[Civsoc-mw] NGO Bill

[Maybach Woyee]

Thank you Adamson. I live in a country led by the King, so understand my
position

On Sun, 25 Nov. 2018, 16:53 Adamson S. Muula <amuula at medcol.mw wrote:

> MB,
>
> I appreciate you taking time to respond. You may be right. My
> understanding (and it could be limited) was that since there is a UNIMA Act
> in place, there is also need to have that Act amended by the National
> Assembly. That is perhaps the most reasonable way to have the people of
> Malawi weigh in and decide what sort of de-linking we end up having.
>
> Now, I do admit I am a novice in these things. But if what you are saying
> were implemented in that way, it would set a slippery slope where
> over-reaching presidents legislate from State House. The Executive
> directive if implemented with no oversight at this point, may mean there
> could be a thousand other things which end up being promulgated by
> presidents without the oversight by "the People". That country would
> approximate a dictatorship I think. No!
>
> I look forward this time round for the Executive to defend its case in the
> House and have the decision voted and (hopefully) endorsed and then we are
> legally on firm ground to go ahead. Your "advice" to get down to work and
> implement (paraphrase of course) is why I am asking for the Bill. I also
> want us to have the Bill brought to the House in the current sitting and a
> decision made. Without that, we are in an administrative and operational
> limbo.
>
> A few College Principal whose tenures have expired cannot be replaced
> substantively as there is a question as to whether we get new principals or
> what we need to get are Vice Chancellors. Vice Chancellors are appointed
> using the law and the UNIMA Act does not empower anyone to hire a VC for
> the CoM, Poly, KCN (or whatever we will become once we de-link);
>
> The VC UNIMA's terms ended earlier in the year; he has not been replaced
> or have his term renewed because the question as to what becomes of the
> rest us remains.
>
> I do not know if you still hold the same view after hearing my side?
>
> Once again, I thank you for taking the time to respond.
>
> adamson
>
> On Sun, 25 Nov 2018 at 16:28, Maybach Woyee <mbchwoyee5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Adamson,
>> I thought the UNIMA delinking was a presidential decree during Bingu's
>> era? Why are you moving in circles wasting time with bills instead of
>> operationalizing the decree? Why are you guys still not debunked, even 6
>> years after Bingu? A decree has to be effected without debates, go and
>> delink. Musamatitaile nthawi
>> MB
>>
>> On Sun, 25 Nov. 2018, 08:00 Adamson S. Muula <amuula at medcol.mw wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>
>>> Good morning. If any of us here has the NGO Amendment Bill that CSOs do
>>> not want, please send: amuula at medcol.mw
>>>
>>>
>>> Similarly, if any of you have/has the UNIMA Amendment Bill (de-linking
>>> Bill), please send. I have not seen it.
>>>
>>> Adamson
>>>
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>>> Adamson S. Muula PhD, MPH, MBBS, CPH, PGDip (Public Health Ethics),
>>> PGDip (Global Health), PGD (Palliative Care)
>>> Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
>>> University of Malawi, College of Medicine
>>> School of Public Health and Family Medicine
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> Adamson S. Muula PhD, MPH, MBBS, CPH, PGDip (Public Health Ethics), PGDip
> (Global Health), PGD (Palliative Care)
> Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
> University of Malawi, College of Medicine
> School of Public Health and Family Medicine
> Department of Public Health
> Chimutu Building Room 850
> Private Bag 360, Chichiri
> Blantyre 3
> Malawi
> Email: amuula at medcol.mw
> Cell: +265 884233486
> Skype address: adamson.sinjanimuula
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