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Bingu describes Gwanda ‘thug’, ‘greedy’ – WikiLeaks
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By Charles Kufa, Nyasa Times |
September 1, 2011 · 19 Comments |
Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika told donors that he was keen in putting in cage veteran politician Gwanda Chakuamba and described him as a “thug”, according to leaked documents published on WikiLeaks.
The WikiLeaks cable obtained by Nyasa Times shows that Mutharika told the donor community after his election in 2004 as Head of State that he intended to enhance security in the country by increasing the government’s support to the police and the military and “went off-script to skewer opposition candidate Gwanda Chakuamba, who has filed a court petition to have the results of the election declared null and void.”
Mutharika pointed out that Chakuamba also contested the national elections in 1994 and 1999 and incited his supporters to cause disturbances.
The WikiLeaks cable quote Mutharika as telling donors about Chakuamba: “The man is a thug, pure and simple.”
Chakumba: Thug and greedy, according to Mutharika
Mutharika, according to the cable, added (three times) that if disturbances continued, he would lock Chakuamba up, insisting that his protests were not political “the man is greedy and crazy”, he vowed he “will not tolerate disturbance of the peace in this country.”
Chakuamba, a former powerful minister in the government of Malawi’s founding President Kamuzu Banda, was an influential leader of the opposition since 1994 when Malawi held its first democratic elections in 30 years and briefly served as agriculture minister during Mutharika’s first term.
He was also charged for calling Mutharika “ a brute.” And was convicted for inciting acts of violence against the Lhomwe tribe in the country. Chakuamba uttered words ordering the beating up of all Lhomwes in Malawi in November 2008, but was not given custodial sentence owing to his advanced age.
The whistle blowing website said Mutharika convened heads of mission from donor countries and agencies in Lilongwe for a two-hour meeting on May 27, 2004 during which he outlined his plans to move Malawi from “poverty to prosperity.”
It says while the bulk of the meeting was spent paraphrasing the inauguration speech he delivered three days earlier, he deviated from the script long enough to divulge plans to dramatically reduce the size of the cabinet; that he favours state subsidies in the agriculture sector; that he intends to establish a new university; that he will jail Chakuamba if he continues to cause problems; and that he wants the support of international donors to deal with Malawi’s crushing domestic debt burden.
He has also told donors not to believe stories that the Catholics and Presbyterians had opposed his candidacy. Insisting that only a few individuals were the instigators of anti-UDF sentiment in the churches, he claimed that religious leaders were now making known their support of him.
“ While almost everything Mutharika said in two hours was measured, soothing, well-reasoned, and designed to enlist the good will of donors, his discourse was punctuated by some jarring comments,” reads the cable.
Since November last year, WikiLeaks has controversially released a string of classified documents.
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Tags: Bingu wa Mutharika, Gwanda Chakuamba, WikiLeaks
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Binguyo anyani amasekana zikundu.
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ReplyWe know that Bingu is following Mugabe’s footsteps. You will see! This not Zimbabwe mind you!
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ReplyIf what Bingu is saying is true then this is the beginning of the thieves to review each other. It will be more when DDP is not in power. There are many of them who has become rich in short time through stealing. The Ahlomwes in high positions have become rich through Bingu. Most Cabinets have become rich the can not tell us that their salaries have made them to have two -three houses and businesses they are running. Most of them we know what they were before. there is no man who can be rich in 10 years of working, not even business. They will answer and point at each other. Continue Bingu mentioning your friends. It will come to you on day. You have already mentioned Goodall later it will be your turn.
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ReplyTHIEVES ALWAYS ACUSE EACH OTHER. BECAUSE THEY KNOW HOW THEY STEAL. YOU SEE OLD MEN ARE THE MOST THIEVES AND EVIL. EVERYWHERE ON EARTH LEADERS WHO ARE BAD ARE OLD MEN. THE STEAL BECAUSE THEY NEVER MADE A FORTUNE AND THEIR TIME TO MAKE THAT FORTUNE IS REMITED DUE TO THEIR AGE, THAT IS WHY THEY SHOULD NOT BE PRESIDENTS OR LEADER. THEY HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER THE NATION OR PEOPLE EXCEPT STEAL MONEY FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THEMSELVES.
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ReplyAgwanda mwakalamba bwanji osakalera zidzukulu ku nsanje.ngati umphawi you cannot alleviate it by decampaigning joyce banda.kagwereni uko mbuya
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ReplyAgain, this man has started talking shit, let’s organize a demo and this time no stories. Instead of responding our cries is busy swearing at us. Marching again
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ReplyKweni uzeleza wafikapo ku malawi,infact there a certain type people when they growing old they get mud,i guess this what is hapening with these vyakwamba vyagwanda,people who goes by winds no even reasoning,haaaaaaaaaaaah asaaaaaaaaa,Crazy at its best.
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ReplyBingu and Gwanda are all thugs.They all lead thuglife like tupac shakur.They like swearing and like guns alot.Gwanda had an UZI like tupac to eliminate the genuine ngwazi because he had beef with oldman.The same thug Bingu has beef with the motormouth sympathy seeker Joyce Banda.never trust these nkhalambas.they all have blood in their hands.Bingu should shut up his rotten mouth.We are fed up with his useless talks.Malawi needs solutions to its endless everyday problems.Bingu has forgotten that he had mowed his unarmed citizens recently?
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ReplyAMAYINE A CHAKUAMBA AJA INE KODI MWATANI AKULU?IMVI ZILI THOO SHEEE NKHALAMBA ZAKU MALAWI KOMA NDI ZAMAKANI BWANJI,MWABWERERANSO MU NDALE?
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