By Comrade Jumbe
The time has come to speak the unfiltered truth.
Malawi, our beloved nation, is bleeding silently. Not from war or natural disaster—but from betrayal, deception, and economic sabotage disguised as empowerment.
The MCP government has boldly claimed it is helping the people through the National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF). But we, the people who live in the dust of the villages, in the noise of the markets, and in the struggle of the fields, know better: NEEF is not empowerment—it is entrapment.
Let us make this clear: NEEF is a scam. A well-dressed, smooth-talking scheme that masquerades as hope but delivers hardship.
It parades itself as a helping hand to the farmer and the small businessperson, but in truth, it is a calculated trap that benefits the elite—President Chakwera, Chimwendo Banda, and their inner circle—while burdening the ordinary citizen.
We did our own research. We listened to the cries of farmers in Mchinji, vendors in Lilongwe, and small-scale miners in Balaka.
One story echoes through them all: NEEF is not here to uplift; it is here to rob.
Let’s break it down in the simplest arithmetic, for truth needs no complexity:
You need a loan of 20 million MWK.
To access it, you must pay 2 to 3 million MWK upfront—a so-called “collateral” fee.
You must own land or a house worth the loan amount. That means the poor—who have neither—are automatically excluded.
And when repayment time comes, you are expected to pay back close to 40 million MWK double the amount leaving the poor in deep degrading poverty leaving the farmer sweated for nothing.
Now tell me: Is this a government grant or is it highway government robbery in daylight?
This is not empowerment. This is economic warfare against the poor.
Goats are being confiscated in villages. Homes are being taken. Families are being crushed under the weight of debt of Neef.
All this while the officials who run the show live lavishly, feeding off the very sweat of the people they pretend to serve.
MCP has lied long enough.
They promised a government that sides with the people.
They promised youth and women empowerment.
They promised an inclusive economy.
But look around. What do we see?
We see youth roaming jobless, farmers struggling to buy seed ,fertilizer and businesspeople struggling.
We see a government that smiles on TV but steals behind closed doors.
We see a government that gives with one hand and takes twice as much with the other.
NEEF is not a bridge to prosperity—it is a noose.
The truth is this: Malawians are on their own. There is no government for the poor.
The villages have been abandoned. The dream of economic freedom has been sold to the highest bidder.
But let me be bold: This must end.
After September 16, we declare that MCP is no longer the government of the people. We reject deception. We reject suffering in silence. We reject being treated as tools to enrich a corrupt elite.
Malawi must rise.
We must build a government that is not a predator but a protector.
A government that does not deceive but delivers.
A government that does not tax the poor but empowers them truly—without conditions, without hidden costs, without lies.
Malawians, open your eyes. Let this be the last time we are fooled.
The time for a new dawn is now.
My 🖊 is mightier than a sword
