The Malawi leader might have only been trying to set a precedent in giving an example, but Peter Mutharika should have remembered the world was listening when he referred the Malawi media to check how his Zambian counterpart, Edgar Lungu blew alot of money with a higher delegation to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) recently.
The angry looking Mutharika while railing at the local media for exposing Malawi’s poverty too much, had been seeking ways to defend his reported 115 entourage to the US besides having a typed list of names of people that went along with him.
The Malawi President was quick to compare his entourage to that of Zambia’s while trying to parry
away accusations that he wasted taxpayers money.
“You are attacking me for taking 115 people? Just go to our neighbors Zambia they took
256 people and their President hired a private jet that took him all the way to New York and
waited for him right there for the return trip,” said a visibly-angry Mutharika.
He laboured to contrast President Lungu’s direct flight from Lusaka to US with his 5-hour flight from
Lilongwe to Dubai on a private jet where he connected to New York on a commercial airliner.
“Strangely, the attack comes at a time the two seemed to be in good books following Lungu’s
visit to Malawi during independence celebrations July this year. This is not the first time that
Zambia and Malawi leaders have been at loggerheads.” Zambian Mirror Facebook Page reported on Sunday.
Mutharika’s late brother President Bingu wa Mutharika was not in good books with
Zambia’s late Michael Sata following a deportation feud that the later suffered while he was
still an opposition politician.
Upon coming to power, Sata never fancied the presence of Bingu at any international forum and
the two were only talking diplomatically not as personal cronies.
Mutharika blew over K2 billion on his trip to the US, unofficial calculations revealed.
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Zambia ndi yolemela than ife so we can’t spend the same
I listened. No name was mentioned. This is just your additional reporting from your conclusive opinion.
Don’t compare Malawi and Zambia. Zambia might have its own problems but its far much better than Malawi. Malawi is a village that has nothing!
You cant compare Malawi and Zambia. Zambia might have its own problems but it is far better off than Malawi. Ask Malawians who live in Zambia and don’t ever want to come back to the village. B
if u hate malawi24 then stop putting ur fucking comment&stop liking the page…
He said that he doesnt need yo money coz he’s rich but he wil continue to hire a jet which you ll continue to pay for
Malawi24 all ur stuff r full of shit, i need 2 wea ur offices are, ur the 1s wuz tearin beutiful malawians apart, go 2 helo, expecially ur boss f**k u.
kikiki guyz a very country world wide has problems oniy that they differ from the lnterms they depend on*even in zambia things r not better at all as of now.
like this
The fact remains Malawi is heading “kuphompho”. After impoverishing us these “black americans” will go. Very sad. They have their families abroad. ….
Malawi is the worst
malawi24 satana basi,koma mudziwe kuti ma report anuwa onamawa akupweteketsa azimbuyanu ku mudzi kwanu coz the donors are listening and with these,expect hard times.anthu oipa!
A Malawi24 are u reporting wht the president said, or u hav created ur own story. Go 2 sch first b4 u become journalists
Mabodza amenewo,ifenso tinkaveratu.ndimangova kuti mmanama, ndizoona eti? mukuonongadi anthu inu.Nonse ku jahena.
BWAMPINI wabalalika uyu……
Shaa! Kaya madzulo ano ndidya chani? Ufa ndi omwe wathau.
ZOCHITIKA M’BANJA LINA:
MAI: Bambo zoona salary yonse
mungamwere mowa pamene m’nyumba muno ana akugona ndi njala,zovala, sopo ndi zina zonse mulibe?
BAMBO: forkof! Usati ngwe! Ngwe! Ngwe! Anzanga uko, A neighbour uko salary ya miyenzi itatu yonse amwera mowa! Ndiye ine mukundifunsa za salary ya mwenzi umodzi? Pitani mukafufuze kwa neighbour uko mukazionera nokha.
ZOCHITIKA M’BANJA LINA:
MAI: Bambo zoona salary yonse
mungamwere mowa pamene m’nyumba muno ana akugona ndi njala,zovala, sopo ndi zina zonse mulibe?
BAMBO: forkof! Usati ngwe! Ngwe! Ngwe! Anzanga uko, A neighbour uko salary ya miyenzi itatu yonse amwera mowa! Ndiye ine mukundifunsa za salary ya mwenzi umodzi? Pitani mukafufuze kwa neighbour uko.