Former Speaker and Member of Parliament Sam Mpasu has said Malawi as a country can easily rescue itself from the hunger and economic crisis that is currently hitting her citizens.
According to Mpasu, there are number of things that government can do to deal with the economic crisis.
He then described the crisis as man-made especially by the country’s leaders.
“Of course the country is facing financial crisis but as a country on its own, Malawi can liberate itself from this problem,” said Mpasu.
“For instance government should emphasize on local production so that it should start exporting things and minimize importing goods,” he added.
According to Mpasu, if the country starts exporting its local production, it will generate foreign currency which may in turn stabilize the economy.
Mpasu also emphasized on the need for government to start using tourism industries as another alternative way of dealing with the economic crisis.
“We have different kind of creatures that can attract tourists in the country thereby getting foreign currency,” said Mpasu.
He said he failed to do this during his time as a Minister because he didn’t have power.
“I tried to do that during my time as a Minister but what I can tell you is that all the power was lest in the hands of the President by then, so what you should know is that most of the Ministers failed to do their job well because there are being jeopardized,” he revealed.
Meanwhile, the Catholic Bishops of Malawi have asked government to find stable solutions of saving Malawians from the economic and hunger crisis that the country is facing.
