The Malawi government through the Ministry of Gender, Disability, Children and Social Welfare has disclosed that beggars are to be given money as one way of empowering them.
Confirming the development, spokesperson for the ministry of gender, disability, children and social welfare Lucy Bandazi said funds are to be disbursed to beggars and street children so that they are empowered financially.
“Funds are to be kept together so that we can help them with little something that can help them to do an activity that can bring more money, we have also plans to train them on how they can empower themselves” said Bandazi.
This is a change in strategy from the government which earlier this year announced that it will arrest street beggars, street children, and their parents or anyone who procures and encourages them to beg on the streets saying that such acts are against Section 180 of the Penal Code which criminalises begging.
After the statement, Malawi Law Society (MLS) blasted government’s directive arguing that it was unsustainable and urged authorities to address problems that compel beggars to be on the streets.
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I can’t miss this rare golden opportunity. Kwacha yavuta paMalawi. Asafunayo nite nano?
You are prompting laziness. Expect more people to become beggars.
fundo imeneyi nkumati tidzalamulibe dziko lino mpaka kalekale heede mwatitenga ngatidi opusa eti ? analipo ena a one village one cow ali kuti?
inu a dpp fundo imeneyi yocheza kapena zoona? mesa mukuti chuma sichikuyenda bwino misonkho pamwamba malipiro ochepa, fees kukweza, mankhwala mzipatala mulibe, njala iri tho, madela ambiri miseu yabwino mulibe ndi zambiri zosowa ndiye muyamba njira yofuna kuononga ndalama ngati ndi ndalama zathandizo apempheni njira ina yomwe mungathandizile anthuwa ngati pali njira yopezela mavoti pangani koma sizithandiza. musaiwale land bill ikavomelezeka kuti ikhale lamulo embekezelani mavuto ena osowa pokhala anthu amalawi timadziwana mitima mmidzimu.
empowering them to keep begging? or what,,,,,,find another altenative pliz,,,,,this gvt z jus too poor for that
but what about sustainability??
anthu opuwala (odwala) mutha kutero komanso mwapezere malo muzikathandizira komweko
Then I will also start begging so that Government should give me nteleshede! …..kikkkkk
Poti ambiri amakhala ofoila zochita, ndalamazo azichita nazo chiyan.
Anao musawapase nsomba,koma aphunzitseni ku wedza nsombazo..
Nanga ana a school osawapatsa ndaramazo abale. Kusephanitsa zoxhitika uku
this will only perpetuate dependency here in Malawi and ultimately cause an increase in street beggers………
#BAD_MOVE_MR_GOVERNMENT!!!
The most nonsense idea i’ve ever heard in a long period of time…If the same govt can’t pay nurses & teachers, where the f**k are they going to get the money to distribute to “all of us” beggars.
Kusaganza….kwiinaku..we…er…complning…ndikukwel…kwaznth….nde….bax…cina…..kucoka…uko….kumalankhula…zopusa……mmmmtswuuu:/
NDIYE AYAMBA KUTIPATSA LITI??
Nde tonse tikhalatu opepha nanga boma lingapereke k10 kwcha ngati? ?? Si iziyambira k50,000 kkkkkkkkk tonse pankhonde pa Metro, ptc else where bola manja anthu onwe tiziloza kwa awo amakobili a bomawa
We here witness your foolishness when you trying to stop crime before stopping poverty, busy dipping into the pockets of the poor Malawians.