MALAWI: Malawians Challenged on Unity
Prof. Dan Kuwali making his Presentation on Malawianity
Luke Bisani
Citizens in Malawi have been challenged to foster unity as a way of achieving peace among the people in the country.
Making his presentation during the Inter-University Network for Peace Education and Development workshop in Blantyre, Brigadier General Dan Kuwali, who serves in the Malawi Defense Force as Chief of Legal Services and Judge Advocate General, stressed the need for citizens to unite for peace.
Brigadier Kuwali explained that despite Malawi being ranked as a peaceful country, people need to be united for peace to flourish.
Kuwali added that tribalism and regionalism are some that affect the country’s unity and pose a threat to Malawi’s peace.
“Elsewhere, we are seen to be peace-loving people, but are we truly united? The devil lies in the details; look at what happens around,” said Kuwali.
Kuwali, who is also an expert on international law and international relations, said there is a need for the country to promote cross-cultural, inter-religious, and political dialogue and look at education as an enabler or catalyst for fostering peace and unity in the country.
He further added that Malawi needs to adopt inclusive and transparent recruitment and promotion policies and intercultural marriages and relationships as among the strategies to enhance unity among Malawians.
The three-day workshop on peace education and development has brought together academicians, researchers, and advocates of peace, just to name a few.
At the end of the workshop, six institutions of higher learning, namely the Catholic University of Malawi (CUNIMA), the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), the University of Malawi (UNIMA), Mzuzu University (MZUNI) and Malawi School of Government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Peace Education and Development.
