The Malawi government through the Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Grace Chiumia has insisted that it will soon move all refugees from Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa to the Northern Region district of Karonga.
Government officially announced its plans to relocate Dzaleka Refugee Camp from Dowa to Karonga in the Northern part of Malawi last year in May.
Concerned people from Karonga protested the decision saying the move will lead to insecurity in the area.
Making his contribution to the midterm budget review statement in Parliament in Lilongwe, Member of Parliament for Karonga Central Frank Mwenefumbo said people of Karonga are not happy with the intention of government and UNHCR to relocate Dzaleka Refugee Camp to Karonga.
But in her response, Chiumia said government will go ahead with the relocation of Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa to Katiri in Karonga.
Chiumia said the decision has been arrived at since the project received overwhelming support from a special committee headed by Paramount Chief Kyungu of the district.
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Kkkkkkkkkkkkkk imeneyo rule Area kkk malawi ndie anthu aziba ma billions osamangidwa
Why not ku Nkhatabay kwanu bwanji?
Yaaah..Nawo akachione chibvomerezi…
Angazaone ngat ku Malawi Moyo umaphwekaah
YA MUBASAMARIRE
Osawasamutsila ku Thyolo bwanji?
HOW LONG SHALL WE CONTINUE TO HoST REFUGEES while their countries are developing?
She is stupid,tell her
Koma ndiye kukasiya kutchire kumpoto?, mwaganiza bwanji a boma ,ambiri amapanga business Ku mponera komaso mu Lilongwe ndiye kumpoto akachitako chiani ngakhale atumbuka amathawako.
Basi azipita mmakwao nkhondo inatha kuno sikokulila
These thieve in government are just after money that is given by UNHCR.The so-called refugees are coming from well-off countries than Malawi.It must be noted that in their countries of origin,there are no wars at the moment.These people are simply economic migrants PERIOD.
For how long shall we be hosting them?For as long as there is no donor funds to supplement our recurrent budget?Nonsense.
Koma anthuwa alibe zochita.awachotse ma refugees Ku Dowa ulendo kukawataya Ku karonga this is too bad
Gud idea…. Its what i thought
Kweni kweni mukuwasamusira chani??
Ndiye chitukuko mukapange Kumpoto ichi et…vindele imwee.
They can be moved to anywhere space can accommodate. Rehabilitate Dzeleka Prison buildings to ease congestion in other Prisons. I don’t understand the reason why these Prisons where closed, when it was an Administration that made these places almost like Ghost towns. Closing served no purpose but instead created serious congestion in Prisons that made inmates more at risk to transmittable diseases, so it was like cruelty to sortout cruelty.