Mutharika slammed for K50,000 University of Malawi fees cut

Aug 05, 2016 Politics 149
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Peter Mutharika

Renowned Poet and #feesmustfall activist Robert Chiwamba has slammed President Peter Mutharika for reducing fees by K50,000 saying the new K350,00 fees is still too much.

Peter Mutharika
Peter Mutharika made the directive.

Mutharika on Thursday directed that fees for all generic students be reduced by K50,000 in all colleges of University of Malawi. Following Mutharika’s directive, generic students will be coughing K350,000, mature students at College of Medicine will be paying K1 million instead of K1.4 million, mature students at Kamuzu College of Nursing will now be parting ways with K700,000 while those at Chancellor College and Malawi Polytechnic will be paying K600,000.

But Chiwamba was not amused by the cuts saying the fees is too much considering that the students have to also pay for food and accommodation.

The poet also accused the student union leaders who met the president of betraying their fellow students.

Robert Chiwamba
Chiwamba has talked tough.

In a poem posted on his Facebook page, the poet faulted the student leaders for accepting the K50,000 cut saying they failed to represent the concerns of needy students who will not manage to pay the prohibitive fees.   

“Zoona ma Demo onse aja kumenyedwa ndi apolisi inu osatsutsika K50,000 basi? Aaagh, zikomobe potiphunzitsa kut a Yudasi adakalipo (After the massive demonstrations during which students were tortured by the police and you never thought twice before accepting the meagre K50,000 cut? Thanks for teaching us that there are still Judases amidst us),” said Chiwamba in the poem.

At the meeting with the student leaders in Lilongwe, Mutharrika also ordered the reopening of Chancellor College which was closed at the height of the fees hike demonstrations.

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  3. Still 2 high talking on the percepective of Parenthood.The government taxes me,transport has gone up groseries eesh!Remember my salary remains the same.Please understand us tobacco poor price if. we send abroad the Police arrest us,where will I get the money to pay back fertilizer loan 20000 atleast osamangolalata mudzaziona when you become a parent mxii :

  6. Ndinu zitsiru zawanthu mbuzi zenizeni mwamva! Mukufuna University Education ikhale yaulere? Munazolowera zaulere eti? Primary school munaphunzira ulere, ku Secondary munkalipira ma K18 000 ndiye ku University mukufuna mudzilipira K30 000? Ngati mukudzilowetsa mu ndale womwe akukutumaniwo akukuwonongerani tsogolo lanu chifukwa zawo zinayera. Kupusa eti? Khalani m’makwalala mwanu momwemo ntchito zikusowanso idzi.

  8. Minimum wage 20,000 xool fees million!!, 1 bag ferlizer 30000, bag of Zea Maize 18000, church 5000, land fee 10,000 nanga tivalapo apa,? Tigulako ndio? Alandilod, etc

  10. Kodi mukungoti fees yadula inu mukufuna ikhale bwanji? Vuto ndi loti simukunena mungobwetuka apa za ziiii chabwino ndachotsa fees yo ineyo pitani muzikaphunzira ya ulere ngati ku primary mukayambire pa A E I O U zautsiru basi

  11. Walira mvula walira Matope, school ndichinthu chomwe sichophweka pamafuni nkhama lenireni komanso kulimba mtima . Tsopano apa sinkhani kutukwana Muthalika , 350 sindalama yolipira pa week iyai . APA chofunika ndi budget .

  12. Mwana wa secondary xool akulipira 150grand pa term. Pa chaka 450grand .
    Inu ku college mukuti 350grand pa chaka yachuluka
    .
    Kuyigawa mma term ndekuti ndi 117 grand pa term.
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    Makosana,tisamangowo­mbera mmanja zili zonse. Tidziti pamenepa mitu yanu ikukoka bwino bwino???

  13. Mwana wa secondary xool akulipira 150grand pa term. Pa chaka 450grand
    .
    Inu ku college mukuti 350grand pa chaka yachuluka
    .
    Kuyigawa mma term ndekuti ndi 117 grand pa term.
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    Makosana,tisamangowombera mmanja zili zonse. Tidziti pamenepa mitu yanu ikukoka bwino bwino???

    1. Nanu inu pa 150 pamakhala accommodation and food pa 350 pali accommodation ndi food? Think before you make comments on things you know not

    2. Are u not ashamed of urself comparing UNIMA fees with a secondary xul fees???
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      Kudyetsa wamkulu ngati iwe ukona ngati mkphweka??
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      Iwe ukufuna pa 350 pompo azikudyetsanso?? Nde xool ya ambuyako2

  15. Kunena zoona..50 thousand ndiyochepa Iwo amaononga ndalama zingati patsiku? Penapaketu zinthu izi mukamapanga muzionanso ndima salaries omwe mumawapatsa anthu anu..

  18. Your here talkin nonsense like you know better.. Are you not the same dawgs Robert is complaning about? Mukumabwela poyera chonsecho ndinu ma betrayer makape ma oppressor.. Try to fight poonekera next time don’t just commentin ur college English here

  23. MA VENDOR MUSALOWERELE MZA ANTHU OPHUNZIRATU IZI MUNGO ONETSAPOUMBULI WANU MUKAMATUKWANA. KODI NDALAMAZO ZICHOKA MTHUMBA MWANU? NGATI SCHOOL IDAKUKANIKANI KHALANI CHETE OR INUYO KUKUFUSANI KUTI MUTULUTSE NDALAMA NGATI IMENEYI LERO MUNGATULUTSE? OSALOWETSAPO UMBULI WA ZACHIPANI APA. MUSAIWARE KUTI KUPATULA FEES IMENEYI OPHUNZIRAWA AFUNIKANSO NDALAMA YA CHAKUDYA KOMANSO MALO OGONA MWINA MBULI INU SIMUDZIWA KUTI HOSTEL NDI CHAKUDYA KU UNIVERSITY SIZAULELE FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION FOOD COSTS EXCEED TUITION FEE. DONT ALLOW YOUR IGNORANCE CORRUPT YOUR MINDS. MAY BE YOU DONT KNOW THAT THESE CASHGATERS HAD UNDERGONE FREE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION? NOW YOU WANT TO BULLDOZE CURRENT GENERATION WITH SUCH EXHOBITANT FEES? AMENE ULI MBULI UTSUTSE ZOMWE NDALEMBAZI. NDALEMBA DALA MUMA BLOCK LATTERS KUTI MUPENYETSETSE NDIPO NGATI MWAPSA MTIMA IPSANI MTIMA ZA MZENE. CHEPETSANI MTIMA O DZIKONDA AMEN

    1. Mbuli izi zinathawiranso pawindo,olo kuwauza kuti atulutse half ya ndalamayi alibenso koma kusekerera nyansi za pitala.Fees must fall,walking fee must fall,land bill hike must fall,pitala this is not America.

  24. No wonder well educated ppo are thieves now days akumalowesa zochuluka ku school-ku come salary is hand to mouth apanga bwanji kubapo basi.Dziko langozanza ndi mbava zokhazokha basi ngati President wayamba kalililo kapena kuti kuonjezela kapamwamba tilamapo apa???.Ku immigration ndiye zidatheka kale kale kkkkkkkkkk kufa ndi uphawi kulipo basi.

  26. Koma ndizoona fees yakwela monvesa chisoni anaena ndi amasiye cool amangositidwa ndi anthu achifundo sopano ndipomwe zafikapa uthenga kwamwana wamasiyeyo ndiwakuti basindalephela aaaaa its very Shem to Malawi country

  29. Man Robert Chiwamba, timakukondani kwambiri chifukwa cha luso lanu (Tengani Nyanja yikhale yanu), koma apa na apa mmmm man andalewa usamawalowe, azikusaka munjira zosiyana. Please withdraw from this exercise. #RobertChiwamba_desciple

  36. Who is robert chiwamba? Mumuuze panya pake galu amenewo, iyeyo ndi ndani pamaso pa president? Kanganya ngati ameneyo mumafuna muziphunzira ulele? Fees yatsika so then? Mukufuna chani kwenikweni amalawi? Mwaiwala kuti ana anu aku nusery mumalipira ma millions mwana mmodzi? Zikawawa kwambiri mungosiya xoolyo basi! Shatapu

  40. to U Evance Mazango…..PANYAPAKO WAMVA…..MTUMBO

  41. PANKHOLO PAKO…..NYAPAKO WAMVA…..MTUMBO…..BWANJI UKUYANKHULA NGATI WADYA MANYI?

  42. malawi is a poorest country en those pple who say students are complaning nonses u r arrogant because not everyone can afford 350pin because even other students failed to pay maneb examz fee which was less than 10 pin wat needed is that those needy students should b assisted accordingly

  43. olo atayiika 100 pin pa chaka do u know ena sangakwanisebe?xool is expensive nowdays guys,,go to good pvt secondary xool ndikuti kumene mungakapeze xool fees ili less than 100 pin?i mean standard pvt xool,,ma st Andrews, Kalibu,Bishop MacKenzie ndi enawo,,,dziko sililibwino tivomeleze apa,, amphawife yathu ndi MscE basi kwinako ndi m’mene wayimverera

  44. He shud have atleast dropped it with 25% atleast making it k300,000,,,its nat all of us that work in NGOs, organisations, govt, companies etc,,,there are other people who rely on farming only to feed there poor families. i mean how can those people get such kinda money(k350,000) to pay for school feez,,,,k300,000 is better as for me,,,

  45. kudzolowera zaulere Ndani anakuuzan kuti maphunziro ndi otchipa

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  53. Mmm Thank almighty GOD I end up in secondary xool but almighty still provides me zosowa zanga .
    That y us people from mangochi timalimbana ndi bussnes xool timapitako kungothetsa kaumbuli basi …komaso Mr IBU Mutharika zinazi akuwonjezera bwezi akuwaganizira athu avutika koma ali ndi thima wopita ku college. …

  54. What is K50,000 Mr President? Think before taking action, For how long does it take for you to use that K50,000? And for how many days does it take for you to feed your family? Don’t just think about what you got at the end of the day but think for the poor also and remember that they are the ones who put you in power. Indeed birds of the same feathers flock together, I can see that you are just continuing where your late brother stop. Try to help people it will help the country growing and God will bless you with your good leadership.

  56. Kukhala ndi zinthu zotchipa iz a syndrom for we malawians. too much kunenelela even mpilu or nkhwani timanenelelabe kuzolowela ma hand outs.u thout kut to acquare tetiary education can be chiep mesa muzizalandla phwamwamwa mukazayamba kusewenza maningi so shang.

  57. …. and don’t forget kuti cheap materials can not compete international markets….! I’m so sorry for my fellow poor students…….

  58. It is already reduced, how many percentage you want to be reduce from MK 3, 50 000 ? Do you think if it can be MK 100 000 it will have the meaning ? Take note that College it’s not a cheapest school , at least this President has done something good, now if you know that MK 3, 50 000 it is still hard , you better live the school. Do not give the President big pressure 4 nothing please !

  59. Feez must fall….Remember,education z a social service just like health services……Kwa amene mukuyankhula zopusanu,boma litati kuyambila lero kuchipatala muzilipila MK350,000 pachaka,mungakwanise inu????? #bigfools!

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  68. MK 3,50 000 , it’s not 2 much if you don’t want school , get off ! You are really out of respect now and I’m sick and tired of you stupid students. Go and opening the vegetable gardens , don’t waisting time for zero impact !! Bullshit !!!

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  73. Koma pa Malawi pavuta basi ma comment enawa akungosonyeza kuti anthu ena akumva kukoma pamene osauka akupitirira kulira. Mphawi sangakwanitse K350000 komanso ngongole osaukitsitsa sangapedze.God bless Us

  74. K50,000.00 ndiyambiri and tiyeni a Malawi nzathu akachita zabwino tiziyamikira ndipo kuyamikira kumabweretsa chilimbikitso, komano bwanawa akuyenera kuonanso kumbali ya ndalama yathu kuti izafike pa zim dollars cause 1mk to 55 south African rands simasewera.

  76. Saku funa ku phuzila anawa tawa ona akufuna ayambe ku mati gwila pakhosi sindi kubakilani mulibe umunthu ana inu nde bwanji simuna zi tchaje nokha ntengo wa fees wo ndiye ndiku muuza petar yo kuti tikhoza kukwanitsa mwakuti mwa jaila tu apa ana a school inu muku funa ku phuzila kapena bwanji pakhomo paku mabeba mwina kusewela bawo ndido jingo ndi bula ndi nkani mwapeza chance koma muvetsetseni munthu nthawi iku pita tu siku bwelela kaya zisandi khudze nawo ine zanga zina ela kale

  77. Iiiiiiiiiiii, che #Chiwamba ngati mwatumidwa ndi otsutsa ndiye akupweteketsani. Mumafuna achite kunena kuti anthu asamalipire basi (za ulele) ?? Yamikani m’mene akhwefuliramu. Mwayiwala kuti #Bingu akalamula sakalora kubweza maganizo? Ndiye #APM wakumverani mukutinso fees yakweretsetsa? Mmmm, bola mungosiya kuphunzirako kuti musangalale inu. Amene akutumaniwo sadzalamulatu dziko lino you’ve to know that

  78. THE POOR SHOULD TOTALLY FORGET ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. IT IS VERY SHAMEFULL THAT THOSE THAT PROPONENTS TO THE FEES HIKE HAD HAD THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION ALMOST FOR FREE UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF KAMUZU AND BAKILI REGIMES.

  81. Zausilu eti, Maphunziro ndi odula kumene, takuyikirani kumbuyo kwakwana, ndaonano kuti mwalowa kundale apa, munapasidwa mpata okakumana ndi President ku State House dzulo, and mwakambilana naye and mwatulukako bhobho kutanthauza kuti mwathana, kunakakhala amzeru bwezi mukumukanila president yo pompo by the time he was making his decision of reducing the xul feelz with K50 thousand, bt munangokhala osayakhulapo, kumangovomeleza decision yake, apa mwabwelako nde mufuna mutinyasepo apo, cholinga muzimenya ma demostrations, zopusa eti, and mukamenya ma demostrations anuwo simumaphwanya school yanu or bus yanu ija kapena kukaphwanya ku state house ko, mumaphwanya katundu wa anthu osalakwa oti even ena mwayiwo za school samaziziwa ndikomwe, nde zimatibowa mwamva, nde this time I think mukamamenya ma demo anuwo mumenyedwe makofi ndi a Malawi Defence Force, mumve nyunyunyu…..coz ndawona kuti mukupusa!

    5. @Joel, Kape iwe, mukuona ngati ths time tizingoyikira kumbuyo zinthu zompusa eti, munakakhala anthu amzeru zinthu zanuzo zinakathera ku state house komko coz u had all chance to talk with Mr President, bt coz ndinu makape nde mwakanika2, nde osatibowa ife, madziko lapasi pano oyamba kulipira xul yodura siyinu mwamva!

    6. Thats true if they wanted to show mr president that they are not convinced with reduction somehow they could have stuck there by refusing to vacate the palace until president reduces further,koma ayi ndithu anangobwera ndi ma envlope achitseka pakamwa, tsopano aziti tiyeni komatcha,this tym around komatcha my foot. Dont mislead us, by showing patriotism on our face,while u r crooking behind.

  82. pamenepo ngati boma lingasitse fees muyembekezere kudya nyemba mwakathithi komaso usapezeke ukusunga buku la ku xul kupitilira tsiku limodz ukuyenera kubweleka mzako…komaso ukamapita ku xul ukuyenera kukhala ndi computer yako koma ngati mungalephere ndatchulazi eeeeeee ndisaname getto yut xul yavutapo apa

  85. Kodi mesa amakmbirana ndi atsogoleri ana a school wo? Ndipo anamvana chimodzi. Anthu ndinu upusa kwambiri maphunziro ndi odula kulikonse ngati simmadziwa

    5. iwe Gift nde ukufuna xool fees ikhale pomwe akwanuwo angakwanise? olo atayiika 100 pin pa chaka do u know ena sangakwanisebe?xool is expensive nowdays guys,,go to good pvt secondary xool ndikuti kumene mungakapeze xool fees ili less than 100 pin?i mean standard pvt xool,,ma st Andrews, Kalibu,Bishop MacKenzie ndi enawo,,,dziko sililibwino tivomeleze apa,, amphawife yathu ndi MscE basi kwinako ndi m’mene wayimverera

  87. if education is expessive then try ignorance, Are u still complaining on that? They is nothing better for U guys, mumafuna muzidya ngati ku hotel nde mumati xul feels isamakwele….dmt!

    1. mukamalemba mudzidzi kut sionse atengedwa ndi ana amabwana kodi mphuzitsi amalandila k50 akwanitsa nanga anthu osawa akidzi

    2. wat do u mean timafuna tizidya ngat ku hotel?? or dnt u knw that the college doesnt provide free food anymore at their cafeteria?? whats d connection btwn fee hike and our meals?? zot ppo r eating soya pieces nd mpiru daily mwachikanda mukuziziwa inu?? osamangoyankhula mulibe info..

    3. Aixe education isn’t cheap at u can go to any country in this world…..maphunziro ndiodula kumene, and kodi mesa munakakumana ndi President? Munalephera kumukanila pompo bwanji after the decision was made? Mwachoka ku state house mukuti mwathana nde mukubwela panja panopa ndikumavutaso za fees zomwezo cholinga mumenye ma demostrations, muphwanye katundu wa anthu osalakwa, zimabowa zimenezo mwamva, sizimasangalasa bcoz mukamapanga ma demo anuwo simumaphwanya xul yanu or ku state house, mumakaphwanya zinthu za anthu apheee oti ena ndi school yomwe sakuyiziwa

    5. funny, so u are complaining of soya piece and mpiru? I never ate those delicious food, secondary yanga yonse pa school ya boma, ife zimakhala nyemba full time, some times khobwe, nyama once a day some times one at a months, nsima pena imakhala yosapya, kudya soya pieces and mpiru ndichinthu chamtengo wapamwamba ku xul!

    6. i thot u will be sayin college yanga yonse ndadya nyemba and khobwe..haha bra ukunena za secondary ifenso tadya nyembazo..its college and Unima for that matter…katundu wa anthu anaonongedwa coz DC anakaiza ma peaceful vigil and a police anathamangisa fana mu campus..so who is to blame???? ukapanda mano usaswe phale..mayb u ddnt go as far as college but no hard feelings no hate..comnent with sober mind…it painful to lose properties yes but how dd students went out of campus with heavy police around? they were pushed? yes

    7. kwanthu tilipo ana 8, mdala yanga mlonda .malipilo awo 35 grand. azibale anga atatu ali mu masuku amene atsitsa ndi 50grand. kuti muphatikize fees ya athu atatu its more dan 1 mita. komaso akuyenera kudya . wich iz very very expesive for us ,as poor pple. kuti muphatikize malipo a dara yanga pa chaka mupeza kuti ndi feez ya mwana mmodzi yekha. opanda ndalama ya chakudya. ifeso pamenepo osaiwona msima kwachaka chose. kwinakuku tikugona pamtengo, nanga pamepo tingalipile bwanji rent popeza kadora kakhala kapita ku xool. ndiye tikayakhula nganizirani athu ife. ngati tilipo ambiri kuposa inu. matipate atiwonetsa zinthu.

    12. @Lyna, every1 is ignorant, isn’t everything u know coz u went to school. Ana a UNIMA mwaonesela2 apa kuti ndinu makape and dziko lakusekani, nokha munapita kukakumana ndi president and mwakambilana naye and mwachokako mutagwirizana kuti all is well now after atakuchoselani K50 grand, then mwabwelako mwayambaso kuti sizilibo be, mukanakhala amzeru and ochenjera ma decisions amene amapanga president tym yomwe munalinaye bwezi mukukana and kumamuwuza your problems and what is gud for u, bt ndinu odontha coz zaonesa kuti munangokhalako ku state house ko!

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