Some Development Issues and Debates

I have just heard that JZU and many of his critics have agreed to reconcile and this will be followed by JZU's announcement of his retirement. This will then be followed by a convention where the MCP will elect its members in a manner that will not only make the MCP a strong party once again, but a trully reformed party for the nation too. It sounded too good to be true, but they say it is true. Is this good for you or for the nation?

Realities seem too different from what we desire and this forms the real genesis for frustration. We r often too frustrated and at times, we even start considering the bibilical story of Job. Should one be happy to be a Job of today? What real incentive can one have to rejoice when he feels that he is Jobised? What really an explain the myth of success?

What are the pros and cons of nuclear energy for Nyasaland? Is it an option in the medium to LR, especially considering its landlocked nature and the drying rivers (hence dwindling reliability of hydro-energy)? Despite being a peaceful nation, it's trivial to note that Nyasaland's erratic energy sources puts a bar on serious investors. Could nuclear energy be i(u)nfeasible or harmful?

Transparency International has released the 2009 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) and Malawi seems to be doing fine relative to last year's scores. See http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2004 The trend in CPI ranking and the scores for Malawi are graphed below, by year Cheers The bottom line is that we are not too bad, are we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ThIfnemg4g

The 19 May 2009 arrives, Malawians vote for leaders of their choice. The outcomes are such that 67 % choose Bingu wa Mutharika, 32 % choose John Tembo and one percent chose to vote for the others. Conspicuous in the vote pattern are the following facts -the Southern voters generally vote massively for the southerner Bingu wa Mutharika although the Machinga and Mangochi districts choose MCP markedly, for the first time since the dawn of democracy. -the central region splits the vote between Bingu and Tembo –the first time that the central region has markedly backed a non-central candidate since the birth of democracy - The northern region votes wholly for Bingu wa Mutharika and does so more than any other region, in per cent terms. Ultimately, the South gives Bingu 48 % of his vote, the centre gives him 32 % of his vote, while the north gives him 20 % of his vote. He has won, the opposition is defeated , this time massively. Bingu is sworn in and organises a tour to thank voters. He cal...

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