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Good samaritan
Good samaritan
8 years ago

Even if you can give the whole north to these tumbukas,’ they will again divide their districts into regions, thereafter constituencies will become regions afterwards villages will turn the same. Ask those living in the south and centre, They can explain why.

sositala masamu
sositala masamu
8 years ago

i wish many contributions were as informative as this. I am DPP from the South, and i am now beginning to see that such forms of government can actually be made to represent the wishes of all of us . Can the author Dr G Matchaya submit this to the parliement , to OPC and to opposition ? those can discuss such reforms and take a way forwed . what we see is that those paid to gude gov seem to just eat the money they dont innovate…those who dismiss the author are likely unable to understand these issue, or… Read more »

Goodfact
Goodfact
8 years ago

You have just rushed to comment without understanding what the writer implies to mean. He is not from the North, yet your comment is against people from the North. We need to be rational in our approach to issues of national importance. The writer has provided his email for comments but instead you have chosen to post your hatred comment. We are all one. Malawi is one. North, Centre and South are all just geographical shpere that were arctectured for adminstrative purposes.

Minofu Jekete
8 years ago

If you think federalism will help northeners think again. Northeners are settled in the south, many work in the south, many go to school in the south, the south is more developed than the south, Think again. If you think northerners are more educated think again?

The Patriot
The Patriot
8 years ago

Of the three regions in Malawi only the South dreads Federalism, why? The same reason the Atsamunda did not want Malawi to be independent! After twenty years of Presidents coming from the South and most Cabinet ministers coming from the South , what have we achieved as a Nation??? This federal issue has to be fought tooth and nail to be achieved. Here are some of the advantages of a federal system 1. Most of us Northerners will go back and develop our motherland because every province will have a University, including Mediclal schools. No need for quota system. 2.… Read more »

peter
peter
8 years ago

Did Dr Matchaya study at the same university as Dr Dausi?

Dambudzo mwasanya
Dambudzo mwasanya
8 years ago

51 years of wasted unitary system.Federalism is the only way to go.We just need civic education for the mass illiterate southerners.Grasping of things is very difficult for them.

ngongoliwa
ngongoliwa
8 years ago

MUZIPITA KWANU IFE ANTHU A KUMWERA SITIZATHEKA MPAKA KALEKALE.

kelvin siu
kelvin siu
8 years ago

mkulu amalemba boo uyu…and pa issue iyi proposal iyi ili bwino ….enanu lembani the other side kuti timveso#

brVO che matchaya…ma president need people like you as advisors….people who can think through complexity and condense them into actionable material…tanthokoza ife…keep writing

karen lazaro
karen lazaro
8 years ago

nice analysis as said…wish others in other fields does similar, then president can be helped.

also such gov wodunt disadvantage any region as the doc says, i concur

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