Malawi’s ex ruling Peoples Party (PP) has accused the Peter Mutharika led government of lying that it has imported maize from neighboring countries to help hunger victims in the country.
The remarks follow government’s claims during Public Affairs Committee (PAC) indaba in Blantyre on Thursday that some trucks have arrived in the country to offload maize.
However, speaking to Malawi24, PP general secretary Ibrahim Matola disclosed that the country has not imported the staple grain from Zambia or any country sharing borders with Malawi.
“I have been saying this during the meeting that if we have professional liars they are people from Democratic Progress Party (DPP),they claimed that maize has just arrived but I called officials from Mchinji, Songwe, Mwanza border they have confirmed to me just some minutes ago that they have not seen any truck carrying maize,” said Matola.
Matola further argued that the contradictory statements from government officials show that the DPP led government lied to Malawians that there is maize in national food reserves.
He said: “An official said government is now buying maize, then Goodall Gondwe [minister of finance] came in saying the government has sent trucks to buy 30 metric tonnes from Zambia, and a few days ago minister of agriculture confirmed to the nation that they have 50 metric tonnes, to me am surprised that among them who is saying the truth.”
At the meeting, Civil Society Agriculture Network (Cisanet) national coordinator Tamani Nkhono-Mvula also revealed that government has 2000 metric tonnes, not 55,000 metric tonnes as the minister of agriculture Allan Chiyembekeza had earlier claimed.
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Nkhopeyo nde ndiya gandiganditu njala yomweyo?
AMalawi mavutowa sikwathu kunokokha tapitani pa SA panopa akuchita kumamuuza pressident iwe siolemekeka ayi vuto kutsika kwa Rand ndiye what more kuno kusintha kwanyengo chofunika kulimba mtima basi kuzidalira ndikugwilitsa komwe ulinakoko basi
Inunso nde mwanama ngati njarayo yilimunyumba mwanu sitonse mukakamba zaku SA nde mukozedwa nokha ku SA sikungakhale njara mesa amalawi akuthawila komweko alithothotho kumeneko for your information chimanga chomwe chitabwele m’malawi muno is from SA komweko pressident is arenged allready, koma munayamba mwapita ku SA ko kapena mumangonva? Mufuse anzanu amene anapitako even kuno ulimi sitingafanane ndi ku SA mukunenako Ku SA kumakhala chimanga osati sewelo kkkkkk ukunamatu iwe SA ndi dill
Pp, where is our maize and the jet?