By Dean Chisambo
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Simplex Chithyola Banda said the government is committed to invest in young people who assures the country’s sustainable economic development in order to achieve the Malawi 2063 agenda.
Banda made remarks during the ministerial pre-budget consultation with the youth constituency for the 2025 in Lilongwe.
Banda said: ” so therefore we are now trying to look at how we can come up with a youth centric budget.
Banda emphasized the importance of young people in national development, noting that they make up more than half of the population.
Banda further lamented that young people are key to national development that makes president Lazarus Chakwera to incorporate young people in his cabinet to ensure the voice of the youth are heard.
In his remarks National Youth Council of Malawi( NYCOM) Executive Director Rex Chapota said active youth participation in national processes is the one way of empowering young people to be part and parcel of development issues in the country.
Chapota stated that having young people together to meet their Minister of Finance is a life time opportunity, that shows that the current government is ready to engage young people in national development.
During the meeting a youth representative called for an increase in budget allocation for youth programmes, highlighting the need for inclusivity and targeted programming.
