Some Development Issues and Debates

Felix Jumbe at ECAMA research symposium 2015... ECAMA President – Henry Kachaje ECAMA Executive Members and all members present here Keynote speaker – Ephraim Chirwa Donors – from the EU and USAID through IFPRI Fellow Honourable Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture Invited guests, ladies and gentlemen Good morning It is of great honour when a farmer, son of a farmer, is given this rare opportunity to stand before a gathering of professionals who control most boardroom decisions on our economy. Through you Mr. President, allow me to thank the organizing committee for this symposium for coming up with a topic that would begin to address issues close to reality on what needs to be done to change our economy "commercializing our agriculture" the ultimate goal for undertaking transformation. I wish I were an effective communicator had a magic words to convert you all to become farmers at the end of this speech because one effective w

Memoirs from Mr Prince Phwetekele- A guest writer Disclaimer: These views are those of the author and have nothing to do with the host ie mfumusaka ·   ·   10:37pm Prince Phwetekele THE CONSPIRANCY THEORY FINALLY COMES TO THE FORE It is no longer a secret that DPP and UDF are the latest bed fellows in the latest of political permutations. After all there was no DPP during the struggle for multiparty democracy in the early 90s if it were not for the ungrateful Bingu to break away from the UDF the party that sponsored him to state presidency in 2004. The survival of DPP was however not dependent on the strength of the MCP nor any other party external to the South but rather to the political fragmentation of the Southern Region, it political base. The existence of UDF, PP, New Labour Party, Republican Party, New Republican Party, Chipani Cha Pfuko, and PPM in this part of our country was a menace to the very survival of a party that wants to govern this country for as

By Prince Phwetekele- Guest Writer 12 hrs “WE WILL ALSO RULE FOR 31 YEARS” Bakili Muluzi During his hey days, at the helm of state power, Dr. Bakili Muluzi used to say the South will also rule the country for 31 years because the Central Region led the country for 31 years under Dr. Hasting Kamuzu Banda and his Malawi Congress Party. He tried all the best to destroy MCP to the core in the South by among other things going personal at Gwanda Chakuamba who was the only major remnant of the MCP in the South. He used to incarcerate the leadership of MCP (Dr. H.K. Banda, Mama C.T. Kadzamira, Hon. J.Z.U. Tembo etc) When taken aback by the unprecedented election of late Hon. Rodwell Munyenyembe to the position of speaker in 1994 and the subsequent formation of the loose alliance of MCP/AFORD in 1996, Dr. Bakili Muluzi and his UDF mooted an idea of re-demarcation of constituencies. This exercise focused mostly in the districts in the Southern Region so as to increase

Remarks made today in Parliament by the Leader of Opposition and MCP president Dr Lazarus Chakwera. (This was his response to President Peter Mutharika's State of the Nation Address) ----------------------------------- PREAMBLE AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I would like to congratulate His Excellency the President of the Republic of Malawi, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, for presenting the State of the Nation Address of the 45th Session of Parliament on 17th June, 2014. Mr Speaker, Sir, before I proceed with delivering my response to the State of the Nation Address allow me to convey my heartfelt congratulations to you, Mr Speaker, Sir, and your two deputies for making it to those noble positions. It is my hope and the hope of every Malawian that you will serve that position with great expertise and honesty. I also wish to congratulate all Honourable Members of Parliament for making it to this August House. Special recognition and congratulations to the newly appoin