Clearly, it is known, and has been for a couple of years, that the love of flattery buoyed by corrupt, greedy, recycled personalities\u2019 template Malawi\u2019s governments have perched on is playing a tragic role to the country.<\/p>\n
But it is plain to almost everyone that what Malawians have always wanted is a desire that has been burning since the \u2018Scramble for Africa\u2019 was formalised at the Berlin Conference in 1884 and erupted into the struggle for liberation from colonialism over half a century ago: freedom.<\/p>\n
And freedom, among others, includes the citizenry having a say in the way the country is governed; the way the country\u2019s natural resources are used and the way the country\u2019s future is shaped.<\/p>\n
So it is not surprising that since controversies surrounding the humongous $500 million Salima-Lilongwe Water Project came into the open, some Malawians have questioned the reasoning of the government to allow Khato Civils Pty Limited \u2013 whose chairperson confessed to be parties financier \u2013 to commence the project without ascertaining its feasibility and let alone forgo legally mandated Environmental and Social Impact Assessment.<\/p>\n
To many, it was startling that the \u2018un-corrupt\u2019 government which was supposed to uphold the rule of law is at odds with it.<\/p>\n
But as Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe has said that government might reconsider the whole project, perhaps it wants to show commitment to respond to the citizens\u2019 concerns.<\/p>\n
It is a plea that the government should not just give the impression that it is working on the issues raised on this project; it must work on the complaints as the project touches on the livelihoods of millions of Malawians.<\/p>\n
Everyone wants understanding, and there is no better way of expressing this quality than through sensitive listening.<\/p>\n
And in this Twitter era Malawi, the Democratic Progressive Party administration will find leadership undemanding not by sculpting its governance on riskier old theories \u2013 by creating a deity out of themselves or defending poor decisions \u2013 but by hearkening to alternative voices of reason.<\/p>\n
Reconsidering of Salima-Lilongwe Water Project is a starting point to the right direction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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