The State President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has expressed his government’s commitment to flush out illegal immigrants, saying they rob the country’s economy under the pretext of refugees.
Chakwera made the remarks when he hosted the permanent Mission Resident to the United Nations Dr. Agnes Mary Chimbiri -Morande at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe.
President Chakwera and Dr Agnes Mary Chimbiri-Morande
Chakwera told Morande that illegal immigrants are taking farm produce using informal ways.
“Do not talk about Homeland Security Minister,am talking about the scrupulous dealers who are the vading taxes from BRP- TEP and others under the pretext of political asylum seekers yet their aim is to smuggle our produce thereby eroding our economy,” he said.
Additionally, Chakwera said that his government will continue to fight against scrupulous bandits who enter the country as political asylum seekers and refugees.
“We will fight them head on to protect our economy from being exploited”, Chakwera said.
Malawi loses over 367 million US dollars just in BRP at a fee of 7000 US dollars per foreign trader.
Reports show that Malawi is hosting about 51000 informal traders who are doing informal businesses that elude taxes and permits.
Malawi can recover its economy if callaborative efforts can be made among the key Ministries of finance, Homeland Security,Trade and Agriculture by tightening their operations.
The Ministry of Homeland Security is playing a leading role in ensuring that such malpractices are stopped through refugees head count exercise that is currently underway.
President Lazarus McCathy Chakwera says his government will not relent on his quest to fight fraud and scaling up productivity in the country.
President Chakwera was speaking on Friday during the signing ceremony of the co-management agreement between the Ministry of Tourism and Peace Park Foundation at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe
President Chakwera singled out the two as the evils that are slowing down the growth of the economy in the country.
Hand shake: Chakwera and Chisanno
He said: “My Administration is determined to defeat these two evil twins, and you get used to the fact that as we ramp up the fight against low productivity and fraud, those who benefit from these two evils are going to fight back with their smear campaign to paint us black.”
The Malawi leader stated that the signing of the agreement is a move in the right direction towards realising a legitimate economy in the tourism industry.
He said: “The signing ceremony of this agreement for the co-management of Nyika National Park and Vwaza is a victory for us on our quest to build a legitimate economy in the Tourism sector to supplant much of the illegitimate business that goes on there.”
The signing of the agreement will among other things help to boost security in the national parks and wildlife centres.
In Malawi, the agreement will result in the proper management of Nyika National Park and Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve which will in turn boost tourism in the country.
A form three student at Malawi’s high school Kamuzu Academy Michelle Makwelero,is the overall winner of the 2023 National Spelling Bee in the senior category.
Makwelero, 13, was announced the winner of the competition on Wednesday at the National Spelling Bee Grand Finale took place at Grand Palace Hotel in Mzuzu.
On second position is Lusekero Mnyenyembe, a 16-year-old Form Three student at St Peter’s Catholic Secondary School, while Verson Chirwa, a 16-year-old form two student from Chulu Community Day Secondary School in Kasungu District came third.
In the junior rural category, the overall winner is Goodwell Gondwe, a Standard Eight learner at Mdembwera Primary School in Karonga District, followed by Emmanuel Mzine, a Standard Six learner at Gowo Primary School in Lilongwe while Joseph Malasheka, a Standard Eight learner from Chinthembwe Primary School in Ntchisi has come third.
And in the Junior urban category, Tadala Chete from Eagles Nest Christian Academy is on first position, Andre Kamuyambeni from Sparrows Private school on second and Grant Chikoni from Playdor private school is on third position.
Those on first position will represent Malawi at the 2023 Africa Spelling Bee in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
National Spelling Bee is a Co-founder and consortium member of the African Spelling Bee that currently has 27 country spelling bee organizations.
Here in Malawi, the program reaches out to both primary and secondary school children in both rural and urban areas.
In Mchinji, police are keeping in custody a 71-year-old headteacher at St Augustine Private primary school on suspicion that he indecently assaulted a 10-year-old girl pupil.
The suspect has been identified as Kennedy Banda from Chiwambo village, in the area of Traditional Authority(TA) Kalolo in Lilongwe district.
According to Mchinji Police publicist Limbani Mpinganjira, Banda on several occasions between the month of April and May this year, had allegedly been forcing the girl to be fondling his private parts while he was also doing the same to the victim.
Mpinganjira said the suspect last week asked the victim to follow him to his office where he allegedly indecently assaulted her and gave her K200 to keep her mouth shut but she disclosed to her parents.
He said the parents reported to the social welfare office, who in turn informed the police.
However, Banda is soon expected to appear before court to answer a charge levelled against him.
On 12 June , Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera opened the Separation of Power Summit at the Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe.
During the meeting Chakwera urged those holding power in various branches of Government to use the same power responsibly.
Chakwera spoke against abuse of Powers at all levels.
A day later, and that was on 13 June, 2023, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) released a public statement in which the party expressed dismay with the speech which the President delivered during the conference.
DPP Press Release
In the statement the DPP wondered that if the President is not responsible, then who is?
The statement alleged that everything is going wrong, and the Chakwera administration does not seem to care.
However DPP might have been misled or chose to take it wrongly. DPP has very learned lawyers and even the DPP president Peter Mutharika is a Lawyer.
The truth of the matter is that Doctrine of Separation of Power, which was developed by Montesquieu the French jurist, who lived in England from 1729 until 1731, is so important.
He based his exposition on the English Constitution of the early eighteenth century as he understood it. He followed attempts by Aristotle and Locke in dividing the power of government.
He explained that, in order to prevent the abuse of powers, the power of the government should not be left entirely to one body or person; instead it should be separated or divided in some way.
He went further and divided the power of government into three major functions. These were: law-making function (the legislative), Law-applying function (the executive) and law-enforcing function (the judicial). This separation of powers is perceived in the United Kingdom among the Monarch, Parliament and the Court of Law.
One branch of government must not exercise the power of another, for instance executive should not legislate. However, if it is to be found that there was an abuse of power there can be no political liberty.
In addition, DPP should be mindful that a complete separation of power would probably be unworkable as a system of government and would seem presidential.
It would also bring the government to a standstill, especially that executive and legislative in the United Kingdom are connected in Parliamentary system.
DPP should also be made aware that the role of the executive or administrative function is that to formulate and implement government policy across all governmental activities, while judiciary consists disputed questions of the facts of particular cases and Law according to the Law as layed down by Parliament and expounded by the Courts. It is the branch that adjudicates upon conflicts between State Institution, between individuals and between state and individuals.
According to the French Jurist the legislative function is the making body of a new Law and the existing Law alternative or repeal. It involves the enactment of general rules determine the structure and powers of public and authority.
In view of the above, President Chakwera was right that he cannot control all branches and this is what framers of this doctrine are talking about.
