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Even if the movement does not succeed come 2019, i am sure it will come to hold in the years to come. Those for movement do not lose heart, Akuba ngakupha chenjerani mvalani zilimbe. But stop praising him too early, Kamuzu turned into Lion because of such worshiping words, gestures.
interesting comments, the good thing I see here , regardless of who will lead us is that we’re talking about it. Next is, what are we going to do about it, firstly as individuals then as citizens.
Grace, you have said it well. Malawi is in serious INTENSIVE CARE OF CORRUPTION perpertrated by DPP. My worry is each arm of government-starting with the executive, legislature and judiciary are IN DEEP CORRUPTION QUAGMIRE. When I read through the weekend communication amongst the lawyers, it just dawned on me that we collectively need to reset the button and start all over again. PALIPONSE PAKUPWEKETA driven by greed and engrained corruption. The Elderly and ANALOGUES have done us in and we have no hope. Regardless of how sweet their manifestos will look, they have failed us and we should not… Read more »
This is poor piece of presentation by the writer. The writer is likening the 1993 to the current situation which is wrong. The 1993 was a fight from one party system to democracy. We can’t have the same wind of change blowing at the moment. The Chilima movement is totally different to the 1993 wave of change. The writer should know that it is not only Chilima movement operating, we have the Manganya group wodya Zake Alibe Mulandu which is also promoting youth leadership. But do we really think a youth leadership can change the nation. Let us borrow an… Read more »
The 1993 fight was for change for the better and it just so happens that the one party state wasn’t delivering. Today it seems to me, DPP isn’t delivering hence the need for another “revolution” of some sort. political leaders are elected and as citizens we are responsible for the type of leaders we put in power. perhaps this is our time to reflect on how and who we elect to the leadership positions (president, MPs to Councillors). Malawians need to wake up and we slowly are waking up again just as it we did in 1993.
You are right bro!!! Life is a learning process. And leadership is very paramount in whatever happens to our lives here on earth and it comes from God. God the Almighty puts everything in its rightful place and time and he never misses. If the person at the top sets the right tone, you know what happens. Just take a look at Kamuzu. He never tolerated corruption and built everything for the future and it still stands solidly today. He was a dictator and never tolerated an opinion different from his. A good example is the 1964 cabinet crisis. Just… Read more »
Has anybody ever asked SKC why with the history of Bingus looting, the DPP K266billion cashgate, the Lewis Ngalande led DPP youth wielding Pangas in the streets, the DPP connected death of Chasowa and May 20 shootings, he of all parties felt that DPP is the right party for him? If we can answer the question of why he was attracted to the DPP then we can also know what kind of character he is. Politicians when they want to be in power will say all the right things, drain the swamp, there is corruption etc. Didn’t Peter say he… Read more »
Very well written Gladys….. I hope the docile will wake up once again and soon. Be it DPP or PP or UDF, all are same, all with rotten thieves. Time has indeed come for transformation…..and we all Malawians have to do collectively for our future, for our kids future. These aging thieves don’t have Malawi or Malawians at heart, as they don’t care about the common citizens whether they are alive or died bcoz of gross negligence by the ruling DPP govt. Republics constitution has to be redefined and putting it right in peoples favor. Remove the immunity for presidents.… Read more »
Quite a forceful presentation, so it seems … until I read the very last paragraph: “… that I will give Chilima a chance and listen to what he has to say.” The basic premise of the presentation, it appears to me, is that the political systems (in Malawi, and elsewhere I dare say) are set up to reward supporters of the winners. And the writer seems to have no qualms about this ( to wit: “… be it MCP, PP, Aford. It is the nature of the beast.”) A fait acompli and nothing we can do about it! Is that… Read more »
You may be right that Chilima isn’t the change champion we all have been waiting for. However, there is need for change….we just need that change champion to rise amongst us and very soon. The fact that private funders are able to manipulate politics of the day, is a manifestation of a greedy and manipulatable populace. The general premise is that the general populace is manuipulatable and therefore can be bought by a “loaf of bread”. Unfortunately with the level of hunger we have in Malawi, the general populace would be prone to manipulation through handouts. The question of poverty… Read more »
Mindset change does not happen over night. It takes leadership to change mindset. A good example is our spiritual life. It is bent on changing us and it is a life-long journey that presents us with new experiences and challenges everyday. Its leadership comes from God, Himself who is the master of change. Likewise, we need leadership as a country that can spearhead the much needed change. Let’s pray hard that 2019 God gives us that leader who is going to change to course of our country just like in 1964 when Kamuzu come.
Gladys, you have nailed it. Well articulated
Quite a forceful presentation indeed, as Malawians we need to define what we want, how we want to be achieved and who has the quality and capacity to lead us to achieve what we want. This is why transformation leadership is required to change things towards our destiny. Any leader who wants to take us through should demonstrate his or her capacity on how he/she will take the country through with evidence. Ntchito za mmanja anu zichitire umboni
Chilima has put this aptly well by saying that we need 3 things: What we want as a country?, How are we going to get there? and then who is going to lead us there? So leadership is on number 3. 1. Vision, 2. Strategy and 3. Leadership. Just like Joseph in Egypt, who else is more qualified to take the leadership position.