BINGU CALLS FOR DIALOGUE WITH MALAWI DEMONSTRATION LEADERS AT 13.00pm on 21st JULY 2011

Through a radio broadcast Bingu has called for dialogue with Civil Society and opposition leaders to find solutions to the problems facing the country instead of continuing with violence on the streets. The question that many are asking is whether he is being honest enough and calling for genuine dialogue? The Civil Society leaders must ask for assurances before the so called dialogue takes place and he should not be the one calling the shots. The venue of the dialogue should also not be State House. Genuine dialogue should take place at neutral venue like a hotel. It must be a mutual dialogue. These concerns are being raised because he never saw the need for the dialogue yesterday. Did he have to wait for the violent demonstrations to call for genuine dialogue as a Head of State? Instead of calling for a round table meeting yesterday, he went ahead with his empty lecture at State House- wasting public funds. My appeal to the Civil Society Leaders is not to take the call for dialogue while lying down. Bingu is finished as people have spoken with their actions…