By Dorica Mtenje
LILONGWE Maravipost Lawmakers protested within the August House in the present day, Thursday, January 20, whereas opposition members blamed authorities lawmakers for the maize worth hike.
Democratic Progressive occasion (DPP) Victor Musowa, a consultant from Mulanje Bale in Parliament, was the primary to voice out his opinion by asking members to debate the nationwide significance of the maize hike.
Malawi congress occasion(MCP)Member of Parliament for Dedza Central, Ishmael Onani stated the nation wants an irrigation system applied to make sure ample meals provide and that the ministry of commerce ought to examine completely different markets to validate the maize worth.
United Democratic Front(UDF)Esther Jolobala, who’s a member of Parliament for Machinga East, accused authorities of not doing sufficient to eradicate starvation on this nation.
According to her, the federal government is politicizing the distribution of maize through the period of starvation, with the vice chairman solely distributing reduction maize to MCP supporters.
“We cannot go back to the one-party system, every Malawian needs to receive the relief item without politicizing it,” stated Jolobala.
This didn’t impress the Malawi Congress Party spokesperson, Jessie Kabwila, who can be Minister of Higher Education saying that the Machinga East regulator was not telling the reality.
The chief of the home, Chimwendo Banda, requested the august home to chorus from bringing politics into the home and remind Machinga East legislator that one of many councillors in her space stole maize for the susceptible folks in her space.
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