The just announced new fuel prices will be MERA’s new headache as Malawi24 has been informed that mass demonstrations will be held over the same.
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has warned Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) that it will conduct a sit-in at the regulator’s offices to protest the hike of fuel prices.
Cama Executive Director John Kapito gave the warning following the recent fuel hike which he said has hit poor Malawians hard.
The consumer rights activist said Mera was given 3 billion Kwacha for the Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) so that it should use the money to cushion customers from impact of price adjustments.
He said his organisation will hold the demonstrations to force the regulatory authority to return the funds to government since it has failed to use the money.
“We are aware that government has written Mera to return the 3 billion Kwacha else we will stage a sit in at their offices,” said Kapito.
He further said that they are going to conduct a sit-in at Mera offices and regardless of the number of people who will be present at the scene they will not allow any Mera employee to enter their offices until they return the money.
The new fuel prices will see Petrol going at K788.30 from K743.30, Diesel at K766.90 from 722.80, and Paraffin at K609.80 from K580.40.
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Mass demo kkkk, ilipobe muno mmalawi??? You start vocal & end up matching 5 people mutadyesedwa chisikono, stop fooling yourself. MW needs genuine freedom fighters, pple are suffering in the village
U guys are missing the whole point here. Kapito is conducting the sit-in to force MERA to return the 3 billion it was given to cushion the adjustment. Having been given that money, it wasn’t supposed to hike fuel adjustments. Kapito feels that since it has adjusted anyway, then it simply means the money hasn’t been used and it should be returned to gvt. The sit-in is to force MERA return the money, not to slash the prices. Read and understand the article!
On point. Pple just react on issues they don’t even understand
Wasauka akufuna boma limupatse ndalama
inde zinthu zimayenera kukwera kapena kutsika koma zidziyang’ana percentage yokwezera. mafuta akhoza kukwera ndi 7% koma mumatha kukweza ndi 17% komwe kuli kuba nayonso transport mmalo mokweza ndi 17% yomweyo imakakweza ndi 20 anthu nkumadandaula mayendedwe.
If The Packet Of Sugar Now Its 750 Zopanga Komkuno Whats About Fuel? We Have To Think Malawians.
Go n demonstrate in The Gulf. Stupid thinking!
This is not bread we’re talking about, it’s something imported from other countries, grow up and start to understand the situation,
Wasting tym you can spend that tym to find albino killers, we don’t produce oil in malawi, only bread,
Bale kapito taziona zinthu zodzudzula,usamangoyambitsa mipungwepungwe ndizazii zomwe,uli ndichitsime chamafuta kuno,mamenyera ufulu anthu k,a apa mwanama.osanena za sugar bwanji akuchoka padwangwa ndi mchalo koma akungokwera ngati akuchoka kunja,kuchoka pa 600 kufika 800 ndiye udziti fwefwe pita museu ndianthu akowo ine ayi.
demo ya chani,kumangothamangila demo
palibe demo inathandiza amalawi inu mumangotokota apa basi phindu lake mene munayambila kunena za ma demo muja ndi chani chomwe a Mmalawi anawonapo kusitha
Will it be a naked demo? If yes, how many yao & tonga ladies? I might be there?