The Malawi government through Ministry of Information, Tourism and Civic Education has downplayed media reports that a man died of hunger in Mzimba district, at a time when verified reports indicate that hunger is already killing people in the country.
Earlier this week, Malawi24 reported that a man had been found dead in Mzimba and a postmortem indicated that the deceased died of hunger related causes.
But in a statement signed by Minister of Information, Tourism and Civic Education, Jappie Mhango says that no person in the country died of hunger.
According to Mhango, there was no post-mortem done in the bush where the dead body was found as no medical professional can conduct a post-mortem exam in the bush and establish the cause of death, especially if the finding is meant to be used in police investigations Mhango also says government believes that the deceased person is a non-Malawian because of the head features the police could recognize on the dead body and suspect that he is a refugee who fell sick and was abandoned by fellow refugees as they passed through bushes at night to avoid detection by Malawi authorities.
Surprisingly, Mhango also claimed that government had spoken to the medical person who visited the site and she told them that she found the body to be essentially bones.
The medic also told government that she could barely recognize some head features and had the impression that the person had been dead for a long time.
It seems the reports on the man’s death were a thorn in the flesh for a government that has continued to claim that no one will die of hunger in the country despite reports of shortage of maize in Admarc depots and of people staying days without food in rural areas
The hunger situation in the country has become worrisome as some citizens are now buying Madeya for their daily survival. In some ADMARC depots, there is inadequate maize making people to buy the commodity from vendors at a higher price.
A recent report by Malawi24 indicated that in Mzuzu City for instance, people have been scrambling for maize which in most cases was going at not less than MK300 per tin.
The hunger situation has not even spared prisons.
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The Truth Z There Z Hunger In Malawi,why The Malawian Government Dont Tell People The Truth Bt If Your In Malawi You C That There Is Hunger,go To Maize Mills U Will C.
Its true.There is NO hunger in malawi.
if you remember me amalawi ndimakuwuzani panthawi ya kampeni kuti tiyeni tisankhe mwanzelu mbali iyi ya dpp kulibe chabwino akanankhala saulosi chilima zinthu zikanakhalako bwino not 1oo% ayi komabe zinandizina zikanakozekako koma uyu alipoyi mvuto sadakulile kuno ayi komanso wakhala zaka zambili alikunja ndie mamvuto ambili ali muno m,malawi iyeo chifukwa chozolowela kukhala kunja ndichifukwa akuti muno mulibe njala iyeo chilichonse angoti zilibwino pa 2019 chonde amalawi tieni tidzavote mwanzelu sikampeni ayi koma manvuto ndamenetikuwawonawa sizomadzamvotele munthu wakunja ayi,chifukwatu apa dzikoli kukamba mowopamulungu dzikolanthu lino akulamulila ndazungu moti lilim,manja mwazungu uyu akutiphimba m,manso.
inunso ndie kaya iwe mmene inaliri mvula ya 2014 muja mkumalodzanso chala mtsogoleri kuti wadzetsa njala ndie awo munawavotelawo akanawina akanadzetsa mvula yawowo,akabweretsa ndalama zawozawo kumalankhula bwino ngati muli ndi bongo wamunthu osati wachiwala ngati ziri ndale zikuvula wamva iwe idot
Gati pitay awele izi masende ake ndikumen anachokela vutoso amalaw timategek kay ndiuphaw mwaziontu akut akut njala kulimbe zopusa
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Oterewa akamabwera mumamidzi mwanumo kuzachita vimakampeni vawovo, nkofunika kudzathira madzi odzidzira. Ndiye poti anadzolowera kuba mavoti.
Ma ARv akukwana.
Not use zat word u better say food shortage.
Ndiye kuti amayi anga amandinamiza kuti kumalawiko kuli njala ndiyakheni a president.pulezident uyu ngwamisala
Kkkkkkkkk hehehehe koma zlko.
panyopake peter
njala ilipodi.
Shame 2 DPP kodi mukamat kulibe njala mukunamiza ndani? Poti amalawi amenemukuwauzawo ndiamene ali pachilala. Boma lopanda mdalitso. end u pipo go 2 hero
Maybe i dien’t hear it propery did he say there is no hunger or nobody has died of hunger. Lets get it collect.
Shame 2 DPP kodi mukamat kulibe njala mukunamiza ndani? Poti amalawi amenemukuwauzawo ndiamene ali pachilala. Boma lopanda mdalitso. end u pipo go 2 hero
He spoke on radio station in April last year that he wanna dill with hunger
Now he say no hunger how de you Pitala you’re fucking around now
Ndizoona njala kulibe ngati kwanuko kuli njala bwelani kuno kumakwasa tizakupatseniko chakudya zokufa ndi njala mzachikale dpp woyeeee
My bradther if God bless u some food in this season just appreciate to him and say Thanks than to insuit people they are struggling to get food
Pliz read the article itself says president refuted that we got hunger in malalw
Im talkin about ur comment
Wankulu kutulutsa mfundo za ziii,,,,mumatha bwa?
Come and visit here in thyolo nobody is dieying coz of hunger pliz food is localy available
Iwe nde chsru chamunthu bas
@ frank mkandiwire may be sumayenda thats y ndati come and visit here thyolo food is localy available ngati kuli njala ndikwanuku ddp woyeeeeee
Pano ndili busy kupalira chimanga changa kumunda chifukwa ndenjira yokhayo yothana ndinjala osalima manja lende kuyembekeza kwapresident ndigwa nayo coz sakundidziwa nkomwe mvula ikabvuta ndimalira mbuye wanga Yesu
Peter mtharika woyeeee
Govt is claiming pple r dying of cholera. But why is cholera affecting pple living on empty stomach
Njala ilipodi ndipo anthu tikuvutika tsono tikafa wodzavotanso adzakhala ndani? Please tiganizireni..
Guys chilungamo chikichita kuonekeratu, anthu akumangonera mango mmaderamu inu ndi president wanu nkumati mudziko mulibe njala???? You must go for medical checkup you people.
Osadabwa kodi njila yakumunda amayidzi,khasu mmene limakhalira amaliziwa.mvuto siyiye koma amalawi kusakha maforena kukhala president