All 193 constituencies in Malawi have equal chances and opportunities in terms of national resources and development. But constituencies that are represented by high profile figures from the ruling party and from Government are naturally expected to better make use of these odds than others.
MKAKA: Under fire
However, Lilongwe Mpenu Constituency of Hon. Eisenhower Mkaka, MP – who is Secretary General of the ruling MCP, and Minister of Foreign Affairs – is lagging behind by wide margins! A chat with the people of the constituency reveals big lapses in the Agriculture Inputs Programme (worst hit than all constituencies); the area has not benefitted from the MEDF/NEEF SME loans and communities are left deeper and deeper into poverty and misery.