The Malawi government has stuck to its stand that no one died of hunger in the country, and has challenged those with evidence of the deaths to come forward and prove it.
When making his response to the state of the nation address made by President Peter Mutharika on Friday, acting President for the opposition Peoples Party (PP) Uladi Mussa claimed that ‘a lot Malawians have died of hunger’.
According to Mussa, the hunger which he said the Mutharika government has failed to fight has seen many people dying and said it was unfortunate that government has chosen to do ‘nothing’. towards the situation.
Mussa then called on the government to address environmental issues to mitigate the impact of climate change.
But leader of the House George Chaponda standing on a point of order challenged Mussa to bring forward the evidence of the people he claims have died of hunger in Malawi.
Chaponda who is now the Agriculture Minister maintains that the reports that some Malawians have died of hunger are not true and asked the opposition to take facts to the August house and not bring ‘misleading’ information.
In January this year, Malawi24 reported of a death of a man in Mzimba district whom the medical personnel confirmed died to starvation, but the government was quick to refuse the matter.
A report released last year by Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC) showed that 3 million Malawians were expected to experience hunger during the current growing season.
However fear has erupted that the current figures of hunger victims are likely to go to as high as 8.5 million by the end of this year.
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Hw cn u knw that pple r dying wth hunger while u r busy sleeping n snoring In parliament
Hw cn u knw that pple r dying wth hunger while u r busy sleeping n snoring In parliament
In their houses yes but they should come to my village. We will show them the graves of our beloved ones who have died due to hunger related
Mr Kachali, I think its insane saying dat to the republic. Are u telling the nation dat the gornment dont knw dat people in da country are starving wih hunger? I think the government is aware of dat, bt its just ruthless our leaders and poor governnance. Its stupidity of the gvernment waitin people to die then saying in Malawi there is shortage of maize. Just go in districts where maize are caltivated and see hw people are buying a bag of it. Inu mukamadya ndi kumakhuta dont come on air and say such nonsese.
ndiye apangapo chani to end this problem?
Oh, so it’s OK if people are starving, but not dying of starvation, is it? The arrogance of these well-fed MPs continues to amaze me :-(
Oh, so it’s OK if people are starving, but not dying of starvation, is it? The arrogance of these well-fed MPs continues to amaze me :-(
Ya thats hw our government is , they expecting some one to die thats when they gonna knw dat in the country there is hunger. They are arrogance and they dnt care about how people are starving. Poor governance.
Ya thats hw our government is , they expecting some one to die thats when they gonna knw dat in the country there is hunger. They are arrogance and they dnt care about how people are starving. Poor governance.
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I Think I Need To Start Acting Movies.. The Tittle Of My First Movive Will Be “the Malawian Politicians Must Be Crazy.”
Thanx,Mr Khumbo Kachali for ur question in parliament yesterday, u asked what is the Government doing in controlling maize that vendors ar buying and taking it out across the boarders,Admarc is buying at low price as compared to the vendor who ar buying at higher price frm farmers
kodi munthu anafa pa admarc ku nsanje anafa cifukwa ciani? kukanakhala kunalibe njala sakanafatu amene uja. mukuticitsa manyazi tazicitani ngati munapita kusukulu.
Mesa mnkati ndiwabwino ndiophunzira ndiameneyotu akuukirani.
Koma guyz or inu akuluakulu muli pabwino chonde ndikukupemphani mukamadya kaya nsima kaya mpunga kaya ndichiyani ndikumati njara kulibe nziko muno muziyamika kwa yehova.Kuli anthu ena tikunenapano ngakhale ndichimanga chokazinga sadayike pakamwa pawo. Chonde vomerezani kuti njara mudziko lathu lino yilikodi.chofunika chonde othandizawa apeseniko mpata athe kuthandiza osowawo tisamakamire zithu za anthu osauka please. Tsiku la bwino amalawi anzanga nose.
Stupit Government of peter,
Anthu akudya deya, ndechipanda kudya deya,,, anthu ambili bwenzi atathakale, ndinjala…..Shame!!!