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The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South, CharlesMchacha, has, once again, rapped the United Transformation Movement...
Mr Ntata says that ‘advisors are . . . crucial in politics’. I agree. Moreover, I suggest that politicians need two essential types of advice: advice relating to international politics and economics, and advice relating specifically to Malawi. Advisors on Malawi should, of course, be Malawians. However, advisors on the African and global situations need not be. It is not even necessary for them to be present in Malawi in person. For example, I think that every presidential candidate should be presented with a set of the collected speeches of Professor PLO Lumumba, in both print and movie formats. Ideally,… Read more »
The 37% voters who put Peter into power knew exactly what they voting for. Peter wasn’t new to politics. He failed miserably to run how ministries during Bingu’s reign. So the problem isn’t Peter but the people who vote for him to lead the nation. Most Malawian voters are incapable of critical thinking
Nystagmus, I understand that your are a lawyer by profession. As such , you should be the first person to know what is right things to do. The president cannnot fire the escorm ceo just because he fuel is stollen. The same ceo will take the government to court for wrongful dismissal and he will be paid huge sums. The president is not a policeman, or an investigator, he is the president. His job is to run the country not a statutory organisation like escorm. Yes the management of escorm has to find out how the fuel disappeared. The person… Read more »
A very good read …and on point .It pains me that, as a nation we are about to make the same mistake , we never learn. I wonder kuti a Malawi vuto lathu ndi chani. We are like a trial and error nation. This APM spends 4 decades/ 4 yrs absent from this country and we choose him to lead us…i think we are still colonised in our minds.
63% of Malawians didn’t vote for him. That’s a lot of Malawians
Oh boy oh boy. Good writing
So, Ntata and your UTM friends have realised the argument that ‘Mutharika is old’ will not get you votes. You better tell Chilima, Callista and Kaliati etc all.
At least Chilima understands (corporate) governance and knows very well the consequences of not adhering to set rules. Professor Mutharika is an academic
True, true. APM has characters like Mchacha (former bus boy) as an advisor. How can you keep your ears listening to the trash that mouth can create in a day. I suppose SKC has more intelligent characters as advisors. Somehow, it is mistaken that Kaliati, Masangwi, Kalindo and Ngalande are close to his ears. These characters may the Catapillars and Gallions that need to strip up the soil for sensible leadership to thrive. Yes, they may end with big portfolios in the next cabinet, but they will not be the decision makers.
You have fallen short of advising us who to consider critically among the presidential hopefuls!
Allan , a lawyer by profession who has nothing to offer Malawians. The man came from his teaching job in Australia, hoping to be appointed as ACB boss by the Peter Mutharika regime soon after winning the elections. He was staying at Capital Hotel in a dreaded hair. For several times, he tried to book appointment with APM but was not granted the chance. he even made it to the gate of state house trying to get entry into the palace but was denied access. He is an opportunistic. fellow he led a group of staff at ACB to rise… Read more »
If anyone is looking for an example of the fallacious argumentative strategy known as ‘argumentum ad hominem’, this comment of Mulopwana’s will serve his or her purposes very well. Genuine discussion of the topic is avoided by instead attacking the character, motives, or other attributes of the person making the argument, in order to undermine him instead of his arguments.
True the issue should be are the issues raised by Ntata true or false? Not Ntata did ABC cos he is not the subject here. The subject is simply who will be the best leader after the elections & he is just trying to outline the characteristics of such a good leader should be. Now it’s up to us as a people to look into all our aspiring presidents & see who possesses those qualities.
During the 1st term of the much overrated Bingu wa Muthalika, I used to say, you shall know a leader by the company, replace that with advisors, that he keeps. Recall Bingu’s closest advisers, the famous trio?
Now we have a certain leader of a movement who is surrounded by the likes of Masangwi, Kaliati, Makonde, Ngalande etc as his bed fellows. In Typical Malawian lazy thinking, instead of seeing this as a red flag, the UTM fanatics, redolent of what we heard in 2014 are quick to say, all that matters is the presidency/leadership?
Really??