Off the wall of Hellen Chabunya on copying Chilima transformational idea
I quickly joined many Malawians to congratulate our President in launching the Malawi Agricultural and Industrial Investment Corporation (plc.
I eagerly tuned in to listen to this highly publicized event. What came out clearly is that this has been rushed to out maneuver Dr. Saulos Chilima’s commitments to Malawians who firstly articulated that he would institute this organization.
Our President has launched an institution with a recently appointed Board only but with No office, No operating policies, No employee at all at present.
So infact all the glitz was to launch a name…launch an idea that Dr. Chilima had already articulated.
I question here, should we then have had the President launch this at this point giving hope to populace when this at best is presently just an idea???
Resources wasted today could have been directed to farmers for much needed agricultural inputs.
Let’s not forget that this is a commercial entity with a goal to make money…we needed more thought in the tax incentives and operational approach that is dare I say it Nationalistic.
Now the President and old friend Goodall Gondwe proudly stated that they have now delivered transformation to Malawi. They then go on and proudly say that this institution that has been launched in name only will deliver tinned fish, canned fruit etc just as already pronounced by Dr. Chilima. They further copy Dr. Chilima and say pension funds will be directed to this. Didn’t we hear SKC say this already???
Take note that the cry by the business sector and farmers in particular, SME and general populace for a development bank was on premise that commercial banks were not forthcoming, expensive and lacking long term lending capacity. Now with this set up where Bank(s) are in forefront how certain are we that this will solve the hurdles earlier identified.
On a positive note though, is that this takes out concerns on government governance however, the national goal still needs to be pursued. If the way in which MSB went down we need to extremely cautious if indeed government will let this be an autonomous institution.
But talking on MSB now government says proceeds K13bn (have) been put into this new institution as government equity. Question is which institution, the idea!!!??? Is this money really still around?
In summary Malawians we have been duped, our money wasted on yet another launch in name only just so people can gain political mileage.
This madness has to stop! Stop toying with our ambitions and aspirations for Malawi… We need tangible solutions and none of these games….
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i understand Hellen is an american citizen and thats where she chose to live. why is she not commenting about her president who is Trump. am confused with the comments she makes about malawian politics. is she a political scientist a proffessor from washington university
Who is stealing manifesto from who? Who has a plan? Why not implement it now.What leaks from cabinet plans is what Chilima talks in public to appear as a wiser man on the block.I always clap hands to who impliments now! He claims he tails government what to do,yes,good ride Mr VP.Who scores the marks is the implimentor,now,not tomorrow.Keep on Mr VP to prove your stupidity.He believes he is the only tactical guy from CHANCO,kkkkkk wait and see,where is Kasambara Mr VP?
am so sorry to have replied this, but i see luck of reasoning in your statements. being a royal dog of the government should not make you blind to the extent of prajalism. i dont support chilima nor your side but i think you have never been in a physics and chemistry worlds where the inventor is respected much. if your party is doing everything that chilima is manifesting, it is only greedness and the will to refute his words. be civilised, look forward and think of your own things and ideas
THIS IS SO MISLEADING. Only Malawian Jornalists… kodi iwe Hellen Xul yako umaphuzila kuti… smh ….Im upset
Ellen does not know the true origin of these ideas. IF THESE IDEAS ARE COMING FROM CHILIMA, LET HIM IMPLEMENT THEM NOW! OTHERWISE HE IS NOT GETTING OUT OF DPP RULE AS VICE PRESIDENT BECAUSE HE HAS NOT FINISHED CARBON-COPYING DPP IDEAS PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!! WITH HIS BUNCH REALLY HAS NOTHING BETTER TO OFFER TO MALAWIANS EXCEPT ARRESTING PEOPLE AS HE PROMISES IN ALL HIS RALLIES! MEANING HE WILL BE A POLICEMAN, A JUDGE AND LEGISLATOR HIMSELF. ALL THESE YEARS HE HAS NOT LEARNT THAT RUNNING GOVERNMENT REQUIRES ALL THE THREE ARMS OF GOVERNMENT WHICH ARE LED BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND HE TALKS AS IF HE WILL LEAD THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATURE AND JUDICIARY HIMSELF! DAY DREAMING AT ITS BEST!
This process started in 2013 and now you’re saying akopela chilima. …. chilima wayamba liti kulubwalubwa… THIS IS NOSENSE!!!!
Koma guyz mukukomenta apa especially mukusapita boma LA dpp muli ndi vuto. Ndiinu amene mukupangisa kuti dziko lathuli likhale pa umphawi mpaka pano. Zomvesa chisonitu izi. Mpaka Peter woyee? Peter wake yemweyu opanda manoyu.
Helen , next time, do a little research on a subject before you publicize your thoughts. I know you are positioning yourself in readiness for UTM elective convention, but avoid embarrassing your leader with unprofessional write-ups like this one. To give you a tip, just google and see how planning for this institution dates back to 2014. By the way, i am not DPP. I am tambala
I entirely agree with you Mgoloso. This Puppet immature Politician is a copy cat. Wagwa nayo!!!! Ndizaaa!!!! Boma lachita!!!
Between Chilima and APM, who takes from the other? This is why Chilima is not ready to quick his position – wants to take government’s plans and publicize them as his ideas. Chilima knew about this initiative long time ago when APM started announcing that government will create a Bank for Agriculture and Industrial investments.
Only stupid people can take Chilima seriously – he is a big crook like Mayi ake aja (JB)
The word transformation is not a monopoly of baby Chilima. Before him, people like Kunkuyu had their transformation what what! Chakwera was also talking about transformative leadership. So, please, find other things to attack Peter on. APM woyee!
Kkkkkkkk apumbwa sakugona tulo pano akhaula sanati. They are taking advantage on poor malawians understanding of things so can continue to enrich themselves. Tiye nazoni zinkhalambazi!
That’s why we need skc from next year Ali ndi mfundo zoti zitha kupititsa malawi patsogolo nkhakambazi out
Hellen Chabunya, I am not a DPP supporter but on this one allow me to defend government. Surely this is the kind of unprofessional journalism we keep seeing in our land. You should have done due diligence before writing this article. The truth of the matter is that government has not copied from Chilima. The planning, discussions, implementation etc started way back before Chilima said something about it. Dig facts on the ground before you publish something. Professional journalists do that.
If this was Peter’s idea, why has he brought it up this time around; few months before the expiry of his first term? Is he not using the idea just as a campaign tool? That’s Hellen’s line of thinking I guess..
Iwenso walemba izi ndi opepera bwanji? Iwe zooti this program was implemented in 2013 sunamve? Komanso zooti chilima amakatenga zomwe amakambilana ku cabinet meetings nkuzipanga nfundo zake zapamisonkhano suukudziwa, and that is why amudomolako? Inuyo mukanangobwera poyera kuti mwakwera yachilima baasi musatibowepo apa. Come 2019 tidzakukanthirani limodzi.
Don’t you think it is chilima who is still the Vice President in this government who is using the form DPP. and more over these are not chilimas ideas. During Kamuzu’ admarc had a canning factory in Mulanje: made canned fruit from Nanazi, made Jam. I have heard Chilima saying he wants zinthu zikhale monga mmene iye amakula.
Chilima is in a real hell of a dilemna. He has got a transformational agenda in his manifesto that he has to communicate to the body politic; but once he articulates it, all other parties (including the DPP) unashamedly copy it. But if he does not articulate it how are ordinary folk like you and me going to know about it? I guess that’s why he sometimes says he won’t give the nuts and bolts of his manifesto lest they are plagiarized ( a thing we have already seen happening). Poor fella! My advice would be keep on communicating your vision, sir. Malawians are listening and appreciating.
i dont know what to call chilima. if she an opposition leader in the very same government in which he is part of it. ndale zachimalawi zenizeni. having an opposition lesader in the very same govt. my take is that if the govt is being run well iwill give gredit to both president and VP and if its not being run well it means both of them are failing us as anation. cabinet collective responsibility as he is part of the govt unless he regns but i know he knows he will loose his salary and benefits as well thats why he cant resign. he is also not sure that he might win elections
Your article is shameful. I am told this institution was developed independently by CDH with World Bank assistance, where is Chilima here? If you really think kuti Chilima is everything and everywhere, I mean if you seriously think nothing good at all can happen unless it is done by Chilima, then you are worse than the people who made Kamuzu, Bakili, Bingu, JB etc etc bad presidents.
Amalawi, tiyeni tisiye kupusa, kodi munthu sanalowe udindo tiyambe kumupembeza ndiye tizaphulapo kanthu? President or vice president is just one person basi. Ntchito zabwino sagwira munthu mmodzi yekha osatheka. Andinso palibe amene amakhala 100%, nzeru padziko timagawana, osati izi mukunena apa ngati munthu mmodzi yekha ndiye amadziwa zonse I cannot accept this destructive mentality imene inatiphetsa nthawi ya Kamuzu..
Mongobwerenza munthu wanuyo ndi anzake ena onse akupikisana nawo si milungu iyayi, awatu ndi anthu oti ali ndi zabwino komanso zofooka zawo. Ngati MAICC ili chinthu chabwino, pali chifukwa chodandaulira pliz ati chifukwa Chilima samvekapo? Can we not just wake up breathe fresh air and praise God for life without being told the fresh air is because politician X or politician Y did this and that? There is too much nonsense in Malawi.
MAICC is a good thing which has happened under the government of the current president and his vice president, I do not believe this is difficult to accept, let us move on.
WHERE IS MZUZU AIRPORT ?
STONES !! STONES ! STONES ! PITALA AND GOODAL- ALL THESE YEARS YOU SPENT IN AMERICA YOU MASTERED LIES
TO MALAWIAN PEOPLE ??