By Jordan Simeon-Phiri<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bishop Martin Anwel Mtumbuka of the Diocese of Karonga\nhas called upon all people in the country to rise above party politics when discharging\ntheir duties in a just manner if peace is to prevail in the country, saying there\ncannot be peace in a country where there is no justice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bishop Mtumbuka made these remarks on Friday at St.\nMary\u2019s Hall in Karonga District at a stakeholders\u2019 peace conference he held\naimed at finding lasting solutions to political tension in Karonga and Chitipa.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The meeting comes on the sidelines of waves of\ncontinued demonstrations that have seen the angry demonstrators setting ablaze\nthe District Commissioner\u2019s office and looting a lot of public property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI would not blame the president for all this\npolitical turmoil that is unfolding in the country. People elected Members of\nParliament who are supposed to be on the ground controlling situations when they\nturn ugly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSurprisingly, they are nowhere to be seen. This is\nwhy people are complaining 100 percent, people are angry because there is too\nmuch corruption, segregation, social injustice and with that, peace cannot\nprevail,\u201d the Bishop said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bishop further added that if there is rampant\nimpunity, if there is rampant corruption, segregation and marginalization in\nthe country, there can be no peace and that country is built on the sand and it\ncan collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on behalf of the Paramount Chief Kyungu, Traditional\nAuthority (T\/A) Kalonga hailed the Bishop for the meeting that brought together\ncritical players in the district who can bring peace and build the district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taking his turn, one of the youths from Lupembe, Davie\nKittalo said there is need for the county\u2019s leadership to create job\nopportunities for the youths as many young people are jobless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf the youths were given jobs, they would be busy and\nthey would not have time to engage into actions that are retrogressive in\nnature,\u201d Kittalo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reverend Simeon Banda of Livingstonia Synod of Karonga\nCCAP heaped the blame on the county\u2019s leadership, saying since the political\ntension started escalating, the country\u2019s President has been quite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDuring Pharaoh\u2019s reign, people lost livestock, lives\nand property because of his stubbornness. It is therefore, imperative for the\nPresident (Arthur Peter Mutharika) to come out in the open and condemn the\nbarbaric acts perpetrated by some party zealots and start preaching peace,\u201d Reverend\nBanda said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The meeting drew together chiefs, political party\nrepresentatives, Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), civil society\norganizations (CSOs), youths, the clergy and the police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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