By Vincent Gunde
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-There is dissatisfaction and unwelcome sentiments on how President Lazarus Chakwera is running Tonse government that has been marred with corrupt aids and cabinet ministers.
This is making President Chakwera to fix an economy devastated by rampant corruption, looting and plunder by the previous government.
For six years under the former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) under President Peter Mutharika,Malawi was on autopilot, corruption and state plunder.
The social and economic crisis Malawi is facing now will remain regardless of which government or president might be in power.
Malawi is blanketed by the virus of tribalism and regionalism, these are the fruits of 26 years of multipartism and democracy, no angel will fix the economy after such devastation.
Commander in Chief of Muvi wa Chilungamo pressure group Bantu Saunders Jumah, says if Malawi is to be exhumed for social and economic mess, there is a need for joint efforts by all citizens, players, politicians, party leaders, donors, NGO Agencies and religious organizations.
Jumah called for shortchanging of the country’s social and economic crisis by first doing away with ‘’ignorant raised voices’’ and replace them with ‘’improved arguments’’ that tackles the real and true cause of the crisis saying even if by 2025 Malawians can change government these crisis are not going to ease.
He said running government is a serious under-taking, childish things must be stopped for the sake of 18 million citizens.
Jumah noted that a few individuals are using people to make a name or enrich themselves saying when rebuilding a nation devastated by rampant corruption and public plunder, no need to entertain protests and demonstrations.
“Malawi need a ‘’Special Tribunal Court’’ to deal with the wave of corruption in the country, what happened that Judiciary stopped the arrest of the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Kezzie Msukwa show our negligence to fight corruption in Malawi,” he said.
On COVID-19, Jumah observed that the pandemic has put Malawi on a conundrum saying Malawians must accept that the disease is a global problem.
He added that the general public must be part and parcel of the pandemic.