Malawi 2019 Elections-The battle-line is drawn

Will it be Muthalika  Chakwera or Chilima?

In few months time, Malawi will be having the general election to put in new leaders in the position of power. As we speak our members of parliament have just finished their very last seating of the parliament. At the same time, the nation continues to witness politicians working hard to form alliances ready for the elections. 

So far we have seen the Peoples Party of the former President, Madam Joyce Banda who firstly aligned themselves with the United Transformation Movement days ago now abandoning it and forming an alliance with the Malawi Congress Party of Dr Chakwera. Also the United Transformation Movement (UTM) of Dr Chilima is in working alliance with Enock Chihana's Alliance for Democracy-Aford, the very Party that championed multiparty democracy in Malawi. Romours and indicators shows however that the United Democratic Front the UDF is likely to join the ruling DPP in an alliance and we are yet to see how far this shall go.

Now the question is who are the key political parties and key leaders that Malawian need to choose from? From the data so far we have the ruling Democratic Progressive Party who has the incumbent, Prof Muthalika, the United Transformative Movement has Saulos Chilima while the Malawi Congress Party has the Rev. Chakwera and the UDF has Hon Atupele Muluzi. So the question is who shall win the election come May 2019?

Will there be any development minded leader like the late Prof. Dr Bingu wa Muthalika in Malawi?

By: Dr Qeko

Sometime when I look into the political domain of our nation, I tend to wonder and ask what actually could this nation have been like if the late Prof. Bingu Wamthalika was still alive? Looking around you wonder and get astonished at the way things are and at the myopic approach in terms of how things are administered. It is also a wonder when you see how people and leaders fail to see beyond their nose as they only see and live for today. We have leaders who cant think beyond today and tomorrow which is sad indeed. In the private and the public sector leaders and technocrats who are pulled in the game politically cant think beyond and seem not to know what to do hence the nation is not able to progress in terms of development.

Now if this man the Prof. the second Ngwazi was still alive, a lot could have changed in terms of development. This Bingu was the type of a President who if he took over from Kamuzu Malawi could have been another paradise. See his accomplishment and the type of projects he gave the nation of Malawi. These are tangible projects that will stay and be part of Malawi forever. This is the man who gave the people of Chitipa that road after all other presidents kept of lying to the people in the name of politics. This is the man who blessed the late Dr Banda with a good and nice resting place the mausoleum in city centre in Lilongwe. When Bakili Muluzi and his UDF government kept on lying about this project, Bingu not only came with words but Action to construct such a good resting place for the father and founder of Malawi nation.

This is the man who was not only educated and once held high international positions but he had a great brains that were able to translate visions into real action plan to be fulfilled. Visiting city centre in Lilongwe today you would see a serious city transformation with the following key projects that were all born our of his vision and dream and these include, the new parliament building, the Bingu conference Centre, the only 5 star hotel, the Presidential villas, the new stadium, the State of the art University of Technology in Thyolo. All these project speaks of one thing, that Bingu was a visionary leader who not only cared about the Malawi of today but the Malawi of the future.

Now if Bingu was still alive we could have been having by today the road network could have greatly improved with the dual carriageways from Blantyre to Lilongwe and all the way to the northern corridor. In the vision of the late Prof. Muthalika the dual carriageway was the next agenda for the nation and there was no discussion about this because he was determined to give this nation what we need most in terms of road communication. He said one day that road network is the backbone of any meaningful development. Also with such nice road network for the first time there could have been tollgates all the way through the road which would generate revenue for road maintenance.

His Excellency Prof . Arthur Peter Muthalika is right!

By: Dr Qeko

The statement the State President made days ago during the Chanco golden jubilee fund raising dinner at the popular Bingu International conference centre is true and a fact. On the same, the criticism against the President’s statement by some is unfortunate especially looking into the current status of the University in terms of its rating regionally and globally. In this brief write up, I am categorically supporting the noting raised by the State President that its about time that Malawian academia must focus on research and not just making unnecessary noise in the corridors of university campuses. This is not for the University of Malawi alone but also the rest of the higher institution of learning.

The whole reason as to why the president might have delivered that type of speech to push  Universities in Malawi to focus on research could be that the President might have seen that  Universities in Malawi are not appearing on the newly released Webometrics list of the best 100  Universities in African. Hearing the President’s voice one could see that His Excellency was concern with the whole saga of his universities missing on the list of the best 100 Universities in Africa. Such news might have affected him and he wished there was a way how one day Universities in Malawi could appear on the list of the best universities in Africa. The irony has been that those institutions of learning we feel are the best locally seem to be the poorest regionally.

One troubling thing has been that Malawi’s Universities led by the mother University have been the worse institutions  as compared to the University of Botswana (on position 46), Zimbabwe (on position 40), Kenyatta University (on position 38), University of Daresalam (on position 37), University of Zambia ( on position 32), University of Namibia (on position 24), Makelere (on position 13), University of Nairobi (on position 7) and the 10 South African  ten Universities which tops the list. The fact that for years Malawian Universities could not even be among the best 100 yearly remains a great irony in Malawi’s education. Why must the nations University not be part of the just 20, and not even 30, 40, 50,60, 70, 80, 90, and even best 100 Universities in Africa?

Having said this however, one thing must be observed that although the President made such a noble statement, there is a role that government must play to initiate and promote the process of research in the country. The President’s statement must translates into an action by government to begin playing a role in funding research activities and creating more incentives for research scholars so that they do more in terms of research as is the case in other countries. There must be a budget that would support research every year and a system would be put together to administer such research activities. Malawians scholars only develop themselves when they cross the boarders because other nations have put in place mechanism to help scholar stand between the nation and development. in any kind of development research basically become part of it so at to establish the realistic of such action. Unless the President statement goes beyond words, Universities in Malawi will continue ranking behind in world and regional ranking which naturally bring shame to the entire nation and which at the same time questions the kind of leadership and education a nation has.

National Research Fund a must for Malawi’s social, political and economic development

By: Dr Qeko

Research has proved to be the main engine to the development of any nation. Nations that are currently at the top of development have achieved such because of their investment in research. Nations like the United States, Britain, Germany, Russia, China, France and many other developing nations have managed to upgrade themselves because of their massive investment in research. In this brief article, the researcher is advocating the notion that its about time that Malawi must have the National Research Fund which would be the body to coordinate all funding and activities of national research. But before we add more there are some few key points that must be noted.

Firstly is that nations that do not invest in research in the modern times are on their way to economic doom.

Secondly is that Africa is the least developed continent because leaders even though  have been to many western nations, they still got no idea as to how they can put to action what they have seen overseas.

Thirdly is that some African leaders are not able to think outside the box in terms of utilizing research in their operations.

Fourthly is that for as long as African leaders put research aside and not make it part of the development process, the people and nations in Africa shall remain a shame for the rest of the ages to come.

Finally is that Malawi remains the poorest of all nations on earth and this has come about because of the type of leadership who invested little into research and still care less about developing this nation. Before the researcher unpacks the question of instituting the National Research Fund, it is important to briefly look into the research efforts if any done during the different political dispensations in Malawi politics.

Kamuzu the foundation stone

The late Dr Kamuzu Banda and the MCP government laid strong foundation for the development of the nation. Every department in terms of development was laid down and there was great political will from Kamuzu himself whose goal was to see Malawi prosper and become one of the self sustaining nation. That’s from education, health, agriculture and others research was part of the major activities and this is evident in the creation of the many research centres across the country where various kinds of research activities were done. It was during the days of the first Ngwazi that Malawi education system and the economy itself was the at its best and greatly appreciated globally.

Bakili Muluzi the foundation stone breaker

Bakili Muluzi whom many accuse of masterminding the breakdown of all the good development that Kamuzu instituted in the country. The  foundation that the late Dr Kamuzu Banda laid for the 30years of his reign was dismantled during the 10 years of the UDF rule because during that difficult time, there was literally nothing that the leadership did to promote development and research. During that time social, political and economic decisions were made with not tangible basis and with no proper research to guide the thought process and direction. Others have said that during that time its was a chaos and a disaster store to mention the least.The lack of research even in the UDF party led to the many political blunders which were committed which at the end made the entire leadership unpopular.

Ngwazi Prof Muthalika the development minded President

The Ngwazi Prof Bingu wa Muthalika took over the mantle of power from Bakili Muluzi  at a time when Malawians were frustrated of the UDF rule due to its effort in trying to rape the constitution. The coming of the Ngwazi Muthalika brought about some hope due to his passion for development. The one thing about Prof Ngwazi Muthalika was that he took some of the well superb development ideologies and experiences during his long stay abroad into the development line of the country. The face change of the capital city and Blantyre with nice road network shows how passionate the late President was to develop Malawi. If the Ngwazi Prof Muthalika never came, the cities of Lilongwe and Blantyre could still have been in that pathetic and dilapidated state. All achievements was due to his belief in research. In one of his letters to this researcher the late President indicated the value he always has put in research and how he would love to see Malawian upcoming scholars focus more on research.

The Joyce Banda and the disaster story

Joyce Banda became the nation’s state President to fulfill the requirement of nation’s constitution after the sudden demise of the Prof Ngwazi Muthalika. Her reign was what other have called a political accident that happened in Malawi because a lot took place just within the two years of her reign. During this era, no tangible progress took place in terms of physical infrastructural development apart from just bringing back the new stadium to Lilongwe which the late Ngwazi Muthalika took it to his home area. Although research was part of what was said in the political life their political party, in reality nothing of that kind happened. There was no research and no wonder even in their political maneuvering things were tough for them because they lacked a well formulated think tank to generate political victory for their party during the election.

Prof. Arthur Muthalika and that little hope in research

The coming in of Prof. Arthur Muthalika has brought a little hope into the country in terms of research. Its during this rule that the question of investment in research continue to dominate the academia and other institutions that care about this nations. The President himself at the University of Malawi fundraising dinner in the capital lamented that there was a need that Universities do more to promote research so as to put the nation on a map and on a good ranking. All these are indicators that Malawi is getting into an era where finally sanity is getting into the nation that the need for research is slowly being recognized. This political will according to many must be translated into dan action for nation’s research where all levels of people must come to a point where they begin to recognize the fact that its only research which when done and properly funded would help the nation progress. The government would achieve its goals if all what they do are research based and not just coming from peoples’ heads or desktop research. The other government failed to give Malawi hope because all policies and programs they had were merely a creation of people who didn’t even involve research in the process. Others have argued that almost many policies in Malawi do not come out of research but from political pressure hence their success has always been questionable. on the same nations that have succeeded in terms of policy formulation and implementation has achieved all that due to their focus on research and the value they place on such.

The National Research Fund the only hope for Malawi

Having looked into the predicaments that the nation of Malawi is facing, the only hope will come through the creation of the nation’s research fund (NRF) which would be a body to coordinate all questions of research in the country. The fragmented instruments in the country that handles research does little to add value in nation’s development and now wonder all efforts in research in Malawi are never appreciated. The National Research Fund would be the body to provide leadership in terms of financing and promotion of all research in the country in addition to helping government getting more focus in utilizing the research generated in the previous dispensations. What we are advocating is that there has been some research with well articulated findings that have not been taken on board by the state and this has been due to the fact that within the state machinery there are no well articulated individuals who can help to have such brought on board. Now the NRF of Malawi would be that instrument to add that value in the implementation of some research findings within the operational systems of government and the private sector. The functioning of the National Research Fund of Malawi would be through the Act of Parliament so that they get their own independent funding and vote every year to implement in nation’s development

Of the UDF and DPP working relation and the art of destroying political opponents from inside

By: Dr Qeko

The inclusion of a UDF member into Prof Arthur Peter Muthalikas cabinet after winning the 2014 Presidential elections was a surprise and a shock to many who keenly follow the dynamics of Malawi’s politics. The main question that has always been asked is, “ Does DPP need UDF to govern Malawi? What is the meaning of having Atupele in Cabinet when DPP according to some is so much capable of governing Malawi without any hand and any help from UDF or any other party? Does it mean DPP does not have the capacity to govern on their own?

In response to this, let me start by saying that it is true that the inclusion of Atupele in cabinet continue to shock many due to the fact that it was Atupele who spend some time within the JB cabinet and later left the PP government to take care of his UDF party. Now with this, those who support DPP seem to dislike this kind of marriage or arrangement to have a foreigner in cabinet when the party itself has the capacity to govern Malawi on its own.

All evidence are there to show that DPP can govern Malawi without being in any coalition with any party. DPP managed to get enough votes and seats in the house of parliament with which they would comfortably manage to govern. The question being asked is does inclusion of UDF member into DPP cabinet add any value? Many have said that this is just wasting time and does not add any value. Even some key UDF members agree that the best way for Atupele was for him to stay with his people and spend time building the party before the 2019 General elections.

Deep and deadly politics is being played with the inclusion of the UDF in the DPP administration where at the end of this we will see one of these two parties politically suffocating and failing to win the 2019 General election. One of the rules in politics is that the best way to destroy your political opponent is to bring them close to you. So in terms of the UDF and DPP which one has a strategy to destroy the other?

Robert Mugabe dismantled Tshangirai and his MDC party by making them part of government in the Unity Government. It was easy to destroy the MDC and Tshangirai because he was too close and hence on the way to his political deathpoint. So for DPP and UDF it all depends on who will be smarter than the other. Will it be UDF or the DPP?

AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT IN MALAWI A POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NATION

By: Qeko

The news that Malawi will be hosting the African Union Summit in June this year is a positive development in the social political and economic development of our country. We had the COMESA summit and now it’s the African Union which is a very positive development. This is what the nation need if we have to put ourselves on the map. In as much as this is a positive news for the nation, there are some with opposing views where they feel this is not a good decision to have African union summit in the country.

Key to their argument is that the nation is going through some economic difficulties hence the AU Summit should not be held in the country. However this writer feels that such are misplaced arguments with no vivid basis because in everything that will take place in Malawi during the AU Summit, the nation shall benefit in one way or the other. Currently we are complaining of forex shortage and this Summit will pump in a good forex. So economically the nation will benefit and if anything rightful and patriotic citizens of the land need to be at the forefront talking positive about this AU Summit in the country.

Also in terms of putting country on the world man, this AU Summit in Malawi will exactly do that. This will be a quick strategy to let the world know that there is a nation called Malawi since the global media will all focus on what will be taking place in Malawi. Particularly this AU Summit is crucial and all major media houses will be in the country to cover the election of the AU Chief. .

Having said this, it is sad however to hear that some key leaders deliberately decide not to be patriotic about their own country. Now if they can not show and demonstrate their patriotism now when they are not in power then what type of Malawi shall we going to have. Malawi needs leaders who can be positive about their country and not people who talk negative about the nation. So it is expected of all leaders to support good things that are done in a country. We Malawians need to know that God has given us one place called home and this is Malawi and hence we need to be patriotic in season and out of season.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE SUPREME COMMANDER, KIM JONG-UN-NEW LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES’ REPUBLIC OF KOREA (DPRK)

By Qeko

It is finally official that Kim Jong-Un has been appointed the Supreme Commander of the North Korea Military force and the successor to his father Kim Jong-il who died on 17th December of a long illness. Just like his son has done, the late Kim Jong-il over from his Father Kim il-Sung after his death in 1994.The late Kim Jong-il was popularly known in North Korea as the preserver of the Revolution.

North Korea which maintains strong link with China, has just announced that there will not no policy change in the Korean peninsula and that the Kim Jong-Un government will continue with the hard-line stand maintained by the late Kim Jong-il. In addition to being the supreme commander of the Korean armed forces, the younger Kim is soon to assume the following; Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, General Secretary of the North Korean Workers Party and the Chairman of the National Defence Commission.

However the ascension to the throne by Kim Jong-Un is putting to rest speculations regarding the leadership succession in North Korea. Signs of Kim Jong-Un ascension to the hot seat were seen last year when he was named a Four-Star General after which he was appointed the Vice-Chairman of the ruling party’s Central Military Commission by his father Kim Jong-il.
In as much as some have argued that the young Kim is not experienced to take charge of this closed state, some have the young Kim is surrounded by royalist many of whom have close family links with the Kim dynasty and they have the task to make sure that the power transition is peaceful done.

We are yet to see what will this wind blowing in Pyongyang means to the western nations and the entire Korean peninsula. I however congratulate comrade Kim Jong-Un for becoming the next Supreme leaders of the North Korea people and the Workers party.

MALAWI ICC WITHDRAWAL COULD BE A GOOD IDEA

By: Qeko

The Malawi Minister of Information's respond over the ICC threat and intimidation is welcoming and a perfect reaction at this hour. The ICC has continued to issue threats and intimidation to the Malawi people over the Al Bashir issue. The Minister of Information Hon. Kaliati is right to tell the ICC that Malawi as a sovereign state has the right to withdraw from any Treaty that threatens the Sovereignty and peace of the nation. As a nation Malawi is free to decide what she wants to do and how to live in this world. Of what use will it be for the nation to be part and parcel of the international legal framework that undermines the sovereignty legality of the nation. The ICC is just a court and not an elected institution hence it has no mandate and legal authority to dictate terms of reference for any nation. The USA did not sign this treaty because among other things, the USA didnt want to be in such situations where the sovereignty of the state is undermined.

The Government of Malawi is governed by the laws and the constitution of the nation and not the ICC and the ICC as such has got no legal jurisdication to question who visit Malawi or not and how they visit and where they stay when they are in Malawi. If the ICC want Al Bashir so much then they should just get to Khartum and pick him up from there than to rely on nations. If this court was set with such intentions then its unfortunate. To ask Malawi to arrest a sitting head of state as was the case with the Al Bashir issue has shown that ICC is an instrument of conflict and confusion. Dont this Court not know that arresting a sitting heat of state is an invitation for more conflict and war? Do they think Sudanese would just sit and watch their president being arrested? Dont they think this could bring conflict in Africa? The ICC's continual threats has shown that they care less about peace in Africa because it is better for them when the world is ungovernable and in conflict so that they find something to do.

Having said this, the reader need to be reminded that the USA in not party to this Treaty and an American citizen can not appear before it.

PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA ADDRESSES THE ANC EASTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL GENERAL COUNCIL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE TODAY.

By: Qeko- 15TH DEC, 2011
“No matter how you feel, don’t fight the ANC”. These were the words of the South African President, Jacob Zuma who was the main Guest Speaker today at the Eastern Cape Provincial General Council which is currently underway here on Alice Campus of the University of Fort Hare. The Presidential motorcade arrived on campus around 4.30pm this afternoon and the President went straight to Sport Complex where the ANC Provincial General Council is being held. Inside the Sport Complex, delegates welcomed the President as they shouted for joy and song liberation songs.

Making the welcoming remarks and asking the President to address the delegates was the Eastern Cape ANC Provincial Chairperson Mr. Phumulo Masualle who amongst others thanked the President for coming and gracing the occasion. In his address to the delegates, President Zuma thanked the Comrades for their role in the life of the ANC and how significant the Eastern Cape is in the ANC politics and the life of the nation. He reminded the delegates that the Eastern Cape is the home of the ANC and that therefore the people of South Africa expect more from them. Commenting on the 100 years centenary celebration, the President said that the ANC has survived and lived 100 years where it has seen other parties come and go and that some have died natural political death. The President said that the party has survived this long because ANC is Movement and a national organization.He informed the delegates that the main role of the ANC is to lead South Africa because it was formed by the people. He made mention that People of South Africa expect the ANC to give national leadership and that if ANC was not there, South Africa could not have been where it is now.

The President advised the delegates on three major issues: first he touched on the issue of UNITY. President Zuma said that Unity is critical in the political life of any party and said that no one has the right to bring disunity in the ANC because UNITY is the rock on which ANC was founded. He said that in politics comrades can disagree but this has to be constructive disagreement. He recommended the unity currently existing between the ANC and their Alliances.Secondly the President touched on the issue of Respect for each other in the Party and respect for the Party values. On this one the President caution the people not to do something that will make the ANC uncomfortable. He said that in the party they can be disagreements but still there has to be respect which has to be maintained because this is one of the core values of the ANC.

In closing the President reminded the comrades that they as leaders from the Branches across the Eastern Cape are very crucial and important in the life of the ANC because that is where the people are. He asked the delegates to be active in their branches and play a leading role in community project where they need to give their services to the people. The other min event after the presidential address was made was the MOU signing ceremony between the University of Fort Hare and the South African Heritage Council where from today, some key historical buildings of the University have become historical heritage sites.

A CALL FOR AFRICAN NATIONS TO WITHDRAW FROM THE ICC TREATY

By: Qeko

The continual threat by the International Criminal Court against a sovereign state of Malawi is out of order, misguided, unacceptable, and cannot be tolerated anymore. The ICC is at pain and wonders why Malawi didn’t arrest the Sudan President Al Bashir when he came into the country to attend the COMESA head of states meeting in the capital Lilongwe. Al Bashir came into Malawi as a VIP guest of COMESA and if it was not for COMESA meeting in Lilongwe the Sudan president couldn’t have come into the country. The ICC are accusing Malawi that as a signatory of the ICC Al Bashir was supposed to be arrested in Lilongwe. But unfortunately the ICC demands were not met and al Bashir peacefully attended COMESA meeting and flew back to Sudan. Now looking into the ICC misguided, malicious and baseless accusations, there are the following points that we want to put forward in trying to show the world the main agenda of the ICC and how useless this court is to Africa and the many patriotic African people.

Firstly is that the ICC was formed with a hidden agenda to target leaders of poor countries so that they continue to humiliate them in the name of crime against humanity. This is because when the USA, Britain and other powerful EU states are committing serious crimes of mass killing (ie Iraq, Afganstain, Libya) it does not become crime against humanity. But when similar things is done by a poor head of state in a poor country then it becomes a crime against humanity. This definition is only applied to atrocities committed by poor nations and not Britain, USA or powerful EU states. So its about time that the world should wake up and seriously reconsider whether it is ok to be part of a club that functions with double standards and practices selective application of law. The law is applied when its a crime by African or any poor nation and it doesn’t become a crime when its Britain, USA or EU state committing similar atrocities. So nations in the world today they should revisit and review whether it is necessary to continue being part of such a club or get out and not be obligated with such a misguided venture.

Secondly is that as of today this court has allegedly issued 25 warrant of arrest to people from Africa and their eyes is focused on what is happening in Africa as if the world ends with Africa. Serious atrocities are being committed in various part of the world but the ICC is doing nothing but when its about Africa then its gets to work. This is because the ICC has a negative agenda against the African people and the African leaders. The first head of state to be taken to the ICC is an African (Charles Taylor) and the first warrant of arrest on a sitting head of state was issued to an African and in Kenya the ICC had a nerve to try to bring disunity in the government by issuing warrant of arrest to some key leaders in both the ruling and opposition parties. We are not condoning the crimes that these men committed but our problem is the manner in which the ICC is carrying out it mandate against the African people.

Thirdly is that the ICC crossed the line by demanding explanation as to why the Sudan President was not arrested in Malawi. The ICC should know that they are not a government but JUST A SMALL COURT and they should respect and not cross the line. A whole government cannot report to a court that has not mandate. The ICC should know that the Government of Malawi reports to the people of Malawi who voted them into office and not the ICC. The ICC should know that the Government of Malawi is accountable to the electorates and not the them and there is no way the ICC can be dictating terms of reference for our government. If the ICC has got an issue them they should ask the voters because we the voters are the ones who gave the government the mandate to govern us. In as much as the ICC conventions were signed, this does not mean that that signatory is more binding than our own laws that governs the daily administration of our country. The ICC charter is not above the laws of any sovereign state in fact the ICC charter is regulated by the laws that govern nations and states. So its up to sovereign states to decide how to handle and act in situations like the one Malawi had with Al Bashir.

Fourthly is that if the ICC wants the Sudan President arrested, they should simply go to Khartum and have him arrested there than to depend on nations to effect the arrest for them. The ICC should know that they need to be real and do the right thing. Asking nations to arrest a sitting head of state is asking for more conflict and more bloodshed and that cannot be condoned in Africa. We are sick and tired of conflicts and the best thing is to let African people live in peace and harmony and promote African brotherhood. Any nation that arrest Al Bashir will have its politics turned upside down instantly because Sudan is not an island nation but they have many friends across the globe. So anything happening to Sudan becomes a business of the other nations that support the Sudanese. In other words, the ICC is promoting more conflict in Africa because they know that such things are likely to cause more conflicts. If the ICC were true enough they were suppose to be at the forefront of promoting peace and not forcing nations into conflict with each other. What the ICC want is to use an African nation to arrest an African President so as to bring and create more chaos in African and bring more divisions amongst nations.

Fifthly is that the ICC should know that their CV in Africa has been tarnished and doesn’t look good at all and many look at them as a court whose main mandate is to punish Africa leaders. That it was created with a mandate behind to target African leaders. This is because many of those who have been taken the ICC court have been leaders from Africa which is unfortunate. We all are aware and have seen how George Bush and Tony Blair lead their armies to shed blood in Iraq, torturing and killing innocent Iraqs and I don’t have to even tell you how many innocent Afgans have died in the hands of the USA and the British forces there. But despite all this, these two men who belong to the ICC are walking free on this planet. But if these two were from Africa, they could have been at the ICC court long time back. So that is how bias and double standards this court can be. The USA misled the world that Iraq had Weapon of Mass Destruction and they bulldozed the UNO over the issue. Up the now the world is still waiting to see the Weapon of Mass Destruction they once claim Iraq had. They destroyed Iraq and masterminded the hanging of Sadam just as this time around the British and France NATO led forces masterminded the killing of Gadaffi which is unfortunate. If anything, the ICC if it has to return its credibility then it has to review its operation and make sure that they treat all nations the same and not to make other human being super humans and immuned to the law. Why should George Bush and Tony Blair be immuned to the ICC laws? If the ICC agreed that these two are immuned to their law then let every human being be immuned to the same law so as to maintain the standards because double standards in the application of law is illegal and not acceptable at all in the 21st century.

Finally is that the world should know that in as much as the USA calls upon nations behind the back door to sign this ICC charter, they themselves are not signatory to this document. This means that an American citizen can not appear before this court to answer any chargers. A critical analysis of the list of nations that signed this ICC charter shows that they were all forced into this and many of them didn’t even know why there were being bulldozed to signing it. The USA and powerful nations from the North were being putting pressure that poor nations sign this document if they were to receive economic support. So poor nations signed this ICC charter not because they wanted to but they were afraid of losing out on economic support. This is how far rich nations can abuse their power that they can go extra mile to force and abuse poor nations in any way they want for as long as their agendas are met. That is why we are calling on African parliaments to review all the international conventions including the ICC charters and do some review to determine whether it is necessary to still be part of such a club.

DONT FORCE POOR AFRICAN NATIONS TO LEGALISM HOMOSEXALISM

By: Qeko

The news that the British Government will not give aid to nations that do not support homosexual and gays is a shock of the 21st Century. Never did some of us think that there would be a time when the British government would sink so low and use this unbiblical and blasphemous way of life as a scapegoat to punish nations in Africa. What the British government is saying is that we in Africa should legalise homosexual and lesbianism and then we get their financial aid. Also this means that we should exchange our very soul with the money of homosexualism and lesbianism which for many in Africa is nonstarter. If African people can be given opportunity to argue their case, there would be no single space for talking about this homosexualism and lesbianism because this is a strange way of life something which has no space whatsoever in Africa.

Now the question is : Will rich nations continue abuse poor nations even to the point of forcing them to legalism evil? Will rich nations come so low to the point of forcing poor nations to abondon the core values of their culture? Many African people come from homes where there are values and many time such values defines and shape the way they live and do things in society. We can be educated even having degrees from overseas whatsover but this does not mean that we forget our histories which defines us. To tell African people that a man has to marry a fellow man is a taboo and something that is worse than the word itself. To ask African girls to marry fellow girls when young men are available is sick and something which has no space in many African homes. And that is why this is called a strange way of life, something which has no space in Africa.

Now the western nations need to understand and respect what African people have. They should not force their way of life on African people because in the first place, we in Africa can not go to Europe and force them to adopt our way of life. Infact if we can do that we can face resistance because as Europeans they have their own way of life which has to be respected. Therefore just as Europeans have their own way of life which has to be respected, Africans also need to be given the same respect and that noone should force a strange way of life on the other

Many who advocate for this strange way of life may not like what I am writing here but the truth is that a family is composed of a man and a woman and not a man and a man. If a man marries a man what do they become and produce? If a woman marries a fellow woman again what do they become and produce? This set up of life is not normal and not even sustainable because there is no means of how this life can be sustained. It is against creation itself and against the very existence of humanity that a man can begin to have feelings for a fellow man and that is why this is not welcome in many places in Africa.

Now western nations are using human rights as a tool to argue against the positions that many African nations maintain. African nations are accused of violating the rights of such people to be whatever they feel like becoming even if it means to one day wake up and say they are gay? When God was creating man and woman, he neveer created them gay but created them to multiply and maintain a family and that is only done when a man marries a woman. Anything less than that is wrong and not acceptable.

Having said this, people need to understand that there is a spirit behind any way of life that people practice and in this regard, there is a spirit of homosexualism and gayism which causes many mainly those from broken homes to decide otherwise. Those who say that they only realise that they were gay do that because there is a spirit behind their action and until that spirit is broken down and destroyed, they continue to practice this evil until they go to the grave. So what we need to do is to stand between the gap and intecede and break down this move and wind of evil spirit blowing from the western nations unto AFrica to force African nations legalise evil. African Church and people need to take their position and say no to the propagation of this evil practice.

PROBE INTO THE DEATH OF GADAFFI A MOCKERY BY THE WEST

By: Qeko

Western nations politiking never stop to amaze me. It was the west with their UNO backing who agreed to have NATO into Libya and help rebels fight Gadaffi. Led by Britain and France, NATO have allegedly killed many Libyans in the course of helping the rebels fight Gadaffi. As the war progressed, many people kept on questioning the mandate that NATO had in Libya but the west led by the Britain and France with the US backing, kept on ignoring the writing on the wall that NATOs main unwritten agenda was not only to get rid of Gadaffi but even to make sure that he is killed. This is exactly what has happened and it is amazing that the same people who sat on the table of the UNO over Libya can have the nerve to call for a probe when in the first place they wanted the man dead. Western governments led by France and Britain and the USA should not be calling for any probe because because this is exactly the results and outcome of their decisions and actions.

The cry for a probe into the brutal death of Gadaffi by the western nations is a mockery to the African people because NATO can not just come to AFrican to kill many as they have done in Libya in the course of helping the rebels. Now if there is a talk of any probe then this has to be a probe of the NATO mass killings of the many Libyans mainly those who supported Gaddaffi. Any probe has to look into the death of innocent libyans. A probe into Gadaffi is a way of closing up for a proper inquiry into the deaths of many libyans. The west would want to potray an image as if they care while in actual sense they are not. What the world need to do is to ask for a proper investigation and not for Gadaffi only but for a the death of innocent libyans in the hands of NATO bombing. Why rushing to investigate Gadaffi alone and not the many who got killed by NATO? Let the world call for an investigation that will include every citizen that died with NATO bombing in Libya.

In all this, what we see is the evil intensions of the western nation which is that they will do anything to get hold of the riches of African poor nations even if it means bloodshed as has been the case in Libya. History points fingers into many Africans who have died into trying to save their riches from western invasions. What the west wants is to plant in Africa puppet governments, the type of governments that will always say “yes” to them. So African people and African leaders need to watch out and begin to work together as one again because without the African Unity, many African nations will be dismantled by this neo colonialism.

LETS WATCH THE SPACE IN LIBYA

By: Qeko

Now that the Gaddafi regime has been dismantled by NATO led rebels from Benghazi in the eastern region of Libya, the next move by western nations led by Britain and France is the scrambling for OIL. The question of Oil will remain the major agenda in Libyan politics discourse because finally the west will have their hand in the administering of Libyan Oil through their companies. Many western nations led by the World Bank and IMF are reported in Tripoli trying to find out how they could help bring back the dismantled economy of Libya. Of many realises that these two institutions are in Libya not to help but to force the Libyan people implement some of the policies that have failed across Africa. We only wish if there could be somebody out there to civic educate the Libyan people this time around to be careful and not hand over the economy of their country to the IMF and the World Bank because African countries since independent they have lived at the mercies of these two lending institutions but their economies have never improved but instead nations have gone into economic crisis as never before.

Historians should be keen to see the repetition of history. In 1885 at the Berlin Conference the issue was land and today in Libya the question is OIL. While in 1885 it was about dividing African land, the 21st Century and mainly the Libyan neo colonial politics is about the big nations scrambling for the Libyan Oil. It is because of OIL that the western nations are in Libya and the world should watch this because the western nations have no love and regards for the Libyan apart from the OIL. If Libya was a poor country with no OIL, these nations could not have wasted their time and money to help fight war just as the west can not do a thing in many troubled African countries particularly Somalia. Western nations are getting into Libya not that they help the poor but for their own selfish economic gains just as they have done in many part of Africa. Now the question is what will happen to the Libyan people after their oil is taken away by the western companies? These companies will one day sell the Libyan people the very oil at a high price? Now below are the few points on what the Libyan people need to understand and know as they are building their nation.

Firstly is that they need to identify the type of democracy they would want to practice as a nation so that they effectively accommodate all the tribes even those who supported Gaddafi. The fact that Gadaffi tribes supported their son does not mean that they are less Libyans because they still remains Libyans and should be involved in mapping the future of a new Libya for all. The Politics of tribal segregation will lead to more bloodshed and instability.

Secondly is that they need to understand that everywhere the IMF and World Bank have gone, nations have never remained the same because of their harsh conditions. The IMF and World Bank will force the NTC to make sure that they hand over control of some key national Assets to the private sector and in this case, the western nations companies will come to Libya and buy all the key national assets and finally take over the nation economically. This will create a big gap between the rich and the poor just as is the case in many part of Africa due to the imposition of harsh condition by the IMF and the World Bank.

Thirdly is that the Libyan people should be ready for the western music called, “privatisation” where Libyan national assets will be put in market and those with money will buy them and in this regard, it will be big companies from Europe who will eventually control the market and economy of Libya. This means also that ordinary Poor people in Libya will not have access to the services renders by such facilities.

Fourthly is that some of the key items that privatization will focus on include, electricity, water, medical and education. These services were given free to the people by the Gadafi regime. Now the question is will the IMF allow that electricity, water, education and even medical be given free to the people? So the Libyan people need to get prepared because there are hard and difficult days ahead where in as much as Gadaffi was bad all his good services he provided will begin to be appreciated.

Finally as events unfold in Tripoli, we are watching this space to see what will be the next major thing to happen in Libya after the nation and its wealth get into the hands of the World Bank, IMF and western 21st neo-colonialism. Will the dismantling of the Gadaffi regime benefit the poor people in Libya or will this open a new chapter in the continual suffering for the people. Many analysts have said that the presence of the IMF and World Bank is a terrible signal for the Libyan poor people because these two lending institutions have conditions that don’t fit well with the poor. These two institutions have conditions that make forces nations to get into the 21st century economic slavery where the poor nations are at the mercy of the rich ones.

NOT ALL MALAWIANS JOYFUL AT DEATH EVEN OF GADAFFI

By: Qeko

The Nyasatimes report that Malawians are joyful at the capture and death of Gaddafi is far from the truth and this does not represent the voice of all Malawians. May be the heading of the article could have read, " Some Malawians" and not just " Malawians" because not all Malawians are sharing this notion about the death of Gaddafi mainly looking into the politics that had led to his demise. Also to say that Malawians are rejoicing is crude because we are a people who dont rejoice at death. Death is not something that someone can just talk about it like that as if its a game. We all know and have lost our relatives and we know how heartbroken this can be. It doesnt matter whether someone was a killer or evil but when they die, that situation is a different story because you are talking of a situation where someone is death and we will not see him/her again in this life.

In as much as the nyasatimes reported that many Malawians rejoiced at this death, some of us plus many millions out there are not rejoicing at all because it is in our nature not to rejoice when someone has been killed. We find it hard to celebrate upon hearing that someone has been killed. This article is showing a monstor image of us Malawian tothe world and that is why some of us and the many millions out there are strongly distancing ourselves from this story. As Malawians, we find this article story not potraying a good image because what it says there is not what we do when we hear that someone has died or has been killed. We dont and yes we dont because we value life as an asset freely given by God.

We may not be conversant with the Libyan political situation but some of us knows that: THE FORMULA YOU USE TO GAIN POWER IS THE SAME ONE THAT IS USED TO GET POWER OUT OF YOU. The NTC has used the power of the gun and it is the same gun that shall be used to get them out of power and that is the principle and that is what we should expect whether we like it or not. The Libyan people will neveer see peace again but that the nation shall be unstable for the many decades to come. Like all of us, Gaddafi had his mistakes and weaknesses as has been allegedly said globally but to decide to kill is far way too much.

Now the bible says for we all have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God meaning that there is no human being who is an angel waking on this planet. This also means that in as much as some few are celebrating they need to know that just as Gaddafi may have committed the so called crime against humanity, this does not mean that he is the only "big sinner". We all are sinners who shall one day face the judgemen to God.

So for those few Malawians allegedly rejoicing, partying or celebrating that Gaddafi has been killed, you need to know one thing that you shall understand and know what death is all about when it visits your homes and may be that day you will know that it is not cool or good to rejoice when someone had died or been killed. We dont rejoice at Death but we mourn!!

THE MMD'S POLITICAL CARELESSNESS IN ZAMBIA’S 2011 GENERAL ELECTION

By: Qeko
The news that the ruling MMD has lost the Presidential election to an opposition candidate, Michael King Cobra Sata, shows the highest level of political carelessness of the incumbent and ruling party in the history of African politics. Why should ruling MMD allow themselves to be defeated by an opposition party like that? What is it that as a ruling party they were supposed to do in Zambia’s political economy but couldn’t do?

We have bee wondering as to why a ruling party with everything at its disposal can fail to win an election which it organizes and finance. Do political parties conduct elections that they loose? Why should an incumbent President loose an election and be given matching orders to vacate State House by an opposition candidate? Why should the ruling party fail to win an election when they have everything at their disposal to do the right thing and win the political support from the people?

It is a political scandal and carelessness of the highest order for the ruling party with everything at its disposal to be defeated by the opposition party. This is unacceptable and the MMD has just proved how careless they were as a party to fail to win the election when they were the ruling party and the very government of Zambia. For a ruling party to fail to win the election
The main argument here is that ruling parties have all it takes to rule until Jesus Christ come back again. There is no logic whatsoever for the ruling party to loose an election when they are at the center of the ball game. Why should you loose an election that you yourself organizes and finance? Do you organize an election to loose?

This is because in politics the major thing is to give the people what they want and be good to them. It seems the MMD in Zambia did opposite of what they were suppose to do, to give the Zambia people what they were crying for. The party had everything to make sure that their people are given good life. Infact as a ruling party, the MMD had everything at their disposal to create more jobs for the majority unemployed Zambias.

Zambian people have been crying for jobs and an improved life standards through the revamping of their economy something which only the ruling party had the power to do. The major thing and setback was that the MMD leadership concentrated on feeding their stomachs and had little time to think about the ordinary Zambia suffering in the streets of Lusaka and the rural outskirt.

Now a man called Sata who now stays in the country’s state house saw the weakness of the ruling MMD and capitalized on this and score the goal and defeated Banda. What Sata did was just to campaign from a different angle and this was people based campaign where the needs of the people are met. Sata promised the poor and unemployed jobs and an improvement in the living standard in Zambia. This is exactly what they people looked for. The poor and the hungry don’t care the ideology or philosophy you use to win them for as long as their needs are promised to be met.

Now what lessons do we get from the MMD vacating states house and handing power to Sata? The first lesson is that ruling parties in Africa need to do everything under their power to create jobs for the majority of young people who are jobless. This means that nations need to create a good political and economic environment that would enhance economic growth leading to more job creation for the poor. If not job creation then governments in Africa need to come up with programs of action that would empower the jobless young men so that they can begin to venture into some form of economic activities for their survival. In Zambia, these jobless young people are the ones who punished Rupia Banda and his MMD party that they vacated state house and leave it for Sata.

However Sata should not think that he is in that state house forever because the same people is not satisfied, will sack him out and give the presidency to somebody else.

UDF-MCP POLITICAL MADNESS

By: Qeko
The news that the UDF and MCP have fired the young Muluzi and Chris Daza continue to raise some questions regarding the political madness that has invaded these two parties in Malawi's political economy. While everybody knows that in politics there is a need for a good political transition, the UDF and MCP have decided to fire these two just because they openly declared that they were contesting the coming presidential elections. The crime these two have committed is to openly declare their ambitions to contest the 2014 elections.

However in a twist of events in the UDF, the parties governors seem to be supporting the young Muluzi in his bid to contest the elections and we are yet to see what the UDF gurus shall do after this. However the UDF gurus need to realise that amongst them there is nobody who is a presidential material and all of them are political failures and they have nothing to contribute in the political transformation of the country. They need to realise that they had their time and that their season is over and they need to give space to the upcoming young people to rule the party.The firing of Muluzi has made the UDF internal politiking interesting because there is; The UDF-Nga Ntafu and the UDF Chilumpha.

For the MCP, the major issue sorounds the definiton of the word"people" as they said that it was the people across the country who cried out that Daza be sacked from his position as the party's General secretary. The question for everybody has been that what is it that governs the MCP? Is the party governs by what their covention decided? Now if the convention where all of them are elected is bypassed and have only a handful of the leaders sack Daza then this becomes worrisome for the party that Orton Chirwa formed in 1959. MCP need to realise that JOhn Tembo is not of this generation and that he need to retire from politics with humility. The question is what will he do after he fail to make it 2014? After all Malawians knows very well that he had been in politics before almost half of the population was born and this doesnt sound nice. Why should somebody be in politics since 1961? Does it means that the MCP is a hopeless party and that Tembo is the only human being available for the top post? Sadly does it means that in that constituency in Dedza there are no people who can do better than Tembo?

Having said this, we need to note the following: Firstly is that its about time that this babish politics in the UDF and MCP should come to an end and that people should begin to demonstrate political maturity mainly this time around. Secondly is that the UDF and MCP should know that their house is divided, messed up and they have no chance of winning the 2014 elections. What we are saying is that they have a very political position on where they are operating from which makes them not win the election. They need a huge miracle if they have to be a good contender in the 2014 General Elections.

UDF and MCP policking is interesting though with no hope for the 2014 elections.

DMJ COACH BURNS INTO FLAMES

By: Qeko
It was at first a small smoke from behind the back of the DMJ coach then a big noise then a a big blast like of a bomb, tearing the DMJ bus apart into flames. This is what has just happened today at round about 7am when the DMJ Coach travelling from Johannesburg to East London Via Queenstown and Alice burnt into flames in an area between Queenstown and Fort Bofort. DMJ Coach are some of the most reliable buses that uses small root passing through KingsWilliams Town, Alice, Fort Bofort, Queenstown on the way to Johannesburg.

This bus particularily was travelling from Johannesburg to East London and it left Johannesburg yesterday at around 7pm. Everybody in the bus is safe however due to the heavey explosion as the flames were tearing the bus down, hindered passengers from rescuing some of the laggueges the people had.

The one most interesting thing however has been in as much as many phone calls were made the relevant authorities around Fort bofort and Queenstown, no police or firemen came to rescue the burning bus leaving many passengers crying for their bags and good iterms they bought from Jahannesburg.

MICHAEL KING COBRA SATA WINS ZAMBIA 2011 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

By: Qeko

Reports from Lusaka indicates that Zambia's opposition leader, Michael King Cobra Sata has put an end to the 20 years rule of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy party after winning this years Presidential election with 43%. This has been announced by the Zambian chief Justice, Ernest Sakala in Lusaka today.

The announcement from Zambia's capital said that the Zambia's opposition leader, Michael King Cobra Sata, who is also the leader of the Patriotic Front has won the election with 95% of constituencies votes counted where he has amassed 1,150,045 votes which represents 43% of the total, compared to Banda's 961,796.

Conceding defeat, Rupiah Banda said that his MMD party is a democratic party and they have accepted defeat and the outcome of the presidential election.Banda's Movement for Multi-party Democracy party has run Zambia since one-party rule ended in 1991.

Reports from Lusaka states that Patritoc Front supporters continues to celebrate the victory as they flocked outside the heavily guarded Electoral Commission headquarters, banging drums, beeping horns and waving flags.

As the Zambian people are celebrating the coming in of a new president, the question is what does Michael Sata's win mean for Malawi, Zimbabwe and the rest of SADC? As a business man himself what does Sata's win mean to the people of Zambia? Malawi from 1994-2004 was ruled by a businessman President, Bakili Muluzi, and should we expect the Sata Zambia to be the same as the Muluzi-Malawi we had? Zambias should wait a minutes and not rejoice too much coz time will be a judging factor for Sata.

ZAMBIAS OPPOSITION SATA EARLY LEAD NOT THE END OF THE GAME

By Qeko

Report from the Zambia's capital Lusaka says that the Zambia's opposition leader Michael Sata is leading in the poll where he has 42% while the incumbent President Lupia Banda has 35% of the counted votes so far. Many commentators have indicated that the opposition voters is concentrated mainly in the cities and town where the population is small. Out of the 150 centers only 133 have been counted and many of these are the strongholds of the opposition leader. This then means that as many have commented, it would be too early for Michael Sata and his supporters to begin celebrating because anything could happen out of the remaining centers many of whom belong to incumbent leader.

however many Zambian are awaiting the outcome of this General election because it is not very clear as to who has the finger of God pointed at to lead Zambia in the next five years.

GOD CAN USE ANYTHING, ANYONE, ANYTIME AND ANYWHERE (AAAA) TO ANSWER OUR PRAYERS

By: Qeko

The notion that God cannot use “certain people” to answer particular prayer petitions offered to Him is untheological, unbiblical, unfounded, and something which reveals a worrisome lowest level of biblical knowledge prevailing amongst both laymen and some clergy in Malawi. This is pathetic and really sad for the church and the nation at large. It is a sad thing because it is expected of the church leadership to be biblically versed and able to argue based on scripture and not on emotions.

It was reported in the media that at this year’s graduation at Mzuzu University, a particular prayer for the nation was offered to God and latter His Excellency the State President made a statement that he wanted to respond to the content of the prayer offered by the clergy. This raised some controversial questions because according to some clergy and laymen, only God can answer prayer and thereby it was not good for the State President to say that he was to respond to the petition raised by the clergy in the prayer. This therefore raised the two main questions; how does God answer or prayers? And when does this God answer these prayer petitions? In this article, I want to show that God can answer our prayers offered to Him anytime, anywhere and using anyone in line with His divine will and purposes.

Firstly is that God can answer our prayers in many different ways. God answer our prayers through miracles or by using fellow human beings to intervene in our situations. Many times in the bible God intervenes in the lives of His people using the so called “angels” whom He sends to answer petitions. Sometimes these angels appeared like directly sent from heaven and sometimes God used the human beings to act as angels and instrument of intervention in the plan of His people. In other circumstances, God used individual persons or group of people or even unique situation and circumstances to respond and answer petitions and this is always in line with His divine will and purpose for his people. Biblical examples are too many to mention where God used some people in answering particular prayer items. For example, God raised Moses to deliver Israelites from Pharaohic oppression in Egypt. The bible says that God heard the prayer of His people and he raise up Moses as the instrument of deliverance for His people from captivity. God performed the wonders through the man- Moses and his younger brother Aaron. Throughout biblical history God has responded to people’s petition using different mode of communication even using human beings just like us. We need to know that God does what is best for us to satisfy His will and purposes. So the argument raised concerning the Mzuzu University prayer shows a worrisome level of biblical knowledge the country suffers from which is dangerous. Also if the bible in Romans 13 says that God appoints leaders for the nations (whether good or bad all depending on his plan for his people) then what is it that can stop the same God from using the very man He appointed to lead the nation? Surely if God can choose a leader for the nation then surely God can even use Him to answer some of the key needs for the nation.

Secondly is that Malawi has a unique history where we have seen God intervening in the social political and economic life of the nation. The problem with Malawians is that we tend to easily forget God’s past dealing with the nation which is unfortunate. There has been the great touch of God in the history of our country where God used some people to intervene in the political life of the country. To begin with let me mention to you that the history of the nation reveals that in the 1800s the Portuguese almost took over what we call southern region of Malawi. Sir Harry Johnston who was the British representative for Nyasaland almost gave in to the Portuguese demands to take over the entire southern region of the present day Malawi. But God used the Christians in Scotland and the few who were in Malawi to stop this from happening. If it was not for the great intervention work of God through the Christians in both Scotland and Malawi, what is southern region today could have been part of the present day Mozambique. But God intervened to give this nation what was the best in His divine plan.

Also you may be reminded that after more than 30 years of oppressive rule of the Dr. Banda regime, God finally raised some men and women in whom he instilled boldness and courage to lead the emancipation of the nation from the oppressive regime.I don’t have to remind you how God used our men and women in Parliament to stop the third term bill. If that bill passed that day, Malawi could not have been the same and we may not know why God intervened like that. God in His divine plan and love for the nation created a situation that made some MPs not be in the house and some not even vote and the bill failed to pass that day. We all were shaken those few hours and we all said that this was the hand of God and nothing else. It was God again who in His great wisdom, love and mercy for the nation also created mysterious circumstances that led to the failure of the whole impeachment process in addition to the many interventions that God has used in the life of the nation.

We need to know that some situation demands God to use people and other situations God comes down himself to answer our petitions. I don’t have to remind you how many times God has sent angels to answer particular prayers in your lives and you are all witness to this great hand of God through the people he uses. So if God can use you and me to answer other people’s prayer then surely the same God can even use the State President to answer particular prayer even in the life of the nation like Malawi. So it is wrong to quickly judge that the President was wrong to response to the prayer because being the Head of State, there are some petition that God can use him to bring about solution for the nation. We need to refrain from this spirit of being judgemental because sometime we may not know that we are arguing against the plan of God because God can use anyone, anytime and anywhere and anyhow according to His divine will and purposes for His people.

Finally is that we need to know that God can answer our prayers anytime and we are not the ones to dictate when God can answer these petitions. Like the Mzuzu University issue, the problem to many has been that it was too quick for the prayer petitions to be responded to because may be they wanted the response to come after some time or through a different mode of communication. We need to always remember that God’s plans are different and final and He respects nobody and He does things according to His own divine plans and purposes. Whatever thing we want, we shall not manage to dictate Him because He has a final say and does things in line with His divine will for His people. Now was it wrong to have the petitions responded to right there that same day? Response to prayer can be instant (right on the spot) or it can be gradual all depending on the plan that God has for a particular person or nation. His divine plan and purpose for His people is vital and supreme and its determines whether the answer may be instant or gradual. We have see prayers being instantly answered and sometimes God delays to answer all depending what is best for us. I don’t have to remind you that on the cross the thief made it to heaven instantly after he made his plea to Jesus. God does not care how chaotic the social political situation may be on the land but as God He is able to answer our petitions Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow and using Anyone (AAAA) all depending on His great plan for His people and the nation.