LILONGWE BUSINESS OPERATORS GIVES A FORTNIGHT TO TONSE GOVERNMENT TO FLUSH OUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) and the Lilongwe Small Scale Business Operators (LSCBO) have given the Tonse Alliance-led government 14 days to flush out illegal immigrants who are plying various businesses in the country’s cities or face a nationwide demonstrations.
Speaking at a press briefing held in Lilongwe on Monday morning, CDEDI executive director, Sylvester Namiwa, accusedthe the foreign nationals of threatening the survival of local traders because of their unprofessional business ethics.
Namiwa demanded immediate solutions to illegal immigrants, challenges that have characterized the Affordable Input Programme (AIP) and the looming hunger in Malawi.
He said apart from monitoring the developments on the ground, CDEDI has also been receiving a lot of Save Our Souls (SOS) messages from Malawians of all walks of life from across the country, calling for the intervention.
“CDEDI is in possession of letter from LSCBO), appealing to CDEDI to intervene on the decision