I will not stop travelling-JB
President Joyce Banda has said she will not stop visiting people around the country because that is the only way she can appreciate people’s plight and get to know their needs.
She was speaking during what she termed a developmental rally in Area 25 in Lilongwe, a day after her arrival from Kuwait.
Banda said while she understood and agreed with Minister of Finance Maxwell Mkwezalamba’s directive to suspend international and local travels as part of the austerity measures in the wake on the cash-gate scandal, She said that the directive included an aspect of “except critical stuff”.
“For me, this trip falls under critical stuff. I cannot defy my own minister by ignoring the ban but I must say here that I will not stop travelling to visit my people, even if it means walking or cycling.
“I live just behind Area 25 and you mean I cannot take the time to visit you because there is a ban? I understand the need to cut down on expenditure but it is necessary,” she said.
The rally also unveiled new members who have joined People’s Party (PP). They included former Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Chris Daza and Bester Majoni.
Tiwonana 2014.
The voters will decide for you, come 2014, whether you will keep travelling.
Am short of words. I dont know how dallow our president is. I mean if she cant understand her own minister.
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Arrogance?,ok, will meet you 2014.
That is how we live in the PP… Confused, no vision, last things first, less important things priority…etc. Is this not what this lady is telling us and she expect our votes in 2014?!? We will met you on the vote date…if you can not understand your own law, minister, condition, sugestion…etc will you understand other people’ s views?????? A malawi mwaamva ma steni athu nzeru zake?
Ofunika a Malawi tipemphere kwambiri kuti Mulungu mwini moyo and zina zonse zili mdziko lapansi atichotsere chiphinjo ichi. Kunyasa ngati chilonda chakunsana.
Egg on Mkwezalamba’s face…….
This is such a shame!
uyu ndiye bulutu number one mwa ma president onse takhala nawo pa Malawi pano.
Standards in mw have gone to the dogs. U make laws 4 pple to & u r the first to boast about circumventing them. Its the whole head of state leading the way.
This is the poor thinking Joyce the wife of a Chief Justice I know. But how do these two lead their family life? listening woman? I wonder. If a listening wife, why not become a listen president? Joyce, we are yet to see you tragic end. This is Malawi a country of quiet people but when they enough is enough one cries.
If Mkwezalamba had a genuine PhD he could have resigned by now.
@Traitor….I very much concur with you!!..If I were Nkwezalamba I would throw in my resignation forthwith to protect my intergrity. It’s a matter of time the poor Mkwezalamba looses his credibility and starts boot-licking if he does not beat a quick exit. This is free and good advice Mkwezalamba, otherwise you end up regretting some day.
she doesn’t matter on this cash gate scandal because she’s one of them
tizaonana pa 20th may 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/10470359/Tony-Blair-faces-questions-over-Malawi-scandal.html