So here goes Oxfarm and CISANET:
To serve poor farmers better, deregister ADMARC Ltd; re-enact ADMARC Act or register ADMARC as a Public Trust.
Good cause. Personal preference, re-enact ADMARC Act. Why?
The problem with a public trust is it becomes a separate and private entity that which can compete with other private entities. Is that a small problem? No, real big. What becomes lost is the act governing what ADMARC Act does. So in the field where ADMARC competes, the falls chaos which no Act in the laws of Malawi does not order.
I think we have come to such a chaotic point due to some Acts in the laws of Malawi have been relinquished. Such laws need to be re-enacted at all cost whether the governing bodies have become public trusts or not.
I do believe there is a way of incorporating every one whether a public entity or a private but governed under an Act which orders the operations within that field.
These laws include the Malawi Post and Telecommunications Act. Employment Acts, Professional Services Act. I mention these for these are for these are areas I have directly interface but there are many more acts which really need reviewing.
So there is no substituting the Acts and the establishment of ADMARC or other entities should indeed be a separate decision.
While Oxfarm's cause is good, its channel of communication, is not. Oxfarm would rather find it self in parliament to bring these issues to those who are concerned about them.
The public should not worry about the Oxfarm lobbying for the public has already entrusted some people to worry about such. If anything, Oxfarm could boast about its initiative on their website for accountability, or in their newsletters to donors but should not give ultimatums in the paper and expect an mp to think it up in parliament. Never indeed. For when the mp reads the paper, he does not read it on the capacity as mp unless he is referred to on the issue for his attention. For indeed as human being mp's they get what they have been sent to deliver to parliament.
When Oxfarm later does come and say the government does not listen, they did not hear for who was the message supposed to go to.
When it comes on the page that talks fuel, average mp will not even look at it. The only people who will look at it are farmers who know Oxfarm and are expecting a message from them.
If the people have members of parliament why should not non-governmental organizations have members of parliament whose job is to be in parliament and communicate such issues.
We don't have to hear it from the streets that the ngo's or civil societies want these things changed. It is an unnecessary disturbance that serves no good but destroys much. The streets are for safe pedestrian operation and vehicle commuting not demonstrations about things not communicated. When ngo members of parliament speak they would get the most attentive ear for the wisdom they communicate to the people.
For mp's require such wisdom for the sake of the people they represent.