While his directive that fees at the University of Malawi (Unima) should get a K50,000 reduction has met the wrath of many Malawians, vocal Minister of Information Patricia Kaliati holds no other sentiments to President Peter Mutharika other than calling him ‘a true democrat’.
On Thursday, Mutharika who is also the Chancellor for the University met representatives of the student unions from the constituent colleges where he made the directive that there should be a reduction of K50000 in the proposed fee hike that had a minimum of K400,000 and K900,000 for generic and upgrading students respectively.
His meeting and directive has so much pleased the Information Ministry which says Mutharika has portrayed that he is a good leader for accepting to meet the students and slashing the fees.
‘’Government wishes to thank the State President His Excellency Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika for being a listening leader and arriving at a compromise with the University of Malawi students over fees. We are proud that Malawi has a true democrat under whose leadership citizens are free to express themselves, including through demonstrations,’’ reads a depict of the statement Kaliati’s office has released.
The statement has also gone ahead to attack some of the organizers of a series of demos that protested against the fee hike. It describes them as political actors.
‘’Government is aware that the organisers of the miserable demonstrations wanted to use University fees as an excuse to pursue a desperate agenda of mobilising a national political revolt. This has not worked. The movement has collapsed because Malawians are reasonable.’’
‘’Listening to the sentiments of the organisers, their issues are scattered and they do not make sense. These are political machinations that wanted to chance a ride on the back of innocent University students. They have failed. Thank you the people of Malawi for rejecting blackmail,’’ goes the statement which has apparently faced criticism by Malawians on the social media.
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Wow!! So is that @kaliat on post?? Koma kuphodaku abalee!! K k k k
Ine mai kaliyati munandimwanaaaaaaaa
akaliati inu musadzivute!! zandale ayi apa!chifukwa choti unampezera nkazi kod?
Kaliati kusowa zonena a true Malawian can’t say that can’t you see hw malawians are suffering now we r talking of a hundreds of thousands of kwachas here why can’t you ask you Pitalayooo asitse mtengo school fees not k50grand koma at least mk210. 000.00
Why are you people pissed off? When you were voting them back into government in 2014 what did you expect? Did you really expect to see a new DPP? God did his part after hearing your cries but you chose to go back to Egypt. Why cry now? It’s the same Kaliati mukumudziwa uja. Why are you surprised?
Madam minister move around Malawi in the country side and find out if the duaghter son of Pt4 teacher will be able the fees. Democracy is there but it is limiting the right of education of many poor Malawians.
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kape pandale ndi kaliati
What can happen if the parliament would get lid of the agogo and have fresh mind?? Tisanamizanepo apa kunakakhala zoti make up kulibe bwenji p kaliyati akuoneka bwanji? ?
Kukweza fees ndi 400% malipiro kuwasiya osakweza democracy ili pati pamenepo,pena muziganiza mukamayankhula sibwino kumangofuna kusangalatsa bwana nthawi zonse pena kumayankhula zanzeru ndibwino,ukasowa mano usamaswe phale ngat simunapite ku university mukufuna kuwaphela tsogolo ana anzanu? Shame on u
Who? Kkk. Ana adachita kukakamizidwa kuti avomere awa.
Mzimayi uyu anayamba bwino koma pano wationesera kuti anthu andale onse amapanga zofanana pano ndi hule wachabechabe mpaka kusiya chipani chake eti kuli kusata ndalama.
Sindikuonapo chamnzeru chilichonse chochokera kwa kaliat ndi Dpp
She is right. He is the first Malawian Democratic President to have such a forum. Don’t criticize for the sake of criticizing.
Angalankhule chsniso awa???
losing guys munthu mukuti kaliati yu ndi wankazi? kapena ndi mwamuna?