By Vincent Gunde
Political activist Bon Kalindo, has asked government to remove all fuel levies and carbon tax to cushion Malawians from the pain and sufferings which has come as a result of pump fuel price adjustments.
Kalindo said while many Malawians are aware that fuel price adjustments are a global crisis, it is important for government to think first of its citizens that will sail in tough conditions from the fuel adjustments.
He has appealed to the authorities to wear a human face and think of the people’s welfare observing that salaries are the same, teachers, rural nurses will find it hard to cope up situations in their everyday life.
Speaking through an audio clip, Kalindo has advised government to hold an emergency meeting on how best to cushion the sufferings of the people amid the global fuel crises which has devastated many nations including Malawi.
Kalindo has asked government to suspend all energy taxes claiming that owners of maize mills in the villages will be charging prices of punishing the citizens as they will not go anywhere with their maize for milling.
He has asked government to remove carbon tax claiming that almost all the roads in Malawi are full of potholes and government cannot hide through carbon taxes that it is fixing the roads of Malawi.
” I urge government to temporarily suspend carbon tax on the roads of Malawi, no road is being fixed,” said Kalindo.
In the audio clip, Kalindo has advised teachers to wake up that their monthly contributions in terms of money to the Teachers Union of Malawi ( TUM) Secretariat is being abused by the Secretariat at nobody’s care.
Kalindo has asked the Anti – Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate all officers at the TUM Secretariat claiming that one TUM executive member has allegedly over 50 mansions built in Lilongwe alone.
He said it is sad that all teachers in Malawi have chosen to be quiet while watching at individual members of TUM Secretariat are involved in the abuse of office and corruption.
The activist has warned teachers in Malawi that continuing to be quiet while their monthly contributions are being abused, tomorrow, they will join the choruses of singing a song for Amaryllis Hotel sale.that all of their money has been looted by crooks posing as executive members of TUM Secretariat.
