Former vice-president Khumbo Kachali has challenged the youth to be self-reliant and avoid being used by politicians.
Speaking on Friday during the graduation ceremony of United States of America-connected Norfolk Schools in Malawi in Blantyre, he noted that most youths scramble for free political materials.
Kachale said for any country to develop, it needs an educated people, particularly the youth.
He said: “As we are heading towards campaign, everybody, including the youth, is rushing for T-shirts or something free. But if you have a society that has people who are educated, they will work hard and make their own living and in return develop our country.
“If we educated the youth, we will have a better country. When you have an educate society, you reduce the number of challenges and problems that a country faces.”
Norfolk Schools in Malawi president Joe Mtika said his learning institution was commitment to providing high quality education standards to contribute to the country’s development.
He said the institution, established in 2015 teaches the American curriculum, gives Malawian students an opportunity to learn American higher education curriculum and automatically go to American universities after graduating in Malawi.
In a related development, 415 students who completed their studies at St Luke’s College of Health Sciences in Zomba also graduated on Friday.
In an interview on the sidelines of the graduation ceremony held at HHI Multipurpose Hall in Blantyre, Anglican Diocese of Upper Shire Right Reverend Bishop William Joseph Mchombo urged the graduating students to maintain ethical standards in their professional career.
“We hear a lot of sad stories when patients go to hospitals where sometimes they are not properly attended to.
“So, we encourage our graduating students that when they go into the field, they should act professionally,” he said.
