By Vincent Gunde
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera will on Friday the 14th February, 2025 deliver the State of the Nations Address (SONA) –a speech that will determine the course of the country’s economic recovery, national stability and hope for every Malawian struggling to survive.
This is a moment where the President must rise to the occasion and offer real solutions to the crisis, SONA is not for politicians alone, it is for Malawians, the speech affects the country’s economy, jobs, the future and the well-being of the children.
The country is in distress, the Kwacha has lost value making everything more expensive, inflation is at its highest for families to choose between food and survival, for the farmers in the villages, the lack of affordable fertilizers has destroyed the hope of food security in the country.
Political Analyst Burnett Munthali in his speech of Wednesday, called on every Malawian to pay attention to the Chakwera’s SONA, listen carefully, and hold the country’s leaders accountable saying Malawi deserves better, children deserve better and the country’s future depends on it.
Munthali said the President speech is the peoples’ chance to hear the solutions that will determine whether the nation is sinking further into crisis or begins to recover, urging Malawians to listen to the SONA.
He said the SONA has the future of our economy, jobs and livelihoods-how the government plans to create jobs, attract investors, revive businesses, debt and financial stability to be addressed, food security which is a national concern to be addressed, energy and infrastructure to be fixed and corruption to be confronted.
“The SONA is not just words, it is the blue print of our future, every Malawian must listen, analyze and question,” reads Munthali’s speech in part.
Munthali said this SONA is a test for Chakwera’s leadership beyond the economy saying the president speech must restore faith or confirm fears that his administration has failed advising the President not to deliver vague statements or excuses-he must give concrete solutions that offer real hope and a path forward.
