New Agenda for Change Malawi cannot afford to continue functioning at ‘business as usual’. Poverty is rampant and inequality is on the increase, especially in female headed households, who also have limited access to land, cash crops and other forms of livelihoods. Access to and quality of basic services such as education and health is dismal. Our labour market is floundering with low wages and productivity. Growth of Malawi’s private sector continues to be hampered by the extremely limited access to finance, poor transport systems, exorbitant energy costs and punitive tax regimes. The country has set out a plethora of policy reforms which have been poorly implemented due to weak leadership, inconsistencies and reversals. Mechanisms to allow Malawians to directly participate and influence the way in which the government is run are fragile. Weak public financial management and public sector systems have allowed for the abuse and wastage of public resources that have been used to cater for needs of the select and privileged few. Accountability institutions are not empowered to provide the appropriate robust oversight especially of the public sector and Malawi’s leaders. The country has profoundly suffered from weak leadership, evidenced by poor cabinet decision making which lies at the heart of this ‘accountability deficit’
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 07:32:26 +0000
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