By Sarah Gwetsani
Over 100 members of Persons with Disabilities and Vulnerable (Hope DIVU) and families caring children with disabilities in Lilongwe City Nankhaka constituency, have assured independent Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency Grace Chupa that they will vote for her on the 16th September, 2025 elections.
Hope DIVU was registered as an organization by the Office of the Registrar General on the 9th January, 2025, it has over 300 members of persons with disabilities and mothers caring children of disabilities working in manure making, pig and poultry farming suiting disability status of each member.Mutharika Return to Power As Affordable Fertilizer Expected in Lilongwe”
The organization and families of children with disabilities sat down to invite Grace Chupa to tell her all of their programs that come 16th September, 2025 she will win the election and as such, she should know their concerns to deliver to Parliament.
Speaking at a meeting which was held at Mvama school on Friday, Hope DIVU Executive Director Foster Zimba, thanked Grace Chupa for accepting to come and meet them saying the meeting was organized by them to wish her all the best that come 16th September, 2025 she will be elected Member of Parliament for the constituency.
Zimba encouraged all able persons to join them in their quest to have Grace Chupa be their Member of Parliament saying in her she has already demonstrated that she has the welfare of Persons with Disabilities at heart.
She said Persons with Disabilities can deliver if given support saying this is why they have engaged in farming as a business, rearing pigs and poultry for sale so that in turn, they should not be beggars in town.
“What we want from you is support, despite of our disabilities we are involved in manure making for money and rearing pigs and chickens, we can build a small khola inside our houses for easy management,” said Zuze.
In her remarks, Grace Chupa assured the Persons with Disabilities organization and families of children with disabilities that it is her prayer to see to it that persons with disabilities are trained in various vocational skills for them to be reliable citizens of the constituency.
Chupa said to realize their dreams come true, she encouraged them to go door-to-door mobilizing voters to patronize polling centres to vote for one and only Grace Chupa saying issue of persons with disabilities is in her manifesto.
Speaking earlier, Prophet Esther Jafali of the Good Samaritan Church said those that wins are those that have been well organized saying the choice is with them to choose life with Grace Chupa or death with the other candidates.
Prophet Jafali advised members of Hope DIVU and families caring children of disabilities not to be disappointed with their disabilities but to accept and thank God for what they have been given saying disability is not inability.
She urged Persons with disabilities in the constituency to hold their hands together with one hope and trust of a purpose that Grace Chupa will look after their welfare so that they are able to contribute positively to the development projects of the constituency.
