Malawi gets a New President
AMECEA participated in the monitoring
of the electoral process in the Republic of Malawi which culminated in the
ushering in of a new leadership. Our past experience regarding general
elections in our countries has been the basis of fear of conflicts every time a
country is going through this process. As such through this forum, AMECEA
appealed to the people of the region and indeed the world to pray for the
people of Malawi to have free, fair and peaceful elections. Without belaboring
the few hitches that rocked the process, we now thank God that we have new
leaders in Malawi in a peaceful way.
With the new leadership in place,
the people of Malawi are full of expectations in the growth and development of
the country and the peoples. The hope of real change and new ways of doing
things is tremendous. This hope cannot be sustained by the mere euphoria of new
leadership, but by the service delivery every person in Malawi hopes for. Many
times this hope quickly dwindles after the elections on account of poor
performance at the altar of corruption and self-interests that have plagued our
African countries.
As we pray for the people of
Malawi that the happiness that is still glowing in their hearts may be
sustained through good governance based on the good political will, we pray
also for our other countries that find it hard to enjoy a peaceful co-existence
and full realization. Lest we forget, we are still praying for our dear
brothers and sisters in South Sudan.
God Bless Africa!
Our Lady Queen of
Africa- Pray for us
By Fr. Jude
AMECEA Justice and Peace
