Lazy assumptions about leaders from developing world are all too revealing
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President Chakwera arrives in London
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Malawi’s largest development partner, the UK Government, has announced that they are geared to opening up the Agro-business trade and investment for its former protectorate, Malawi as a way to get more Malawian products on the British retail shelves.
British High Commissioner to Lilongwe, David Beer made the remark in his keynote address at the Malawi-UK Business Group high-level virtual networking event on Friday. The event brought together over 200 business leaders sharing knowledge and current opportunities available in Malawi’s Agro-Business sector.
Trade Minister Hon Sosten Gwengwe: Malawi is open for business
Said Beer: “We would like to make Malawi’s Agro-business sector more competitive than the neighbours and we need to get more Malawian agro-products on the UK market.”
February 16, 2021 Pemphero Kaonga 37 Comments
In the run up to last year’s presidential election, then-Presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera based his presidential campaign on meritocracy, thereby promising that people are treated on the basis of what they know, not whom they know. Rightly so in his campaign, he attacked corruption. Rightly so, he addressed the wrongdoings that took place during Peter Mutharika’s administration. For this he was rewarded by being elected President.
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And what a nation he inherited indeed. A nation that like the rest of the world had been struck by a global pandemic that resulted in both health and even economic plight. It is therefore confusing that instead of trying to reduce this plight, President Chakwera’s actions seem to be stating that he’s somewhat in favour of increasing it.