posted by abres les ojos

Of course when you were not a victim of Kamuzu's regime. Forget about the thousands of people were killed. Children left orphans, people put in jail for just talking about the government.

Nostalgia is a dangerous thing... Funny how one sees that motorcade as a good thing now. Having kids leave their lessons just to spend 5 seconds to wave at the president.

I hated Kamuzu. I hated him for what he did to my family. I hated him for the pain he caused to a lot of innocent people. The only regret was that he didn't die a violent and painful death like some of the ones he caused.

my reply

Abres les ojos i can relate to you, because my family was victim of kamuzus regime i lost my grandfather and his brother had to exile, but i have learnt to forgive. I am noway in favour of what kamuzu's regime did. Have you realised all blame goes to banda for all the bad things that took place in malawi, have you taken time out to think what about the people who worked with him they were involved, why not blame them aswell as much as banda played a big role in all this they are to blame too.

people like my grandfather and his brother who tried to oppose that regime are dead but for a good cause, i am not happy with what happened during that regime. What we need to take into consideration is banda was a fighter for the liberation of malawi against white oppression besides his weaknesses, but who can say they are perfect. to a certain extent he was a hero for the nation and Africa. Kamuzu will be held accountable for all the oppression he caused to the people of malawi, but that judgement will be given by God.

now about this new mausoleum that is being built, it is a new great gesture at the wrong time, millions are said to die in malawi because of hunger and poverty and Aids and yet the leaders are busy spending money on a grave, come on lets be realistic In most poor African coutries, like Malawi, those in power decide the fate of the country, hence the fate of the poor majority. Malawian officials know well enough that malawi is one of the countries in africa that is suffering from acute shortage of food. Personally, i am dumbfounded at reading news - constructing a mausoleum. This immoral decision to go on with the construction is a reflection of the insensitivity of the current officails to thier people, spending so much money on a grave and saying that despite the colossal death rate of their people the project should continue.

By making such dubious financial decisions it shows that the 'cancer' destroying africa is not just its debt but selfish, arrogant and small minded African politicans with the me, me, me and some more for me syndrome.