Tanzania pulled a fast one on a top Malawi leader. It got him to pose with a map that gave Tanzania part of Lake Malawi.
Moses Kunkuyu is Malawi's information minister. He went to Tanzania to help with internet plans. But he held up a map showing the lake split between the two countries—he didn't even know it.
People back home were mad. They said Kunkuyu handed the lake away. They called their leaders "headless chickens."
Tanzania has told schools to teach that it owns some of the lake. It used to be called Lake Nyasa there. Malawi wants the whole thing called Lake Malawi.
Malawi's president, Lazarus Chakwera, has yet to say anything. Folks think he doesn't act quickly on big problems.
Chakwera took a long time to look into a plane crash that killed Malawi's vice president. He was also slow to fire ministers accused of corruption.
Some of his people still have fake degrees. But they have their jobs. An expert said Chakwera won't speak up unless the public makes a big fuss.
The lake has many fish, which makes it important to both countries. But many Malawians want their leader to take a stand soon. They say Tanzania is going too far this time.
Moses Kunkuyu is Malawi's information minister. He went to Tanzania to help with internet plans. But he held up a map showing the lake split between the two countries—he didn't even know it.
People back home were mad. They said Kunkuyu handed the lake away. They called their leaders "headless chickens."
Tanzania has told schools to teach that it owns some of the lake. It used to be called Lake Nyasa there. Malawi wants the whole thing called Lake Malawi.
Malawi's president, Lazarus Chakwera, has yet to say anything. Folks think he doesn't act quickly on big problems.
Chakwera took a long time to look into a plane crash that killed Malawi's vice president. He was also slow to fire ministers accused of corruption.
Some of his people still have fake degrees. But they have their jobs. An expert said Chakwera won't speak up unless the public makes a big fuss.
The lake has many fish, which makes it important to both countries. But many Malawians want their leader to take a stand soon. They say Tanzania is going too far this time.
