Mzuzu — The New Rainbow Coalition Party (NARC) the first ever political party in Malawi with a woman President Loveness Gondwe, MP for Mzimba West has unveiled the party’s manifesto at a National Executive Committee meeting held in Mzuzu on December 22, 2008.

The party’s Publicity Secretary, Mc Bin Mwafulirwa briefly outlined the contents of the manifesto during NEC meeting attended by the president Loveness Gondwe disseminates among other areas why the party was formed.

MC Bin Mwafulirwa told the Tribune in an exclusive interview that Narc believes that true government of the people must deliver on its promises and be citizenry in governance.

“NARC was formed out of protracted debate over the conditions of laborers, youths and women empowerment.” He outlined and further highlighted that teachers and teaching conditions and deterioration teachers’ condition and the fall of standard education are other reasons for the formation of NARC.

He also outlined that farmers have for along time been cheated over farm inputs prices and their farm produce.

“ADMARC will play an active role in social and economic rehabilitation of neglected agriculture sector and through Agriculture Investment Holding and Land Bank, NARC will give direct farm inputs to farmers clubs and the Agriculture Insurance Credit Guarantee Scheme will be introduced to guarantee adequate farm inputs to farmers through the farmers clubs.”  The publicist was quoted.

On the other hand, Mwafulirwa elaborated that women will receive free fertilizers for the first two years to transform women farmers and farmers clubs and families into middle income groups and that Malawi Young Pioneer bases will be opened immediately.

“MYP bases will be opened as a catalyst to guarantee youth employment and development to ensure full employment that will guarantee jobs to the youths,” said Mwafulirwa.

Among other areas, the NARC manifesto advocate the review of pension fund and encourage self contributory pension other than mandatory pension that NARC believes affects the civil services salaries and all pension arrears will be paid immediately.

The manifesto further more advocate to immediately double teachers salaries and also to introduce chalk allowances and rural livelihood allowance that will be introduced for teachers and other civil servants in rural areas – “equally, salaries of nurses and health personnel and selection of students will be based on merit and entry examination for university Education shall be abolished with no quota system…” part of the manifesto reads.

The NARC that was formed and launched on March 13, 2008 when voted into government in 2009 shall also abolish city rates in all Traditional Housing Areas and will provide income support to all HIV and AIDS victims including pregnant women and further build 2 000 000 houses in all urban cities and 4 000 000 houses in all districts and trading towns of the country from May 2009.

Then, the NARC Publicity Secretary, McBin Mwafulirwa emphasized the wish of the party when in government will be to review salaries according to grades to reflect years of experience and work related demand.

“Civil service promotion will be based on merit with no political interference” Mwafulirwa emphasized and added that Commercial Trading Houses will be built in all the three regions and district centers so as to create trading information hub and business development centers and for vendors in addition to market distribution.

“The centers will work hand in hand with ADMARC and MYP bases and other trading houses to ensure that Malawians are empowered economically and foreign vendors are reduced.” He emphasized further more and said the trading centers will also create new market places to serve all market forces including farmers, traders, exporters, consumers and will provide loans to the youth clubs as well.