Speaker Gotani says North Malawi ‘not second class citizens’
Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara has said people of the northern must not be treated as “second-rate citizens” as is the case now under the government of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Gotani Hara was speaking during the political campaign rally for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera ahead of July 2 fresh elections.
She bemoaned that people of the north are living like a second class citizens because the national cake of development is not being shared equally.
Hara, who is deputy secretary general for MCP, said the current DPP government is failing to start or complete the projects in the north.
“Mbombera University, Livingstonia-Njakwa road, new Mzuzu Airport, Mzuzu youths center and many more, where are they? The region is also part of Malawi,” she said .
“The current DPP government does not recognize us as Malawians. That is why the region has not received any development projects. All the projects they are talking about were brought by late Bingu Wa Mutharika,” she lamented
However, she said under Chakwera administration, Malawi will receive equal distribution of development projects.
“Treat everyone as Malawian. If one comes from Thyolo, Mulanje or Karonga treat them all as Malawians. We are tired being abused here in the north,” said Hara.
“We pay taxes like anybody else,” she added.
The country will hold a presidential election re-run on July 2.
Catherine Gotani Hara listening to you yesterday spewing rubbish about northerners being second class citizens of Malawi made me wonder where you as speaker of parliament were getting this information? Tell the nation when did the class system legislated in Malawi which act of parliament? Don’t spread foolish misconceptions. I am a northerner and I am second class to no one in Malawi.
Sorry to learn you are ignorant and unable to read the article. The article clearly indicates that the Speaker Believes the DPP Givernment has treated the Northern Region as second class citizens because of the lack of Development in the last 26 years.
I will vote UTMCP to encourage development in the Northern Region where it should be near the busiest border area.
Mofolo, You have completely misunderstood the information. She did not say that they are second class citizens, but they are treated as such. If you cannot agree with what the speaker is saying I doubt if you are indeed from the north. What she said yesterday has proven evidence.
Woman of integrity….love u Hara Gotani
Mayi Gotan Hara mwanenadi zoona,misonkho tonse timapeleka.Malawi government should distribute developments equally.Kusamva Kwa DPP leaders Ku wawonatse nyekhwe. Thanks mayi Gotan Hara polankhula truthfully.All citizens are equal.A DPP mwazipweteka nokha,ozindikira akuziwa,wopepera adzawona ndimaso.More people their eyes are at Tonse alliance.The 38% that DPP got last year there was a percentage of tippexed results sheets, fake tally sheets and dublicates tally sheet and subtraction votes.If you remove those votes DDP will remain with 13% of votes the whole country.Wina alira Chaka chake ndichino.Kutera kulipo ndithu.
She has been in parliament all this time what has she do for her area? she was supposed to help her area get developments coz that ‘s the why she was elected to be in parliament.. lame and arrogant utterances
The Speaker’s word of wisdom. The current DPP government has made too many unfulfilled promises in the north. A president is supposed to be for the country and not for one tribe or region. The country now lacks leadership, even the caretaker is very incompetent. You can see that he has not spoken since the ruling. Very poor indeed.
She spoke like an unelightened tumbuka full of thengere logic of the dead north (MCP publications).
This stupid woman should grow up. She spoke like tumbukaland is not part of Malawi. No speaker of parliament has fueled tribalism and tumbukalism on a public podium like what this stupid girl did yesterday. A matured speaker of parliament should avoid partisan podium politics.
It surprises me to see northerners complaining yet they are the ones investing heavily in centre and south. They are building mansions and filling stations, buying houses in Lilongwe. You have no reverence for your place and you expect somebody to go and build houses for you. Where is Gotani’s house?
To those who are saying Kut North Malawians neglect their developments, you are liars.May I asked you a question who built government universities, roads,it the government not individuals.Try as much as possible to use your brains when you are commenting please.The university in Thyolo was built by government.college of medicine, Polytechnic College, chancellor college, Kamuzu college of nursing .Mzuzu university yili pamalo a Mzuzu teachers training college.when developing a country osamayang’ana zigawo.Chouluka chimatera.Dpp itera basi.kwalembedwa itera basi.
Well said madam! Truth must be told! One Malawi. I liked everything u said and am ready to usher the winning pair into power. Not milk lemon pair
Kagwere uko Gotani – ask Chakwera why his MCP called the North -Dead North . It is MCP that under developed the North .Lero Chakwera akukunamizani ndi Saulosi. Forget about them winning an election .
Northern politicians making the same mistakes the have made over the past 6o years. The north will remain a follower.
Gotani is foolish. By her standing on MCP podium she is making the north second class citizen. This behaviour by our northern politicians is what has made the north not have a mainstream political party. AFORD is dead.
How can the north develop when the northerners is only interested in investing in other regions minus the north. Have you seen people from the centre totally focussing in the south or north?. Have you seen people from Mangochi seriously investing elsewhere?. OPEN YOUR EYES.
So you think that individuals in the South built Chileka airport and Poly? Kuganiza ngati nsomba yowuma bwanji?
Cathy 50 plus one means no northerner will ever rule Malawi. It will now always be between the south and centre
Chirungamo ndichowawa kumene. Actually the day a party arises having the centre and south. Basitu. We will probably be back to one party system.
The party she is serving neglected the north worse still sons and daughters from the north perished mysteriously.. recall how northerners were banished to the north. Gotani you can praise MCP because by that time when people from the north were being killed your mother and father were having sex to have you born so you don’t know anything
Outer world follows inner world… Kuzikonda kwanuko mumapwetekeka nako atumbuka. Anyone who doesn’t speak tumbuka looks like a nobody to you so what do you expect from the world out there…??? Yambani mwasintha chikhalidwe chanu ndi anthu then after you will be accepted without vocals or stressing about it…
You big headed man try to think as human being and not like a bat,you speaks like someone with no brains in the head.i hope you are an empty vessel are you a Cadet from the eastern region I believe.
Well spoken Madam Speaker. Imagine even a labourer from the Lhomwe belt feels superior to bosses from other regions? Asa anguru mwatoonjeza Polani moto…mawa anzanu ena akadzalowa m’boma muzapanga bwanji?
Mayankhulidwe a mtundu uwu tomato ntumbuka wangaumbala. Ntchito ya Pachalo ndi kumayenda ndi madeya m’kabudula.
Mama Gotani. THINK!!!
Anthu akumpoto are not treated as second class. BUT they like being treated as such BY THEMSELVES.
I REPEAT WHAT I SAID LONG TIME AGO and I was called all sorts of names. You like luxury life too much. To do this you do not even look for enjoyment of others more than your tribe.
Probably the point is Chakufwa Chihana started a party that the majority of membership belonged to the North, MCP Centre, UDF South and East same as DPP. Instead of embracing the Ideals of Aford Party on your own you thought there were some comforts in other parties except MCP. And you literally destroyed him and the Party. You should have kept the party as a grouping to force things but within controlling your interests. Nobody wanted MCP because there was nothing but the large membership kept this party going. But the likes of UDF because they were in power run away quickly and forced your selves into DPP MUNALI CHINYEZI. Run again to PP as it was in power and back into DPP.
To day you think MCP will be in Power. Mai Gotani Sungani pakamwa. With the atrocities caused by MCP for the people of the north by MCP for 31 years and now 9 months destroying the country, you do not have to persuade the lovely and hard working people of the North so that you reduce them to this rude word of second class. THEY ARE NOT!! JUST DO YOUR POLITICKING.. What a fallacy!!!!.
You, standing on the podium and making these claims its like an intelligent girls who is standing at a bus depot waiting for local transportation and a beautiful car stops for her. Without asking herself she enters the car and they end is marriage. Only to find out that the man is un-trust worthy. She is later in trouble and starting accusing all that she is not a second class. When the second class title was created by herself.
MAI Gotani, find something to say. NORTHERN PEOPLE ARE NOT SECOND CLASS AND THEY WILL NEVER BE.
Why is the south with highest poverty levels, highest hunger levels, highest illiteracy rates and yet the North, despite not producing a president, which you have,, has the highest of the opposite of the above attributes? It’s sad that people in the south look at buildings that belong to Indians in Blantyre as their own and an indicator of being better off than Northerners. It’s at household level that matters which the North has excelled.
@ James Banda, I did not read what you said before, but if you wrote things like this, I can agree with you how idiot you are and I can’t argue with you.
Gotani you r MCP we know but your position demanded that you take backseat, while remaining MCP
50 + 1 majority of choosing presidential candidate on 2nd July is the answer.
Gotani you are one dull and stupid speaker. Chakwera won’t taste presidency, god is not man yes, but he will not reward those who desert his calling.
You are lying you son of a bitch. You think dpp can win ? You are stupid
He is not stupid he is saying the truth it was tembo ander mCP who chased away the teachers from other regions to go to north unali mwana eti
…chased all tumbuka teachers
Chakwera never deserted God’s calling. He is still serving Him now, working to end injustices perpetrated by dpp
Is she lying…..just keep your eyes on the balll…..twill do you a lotta good
Atumbuka kupusa too much.
He will definitely be the president of Malawi come 2nd July 2020. DPP winning machinery of rigging has broken down.
Zoona zinizeni malawians should be treated equally.