Stop demanding more money from Govt- Malawi Finance Minister tells civil servants


Goodall Gondwe and Peter Mutharika

As Mzuzu University Staffs and other Civil servants are demanding for salary increment ,Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe yesterday told them to stop demanding for more money from government.

Due to increase in cost of living Civil servants have been demanding government to increase their salaries to carter the living standard of the current century.

Goodal Gondwe
Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe the civil service is a calling.

But in his remarks Gondwe told the the civil servants to be calm since they are doing noble jobs in various government departments.

“No salary hike for civil servants because you are serving God,” Gondwe said.

Malawi finance minister further said that if working in government is not good for some civil servants they should should quit and look for green pasture elsewhere.

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“If you want to be rich look for jobs where salaries are high like in Private sectors , Civil service is a Calling,” Gondwe we added.

Mzuzu University staffs were on strike for more than two months demanding the government to increase their salaries due to high costs of living.

During the first meeting of Treasury officials and Mzuzu University staffs , the request of the staffs hit the wall since government said that it has no money for their salary increment.

The university is set to reopen soon after long time dialogue between government and the university staffs.

60 thoughts on “Stop demanding more money from Govt- Malawi Finance Minister tells civil servants

  1. Then why raising school fees ,maize prices, and prices of other commodities if they think they cant raise salaries for civil servants?

  2. ngati mwakalamba ndipo zakukanikani tulani pansi udindo komanso zomaika nkhalamba zoti zinapanga retire kale kale tatopa nanzo 2019 no more nkhalamba

  3. Mbolozanu DPP koma mumaganiza inu ulemu oyambilira umafunika kupita kumaphunzitsi chifukwa inu kuti mupezeke apo kamba ka m’phunzitsi ngakhale pitalayo kamba kamaphuzitsi chifukwa ndi amene akukuonetsani kukoma zitsilu ndiye chakwera akalankhula muziti ndioyipa mwakula agoodal mukukula ndi machende tero

  4. But those people are paid less than 100us dollars a month how would they survive when one tomato is sold at 300mk and kapenta small plate at 500mk one leaf of vegetable sold at 20mk aah he I do something to the people

  5. Expect mess and partial work from those who were called by God as you put it.You are there to amass money that would be given to the workers. You have a. very bad record in terms of paying good salaries. Tired of you

  6. Why do African government like to employee people but refuse to pay them their salaries…..Mutharika and his ministers must work for free first,if they do that,then we will listen to their shit!!!

  7. How I Wish I Could Punch People Through Internet……Servants Asking For An Increment Should Stop Yet Them Politicians Should Be Stealing Does Not Ring A Bell…Keep On!!

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