Civil society to meet after Black Monday failure

The Civil Society Grand Coalition is planning to call for a meeting to map the way forward following the cold response the Black Monday campaign received.

The coalition set Black Monday for to wear black attire in protest against Capital Hill cashgate scandal where billions of kwacha were stolen.

Since its commission on December 9 2013 this year, Black Monday has received a poor reception from the public.

Civil Society Grand Coalition spokesperson Chris Chisoni admitted in an interview yesterday the initiative has received a cold shoulder.

“Black Monday started sluggishly because not many people heeded to the call. Malawians want to go to the streets, but civil disobedience can be done without going into the streets,” said Chisoni.

He added that the coalition thought that the best way was to call for a stakeholders meeting where people will discuss how the civil disobedience should be handled.

“The problem is not with us, it is with Malawians who want the civil society to do everything while they sit back. Anyway, we are going to call for a stakeholders meeting where many people, including you the media, will be invited,” said Chisoni.

Last week, the coalition accused government of attempting to divide its members by holding meetings with one group sympathetic to it without its (Coalition’s) knowledge.

This was in apparent reference to Bright Kampaundi’s Forum for National Development which formed White Monday to counter the Black Monday.