SANDTON-(MaraviPost)-In a bid to caution rooming hunger prevailing in Malawi, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri on Tuesday, responded warmly by slashing the prices of maize from MK20,000 to MK5,000 per 50 kilogram of maize.
In a press statement made available to The Maravi Post, The man of God says has identified markets to sell the staple food in prone hunger districts.
“Our first markets will be in Ntcheu, and then Salima, Chikwawa, Karonga, Chitipa and Phalombe. We will make sure that we reach every area where there is a huge need”, discloses Prophet Bushiri.
Below is the full statement:
PROPHET BUSHIRI ADDRESS ON HUNGER IN MALAWI
SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA FEBRUARY 11 2020
Good afternoon fellow Malawians.
First of all, let me thank you for maintaining peace during and after the Constitutional Court ruling.
Remember, I was the first person to go public on this subject matter and called out for all political parties to prepare their people to accept the ruling.
I am happy my message was taken up. And today we celebrate that Democracy has won!
However, my message today is not about politics. My message today, which has always been my conviction, is about the continued hunger of our people.
As we keep talking about court cases, appeals and rerun, we appear to have forgotten that our people, the same people the we want to vote at a later stage, are going without food in their homes.
As a nation, our minds have diverted focus and we all focused on court, court, court,. and more court, but what about the hunger that is making our people desperate? We need to come together and address this problem!
Last year, I raised a sence of urgency on the need to deal with the hunger situation in the country. Furthermore, I offered a tangible solution to key stakeholders on the maize market to open up for a working arrangement that could have prevented the current dire maize situation.
Unfortunately, nobody was paying attention to address as everybody was busy with courts yet our people are starving.
But now, because nobody took me seriously, I have decided to take it up alone. I am, from tomorrow, going to sale maize at the cheapest price ever.
I will be selling the 50KG bag at MK5000. I understand the 50Kg bag has gone to as worse as MK20 000 in some areas.
Our first markets will be in Ntcheu, and then Salima, Chikwawa, Karonga, Chitipa and Phalombe. We will make sure that we reach every area where there is a huge need.
The point is that I want to show the nation that my focus is to help, not to do politics.
Join me as we work together towards the betterment of our country. God bless you all, God bless Malawi!
