One of Malawi’s major traditional bilateral donors, the Norwegian
Government, has hailed President Joyce Banda for acting swiftly just
after inheriting the sinking government to implement hard economic
reforms saying there was no alternative to her decisions and that Malawi
is now better today than it was.
Norwegian Ambassador, Asbjørn Eidhammer, made the remarks at Public Affairs Committee’s third all-inclusive stakeholders’ conference in Blantyre.
He said: “The Government of President Joyce Banda acted swiftly to implement the necessary economic reforms. Although queues disappeared, the reforms hit wage earners and others hard. But there was no alternative than to do so. After a year things again started looking brighter.”
Eidhammer also described President Banda as the most listening leader Malawi has ever had and as a true democrat.
He said: “It is remarkable that this country in twenty years has
become the country in Africa where most people say they are free to
speak their mind. It is true: In no other African country where
measurement has been possible does a larger proportion of the population
feel they are free to say what they want. This is according to research
done by the well-established South African institute, the
Afrobarometer.”
On the infamous cashgate scandle, the Norgean Ambassador applauded President Banda for seeing to it the government closes loopholes in the country’s Integrated Financial Management System and having the political will to resolve it.
He said: “And the leadership acted decisively. An equally unprecedented process of audits and investigation was put in place, with support from partners.”
On a related development The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has categorically refused to endorse street demonstrations some civil society groups have planned to hold on February 27.
The organizers were hoping to cease an opportunity of the influential PAC’s consultative conference in Blantyre. However, to the surprise of the organizers, PAC did not mention anything on the planned demos at the end of its two day conference.
Norwegian Ambassador, Asbjørn Eidhammer, made the remarks at Public Affairs Committee’s third all-inclusive stakeholders’ conference in Blantyre.
He said: “The Government of President Joyce Banda acted swiftly to implement the necessary economic reforms. Although queues disappeared, the reforms hit wage earners and others hard. But there was no alternative than to do so. After a year things again started looking brighter.”
Eidhammer also described President Banda as the most listening leader Malawi has ever had and as a true democrat.
On the infamous cashgate scandle, the Norgean Ambassador applauded President Banda for seeing to it the government closes loopholes in the country’s Integrated Financial Management System and having the political will to resolve it.
He said: “And the leadership acted decisively. An equally unprecedented process of audits and investigation was put in place, with support from partners.”
On a related development The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has categorically refused to endorse street demonstrations some civil society groups have planned to hold on February 27.
The organizers were hoping to cease an opportunity of the influential PAC’s consultative conference in Blantyre. However, to the surprise of the organizers, PAC did not mention anything on the planned demos at the end of its two day conference.
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