I have quietly observed economic developments the past two years. In one way or the other I have participated in developing policy recommendations to government as a technical person in areas of trade. What has actually come out from the cabinet or parliament is meager such that we should not see major positive changes soon. Which means medium term strategic plans spanning 2012-2017 are idle without much needed regulatory and policy changes.
Political leaders focus much of their energy on popularity. In Malawi popularity is not only based on performance, its source is political backing not performance. The new regime is however promising because it is listening and has initiated some radical reforms in the civil service. Let me also mention that the One Stop Shop at mitc to facilitate investments has received tremendous support from government.
