Parliament At Standstill
All staff at Malawi National Assembly have began strike demanding government to honor their demand of 24% pay hike.
Workers are outside playing various games including football and many of them dressed in red clothing.
Loud music being played from the speakers outside the National Assembly.
President for the Parliamentary Staff Union Leonard Tilingamawa in an interview said "Government is not meeting our demands we submitted our conditions of services after an approval by Parliamentary Service Commission of 24% as an average. When that was submitted to Treasury there they said could not effect that and they gave us 10% so we refused that offer and on yesterday they came back with a proposal of 18% and we are saying we don't want the 18% they are offering us." He said
The situation has forced members of parliament to go back home. But it is not known of the National Assembly is to meet this afternoon.
All parliament doors including Ministers entrance are closed leaving only the main entrance into the national assembly but no one is allowed to enter into the Parliament.
"I've been in Parliament for 25 years I have never seen this embarrassment this shows that government ignores other arms of government and they don't care listen to demands by government staff." Said Uladi Mussa a Leader of Peoples Party in Parliament
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