By Vincent Gunde
A Malawian human rights activist based in the Republic of South Africa(RSA) Charles Ben Longwe, has described a conference which was held in Salima last Saturday as useless and a waste of taxpayer’s money.
Minister of Finance Simplex Chithyola Banda organized the conference engaged various stakeholders including activists such as Bon Kalindo.
This was the first time for the ministry to engage the activists and formulate ways and means of fixing the country’s economy which has collapsed.
Speaking through an audio clip circulating in various social media platforms, Kalindo revealed that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank cannot provide Malawi any more money because of borrowing extravagantly.
He said the country has a public debt of MK9.4 trillion describing this as a worrisome development to the future generation proving Muvi wa Chilungamo’s President Bantu Saunders Jumah right that out of this figure, MK3.16 trillion was left by five governments MCP, UDF, DPP, PP and DPP of Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika.
Meanwhile,Ben Longwe has challenged Chithyola Banda and all activists including Bon Kalindo who attended the conference to tell Malawians on how they can fix the collapsed economy and what Malawians should expect from the resolutions passed at the conference.
He claims that the economy has collapsed in the country from 2020 due to massive looting by MCP-led government Ministers and senior government officials observing that its party loyalists have been shielded from arrests and prosecutions,and has decided to bring its own state house activists to assist in turning around the collapsed economy.
The activist says all Malawians are aware that thieving activities by MCP loyalists have contributed to the collapse of the country’s economy including President Chakwera’s frequent flying to foreign countries draining the much-needed forex in the country.
“K30 billion meant for 2022/23 AIP went to the butchery in UK, all suspected culprits are all innocent to this day enjoying presidential immunity,” says Longwe.
He observes that the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has lost its mandate of arresting and prosecuting corruption suspects and it is just on paper saying this is why it is facing difficulties to arrest the Vice President Dr. Saulosi Klaus Chilima because President Chakwera himself, is in the system.
Longwe says for the love of the country, he can support all efforts of holding meetings with the Malawi Police Service, court judges and the ACB on the possible ways of arresting and prosecuting corruption suspects who are being shielded for being party loyalists.
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