DPP organise chiefs to demonstrate against MPs
Governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) organised and funded demonstration in the streets of the capital city of Lilongwe, commercial city of Blantyre, Mzuzu City and the newly declared City of Zomba, against the opposition members of parliament who are boycotting the ordinary sitting of parliament currently on recess.
The demonstrators are against the opposition for their quest to see the embattled Section 65 implemented by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Louis Chimango, who is on record of ruling that deliberation continues despite short of numbers in the august house required for deliberation to go on.
Presiding over demonstrations in Zomba, Senior Chief Chikowi of Zomba presented the petition to District Commissioner [DC] Atanazio Chibwana saying:“We are saddened and I am disappointed in particular for MP's boycotting parliament.
"We want development and not section 65, and this is the reason why we sent them to parliament,” said Chikowi who was convicted but later pardoned by President Bingu Mutharika said.
The Zomba demonstrations were jointly done by the people from Ntcheu, Balaka and Zomba and mostly were members of DPP ferried by party officials and some using government transport.While in the commercial city of Blantyre, Chief Kuntaja led the demonstrations.
Presenting the petition to the DC Charles Makanga, Kuntaja said: “We expect parliament to listen to our voice, the people who voted them are the people of the chiefs, therefore they should listen to us chiefs.”
Similar demonstrations took place in the capital city Lilongwe, comprising of chiefs from Dowa, Dedza, Ntchisi, and presented their petition to Charles Kalemba the Lilongwe DC.
Meanwhile Billy Banda of Malawi Watch, a human rights activist has described the current political atmosphere as 'unstable and critical' saying it may affect the 2009 presidential and parliamentary elections.





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one wonders if the constitution has not been constructively suspended? * suppose so, and gvt banks its hopes on the docility of Malawians. this docility is, arguably, leading us into so many ils including poverty and laziness because we are able to think outside the box. it was the case during the first republic when noone dared to bell the cut, untill the international community came to our rescue, then pressure groups emerged.
if chiefs say they want development and not sec. 65, they should also know that sec.65 governs the very same development they are talking about.if mps straddle between political affiliations, they are a rolling stone which does not stablise to organise and manage development, but pursue personal interests. again, defections are a recipe for corruption and corruption is a vice agaist development. if * become an mp today and keep on changing parties until the fifth year of my term, can the chief tell me that * will have time to pursue developmental agenda apart from the interests of my family?
* know * may be unfair to chiefs for being philosophical since they will not even understand what * am trying to address here.but for those who know, let us stand up and tip this dictatorship in the bud! or we will regret!
unortunately, the oposition is so selfish that they cannot unite in the next elections to form a common front against the dpp. a good exampele is zimbabwe. mdc faction and simba makoni must be rgreting for not uniting with the main mdc. they would have gotten 50+% for presidency. but they all wnated to be seen to be strong and formidable, unfortunately to the benefit of a dictator mugabe. jzu and tcheya, pliz, can you hamble yourselves at least for the sake of our country and join hands to remove the crooked, cunning and officially corrupt regime!
* said last week that every chief has command over one vote and all the oposition mps should not be worried as times have change and its only sound political moves that work come the voting time .Bingu thought he would manipulate even the civil society and im told he so sick that none have come to support him as it was last year .
The oposition should also be commended for playing smart politics this time because people are seeing sence in what they are saying .
munkhaulitse mmbambo amaneyu anga yeese munda wake dziko lino .
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