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chilungamo
chilungamo
9 years ago

Well,you have recited the theories in a book enough Prof,now lets get down to Malawi perspective,with the amounts of tribal hatreds in Malawi,do you still think its possible for leaders ushered into power via tribal and regional votes to consider tribes and regions other than they belong to as “equals” sir? Your law books may tell you so,but the reality on the ground is different,lawyers you are using too much theory and assumptions in everything,thus not healthy,the world now is scientific and practical,we all know in Malawi,tribalism dictates how everyone does things,and alot of damage has occurred already due to… Read more »

chawanangwa Mlori
chawanangwa Mlori
9 years ago

One thing i cannot disagree with the learned professor is that regionalism is largely promoted by the the educated fellows. it is no wonder they are the most stingy ones and
rarely shares with the poor.

Chidikuliku matongu
Chidikuliku matongu
9 years ago

If the learned prof is serious about what he advocates, let him come back and contribute to the well being of the economic of Malawi in general. He is in hiding and talks from the comfort of cape town and yet he has no idea of what is taking place on the ground. He seem to be skewed in his contribution and that is visible from his language. Please come back home if you have real balls!

Liberals
Liberals
9 years ago

This is the unfinished business of the referendum and the constitution that came after! We voted multi party not because we hated ONE PARTY PER SAY , but that every one of our citizens should have equitable access to the resources base in all spheres of life ….! The change we got , but the powers remained intact in the presidency , not by our want but by design of the hoodwinkers…………………….!Haven’t you heard them on the campaign trail each season (that they will reduce presidential powers?). Do they , when they get there? The cycle has turned again ,… Read more »

johnM
johnM
9 years ago

There is nothing in this article that is new. The only difference between this article and other anti federalism article is that the author has just expanded the points raised by anti federalists which in most cases are pure hogwash. He again literates that Malawi is too small and too poor, federalism will too expensive, it will split the nation etc..etc. How many times have we heard this before? Is Malawi really too small when they are many more countries smaller than Malawi which are federal, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, yet are far better off than Malawi? Is Malawi really poor… Read more »

Vavlov
Vavlov
9 years ago

This is the best article on the pros and cons of federalism written by a real professor. I wish those in the ruling party would learn from this article and start to implant the recommendations made.

Kikikiki
Kikikiki
9 years ago

Total secession. Full stop! We’ve been oppressed in our own motherland for so long. Enough!!!! We can always start from nothing. Resources are there as head start. I know these plebs and numpties will dissuade the idea cholinga to keep on enstrangling our people. Yes we can. It’s happening in Spain, yes we can. It’s happened before and time has come for liberation yes we can. Rome was not built in aday yes we can. Don’t let anybody kill your visionary ideologies , yes we can..Yes go for brothers and sisters. Yes we are ready to sustain on our own.… Read more »

Chamba
Chamba
9 years ago

I think the prof makes a good contribution, but he has not lived in malawi for a long time and may lack local context for the federalism case for or against. The issue of federalism is not knew. It has been raised for many years since 1990 s. The political situation on the ground will determine what must happen.

Patrick
9 years ago

To add anything to this piece will be doing injustice to Prof chirwa. the keyword in this is “Constitutionalism”. We are a nation that makes laws but dont follow them. every year, you hear of Public Accounts Committee summoning PSs and Directors to ask them on audit queries and nobody has ever been prosecuted. We need to demand alot from our MPs. They are the legislature, they make the laws which the executive is supposed to follow. Maybe we should bring back the recall provision so that our MPs can jack up. Also the entry point for MPs should be… Read more »

Plato
Plato
9 years ago

The learned Prof is a DPP sell out, Judas Iscariot, has a blue heart & blood, funded by Peter. All his suggestion are academic trash. Why should a learned law Prof think as Primary SES teacher? For start, why did Peter think that Federalism is good just change now? As rightly said most Malawians are illiterate, who can make the current system function as suggested? Mr Chirwa, you are in fantasy world. Better think as African not European. Check your historx & visit Rwanda, Burundi, DRC, Kenya, South Africa, Mozambique etc then you will wise up. Africa is a cursed… Read more »

Inu
Inu
9 years ago
Reply to  Plato

The problem with the debate on fedralism is that people are not able to see other people’s views. why should it be that anyone who opposes federalism is considered to be a sell out. What the professor here has done is to elaborate issues by clearly presenting arguments that are convincing. If others do not agree with this then let them make a compelling argument as well. that is what debate is all about.

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