By Chisomo Phiri
United Transformation Movement (UTM) President Dalitso Kabambe says the one million jobs that have long been promised to the youth by other leaders in the country will finally become a reality once his party takes over government on September 16 this year.
Speaking during a political rally he held at Bembeke market in Dedza on Monday,Kabambe emphasized that once elected, his government will make job creation easy and will also reduce the cost of living.
As an example, he stated that under his administration, the price of fertilizer will not exceed K50,000 per 50-kilogram bag.
The UTM leader said this will empower many young people to engage in farming and take agriculture seriously as a business.
Kabambe who is the former Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM ) Governor said his administration will also allocate a total of K500 billion to each council across the country over the first five years in office.
He said this funding will help ensure that all government roads in councils are tarmacked within the five-year period.
Kabambe also said that once in power, he plans to restore the country’s economy to its peak, similar to how it was during the leadership of the late President Bingu wa Mutharika.
He said it was his expertise in economics that led the late Bingu to trust him with the responsibility of managing the country’s economic policies.
He concluded that his administration will invest heavily in agriculture and reintroduce the Farm Input Subsidy Program and that K500 billion will be allocated annually to support mining activities.
