Mutharika says poverty is a choice: ‘Malawi on journey to prosperity’
President Peter Mutharika has said for every country, poverty is a choice, saying Malawi has begun a great journey from poverty to prosperity, urging Malawians to work together in developing the nation.
Mutharika, speaking at Providence Industrial Mission (PIM) when he paid homage to national martyr Reverend John Chilembwe, said Malawi is not a poor country and there is need for Malawians to love one another and stop hatred for the sake of the country’s progress.
“What we need is to unite, be focused and work hard. Malawi is not a poor country; it is the people who are poor.
“But God did not create us to be poor people, so it is up to us to choose to be poor or not. Let us choose to make Malawi a prosperous nation. What we need is to work hard and love one another,” said Mutharika in a cool tone
Mutharika said he has a vision to develop Malawi as a country of beautiful roads in every part of the country.
“I see a great country where we create jobs for our skilled youth in every district, every constituency, and every community. Malawi will soon be a country where there shall be factories and jobs everywhere. That is why we are inviting foreign companies to invest in this country.
“Malawi shall be a great country where every community will have electricity and piped water. We have begun taking electricity and piped water to communities. And blackouts shall be no more,” said Mutharika who is seeking a second term in May 21 elections/
He said Malawi is becoming a great country where people have money in the pocket, food on the table, and a decent house for everyone.
“We are seeing people buying more cars because they have money in the pocket. Our cities are full of new cars because we have fixed the economy. We are seeing the Youth in our villages buying motorcycles because we empowered them to have money to spend.
“We are seeing men and women building decent houses because we have set new standards of prosperity. We are improving lives of ordinary men and women in the villages with cash transfers, public works program and building houses for vulnerable Malawians,” Mutharika said
The President said in five more years he will be in power, Malawi will be a different country where the lives of citizens will change for the better and forever…
“I know that most Malawians are good people ready to stand for what is good for our country. But there are also Malawians who want us to go backwards. There are Malawians who fight and deny the development you and I have begun.
“If some bring us politics of castigation, we will bring Malawians politics of development. If some bring us politics of hate, we will bring to Malawians politics of peace, love and unity,” he said.
Mutharika challenged that he will not allow anyone to take the country back from the development he has begun.
“I will not allow anyone to take us back to days of darkness, dictatorship and bloodshed. I will not allow anyone to make Malawi a lawless country. And in our spirit and unity, let us move forward with the good work John Chilembwe began,” he said.
Mutharika described Chilembwe as a spiritual, political and national leader who had good vision for the country.
He said: “Every year, we celebrate the life of Reverend John Chilembwe because he was the first Malawian who started the foundation of this nation. Chilembwe was a hard worker and a visionary leader who loved this country. Let us also love our country and care about one another.”
Added Mutharika: “I am glad we have continued his work. We have built Ida Chilembwe Community Technical College to train our Youth in skills and continue the industrial mission Chilembwe started.”
Government set January 15 to commemorate the life of Chilembwe who was born in 1871 and died on February 3 1915.
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NO MATHANYULA,you are utterly misguided,poverty is not a CHOICE but a devious occurrence on human beings.You are not poor in the sense that you are an overall incharge of the government that is why you won’t feel the dynamics of poverty.Peter,no human being can choose to live under inhuman conditions.It is unbelievable that the Head of State would not care about the voters who put you in power.This shows that Muthalika and his brother late Bingu,came into Malawi to get-rich fast and leave our people scavengers in their own country.Mr.President,few years you have been in power,you have illegally amassed unprecedented finances from the government coffers leaving the masses of our people in deep poverty.Oh yes,you do not care a dame,for you won’t live in Malawi after you are defeated in elections in due course.Mathanyula,be educated that POVERTY is not a CHOICE you fool.
Malawi is the poorest country on earth and has been so for the past 200 years when Mutharika was not born. The main problem is that we have never wanted to take responsibility for our nation or our situation. Somalia does not have a government but they are rich
Mr Maliseche if u dont have something wise to say jst shut up, hw can u say umphawi nkufuna yet anthu akugona wosadya, some of the pipo chifunda ndi nsalu, if it had been that u’ve humanity wokonda anthu sunakabera anthu wosauka 145, now urself and Dausi u r involved stealing 53 bl ur days are numbered learn frm Kabira.
Most of you here are deliberately misquoting the pestident. What he actually meant was that he has made a choice to make us poor
The president is actually very right.
But only to a particular group, tribe, constituency of people.
Look in our cities and check how many car looking new or executive with number plates from lhomwe belt, mainly TOs. Sample out new houses in Lilongwe and find out how many belong to DPP gurus or their cronies. Check any big new big projects and find out who owns them.
If one is to compare lamba ankavara anthu a DPP in 2014 ndi pano zosiyana kwambiri akuvalira tie m’malo mwa lamba gulu lachina Kho, Mr D, etc
A clear vindication and evidence of lhomelisation of the country
Definitely the Malawian President is very foolish. How can one chose poverty. Am very angry with you Peter.
He’s really Maliseche educated idiot ndi mwano womwe wayankhulawo akanakhala ndi umunthu sanakabera anthu wosauka 145 anthu akugona ndi njala iye nkumalalata kuti kugona ndi njala nkufuna wandinyansa heavy
Awa ndi a Malisechedi Ben Phiri sananame
What did he say???. …….4 more months of this stupidity.
What an insult!!!!………dzuka. Malawi dzuka. Change is coming! May 21st VOTE WISELY!!!!
When you steal MK145M from poor Malawians you can afford to say that because you don’t feel the pinch that Malawians are suffering, when you live in a glass house out of reality, out of touch with poor Malawians, do not throw stones by insulting Malawians
Hate it or Love it..thus reality.
That was ridiculous statement made by highly profiled person who worked abroad and people were expecting him to deliver malawi from hell to the promise land ,nobody makes a decision to be poor but since malawi is governed by him who is very selfish like death which is insatiable should not utter his madness to the public for his failure, he should not forget that this is his final term and there is no otherwise
Useless NKHALAMBA NTCHONA. Dimentia taking hold.
Which roads are we talking about? 5 km road in Lilongwe when our neighbours like Zambia are doing city to city 4 lane highways of more than 300 kms and a lot of high speed 4 lane roads in cities. Malawi lags behind in the region in so many areas of development, we only excel in the negatives like very high population and Albino killings plus corruption. What a shame of a country!
I can’t belive this president said this. It’s truly so unfortunate. He has no moral authority to say this let alone to people that are truly suffering. How does one make a choice to be poor in a country that is one of the poorest if not the poorest in the world by virtue of corrupt leaders. There is no question corruption is rumpant in the country particularly in this president’s administration. Where do poor poor get opportunities to become rich or better in the absence of resources?
Truly very hurt and sad.
Dr. Paul Paseli, USA
A choice really?
Kkkkkkkkkkkkk
The Chilima effect (Honestly this is the first time I’ve seen APM displaying some charisma in a speech).
Mr Maliseche is soooooooooo out of touch with reality! Tizidyabe zitete, palibe pulobulemu mentality……..Lord help us!!
And yet Chilima decided to go outside the country panthawi ngati iyi? Mbuzi yamunthu ndithu.
Iwe umafuna azitani nyani iwe ndiwe chitsiru kwabasi
@ jj
Osati mbuzi ndi a bwana anuwa iyayi ?
What is so special with Chilembwe day? The Reverend who ordered the killing of William Jervis Livingstone and have his head displayed in his church? a violent man. and we see the traits of this in his tribesmen.
The killings were done as a protest against british imperialism,with the sole aim of liberation & if u know ur history the evils of the British empire outweigh jervis’s killing greatly..not only in malawi but the whole world.
@ pathfinder
Ana a his excellency the thief Mumafuna chilima asachoke azitani kuno. Mumumenye. Mumenya anthu mpakana liti ?.shame
chilembwe’s Story is a myth..
Back your opinions with facts!so who made it up???mhmm
what has Chilima got to do with Maliseche’s stupidity?????
Your Excellency, May God Bless You.
Thou shall not steal but you steal. Improve primary school and secondary school education before you embark on technical colleges old man. Improve the existing technical colleges please. Kuba musiye.
Nonsense, just dreaming and talking too much. Walk the talk old man and end corruption and nepotism. Last time you dreamed about Europe and yet all your constructions are shoddy, from roads to bridges. You are the worst president after Muluzi.
Mkuluyu ali ku Amereka anali kampopa ng’ooo, he returned to Malawi with his late brother and stole our money pano akutumbwa akuti poverty is a choice?
Ambuye akuwona zonse atimenyera Nkhondo
nkani ndi imeneyo akula akulu 21may 2019 ikubwela we are moving to prosperity vote. yo osapwekesa makosana
Spoken like a thief.
What development ?
Koma abale, its a choice? Koma koma ukakhala pa nsana pa njobvu…
I strongly agree Mr President! A vivid example is how you chose to get K145m from Karim into your personal account instead of government account number 1. That choice Mr president and many others that are behind the many cashgates and other ‘…..gates’ have made Malawi poorer than it was during Kamuzu Banda’s era Mr president!
Kodi mutharika Ma cadet akumenya anthuwa you can’t really stop them?. Are you really in control of this country. It’s all stupid what is happening in malawi now. It’s pathetic
Poverty is a choice so says Mr Ziboda Maliseche the most useless, corruption, inept, idiot masquerading as Leader Malawi has ever had.
Chitsilu ichi is getting on my nerves, mawaya mutu anasiya kugwira ntchito kale kale, just a waste of oxygen and toilet tissue.
Very productive people are dying every day but imbiceles like this are still breathing at 81yrs!
Lord have mercy, we are a cursed nation indeed.
@ Gerald
Polani moto Wawa ndapota nanu. Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.
kikikikikikikki Apumbwa akutikwiyisa zedi
Congratulations Your Excellency,this is indeed good leadership that we want.This is why we want you to finish the remaining five years.You are a leader of vision.If there are others who have chosen not to see the good work that you are doing that’s their fate.No wonder.most people who are guided by Satan are full of negativity they don’t see anything good from their friends that is normal but you are a leader of passion who promotes love where ever you go.Keep it up Your Excellency.
@ makwinja
Thieving grandfather president. Shame on you for defending a thief
Kodi ndalama akuba azigogowa, akazijoya liti, kuti. THEY ARE SO STUPID THEY DONT EVEN KNOW THAT WHEN YOU DIE, YOU LEAVE ALL THE MONEY BEHIND HA, life is about legacy, we are not going to name anything after you GRANDPA. you are a disgrace to malawi people
For us it is not a choice. To choose you should have more than one thing. For you, you had 145,000USD from Karim or poverty. You chose 145, 000USD. You cant be poor