Parliament’s bill to suspend the fee hike in Universities and Secondary Schools was just a waste of tax payers’ time as the fee hike will still be implemented.
According to a law scholar, government cannot listen to Parliament on the hike as it does not have the mandate to suggest fees for education institutions.
“The opposition were just trying to play cheap politics, but it is so sad that they had to do that at the expense of other equally important things that they could have discussed instead of passing bills that cannot be implemented,” said the scholar.
He indicated that the discussion on the fee hike was illegal and over-stretching its boundaries.
“The minister of Justice actually raised up this issue and it is strange how the Speaker accepted the issue to be debated when it was clear that they do not have the mandate to influence the fees of the institutions in question,” he said.
Minister of Justice Samuel Tembenu objected to Parliament discussing the issue of fee hike in Secondary and Tertiary institutions arguing that it did not fall within the mandate of Parliament. However Parliament went ahead to discuss the issue and suspend the hike.
When asked if government can go ahead to implement the fee hike despite its opposition from Parliament, the legal commentator said government was within its duties to implement the hike.
“Parliament actually did nothing than waste its time, so yes government can go ahead and implement the hike.”
So y tabled?
Nosense and childish MP Gods spirit is not upon them no wonder their decisions are made out of being naive. Before the issue of fees they would have secrutinese the std of our Education and weigh the two. But in the absence of that surely they hv wasted our tax money. Hike or no hike no change. The same MP are busy kumagona ndi ana so angatani kuthandiza education in line with fees.
Great president. Masankhasankha
Boma iloooo education isn’t a free ting
This aint gud time to raise fee while economy z unstable;We as Govt shud hav waited till Economy recovers;Realy its a gud dcsion to do so but not nw!;Really w as malawians feel betrayd. wth dis act govt followed by letng w@ Mps dscusd in Parliament Useless
Mr know it all woow my finger bt all this is bcoz of chilima
Boma la Peter parliament alibe nayo ntchito this is the second time to act out of parliament aproval. Sheet DPP Gvt
The same applies to the sale of MSB.
Yes Kupizira.
we don’t need any parliament here in Malawi it’s just a waste of tax payers money parliament is just a fiasco not benefitting impoverished malawians
ambuye bwerani nsanga Peter Muthalika atitha tonse kuno …….salary k70,000 , fees ya mwana k40,00 nkumakhalanso pa rent mmmmmm Peter Muthalika ganiza bwino chonde
If that is the case abolition of the parliament should start. coz their is no need to waste our tax money for nothing
Lets differentiate gimmick politicians and genuine politicians those opposing the fees hike are doing so just to gain political appraisal from us malawians once thoseare voted into power they will also forget and will bring in that issue again coz thats one way thru which we can recover from this economic mess
Bigman,do u thnk Malawi will/can recover her economic mess by letting a poor Malawian citizen in the remote village pay such fees? Do u kno by survey how many dropped out of xul when fee hiked fromk2500 to k5000? Thnk 2ce ths shud not be part of tgdhe solution.
malawians we don,t love our friends who,re in the rural areas,am saying this bcoz most of us malawians we,re living below poverty line & for us to earn a living it,s vry complicated.just imagine if pple are failing to buy abag of fertiliser @ a price of k3,500,do u thnk they,ll manage to pay for a child who has been selected to public universities?before govt make there useless decisions,they,ve to seek views from pple who elected them to power.are you serious that a villager who brews kachaso can manage to pay k30,000 for a sec,xool student?may almighty father intervene on this coz,malawi is really in total mess.lets do investigations bfo we enact some of these bills.
a2wa ndimbuzi ndinakuuzani ine koma kusava
ayelekeze tikagenda miyala konko galu ngosamva
Anaimbira mfit mmanja! Amalawi munafupa chinyawu chisanavine, pano taonani chingothawisa ndalamayo wosavina
We as citizens have got problem.We wait for others to speak and do for us.We just stand aside and spectate worsening matters.
Tamwanso wamkaka uja yeeeeeèeh, paja munkatero kunena kwake. Tiyeni naye amwedwe basi
This President is rubbish he is a great thief stealing from his voters who gave him that high office. This President is useless man
dn’t tak us lyk wi r mad no,,, ok?? primry, seco and unvesty free
To say that it was illegal for Parliament to debate the school fees hike is a mockery of democracy. The definition of democracy point out that it is a ‘GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE’; and these people are represented by their MPs in our case. Thus in our Parliament we have representatives of the people of Bwengu in Rumphi, Wenya in Chitipa, Njombwa in Kasungu, Ngabu in Chikhwawa etc.
Therefore it is not illegal for these representatives of the people to discuss issues of national importance, such as the school fees hike. The Executive should not run the country as if it is a dictatorship. If we are indeed a democracy then Government must listen to the voice of the people.
Govt has no money, which big and by any means it needs money .so where the pple get the money 4 fees hike … That’s useless govt with leaders claiming that they r educated but their duties clearly shows they are mbub….
yah that is the way to go tikufuna quality education ife mwina aziphunzitsi azilandira pokwanira komanso munthawi yake
mmmm Pasadi the issue here ist not about quality education …anthuwa ndiwokuba kale lonse lija samakweza motelemu buanj? …just wait and see if there will be an increment in teachers pay
Are u listening to thyself m’tsogoleri?
I knew bcs these pple are ver ARROGANT t listen t CONSTRUCTIV ADVICE.
No more presidents ….. direct democracy now!
Let us contribute guyz.
Dont take us as if w r stupid pipo in a stupid government .mu parliament mo mukama kambirana mumakhala ngat mwasuta chamba
Dont take us as if w r stupid pipo in a stupid government .mu parliament mo mukama kambirana mumakhala ngat mwasuta chamba
anthu wosamva ngati a Malawi sindidawaonepo padziko lapansi! Inu peter Muthalika adalephera kuyendetsa unduna wazamaphunziro mu ulamuliro wa BINGU ndiye mungati angathandizire kuti maphunziro ayende bwino? mudafera u prof ndiye mudziwe safuna kufanana nawo bola adaphunzira iwowo kudzera mu orphanage!
thats iz gud 4 oll felow malawian , apa pokha mwapangako zaphindu anthu aphindi osamatira chisilu chamuthu icho
Mumayamba ndi nkhutu kugontha imfa ikafika.
Yeah, this is what the problem is with our constitution No one appears to pay attention to this key issue.
zangovuta kut akweza kwanbiri, its not a bad idea
Wat?
kkkk,take your tym,umva
I saw this coming. What with what happened with the sale of MSB?
Manthanyu is there for business not to save people so next time vote wisely.
Why government is doing like this and what is the duty of opposition now? Please my fellow Malawians this coming elections we should to take out these thieves.
Ma guys a DPP ndi more.They will do anything to please themselves
When people were failing to pay k3.00 as fz in primary xulz e gvt of Malawi unbond that to be free of charge, then e same son has managed to go to sec xul he is told to pay k40 000 should we say e parents have gain riches nw? Cme to our universities currently is k275 000 bt stil er are rumours that it wil be mo than this. Tsoka amhawi poti maphunziro atsikira kwa olemera.
These pipo they’re not thinking about poor ones God for bid.
eeeish mavuto kwathu kuno …..kulakalaka kut azungu aja mwina atabweranso coz pano nde zafika poyipa2…….salary ndiyomwe ija sadakweze koma akufunanso tichotse pompo …..
#FeesMustFall!!
boma lamasimba ili
Injunction will serve me once they try that
I will get an injuction kkkkkkkk.
Paja ku mpoto makhoti adamangira inu basi; chirichonse kukhothi?? no wonder!
story incomplete. who is this law scholar?
Fotsek!!
Free education,where,in primary,secondary or university?@price
Akuba inu!
Khotakota konzeka chamba chija apanga regarise,kikikikiki
ZOPUTSA U HAVE FAILEDTO PRESENT US STUPT PETER
our government has promised us free education come next year
here in ZAMBIA
This is Malawi not zambia so mind u’r zambian business
I should imform what is going there as I been informed what is going there
Malawi is governed by malawian constitution so u dont have authority to tell us what to do, we solve & takle ourselves any problem arise in our country.
the only advice is that I don’t listen to any advice
Oky can we exchange our readers
no Malawi will be worse the it is
no Malawi will be worse the it is
so u want us all to send our children there in Lusaka for education just bcoz in ur section education is for free
this is malawi not zambia u idot
People do not be foolish….the zambians are our brothers. have you forgotten the original maravi kingdom was part of zambia too? Besides we are all African brothers, soon we must also unite.
By Doing So They Must Abolish The Parliament as They Dont Seem To Take What The August House Has Discussed.
3 arms of government my foot
Prince is not here to compare these two neighboring countries but he is showing the good governance of our fellow leaders. if the issue of hiking the school fees has been implemented ,do you mean you are considering poor people? what do they do now ,obviously they will drop the institutions .Remember that 75% are living in poorest environment .