Just days ago, I rode in the same bus with a student from Mzuzu University. They were supposed to open college but the university has no money. The Mzuzu University bankruptcy I heard from people in a computer cafe while I was having some news article and ad that I would need photocopied.
I have met another student from Mzuzu University, he doesn't know when they will go back to school. I once rode in the same vehicle with librarian at Mzuzu, the accounts seems to have problems and were auditing. The pay was late, and this guy was blaming the government's new payroll system. Adding salt to the wounds so that Bingu should go, they say.
Of course there is this homosexual issue which the homosexual ngo executive does not want to participate in this human rights thing. Probably he has seen the need to protect his own people from such a cultural erosion.
You know, if one has a definition of good governance and another has a different definition, they will always go in separate ways when told to promote good governance. Does the world know what our president defines good governance to be?
Empowering Women + Empowering the Youth + Empowering the Elderly + Empowering men.
Since that covers the whole demography of the population that is Malawi, it is in effect,
Empowering his people.
What has done to achieve this: from the very onset adding on the fertilizer subsidy which has already been a curse of multi-party democracy in Malawi and human rights and economic liberalisazition, he has encouraged people to get at least K200 for fixing their own local roads. This K200 to buy maize seed, which after seeing themselves hoe the roads, are encouraged to weed their own maize farms which the were taught they have a right not to weed.
Of course, everybody has a right to fold his hands and sleep. But proverbs truly says poverty comes in like a thief and steals everything one has.
So the dug the roads, found that they can dig their farms as well. And did they cultivate from the from the same subsidy and little fertilizer they received before and what a bumper yeald there was!
So here we are, suspects do get questioned everywhere when something gets wrong. God knows how many suspects have been short in their own home land and guantanamo bay to reveal the compound bin laden has lived for ten whole years until he died. Phew! The world thought war on terror is over. But we don't seem to have a breather yet. I wonder when it shall come. For terror is a very terrible emotion. You don't even where the fear is coming from. You can destroy everything around and remain alone. You will find you are still afraid of the dark.
So, good governance the President of Malawi empowering his people to be self sufficient and not to be dependent on donors. But strive to feed themselves. The youth, the first batch has received their cut. Please bwezani nsanga so that the rest of us can also start own business.
The women have been empowered to have this distinguished lady Joyce Banda. Who for her own name has proved herself very capable and would be leader to help than selfishly squander the nation's treasure like some have had in the previous 10 years. Putting this lady up there as a pillars and example to women. You too can. And do emulate indeed. For your individual failure is indeed your own. Politically they who have been jealous of the good things done, have tried this way and that creating a lie here or there to find fault with the leadership of these two who already have nothing to lose but the welfare of the people the lead and protect if they let go of their seats. You hear now, Joyce Banda has registered his party, you here later Joyce Banda's yet to be registered party has been deserted together with UDF, DPP and want Atupele Muluzi to be their party president. I wonder if UDF has also deserted itself, what party is Atupele Muluzi will lead having expressed his interest. Aren't people ashamed to create such lies? Apa ndiye zavutatu.
So here is the aftermath. The students are at home from college and don't know when they are going back.
Who will call them back? The lecturers? They don't want until they are assured academic freedom exists. Is it being denied by the lecturers themselves already?
Shall the government? The court's injuction has not been lifted for the good governing presidents directive to be listened to.
Shall the university council? The court's injuction to stop them from calling back the lecturers has not been lifted.
Should the university council and the president act in contempt of court to call back the lecturers? In humble opinion they can. The court does not seem to have a clue what its own law says. They throw injuctions everywhere, where can one tread with all these injuctions through all over.
They don't even seem to know what contempt of court is. Look they have the audacity of arresting a complainant instead of him who has refused to listen to a court summons? Stupid! Is the word I wanted to say, but God says don't call anybody stupid. Though Kamuzu Banda call the stupid federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland stupid and won us our independence.
Look what our president is teaching. Don't destroy our good culture for which Malawi is called the Warm Heart of Africa. Malawi has good things which the whole Africa does not seem to have. It's warm heart. Don't destroy it by allowing these violent people stump their dirty shoes on the warm heart. It's very delicate and very vital. The heart is. That is why it enclosed behind a cage of ribs and just that, hidden behind a hard stenum.
Our laws protect us from such as would want to destroy us. Change not our laws for your convenience to indulge in sins we do not commit. If need be, shew off indeed. We don't need such money as prostitution of men and men. We have illegalised prostitution of men and women already, why should we legalize the worse kind of prostitution? For at least a pretence of men and women prostitution, enabled Tamara to have an offspring through whom we have Jesus. But look, it was only a pretence of but not prostitution itself. Do not make us to see sins we abhor! We will vomit indeed. If we do vomit in your face, don't be offended nor punish us. For what you call good governance, is bad governance for our land.
Look, no human rights was broken but we saved ourselves from manipulation from those who would indeed harm our children for old men are strong and wiser to not do such acts with them that bring it. But though children are wise, they are not strong to fight big men from this wicked abuse.
Don't send us such people if you do love the people of Malawi. There are better people who can do the same good job. Don't put conflict where there should be none. Unless you do intend to provoke. Don't complain when you do get a sting of young and small Malawi. Being peaceful and kind does not mean in anyway that we are weak. Don't shame yourself by bullying a small Malawi. It's flame burns hotter!
So Malawi, you wanted academic freedom. You have it and your children are home. They don't know when they will go back to school. Here is the truth: I have a masters degree, I have no job today. Who shall employ you children who don't even have a first degree? Look you have a president who wants to build five universities so that every Malawian can have a quality education. Do you know with the money in your personal pockets you can build even more universities in Malawi? Even 29! One for every district? Just tell him, he will be more than happy to support such an initiative. After 2014, you don't know what kind of person will lead Malawi. He might want to destroy all the roads that have been built. And indeed destroy the nsanje port which is still young. And would want every foundation that has been laid for the five university to be erased from memory. Just to spite the President.
I should tell you now Malawi. If a person like Bingu had a choice to still achieve his desire, he would build a university for his own people at ndata than worst time arguing with a people that is too stubborn not to receive the help of somebody who wants to help it. Or even to help itself for that matter.
Look, academic freedom. You kids are home and don't know when they will get back to school. If they will get a job, its because the employer is looking for cheap labour.
All this work I have done on this site. All this knowledge, given for free? How do we define volunteering again? Is it cheap labour? One can do something with his own hands for free it benefits at least those he loves. It is cruel to expect one who has already done much for free to be expected to do more for free when he has no income. It's ingratitude so to say.
Send your children back to school. Tell the university council to find them lecturers who can teach them. The university council has not been barred from finding other lecturers. Maybe I can find a job as a lecturer as well. It seems its the same lecturers who have chosen to recognize the knowledge I can share with this generation and get paid for it that are in the forefront to not want to teach. Give us room. Test the sting on unemployment. Maybe instead of creating a curriculum that suite the industry's desire for obedient slaves you can create a curriculum a that empowers each student to survive without employment. Such students are the ones who can create companies which can compete with Airtel both here in Malawi and right in their home in India. Do we want this Malawi?
It begins with you.