BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—President Peter Mutharika is under fire for extending his stay in the United States of America, where he attended the 71st United Nations General Assembly.
Some Malawians are questioning the prolonged stay after almost all the world leaders that had travelled for the UN General Assembly to New York have returned to their countries.
Writing on Twitter, journalist and social commentator Idriss Ali Nassa says “Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta is back, South Africa President Jacob Zuma is back, Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe is back whilst Tanzanian leader John Magufuli did not go to the UN.”
“Why Mutharika is staying on in the US?” queries Nassa.
Some commentators have argued on facebook saying the president should come back rather than wasting the taxpayers money for nothing.
“He should come back and fix the ever collapsing economy. He should take an example of Magufuli who could not travel to the US because of problems back home,” read one comment.
But some Mutharika’s sympathizers argue that Mutharika is mandated to attend the meeting.
Mutharika was one of the first world leaders to address the UN last Monday.
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3 responses to “President Mutharika’s extended stay in US angers critics”
We Malawians are too tolerant we tolerate everything, Plunder of public resources at same time we the same people to control our public finances, hire and rehire people, supply goods, manage contracts all dubiously. stifle the health system, education, agriculture and collapse the tobacco industry. as if not enough procure and drive state of art automobile and neglect road and rail infrastructure. which sector is not sick power ESCOM is a shame now its 18 hours of blackout, running water is available twice a week. The country is the least place an invstor can dream to come. Just 2014 we only attracted US$130m while Zambia our neighbour attracted US$2.8 Billion same year. The whole country is in the ICU and soon to be in the morgue the Kwacha is almost at MK1000 to US$1. it disaster upon disaster if not Elnino. God have mercy on Malawi now we are the poorest country on earth with GDP224 per capita. Low income country bracket is US$1024 per head and $224 is just too poor to ever resuscitate our economy to become a middle income country one day
Please leave prof to have a rest, we Malawians we talk a lot. Leave the man alone oh..!
Why should get worried now.Why did you vote him into this office when you Malawians knew that the man is half Malawian and half American.As Allan Ntata said that we Malawians we are a problem and not these politicians. Malawians we are not good at choosing who should lead us.Peter knows that we are weak thus why he is busy enjoying in America knowing that when he will come Malawians will still welcome him and dance for him.
Believe me come 2019 we Malawians we shall vote for him again but we know that the man is messing up the economy. The gentleman promised alot during campaign period but nothing has happened. Most Malawians are like aleaf that stays for long time on a soap and by the end of the it turns into a soap.