By Dorica Mtenje
LILONGWE (Maravipost): President Lazarus Chakwera describes the economic recovery as very painful as a significant amount of money went to COVID-19 treatment.
According to Chakwera, some Reserve governors’ officials transferred over MK400 billion after hours of 2022 elections.
He mentioned that he authorised the audit after taking office, which resulted in the arrest of some former cabinet ministers and civil servants from the previous regime.
He adds that Malawians will continue to experience pain until the current regime finalizes the surgery on the road to 2025 next term.
According to Chakwera ,this year’s State of National (SONA) address is themed at “Taking Our Development Forward to Continue the Progress
We Have Delivered.”
He further said n 2022, there was a lot of pain for our that the global fertilizer prices by which we had promised that a 50kg bag would cost less than 5,000 farmers, for that’s when Russia invaded Ukraine and
to go up three times in six months, forcing us to accept Kwacha was no longer realistic.
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) member Michael Kaiyatsa described Chakwera’s National Address as a missed opportunity as he failed to address issues of hunger, the economy, and the way forward for implementing critical issues.
According to Michael Kaiyatsa, Chakwera’s National Address was a missed opportunity because he failed to address issues of hunger, the economy, and the way forward for implementing critical issues.
The National Planning Commission (NPC) commended Chakwera for the progress in district-to-district development, which shows how much the government has done on the ground.
Munthali stated that Chakwera did not give any indication on how the project mentioned will be maintained as indicators of 2063 goals.
Chakwera showcased the improvements he made during his tenure i during the SONA, which lasted for over four hours.