Malawi Hunger : People begin stealing cassava tubers to survive

Dec 29, 2016 Politics 87
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As more than 8 million people in the country are struggling with hunger, some people in Nkhotakota district are stealing cassava tubers from others’ farms to survive.

According to information that Malawi24 has gathered,  people are invading cassava farms of their fellow villagers in Thandaza, Nkhandwe and Kapanga villages in Nkhotakota district.

Malawi24 has found out that these people are not having any source of food hence breaking laws of the country by stealing these cassava tubers.

One of the complainants Mrs Amina Seleman told Malawi24 that she suffered her fate on Thursday in the wee hours when she went to her cassava farm.

Mrs Seleman said that this has been happening frequently but this time the level of stolen cassava tubers have increased.

“Indeed people have no hope on where to find food but the method that they are using of stealing from their fellows is unacceptable. I hope authorities will intervene in this challenge as soon as possible,” said Seleman.

“More than 6 people have had their cassava cassava tubers stolen in their farms in a period of one month,” Seleman added.

Nkhotakota is one of the districts where  people rely on Cassava tubers as their staple food.

Communities are worried with the situation right now.

Currently the country purchased maize from Zambia and Brazil but government raised the price of buying per kilogram in Admarc depots, a move that has seen people resort to buying from vendors who are selling the maize at a rather lower price.

Communities in Nkhotakota are pleading with the government to reduce the maize price per Kilogram to allow people who are poor to buy.

President Peter Mutharika has been saying now and again that no Malawian will die due to current hunger situation.

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87 Comments

  3. and lake malawi and the big rivers in the country have enough water for irrigation,, damn,,if rains stop for 2years in malawi everyone dies

  8. Angoyalukiranso chitayo chinangwa chake chowawacho choncho poti akufuna kudzipulumutsa ku njala koma aboma aziwone zimenezi ndipo athandize

  10. But if u tell these crook politicians about hunger they will say there is no hunger in Malawi,when r we gona have leaders who cares about poor Malawians ?

  13. They are just thieves ikanakhala njala bwezi atachiona chinangwacho? Kodi mmaboma enawa anthu sakuba chimanga? Muli njala Nkwanu osati Ku KK

  16. They are not stealing , they are just trying to survive, …..because you have food that’s why you call them stealers, shame on you, try to work together, to fight against hunger ☹

    1. It is called stealing we all know that hunger has striked bad in Malawi , so it doesnt mean that u should steal other farm crops , hardworking ppl are lacking in Malawi , no wonder Malawi has been poor since , everyone works hard to earn well and eat well so others as well should so the same !

  20. Vyangokhala vyi mbava vyimenevyo,dont blame gvt!!wina ali manja lendeee kudalira gvt or kuba!! AOTCHENI, AONE MBWADZA!!!

  25. Thats munthalika gvt ppo are suffer each and everyday,look now how much maize in Ardmarc its only rich ppo can buy maize from Ardmarc….kuwapeza ma venda nawo anacheka cheka ma bigiri akuti 4grand bigiri tili pa mavuto adzaoneni

  28. If there are cassava tubers around that are being stolen then there is no hunger. Cassava, sweet potatoes get stolen every year.

  30. Ku admarc kukhoza kukhala chimanga chambiri China ndikumaonongeka koma choti muziwe chimangachi samangopeleka ulele ayi amagulitsa ndiye ngati munthu alive ndalama yokagulila chimangacho inu munthu apaga bwanji? Kumaganiza before you spit

    2. Ye they only know how to cause thefts , they aren’t hardworking they just want to loot asians and rich malawians

  32. Boma lafika pena kulephela kuika chimanga mu admarc allow bushilu to be Presidential of Malawi apeter kundatha wokeeeeee

    3. Ukakwera pamsana panjovu , don’t think they is no dew on the ground. Maybe u tell us where u are hiding food aid 4rm donors. Hope u are selling the aid from donors

    6. Inu amene zanu ziribwino, zimuyamikani mulungu. koma anzanu ena ngakhale chimanga chitamagulitsidwa k5000 sangakwanitsebe.

    8. Koma guys tisamazinamize kuti mukakhala mtauni ndiye mukuposa akumidzi ,,midzi yambiri akutukuka njinga zamoto zambiri manyumba amalata ambiri ma foni alimbwee kukuposaninso

    12. Incase u ddnt learn ths in secondary, one of the characteristics of money is that it hs to be scarce, a chitsiru @ Immanuel Dereck

    13. Paulewellingtons may God see you mouth. It seems your arw more wise than any one else. But if you can afford to purchase maize thank God. Kodi muja amati palibe yemwe afe ndi njala ankanena chimanga chogulitsa kapena chogawa? Ngati ndi chogulitsa Pitalayo amati anthu amidzi akazitenga kuti ndalama momwe chikiduliramu? Watch your mounth. God gives and can allow Devil to take what you have.

    18. mmafuna boma lizigawa chimanga? Ulesi basi. awo akuba chinangwawo bwanji sanalime chawo anzawo amalima iwo ali kuti? Timanena kuti mudziko muli njala ngati mmadepot mogulisira Chimanga muli empty koma ngati chilimo njala mulibe. don’t support umbava

  42. Ine pano chimanga changa chikuchita kusowa ogula, ndidagula chambili ndimaganiza kuti ndikapeza nacho phindu koma eeish ndili pano pa Thavite t c salima north, ochifuna tilumikizane pompano

    3. Man ingotsatsani malonda anuwo bwino bwino, koma anthu akugona ndinjalawa its just a sign of poverty, ena ndi okalamba ndipo ena ndi olumala. Oh! God, my poor grandparents, disabled, brothers and sisters are hungry again.

    5. palibe mwalakwitsa bwana thokozani Mulungu inu mumapeza zosowa zonse pamoyo wanu. Ineso agogo anga sindikudziwa kuti ziwathera bwanji. a #Ofatsa kandithandizileniko abale anga. Koma mavuto ali kumwera guys simungakambe zimenezi

    6. Tikukamba zotani? Iweyotu ukuona ngati kuti ineyo ndikupanga nthabwala pamene sichoncho ndili ndi chimanga chogulitsa ngati ungakwanitse kubwela ku salima ukhoza kundipeza kuti ukadzionele wekha ndikufuna ondigula

    1. Yes njala kulibe. Tikamati kulinjila kumakhala kuti chimanga simungachipeze ngakhale ndalama mulinazo kumasowa kogula even chinangwa akubachi osachipeza nkomwe imeneyo timati njala. Zalelozi ena angofuna kutchukilapo kumawanamiza anthu kuti kuli njala. And enawa ndimbava nkale saziwa nkulima komwe olo kuwapasa zipangizo zaullimi zauelel amagulisa ikafika nyengo ngati zino kumakaba izi sizachilendo olo anthu atakolola motani okuba amakhalapo basi

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