By Staff Reporter

Member of Parliament for Chitipa East Welani Chilenga has commended President Lazarus Chakwera for the smooth implementation of this year’s Agricultural Input Programme (AIP).

Speaking in Parliament while contributing to the State of the Nation Address, Chilenga commended Minister of Agriculture, Central Government at Capital Hill , Malawi Defence Force (MDF) and the President for the project.

He said as Member of Parliament he cannot keep such good news on his chest and yet he has been sent to deliver a goodwill message to the President.

“Just for your information, for this year’s AIP to happen, Government has to dispatch Malawi Defence Force (MDF) because the roads are so bad in my constituency so I thank the Malawi President for making AIP happening,” said the MP.

Many people have commended Chilenga for coming up with resolute statement which comes above political party lines.

DPP shenanigans manifested itself in Parliament as President delivered the State of the Nation Address (Sona).

Analyst Noel Gonani of independent think Tank says Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) behaviour demonstrated in Parliament shows that the party has no welfare of the people at heart.

Gonani said it was clear that DPP Parliamentarians had ill intention to block President Chakwera from delivering his constitutional duties.

“DPP has failed to demonstrate to Malawians that their members are currently reformed. How on earth the Members of Parliament have gone to Parliament in sack cloth while beating up tables. This clearly indicates that this party will not change. Malawians are watching them, these people will never be voted again because Parliament is a serious business when state president is delivering State of the Nation it is good to pay attention and not what these MPs were doing,” he said.

But despite the shenanigans which DPP members of Parliament displayed, President Chakwera successfully delivered the Sona.

Chakwera told the house that he was not intimidated in the house because he was there with the powers as guided in Section 89 of the Constitution.

“As a former Member of this House, I have friends and colleagues on both sides of the political divide, and some of them warned me that my reception in this Chamber today may be hostile. However, I have come today without anxiety, not only because it is required of me to be here by Section 89 of our Republic’s Constitution, but also because the time I spent as a Member of this House persuades me that both sides of the political divide are dominated by serious and patriotic men and women who have gathered here for no other reason than to debate respectfully about what is best for Malawians. And so both today and when I return to answer questions, I am eager to engage in that debate in this House that is Honourable, and not a circus,” said the Malawi leader.