Youth Campaign says Chakwera cabinet ‘heartless’ for leaving out youths
Amid increasing and continuing dissatisfaction with President Lazarus Chakwera’s maiden cabinet appointments, the Youth Decide Campaign (YDC) has also poured out its own misgivings–expressing anger over what it describes as “violent and heartless” exclusion of youths from the cabinet.
Apparently, the inclusion in the cabinet of youthful politicians such as Ulemu Msungama, Timothy Mtambo and Sosten Gwengwe has hardly pacified YDC which notes that the three are actually way above 35 years.
According to YDC, the National Youth Policy defines the youths as those people in the age bracket of 10-35 years old.
Leaders of YDC–a consortium of five youth civil sociey organisations in Malawi championing the implementation of a national youth manifesto–addressed a press conference in the Capital Lilongwe where they made these sentiments.
“As it is, President Chakwera’s cabinet has zero youth representation. We rebuke the cabinet in its entirety.
“We also would like to remind the president that he is a signatory to the national youth manifesto and that he committed himself to include the youths in the development agenda of this country,” said Agatha Njunga from Network for Youth Development (NFYD)–a member of the YDC consortium.
Njunga was flanked by YDC team leader Charles Kajoloweka–who is also Executive Director of Mzuzu based human rights and governance watchdog, Youth and Society (YAS).
At the news conference, there was also the National Director of Young Politicians Union (YPU) Clement Makuwa and several other YDC leaders.
With approval from his fellow YDC leaders, Njunga continued stabbing at Chakwera’s cabinet, saying it undermines the development endeavors which are meant at uplifting the lives of the youths.
“The youths constitute over 70% of the population in this country. And many of these are capable to serve in various capacities.
“The exclusion of the youths from the cabinet sends a very wrong message. You can only hear the views of the youths when they are in positions of decision making at all levels.
“Involvement of the youths especially at high level sends a high signal on how every sector must respond to youth participation,” said Njunga.
She then called upon President Chakwera to appoint a new cabinet which she says must include some capable youths who must help push the agenda of thousands of other youths across the country in order to realize their aspirations.
Chakwera, 65, became Malawi’s 6th President after amassing 2 607 043 votes against immediate past president Peter Mutharika’s 1 751 877 votes in the June 23 2020 fresh presidential election.
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What does the creation of a youth ministry mean when a million plus jobs are awaiting our youth? The whole write up is a concoction of the beloved club of DPP they have generate a compensatory attitude just to regain unsettled composure the loss is just massively huge of seismic proportions. It will be a tall order for them to reclaim the throne. The royal heir announced decades ago has just taken the throne the DPP and the Atu cohorts are in their own contest as who swims best in a pool of mud. So please fourth estate cadre choose who to write for your work will be part of sewer journalism
These so called youth are confused, they don’t know what they are talking about
for me kajoloweka is just confused. gwengwe, mtambo, ulemu, and bambo sikono even chilima are all youth. lets just forge ahead and build the nation together, fault finding like bicycle repairs will not help the nation
How do you define somebody as a youth? Is a person aged between 16-24 years old. The request to have a youth just for the sake of being a youth does not make sense with holding positions of Uthorities, this is not football its politics that aim at improving lives.
Don’t cry be happy
Is this a joke from what am hearing from the youth reps? How do you define youth? What ages define youth?
You don’t have to be a youth to understand youth problems. Your parents or anyone understand your problems.
Few youths at the age you want will have the qualifications and drive to do the work. It is not just youth for the sake of youths.
The Youth of Bakili Muluzi and APM zibwana too much. You have to go back to school and learn how to write memos to HE. They youth of Bakili Muluzi and APM cannot write English since literature was withdrawn during Bakili Muluzi and Alamu Pumani Mwakalamba.
Foseki
We need mature people in cabinet and not babies.
We are dealing with issues of importance and not mpira.
Development of the country does not only rest on ministrial appointments. Every member should partcipate in whatever capacity not necesary just being a cabinet minister. I wonder exactly what people think or want. The president can not appoint the whole country into cabinet.
Tell them they want everyone to be a cabinet minister including Dausi and Mchacha
Koma anakasankha iye Kajoloweka ndipamene mtima wake unakatsika kuti asankha ma youth! What was he doing when both Ulemu and Mtambo were crisscrossing the country canvansing the votes for Tonse alliance? Kufuna kukolora pamene asanalime! He should tell us molingana ndi definition yake ya youth kuti ndi ndani amene ali competent enough to be a minister? You plant before you can harvest and mtima ongofuna kukolora pamene sunadzale ndiumene umawononga dziko. Next time make sure that you get involved.
Kojo ndi Chindele cha cha kufika kapo
You failed even to be elected as member of Parliament and you want to be a cabinet minister foseki
Zausilu Mmasankha nokha. Inu Simuziwa zoti MCP ili ngati Juventus? Ana kwao, munasiya Arsenal nkumati Wenger wakalamba nde ndiizitu. Ife tili kuma Stands
Appoint new cabinet???? The people in cabinet know and understand the needs of the youth and indeed every Malawian. What about 0-10 year age bracket? Will you advocate for one? Let’s just give the new administration a chance to deliver on their promises.
This is the best cabinet ever selected cabinet ministers osati mbuzi like Dausi
Mchacha
Navitcha
Ops the list goes on
afana a pa ghetto alikuti? afana anzawo akulira apa.
Now as a leader, Mr Chakwera, you can not please every one. You have listened enough. It is largely the MCP side of the story that has huge problems. The UTM side seem to be fine.
Will you adjust or take a hardliners path?
Stupid article! Just because you fall in the 10-35 year bracket does not necessary make you suitable for the position of cabinet minister. We are happy with the cabinet! It is clear that the dissatisfied people are the losers in the just ended elections trying miserably to portray a picture of discontent among Malawians – the DPP!
So why was Chakwera signing. They have a point. If he didn t, that was another story
Yeah we are happy with the new cabinet.
Now enawa atumidwa and have received fizesi and masikono
Yeah we are happy with the cabinet ministers. They have experience and hope they will deliver. Osati Dausi
Mchacha
Navitcha mbuzi za jc
Ulemu,Mtambo ….are not Youth.Zangolowano Chibwana …Follow the example of Mangojwa or Whatever her Name is ….Tipangeni convince tikuvotereni ….Tizichita kufunsa How Youth are You ….LET the People who gave been Given the Chance to Work do the Job….Judge them on their Performance …Cabinet Sikhala Mpaka 5 years Osasintha …Performance of an Individual Matters ….
My grand children are happy to hear this. There’s a good probability that one of them will be appointed Minister for Youth Affairs.
When the Sun goes Down – ‘Thou shall leap what you sow’. and the journey continues….>>>>>>>
Dont worry. The youth will be appointed in the National Youth Service and MYP. Mulila simunati. These past elections were supposed to be a change of Vice president, not change of government. Look now, people and their wives make it to the same cabinet. Two separate convoys and two sets of bodyguards camped at Mia’s house.
Yeah
Because both of them were active with the party when you were drinking kachasu and and now you are making noise because you have received fizesi and masikono
Kajoloweka ndi gulu lako yuo are stupid fools, what have you done so far to earn you positions in cabinet? Just gathering yourselves in meeting you think are enough to enable you to be considered for leadership positions, shupit you must contribute, you think Chakwera azingogawa maudindo kwa malova and the lazy people eti? rubbish.
Dont be stupid anyamata anzanga eti??? Do you really have what it takes to be a cabinet minister? Lets fight for positions in a realistic way osati zongopasidwa. Lets get employed and atleast get some experience and then tiyambe zimezi…..look @ the vast knowledge that felix mlusu is bringing into govt……..ife tipitisa chani????? Lets earn things bwino bwino. Even skc has given mpata kwa a chakwera. Cant we learn from him???
Yeah Felix Mlusu is a man of integrity and honesty osati mbuzi like Dausi
Mchacha Navitcha
Ops the list goes on
Mchewa ndi mlomwe sasiyana, they are both selfish people
Foseki
We know you that you are paid to write shit articles.
We are all Malawians and what is needed is people who can be trusted and can deliver
Youths will be selected next trip we are in economical recovery now we need people who have vast experience not to appease people
We need people who know what they are doing osati mundiphuzitse