tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5317633102653140291.post832648768499286576..comments2023-12-28T20:06:07.170+02:00Comments on Malawi Digest: Medical experts support marriage at 16Malawi Digesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05416736214176104684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5317633102653140291.post-57279991500156772009-08-31T11:14:18.862+02:002009-08-31T11:14:18.862+02:00Fred Greyson Chirwa, I agree with you. These guys ...Fred Greyson Chirwa, I agree with you. These guys are out to tarnish the image of Govt come what. The anonymous guy claims that Malawi Digets has not put the voice of those who oppose the bill. Koma when you read the story on Paragraph 6 you find the following "However, Family Planning Association of Malawi (FPAM) and other civil society organisations condemned Parliament for permitting girls to marry at 16 with parental guidance but were silent about the sex consent age. In a statement, FPAM argued that early marriage was harmful since girls who marry at 16 are at risk of complications such as obstructed labour and obstetric fistula often due to prolonged labour. <br />" What more did this guy want? Nyasa Times is just worse. It is engaged in biased reporting to th extent of calling this bill a "Chidyamakanda Bill" If that was the case the said section was Chidyamakanda section from the time the constitution was made in 1994 becoz the provision said a girl could marry at 15 years with parents consent. The other thing is that people do not differentiate minimum age which is 18 and this other age which is provided for in case of special circumstances. People should read the current constitution before insulting govt. One should read the Chapter IV section 22, subsections 1 - 8. Its here <br /><br />http://www.sdnp.org.mw/constitut/chapter4.html#22Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5317633102653140291.post-45186972615263874752009-08-31T09:56:53.946+02:002009-08-31T09:56:53.946+02:00Fred, I can't agree more. The approach that ha...Fred, I can't agree more. The approach that has been taken by Tom Likambale and the Bakili Muluzi oiled Nyasatimes over this Marriage Bill is that Malawians are not happy with the Bill.<br /><br />I am aware that they are tryin to get at Prof Mutharika who is the responsible Minister.<br /><br />What they are forgetting is that Prof Mutharika only found the issue already concluded and only tabled it in Parliament.<br /><br />Now that Malawi Digest is bringing out the experts and people that are in support on the Bill, they have started crying pyooo! <br /><br />Mulira simunati afis inu ndi Malawi Digest. Keep on the good work.<br /><br />Chilandula Frank, Lilongwe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5317633102653140291.post-70610609046463509492009-08-31T09:52:32.942+02:002009-08-31T09:52:32.942+02:00Anthu a Bakili inu. What nosense, how do you measu...Anthu a Bakili inu. What nosense, how do you measure the audience of Malawi Digest is narrow? I believe Digest is doing a good job and people like it. Why is your Nyasatimes only taking about the negative part of this bill? Does it mean that there are no people that are seeing good in the marriage age at 16? I believe what our good citizens are Malawi Digest are doing is to make sure that they also publish the other side of the coin that there are also people who are positive about the marriage age at 16.<br /><br />Keep it up Malawi Digest, not the nonsense at Nyasatimes.<br /><br />Fred Greyson Chirwa- Manchester.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5317633102653140291.post-71893541908536648652009-08-31T09:19:39.270+02:002009-08-31T09:19:39.270+02:00You just put comments about they are in agreement ...You just put comments about they are in agreement what about those in disagreement. You must try to balance your news please no wander your audience is so narrowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com