Speeches from archives wont knock Tembo
We’re fed up with speeches from archives aimed at dehumanising John Zenus Ungapake Tembo.
All of us are fed up.
It’s not just Chris Daza, Ishmael Chafukila, Humphrey Mvula, Mayi Hilda Manjankhosi and our fellow Nyasa Times columnist, Nyakuchenya Ganda, (we know even without asking him).It’s the entire coalition team-Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and the United Democratic Front (UDF). All peace loving Malawians are sick to death of these ‘satanic’ speeches.
Ok, there are a few diehards, like the architects of the same, whose own fate is tied to the system.
And then, there are those who get rewarded out of it, they think its fun and people love it.
People sneered at Tom Likambale’s recent article, claiming that stories of Bingu wa mutharika and Comesa were all about the past.
So, what is new about Bakili Muluzi’s 2004 speeches on John Tembo?
POLITICAL PROPAGANDA
Instead of telling people facts that will sell their idols politically, producers of these speeches are wasting time searching from the annals what Muluzi said against Tembo years ago and rerunning the vocalizations now, all with the sole aim of political propaganda.
Cheap propaganda indeed.
CAMPAIGN
To be guileless with our brothers and sisters who earn a living from producing the satanic speeches, they are only bringing our country into disarray.
These speeches will only fuel antagonism amongst Malawians.
Why not talk about projects that the government intend to do?
Why not talk about new appointments that may accommodate Northerners as they have been wholly sidelined for the past five years with only four mnisters in 45 member cabinet and as well the centre with only two ministers?
Why not critique the MCP manifesto?
As opposed to telling the voting public that Muluzi voiced out that Tembo has blood in his hands.
Is it not Bingu who in 2004 praised Muluzi to the skies that he was the champion of democracy? And today he calls him a failure.
Such is politics.
Good politicians
Everyday lost in listening to these satanic speeches will cost us dearly in the long run.
Yet our politicians are criminally wasting time and money on these speeches from the library to distract voters from Muluzi and Tembo. No! That is not the way.
Good politicians bring developmental issues to voters.
Education, health, road networks, issues surrounding the social/economic life of people and many more are the kind of things the nation wants to listen to.
These are the critical issues facing Malawi today. And tomorrow and for decades to come.
Certainly, we are more interested to hear about what tough decisions will be taken to cut our ballooning state debt than Muluzi calling Bingu an ‘economic engineer’.
Amangwetu, this is 2009. What will voters, some of whom never saw late Aaron Gadama, benefit from these speeches from the archives?
Politicians only use these great sons of Malawi (whose death remains a mystery to date) during campaign, yet there is completely nothing in their honour in form of roads and buildings (in their names).
At this highly sensitive period in Malawi, the government is rudderless and adrift, utterly lacking in the authority to stop this nonsense and lead by example.
If need be comment:sembegondwe@yahoo.com
Tagged with: Bakili, Bingu, DPP, JZU, MCP, Muluzi, Mutharika, Tembo, UDF
I think it is high time Malawians learn to stick to issues and acts like these which will only fuel violents. Muluzi in his own demonised the opposition by way of state media and government coffers. My foot. I thought Bingu was going to be different but alas he has proved a total failure. feasting on the public purse like nobody’s business.
Gondwe you are missing the point. There are two issues here. 1. – to show Malawians what kind of zealot and or puludzu Tembo is. What is being said afterall is fact and not allegations. 2.- we seek to awaken and warn Malawians again not to trust Bakili. Politicians who make u-turns are extremely dangerous to are well-being as a nation. Bakili cannot suddenly claim that Tembo is a good man just from the blues like that. Malawians cannot and will not be fooled nthawi imeneyo idatha. There is a saying in chichewa kuti ukayenda siya phazi ukasiya mawu adzakulondola. Bakili should indeed be kicking himself. Why Tembo did not see this bluffs me. Nde vuto lama alliance opangila mabhala. They never see the day.
Gondwe,
your observations are right and I recommend you for your advice to us but lets lead by example. Find better and soft words which are synonymous to what you what you have written.
Words like “fed up”,”sick to death of these ‘satanic’ speeches.” are not good for a professional journalist. Its the same as me rating you as a “F****d up journalist” instead of “an angry journalist “.
Please be soft and dont turn our good Nyasa times website as a toilet. Chonde lembani zabwino not ngati Democratus newspaper of Joy Radio.
The speeches have knocked him now.