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June 2nd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Since then, she has sacked former members of the “old guard” in the
cabinet and security services, brought back Malawi’s old flag and pledged to
lift the country’s ban on homosexuality.
Most recently, she followed long-standing International Monetary Fund advice
to devalue Malawi’s
currency by a third.
The move caused panic buying and a sharp rise in the prices of basic foods and
fuel.
But her decisions have seen donors including Britain, the EU, Germany, Norway
and the World Bank, re-establish warm relations with Malawi.
Mr Mitchell announced that Britain, Malawi’s biggest bilateral aid donor,
would send a Bank of England expert to help stabilise the currency, and
handed £23 million to the Finance Ministry.
He said that Mrs Banda had sent a signal of her intent and her priorities at a
time of financial austerity both in Malawi and Britain.
“The importance of an African leader giving up the jets and Mercedes is
iconic,” he said.
“There are millions of people in need of drugs. I went to a hospital and
saw people who were clearly ill queueing for drugs that were not there.
“We are making £10 million available for Malawi to stock up, and extra
funding for agriculture, education and health to reinforce the work of this
very good president.”
Steve Sharra, a prominent Malawian blogger, said that Mrs Banda’s actions were
broadly welcomed by her countrymen.
Critics joked, however, that Malawi was transforming from a “God-fearing
country” to a “donor-fearing country”.
“The currency devaluation has been hard but I think most people
understood why it had to happen and she is enjoying extraordinary amounts of
goodwill and trust among Malawians,” he said.
“All presidents start out well and we will have to see how she behaves
after she is re-elected but for me, what’s important is that she consults
before taking decisions. With President Mutharika, it was his way or the
highway.”
The former president’s profligacy provoked a Whitehall decision to suspend aid
to Malawi last year.
In 2010, he was accused of using £2 million of public money to build new roads
to travel in comfort to his second wedding.
The same year, he unveiled a multi-million dollar Taj Mahal-style mausoleum in
memory of his late wife Ethel.
Mr Mutharika had defended the purchase of the jet as a “must” for a
national leader in 2009.
“The jet that I purchased is not mine. It belongs to the nation,” he
claimed. “It will be used by 10, 11 other people coming after me. So
that’s an asset.”
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