{"id":10756,"date":"2012-05-22T14:39:43","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T14:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faceofmalawi.com\/?p=10756"},"modified":"2012-05-22T14:39:43","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T14:39:43","slug":"john-tembo-welcomes-new-era-of-malawi-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.faceofmalawi.com\/index.php\/2012\/05\/22\/john-tembo-welcomes-new-era-of-malawi-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"John Tembo welcomes new era of Malawi democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Malawi\u2019s leader of opposition John Tembo has said the end of an era of oppression, suppression and depression has beckoned a new dawn of democracy where every person can enjoy their dignity and freedom.
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\nTembo said this on Monday when he responded to the state of the nation address delivered by President Joyce Banda Friday last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new regime wants to treat people of this country on the same basis without promoting one tribe or clan above others,\u201d said Tembo.<\/p>\n

The leader of opposition commended the presidential speech which he said touched on a number of issues that went wrong in the previous regime.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile Malawians were queuing for fuel, queuing for a packet of sugar, and looking for tablets in hospitals, the privileged few were busy jumping from one conference to the other bragging that the country\u2019s economy was in right on track,\u201d said Tembo.<\/p>\n

As he addressed the house, former ruling party Democratic Progressive Party lawmakers watched in an apparent disbelief.<\/p>\n

Leader of the United Democratic Front in the house Clement Chiwaya told his fellow MPs not to mislead president Banda arguing that the late President Bingu wa Mutharika was also misled by greedy legislators.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Speaker Sir, we are the same MPs who supported Bakili Muluzi\u2019s third term bid, we also clapped hands when president Bingu wa Mutharika was taking us [Malawians] astray. Now we have just changed positions. Let us represent Malawians and not our personal egos,\u201d pleaded Chiwaya.<\/p>\n

Opposition DPP will respond to the president Banda\u2019s speech on Tuesday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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