CHANGE
VOTE UTMCP bringing Malawi Together to rid the Current Government of Regionalism
Which development is he talking about? Is stealing government money development? People now love politics because they hate tribalism, corruption and theft. Should we stand aside and watch while some selfish people are destroying this nation?
You acting present, be serious
Which development indeed?
@Abiti
Matchona awa anabwera ali mbuuuu! panopo atukuka ndi umbava wa misonkho ya a Malawi
Another example of how you, sir, love politics than development. Nanga tatolapo chiyani apa apart from politiking
He is the one who has divided Malawi!
We have been forced to love politics than development for now because we want development focused leadership than corruption focused leaders like you Mutharika.
ohhhh yesssssss tell him
Talking like a saint. People of course love development but they do not see it under your leadership. They see a lot of corruption, nepotism and tribalism. You are actually reaping what you sow in Malawi. It is the type of selfish leadership that has brought these problems. You are supposed to be talking about peace but you talk about killings.
There is a very thin line between politics and development. YOu are right people follow politics so much because decisions concerning malawi development are made and usually controlled or influenced by politicians.
Where were you all along. You are too sleepy like Chakwela and Chilima
What we love or don’t love is nobody’s business!
do not say that people love politics but say people have trust in those whom you call as politics
wagawanitsa anthu ndiwe..tatiuze ma PS muboma ochokera pakati ,ku mpoto ndi kumumawa alipo angati?nanga ma CEO ama company a boma ochokera kuzigawo ndatchulazi alipo angati?you are the person to blame…..every where cadetism….shame on you
Says a man who is surrounded by Lomwes