Mutharika trashes Chilima’s vision for Malawi, insists one million job creation not realistic
President Peter Mutharika has called on politicians to be realistic with their promises to the electorate instead of lying to Malawians.
He made this call on Thursday in Nkhotakota during his whistle stop tour from Mzuzu to Lilongwe through the lakeshore road.
However, Mutharika trashed Vice President Saulos Chilima’s pledge of creating one million jobs in his first year once in power, calling it a desperate attempt to woo support from voters.
He said the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is the only government that can bring development to its people and not United Transformation Movement (UTM), a DPP breakaway political grouping .
Among others, Mutharika said his administration has managed to stabilize the economy by increasing interest rates and reducing inflation to a single digit.
On the other hand, Member of Parliament for the area, Greseilder wa Jeffrey, appealed to people not to be misled by “immature politicians” who she said have formed parties to frustrate the governing DPP.
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The State President’s explanation that politicians should be realistic with their promises on job creation is in part a contradiction to what Minister of Finance said in the National Assembly that about K 10 billion has been factored into the 2018 – 2019 budget in order to create 500 000 jobs through internships and tree planting. May be 1 000 000 jobs as advanced by the Vice President is on the high side and that his deputy is rather more ambitious as he is talking about real jobs that will absorb school certificate holders, college and university graduates as opposed to menial jobs.
Mr president if you can not do, jst to correct my mistake
He promises that he will turn Malawi into Europe and he challenges his opponent who claims that he will create 1 million jobs.
it is only an idiot who can buy what APM said about Europe, because Europe is a continent, is not a country. And there are many countries in Europe. I would rather believe in a 1 million job dream that a Malawi turn to Europe dream.
I tend to agree with Rt Hon Chilima that this country can: i) end corruption; ii) create more jobs; iii) invest in strategic investments. Whether the jobs will be 500,000, 1,000,000 or 1,500,000 is not important to me. What is more crucial is the resolve to create those jobs.
By the way it is not Chilima personally who will create the jobs. He will set up systems that will ensure that: a) funds are used for intended purposes; b) corrupt officials are locked up in jail; c) the business environment is conducive for investors to invest; iv and the list goes on… Currently there appears to be disproportionate prioritization of road and bridge construction as well as community colleges – everything else has been forgotten. As a country we need far much more than community colleges and roads!
Some of the strategies to create more jobs includes: a) improvement of electricity supply and ensure we have 24 hours of electricity – this will open up hundreds of thousands of small and large business opportunities – there are many investors who are waiting in the wings for the day when electricity woes will be sorted out b) organizing functional cooperatives that will be involved in production, brokerage, transportation, marketing, processing as well as export of processed products; c) re-opening some closed projects such as B&C, bus companies, some closed Press subsidiaries etc;
Some comments have been made to the effect that some of the proposed high speed trains connecting city to city and intra-city trains cannot be done due to the fact that we do not have electricity. But re-organizing the energy sector is not rocket science. Current and past administrations have neglected this sector. But a visionary leader would have to start with heavy investments in the energy sector among others to ensure that we have electricity to meet the needs to domestic use, current industrial development as well as future developments. This will require that we invest in: hydro, solar, wind, geo-thermal, etc…
Go Chilima go!
Phiri, you have thrown a tone of ideas on job creation. Those are the ideas we should dream of. Vote of thanks.
He challenges to create one million jobs in a year yet he fails to explain how. Kutitola eti? Chilima and his cousin Callista think we are a radar to be used to govt coffers in 2019. Mayi Callista mlandu wanu uli pati wolimbana ndalama za Bingu ndi ana ake?
Satana akasintha dzina is even more evil than evil.
And the way you have spoken about bullet trains and power,it means these black outs are here to stay therefore electronic developments will not happen in malawi
Mr president if you can not does not make everyone a failure and if you cant jst surrender and give chance to those that can.It is laughable for this statement to come from a head of state and who happens to be a proffessor with no vision at all shame on you and it means we should not have trust in you.
It is possible even 4million jobs in a year. You are not a god yourelf,dont waste time trushing other peoples vision,you dont know his plan how to create it. What is impossible to you is possible to others. You promissed to develope malawi like europe,just do it now before election 2019, then l can bet you you dont even need to do this nasty tirelessly campaign to win votes because even those kids writing exams sitting on bricks will notice the transformation is seconds. At your age you were supposed to be enjoying with your wife at this palace and let the works of your gvt trash the opposition.Employ everyone and tax them even for using their own toilets. You DPP idiots dosnt know that things do run for themselves as long as you have a plan. Mzako chaponda ndi uyo anagwa nayo BB chifukwa choyesa ndiotchuka or he is untouchable,and now you are next! Apumbwa nonse tinjata 2019 take note!
koma kupanga develop nyasalande to the levels of europe????? clueless and visionless old fool instead of just remaining quite hes is busy displaying his foolishness!!!!!!!!!
APM is perfectly right in his own right.
Given his own track record, his gross limitations displayed and which we have all witnessed over the past 4yrs, creating 1 million jobs is impossible.
Look, this DPP-led government is even failing to employ its own trained artisans, teachers, nurses and midwives, doctors, etc. Expecting DPP to create even 50,000 is far-fetched.
But soliciting K145million, MAIZEGATE deals with Amwenye then give it to CADETS to be TERRORISING political opponents is what dpp knows BEST..
SHAME!!!
And what’s your vision NKHALAMBA? Kuba and more kuba.
Rate of unemployment in Malawi is very high. Possible that government can create to one million jobs. For starters, Malawi needs:
50 000 primary school teachers
90 000 secondary school teachers and university lecturers
100 000 nurses and health surveillance assistance
5 000 doctors
150 000 Mafco etc personnel
100 000 drivers, vehicle mechanics, ICT technicians, computer programmers, system analysts etc
100 000 agriculture extension workers
100 000 police constables, traffic police officers, crime investigations detectives, mobile police officers etc
5 000 marine divers
5 000 fire fighters
5 000 forensic experts
100 000 court clerks, court marshals and judicial officers
In order that tax is properly collected, MRA ought to be revamped by purging all those corrupt officers who connive with businessmen who dangle bribes in order that the officers should doctor tax remitted to government. Very possible that government would managed to pay 810 000 new workers.
Mr Clueless president. I can’t stop laughing. It is possible to create one million jobs even more. You are not Mr Chilima after all. Just develop Malawi like Europe as you promised kkkkkkkkk
Anything is possible in the hands of God, even a MILLION JOBS IN ONE YEAR, God will provide for jobs his children, if we work together we can do anything, achieve any thing. APM you have failed to provide employment for the youth, mwakalamba madala, its time to give young fresh minds a chance k.
He who dreams will have ways to walk the dreams. If this man can’t have his own realistic vision he should not discourage others. Akufuna awauzire mayeso eeeti
Very possible indeed with God’s guidance.
Inside all the parties manifestos Ian sure there is a paragraph that says they will bring abundant jobs for the citizens. One guys says he will bring a million jobs and all the other parties say it’s impossible……my query is can other parties put their numbers on the table and the citizens will judge if the sole offer is unrealistic. If you play it safe without a bankable offer the citizen will loose out because they can’t catch you on that one…” ine ma saizi a mapasi anu ndimawaziwa amangwetu”
Iwe no one like you any more wakalamba mchona & mbava very clueless mbuzi
Kagwereni uko a pumbwa! Zachepa mwabazo eti? Stop wasting opportunities for our country to move forward. You have run out of ideas and it’s only fair to our lovely people that you disappeared to where you came from. Your time is up. We will try something else. Bye bye thieves!!
Developing Malawi like Europe is more ridiculous and far fetched than creating one million job Mr President, it’s actually super easy to creat a million jobs, it’s not rocket science
KKKKKK TRUE APM HAS LOST HIS MIND
Ndatopa you are absolutely right,
Wina akuti he will create 1 Million jobs in 1 year. How? Akuti satiuzilaayeso. Wina anati akawinanso he will transform Malawi to levels of Europe. Ukalamba kapena misala. These two seem to be birds of a feather. Both aiming to fool excitable, gullible, excitable Malawians who easily fall for ndale za wachiona ndani while they are being robbed.
It is possible if you and your cronies stop stealing public funds