Re: [wanabidii] MDF Commander Odillo says: Army ready to defend Malawi

Sawa basi Deogratia. Lakini usije ukawa ni those who push for war and
then watch it on TV from Hilton Hotel in Dalislaam.

Courage



On 10/14/12, Deogratias Kawonga <deogratias.kawonga@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes me and my two boys
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Oct 14, 2012, at 20:16, Maurice Oduor <mauricejoduor@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Deogratias,
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>> Suppose a war breaks out between Tanzania and Malawi, would you
>> volunteer to join the army and go to thr frontlines?
>>
>> Courage
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>> On 10/14/12, Deogratias Kawonga <deogratias.kawonga@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Haaa ! Haaa Charles we will not fight you, instead we will perish every
>>> shit
>>> crossing our boarder, don't just talk, make a trial today .............
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Oct 14, 2012, at 11:21, Charles Banda <chasbanda@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) "is ready to protect citizens and the
>>>> interests of the country," the Army Commander General Henry Odillo told
>>>> The Sunday Times in an exclusive interview.
>>>>
>>>> Odillo, recently inducted into the Hall of Fame by the United States
>>>> military college, guaranteed that with the MDF, "peace in Malawi will
>>>> be
>>>> there and we can assure Malawians that they are safe."
>>>>
>>>> He said it was "critical that the country should remain peaceful and
>>>> stable to move forward...the society and individuals should use
>>>> combined
>>>> effort to ensure that this is sustained".
>>>>
>>>> The Commander urged Malawians not to leave the sustenance of peace to
>>>> the
>>>> military alone, but ensure that there is stability in the areas that
>>>> they
>>>> are living in by relaying information to Police and the Army when
>>>> "unusual
>>>> things happen around them."
>>>>
>>>> "This is why we have our police presence in all regions of the country;
>>>> so, if people in that locality have noticed unusual issues happening
>>>> around them, I think they should not sit down and pretend that there is
>>>> nothing happening, they should be reporting these things to the Police.
>>>>
>>>> "That is where issues start being exposed; you start understanding the
>>>> picture of what is developing around you," he said.
>>>>
>>>> SEPARATING POLITICS FROM PROFESSION
>>>>
>>>> The Commander says it is important to ensure that "the peace which has
>>>> been invested in this country for a long time" is safeguarded by
>>>> realizing
>>>> that peace comes with a huge, huge price and investment".
>>>>
>>>> "Sometimes when things happen, you need to sit back and reflect on some
>>>> serious issues and perhaps you come to realize the importance of your
>>>> position- for instance, those which we are holding as officers in the
>>>> Malawi Defence Force."
>>>>
>>>> He said he had on several occasions told fellow officers within the MDF
>>>> of
>>>> the importance of separating politics and their profession.
>>>>
>>>> "It is a clear point which I have been emphasizing and I never stop
>>>> emphasizing that our officers and soldiers should never be involved in
>>>> politics. I think we have a role to play in this country."
>>>>
>>>> HUGE RESPONSIBILITY
>>>>
>>>> He said the MDF had a " huge responsibility ... whereby we should now
>>>> start realizing our position in terms of what sort of contribution can
>>>> we
>>>> make to support our democracy in this country? It is not an easy task."
>>>>
>>>> He said he was convinced that despite the challenges the Army
>>>> encounters,
>>>> officers, soldiers and members of the Malawi Defense Force should have
>>>> a
>>>> clear focus in their role in the Malawi society.
>>>>
>>>> "I think we are here for a reason. We are here to protect this country.
>>>> The people of this country do look up to us for protection. I think
>>>> that
>>>> is a responsibility which should not be taken lightly," he said,
>>>> stressing
>>>> on the importance of maintaining discipline in the uniformed
>>>> organization
>>>> in Malawi.
>>>>
>>>> Odillo said he draws inspiration from the officers around him and the
>>>> prayers to God seeking peace.
>>>>
>>>> Odillo was inducted into the International Hall of Fame by the United
>>>> States Army Command and General Staff College on September 24 for being
>>>> a
>>>> graduate of the college who has risen in the MDF ranks and file to the
>>>> position of a Commander. He was at this college in the USAfor one year,
>>>> ending in 1996.
>>>>
>>>> Some 250 officers have since 1973 been inducted to the Hall of Fame.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.bnltimes.com/index.php/sunday-times/headlines/national/11815-mdf-commander-odillo-says-army-ready-to-defend-malawi
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