Fuel shortage worsens in Malawi

Malawi is grappling with a fuel crisis of sorts, with vehicles now scrambling for the tiny remaining bits of Diesel and Petrol to the extent of 'sleeping' on queues.
The probem visible in Blantyre City Centre, but worse in rural areas. A British Petroleum filling station in Blantyre City Centre has virtually posted a sign of 'We are Closed', making people wonder whether the economics of 'economic engineer' Bingu wa Mutharika only make sense on paper.
State President Mutharika has chosen to remain mum as the nation round about thirsts for fuel. Rural dwellers are going four weeks in the dark now, as the strategic Paraffin remains rocked in port storage rooms.
Malawi is facinga silent crisis analysts blame on lack of enough forex.
The country's import cover is now at one-and-a-half months, almost double down the recommended cover.
But the drivers waiting on the long queues are Malawians, that is why they are painfully patient.
Energy Minister Grain Malunga has promised the moon, saying government is working around the clock to come around the shortage. However, his promise that the problem would end today has not materialised, and his blatant lie now lies shiny like a dead nun in the plain.