The head of a Catholic church in Malawi archbishop Msusa has implored the newly graduated university students of Catholic university to help in bringing peace in the country.
Arch Bishop Msusa who is the chancellor of the university spoke yesterday on the sidelines of the university’s 17 congregation.
In his speech, Msusa who is the team leader for dialogue in the political impasse challenged the graduates to be beacons of peace asking them to think of solutions to the current situation.
“The country’s political temperature remain high following the disputed May 21 polls. Efforts to diffuse the tension seems not to be working as they are not bringing tangible results as the HRDC leaders are not relenting on call for Jane Ansah to resign as make chairperson.
Msusa said he believes dialogue is a key to any crisis that happens.
He added,” you students who are graduating now, should be like instruments to bring people together, the grieved and those who are in power to come at the same table to see what is the problem, what is happening. Should we go on like this? Now it’s almost 4months the country is still at a standstill.”
Archbishop Msusas sentiments were echoed by the university’s council chairperson Bishop Mathews Mtumbuka of Karonga diocese.
“All that I can say is that all of us try to work for unity, we must try to start to live together but otherwise the archbishop is involved in the mediation, he is best placed. Otherwise we must realize that we belong to country we must try to give space to one another and if they are misunderstandings let us deal with those understandings,” said Mtumbuka.
Five hundred students have graduated in Diplomas and degrees in various faculties at the university.
The head of a Catholic church in Malawi archbishop Msusa has implored the newly graduated university students of Catholic university to help in bringing peace in the country.
Arch Bishop Msusa who is the chancellor of the university spoke yesterday on the sidelines of the university’s 17 congregation.
In his speech, Msusa who is the team leader for dialogue in the political impasse challenged the graduates to be beacons of peace asking them to think of solutions to the current situation.
“The country’s political temperature remain high following the disputed May 21 polls. Efforts to diffuse the tension seems not to be working as they are not bringing tangible results as the HRDC leaders are not relenting on call for Jane Ansah to resign as make chairperson.
Msusa said he believes dialogue is a key to any crisis that happens.
He added,” you students who are graduating now, should be like instruments to bring people together, the grieved and those who are in power to come at the same table to see what is the problem, what is happening. Should we go on like this? Now it’s almost 4months the country is still at a standstill.”
Archbishop Msusas sentiments were echoed by the university’s council chairperson Bishop Mathews Mtumbuka of Karonga diocese.
“All that I can say is that all of us try to work for unity, we must try to start to live together but otherwise the archbishop is involved in the mediation, he is best placed. Otherwise we must realize that we belong to country we must try to give space to one another and if they are misunderstandings let us deal with those understandings,” said Mtumbuka.
Five hundred students have graduated in Diplomas and degrees in various faculties at the university.
