By Vincent Gunde
Shocking revelations have come from the Weekend Malawi News published reports that when Malawi increased the number of constituencies from 193 to 229 ahead of the 16th September, 2025 elections, the concern among many, was that this would tear through taxpayers’ pockets.
The recent hiking of taxes, the worst of it being K6,000 salary deductions from teachers, have proved it all that lives for Malawians will not be the same, Malawians are still in Egypt working as slaves and the hope for a better Canaan of tomorrow, is a long way to go.
The Malawi News has reported that the Government of Malawi has hiked Members of Parliament (MPs) vehicle loan facility from K50 million to K300 million and the public is paying for every MP who gets the loan.
The hiking of MPs vehicle loan facility from K50 million to K300 million has coincided with a government Notice to all civil servants advising all civil servants and public officers that there are currently no available resources to support salary increase.
In the Notice, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralization Joseph Mathyola Mwanamvekha stated that government is already deeply indebted from the past borrowings that increasing salaries will be a disaster in the civil service.
Mwanamvekha emphasized that individuals seeking higher remuneration are free to explore employment opportunities outside the civil and public service reminding all that public service is about service and patriotism.
The government released the Notice to the civil servants following a request for a 50 percent salary increase citing rising cost of living but government indicated that its current priority is raising revenue through taxes and reducing national debt even as economic conditions remain difficult.
