By Linda Kwanjana
Malawi leader President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Friday delivered a bold manifesto speech to the huge crowd that gathered at Ngabu sports ground in the Lower shire, Chikwawa district.
The Malawi leader who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President assured people that he is optimistic that come September 16, people will re-elect him as the state President based on his inclusive manifesto for what he is going to deliver in the next five years until 2030.
Chakwera said the first pillar is on Food Security as he will ensure that there is enough food for all Malawians. On that one, he said his government will introduce fertilizer manufacturing company for Malawians to be accessing cheap fetelizers made locally as Malawians right now are struggling to buy the commodity which has increased with 500%.
The second pillar is on Job Creation where the Malawi leader has assured people in the lower shire of creating projects in 10 sectors which will create over 750,000 jobs within a year with 3 million jobs to be created by 2030.
The second pillar is on Wealth Creation where the President said 10 thousand youths and women will get access to MK10 million for business startup and transformating NEEF into Agriculture Development Bank where people will be getting agricultural loans.
The other pillar is on Tsogolo account where Chakwera highlighted that this is structure to end poverty as every born child will be having MK500,000 deposited into the account and it will be getting interest up until the child reaches the age of 18.
On the other hand the Malawi leader is also promising people about the Good Governance saying that his government will make sure there is women and youth involvement in his cabinet with about 4 youths with the ages of below 35 appointed as ministers.
He also mentioned of Public Service Delivery as another pillar emphasizing that 72 new projects are on table for the Southern region to benefit with development activities to make sure the young people have to earn a living.
