Bingu’s cabinet: 2014 succession master plan
Commentators have described the new cabinet appointed by President Bingu wa Mutharika as a political master plan aimed at consolidating his grip to power and preparing his brother Peter Arthur Mutharika for succession in 2014 if he fails to secure a third term of office.
In keeping with the true Bingu, full of intrigue and surprise the President on Wednesday unveiled the cabinet that has witnessed crushing out of senior colleagues in the NGC.
Henry Mussa the treasure general of the party, Henry Phoya the legal affairs director of the party who only last week was boasting as the longest serving minister of constitutional affairs, Davis Katsonga campaign director and heir apparent, Dr. Ken Lipenga the professional communications man; the maverick Symon Vuwa Kaunda, desertees of MCP Ted Kalebe and Bintoni Kutsaira, upstart homeboys Charles Mchacha and Roy Commsy; the Nyasa political gurus Henry Mumba, Mwerekete Kalua and Frank Mwenefumbo; and not forgetting the Kabula hill giant Rashid Gaffar.
These casualties were last week during an international football match upbeat about their automatic inclusion into the cabinet based on their contribution to the party in the name of financial, material and moral.
“We’re Bingu’s blue eyed boys, nothing can happen without us and there is no way we can be left out in the next cabinet,” charged one lawyer casualty from a rural constituency in Blantyre.
Phoya was on TVM boasting to have been the most efficient minister to have served longest in the same capacity.
Vuwa-Kaunda was also boasting at the High Court on Tuesday that he is rushing to Lilongwe to collect his ministerial limousine because he had been tipped that he is included in the new cabinet.
The cabinet appointment has seen Malawi’s star performer finance minister Goodall Gondwe demoted to the local government ministry sacrificed for late dictator Kamuzu Banda’s nephew Ken Kandodo.
The unexpected departure from the finance ministry of Gondwe has sent the country into panic mode because the successor is a novice in a trade that requires long experience and international connections which Gondwe had as former World Bank employee.
Kandodo on the other hand is a qualified young man but without international finance experience. Most people in Blantyre remember him as comrade to the underworld as evidenced by the loss of classy Mercedes company car to a money shark Rodgers Mwitha.
Probably he is now grown out of it, like all life experiences he may use the past to guide him into the future.
The movement of Dr George Chaponda to the education ministry is another surprise because Chaponda has spent a large cut of his life in refugee camps as an employee of UNHCR.
Conspicuously missing are the several individuals who registered new love for the DPP strategically timed to be considered into the new cabinet.
They include, former vice president Cassim Chilumpha, Uladi Mussa, Yusuf Matumula, Dr. Cornelius Mwalwanda, fired MCP publicist Ishmael Chafukira, former MBC employer Jolly Kalero, Dr. Paul Shaba, Dr. Allan Chiyembekeza, Rev. Ngwira, UDF’s Henry Shaba, Nicholas Dausi among several others.
Also left out are PhD holders Donton Mkandawire, David Mphande, Maggie Kalirani and Bofomo Nyirenda.
The President has not given any ministerial position to the vice president Joyce Banda despite the Head of State grabbing the portfolio of minister of agriculture.
The cabinet has also shut out hopes completely of former desertees of UDF from regrouping in readiness for 2014.
Tagged with: 2014 elections, Bingu, Cabinet, Peter Mutharika
Qpen your eyes Malawi. This cabinet is not about performance but who becomes president in 2014. Automatically, we would have thought Joyce Banda would be president. But Bingu has already started frustrating her by not giving her any meaningful ministerial position where she can prove her self.Remember, the vice presidency in Malawi is just a ceremonial post.Fearing the popularity of Goodhall Gondwe as the real economic engineer, Bingu has thrown him to siberia called local government. Other powerful and performing ministers have been left out completely. Then Bingu picks young brother Peter as Justice minister in a bid to groom him 4 presidency. He picks kandodo , who could possibly be the running mate as finance minister. Then fills the rest with yes bwana chaps. some are very qualified, but in order for them to fail, Bingu has given them ministerial positions.where they are alliens. Its like taking a teacher to administer a health institution. Koma ife timanena ndiye mumatitukwana. Si izi nanga. Kaliati beats up women who she thinks are going out with her husband and you lead her lead the same women. My predictions are that Peter Mutharika will start ruling Malawi from the background. NGONDO AMAO
Charity,
By appointing Peter Mutharika Minister of Justice does not mean he will be the successor of Bingu in 2014. Why did Phoya who has been the minister of Justice for so long not become vice president to Bingu? All you have written is baseless. President Bingu has already said he will not go for third term. Should Bingu in 2014 try to impose his brother on Malawians, he will see red, do not take Malawians for granted.
SURE CHIKU! will bingu vote million times to make his bro the presdent? People if you think too much then you will be humbled at the end, even if peter is being mentored is he going to vote for himself, bythe way this is only 2009 and you are already prophesying for 2014! timavota ndife anthu even peter, bingu knows this.
Bravo Chiku,
The President has just exercised his right of hiring people of his choice to ministerial positions.I agree to what one of the casualties Dr Ken Lipenga as quoted from the daolt times today that `ther is no minister for life`.By appointing his Brother Peter does not necessarily mean that he is grooming him for next president.This man (Peter) has been chosen on merit not otherwise.Point of correction Charity.
Please avoid using other people’s name when making comments on Nyasa Times. M16 knows who you are and soon unspecified measures will be taken.
Adios
CHARITY, IF I AM NOT WRONG YOU ARE THE ONE WHO WROTE A TERRIBLE COMMENT CONCERNING INFLATION. I DOUBT IF YOU ARE ALSO UNDERSTANDING THIS. BY THE WAY, THIS IS NOT THE LAST CABINET. CABINETS ARE CHANGED TIME AND AGAIN. AND YOU TOGETHER WITH OTHER PEOPLE DON’T KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING. BINGU IS CONSOLIDATING THE PARTY. SOON OR LATER YOU WILL SEE REAL DPP. ON WHY HE HAS CHOSEN GONDWE AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER, CAN YOU SEE THAT THERE IS ALSO PETER MWANZA FOR LANDS AND HOUSING, THIS IS DELIBERATE. YOU KNOW BINGU HAS BEEN SAYING THAT HE WANTS TO DEVELOP COUNTRY’S INFRUSTRUCTURE. HE WAS EVEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE NORTH BEING UNDER DEVELOPED. CANT YOU SEE THAT THIS IS A DELIBERATE COMBINATION( MWANZA AND GONDWE) HE WANTS THE NORTH TO CHANGE COMPLETELY. DO YOU THINK BINGU CAN ABANDON THE NORTH THE WAY THESE PEOPLE HELPED HIM? BINGU WANTS PEOPLE WHO ARE HARDWORKING AND FAITHFULL. REMEMBER THE LIKES OF UNFAITHFUL MSOWOYA. HE KNOWS HOW GONDWE WORKED HARD AS MINISTER OF FINAMCE. BINGU IS EXPECTING THE SAME AS HE AND MWANZA DEVELOPE THE COUNTRY, TO A LARGE EXTENT THE NORTH WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN NEGLECTED. THE FINAL WORD I CAN GIVE YOU IS THAT BINGU HAS ALWAYS PROVED HIS CRITICS WRONG, LET US WAIT AND SEE, AFTER ALL THIS IS NOT A FIVE YEAR CABINET, IT CHANGES TIME AND AGAIN. I AM SURE BINGU CONSULTED GONDWE AND FRIENDS.
zoona zake joza! if one will not deliver- the boot will kick him with no delays. to those who have been left into minis’ positions get my words if possible you have been reserved- if one makes ablunder you are coming there so dont worry. mumpira pamakhala ma substitutes.
Izi ndiye zomveka izi a Joza. By the way what is wrong with Peter? I ve heard much of Peter, he is a listening guy. People who have worked with him say he is a good guy. Is it wrong to have Peter as Minister of Justice? Munthuyi tu musaiwale ndiwophunzira. Anthu akuti akukuopani kuti mudzakhala President. Zawo izo.
Leave peter alone. Palibe nkhani apa. Peter is as good as anybody else. Za 2014 zo nzanu. tidzasankhe ndife ngati kuli kwa moyo. Kwa a Bingu remember your promises.
I totally agree with u,Bingu will test the first Local govt elections next yr, he cant assume to get the same votes as he has done on general elections; amassing much votes on these local elections meand his devpt agenda will work well. hence one of high performers in the previous govt has to take charge of this ministry. Cabinet is not there for five yrs, he has a prerogative of hiring and firing. There are always these type of reaction anywhere in the world coz whom we thought would be included is not there, i presume some will comeback during the second phase ie 2yrs. YOU ARE FIRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cant agree with this writer because he seems to be reporting matters from a foreign country. One would not expect Bingu to bring all the old guards into government. No one has a ministerial post for life and mind you these are appointed positions and anything can happen to such positions without the holders going to court for mercy. Lets not cross the bridge before we have started the journey. Allow the new cabinet do their job and then start pointing fingers. It should have been much better if people had reservations on the calibre and qualifications of those appointed and whether these appointments have elements of regionalism. Malawians needs to work up and avoid making unfounded statements which are meant to destroy the nation than building it. It would not a walk over for Peter Muthalika to take over leadership from his brother. He is a minister to day and may be tomorrow he will be chosen to lead a quasi organisation, who knows. It could be demotion to some ministers in the cabinet but no one knows what Bingu has for them. You have already seen that Bingu is man full of surprises so lets wait until we are there.
Finally in 2014, there will be NO IMPOSITION of leaders to take over from Bingu. DPP is a big party and it will have to take the transitional period with a great deal of caution otherwise the party with be closing its chapter politically in the statues of Malawi. NACHONSO CHIZATHA NGATI MAKATNI. ANTHU AKE NDIIFE AMENE TAGWETSA UDF ANDI MCP. IZI A DDP NGAKHALE ABINGUWO AKUDZIWA. AMALAWI TSOPANO TIKUYANG’ANA PATALI. I should urge Mr. NGONDO AMAO to be ready now to compete for leadership of the DPP in the conversion slated for 2014. If you will prove to possess innovative ideas which will be viewed to be equally important for Malawi, the people in the conversion would not panic to give you an overwhelming vote of confidence. INUNSO ABAMBO MUKHOZA KUTILAMULIRA IF A MALAWI. SIKUZAKHALA JUFUNA KWANU AYI KOMA CHOFUNA CHA MULUNGU KUDZEWA MWA ANTHU AKE-AMALAWI.
I should in a nutshell congulatulate Bingu and the new cabinet as they lead us in various fields. A word to the new cabinet is that you stay in that field is guaranteed by your performance and not where you come from. You are there to serve the nation and not a your area, region, tribe, race or what have you. Do well to prove your critics wrong. I know and believe that you can do even better than the rest of the ministers we had in the last years.
Thank you Bingu for surprising us. Even the Nyasatimes crew no word for you. They gave us a bitter pill to swallow when we were to be given a sweeter one.
ABINGU WOYE EE EE EE EE EE EE……….
Charity, you are an archaic commentator. What should cross you mind is that by appointing Peter does not mean that he can automatically become a next DPP president. People will stifly compete for this post and there is no where way in a democratic dispensation one can just automaticaally become a president.
Others have been dropped simply because they are now innovatically tappering out as their innovative ideas as going down due to overstaying on the saame post. Others haave been dropped because were not performing to Bingu’s expections in tenure while others have also been left out to pave way for new blood, which is health as far as democracy is concerned.
Of course, others have been out in the cold because were not loyal to last Bingu’s administration.
Let’s just wait and see how the new cabinet will perform.
May All bless the new cabinet.
Thyolo, Bvumbwe boy
Goodall asked for sabatical leave and who is bingu to deny
Charity,
Goodall Gondwe perfomed wonderfully in the Min of Finance by stirring our economy to greater heights,now the President has seen it fit to appoint this star perfomer to the Rural Development Min so as to Spread development to rural areas.Remember when you move an assert from one Min to another it remains an assert and that is what Gondwe is.Believe you me he will perfom amazingly.
thanks,people shud see a change.
sanabadwire ku khala nduna
Kwenjelwa yayi wina Malawi 2014 is not far. Timuoneskenge chijaro chakufumira. The Landslide victory is a litmus test for him. Remember 2004 we said no to the Drs Mutharika, Chilumpha, Muluzi, Chihana, Ntaba. Let Ishmael Chafukira takeover MCP. He can provide a good alternative to defeat the 2 Mutharikas and their yes bwana Kandodo. Mwatiyamba timuzgolaninge pa 2014. Uwu mbugalu ndiposo uchikana malango.
BWANAWA SAYAMIKA.
APA NDIYE WANDIBERA VOTI YANGA.
NDIINE MZAKE WA MLAKHKO KOMA MMMMMMM
I have problem with finance.This Kandodo has been involved in being a victim of KATAPILA. At some time a brand new Merc Benz belonging to Blantyre Print was snatched from him by money lenders.Infact that is among one reason he was not in terms with Puludzu JZU- by then Blantyre Print Executive Chairman.
Let’s hope & pray that the treasury purse is not snatched by the katapila people( cruel money lenders.)Tizingopemphera since Goodal Gondwe did all the donkey work. He consulted widely with the various stakeholders for this 2009/10 Budget when others were busy campaigning
Lisanafike, if this the way you want to deal the issue of Kandodo at Finanace because you know him, then you too personal. Bingu the appointee does not share your sentiments. You are not any better in matters of purity before God so avoid being ignorant and violent. We can all write but this sort of writing is childish not expected of you. You are type of people who need to be reformed/circumcised right in the heart so that something good should start flowing from it. Let Kandodo with his past be history for you and now be focused on the future as to how he gonna conduct himself in the public eye this time around. OSATHAMANGIRA KUSANZA USANAKHUTE UDZAGONA NDI NJALA MKUTE ULIPO.
If a convicted thief can become a president, and steal more than K1.4bn what wrong with Hon Kandodo becoming Finance minister? Moreover Ken has never been convicted, neither steal govt money. he was using his uncles money to multiply, so whats the big deal?
Atcheya was the best during his first term and became a nightmare during his second’ Malawians lets brace for another nightmare during this guy’s last term – my advice to Goodall, u will do a humble job by resigning, join your friends Lipenga & Phoya and then join MCP in 2013 we will suport u, LET THIS GUY SINK WITH HIS BROTHER – He wants to kill our young democracy but in the name of Muhammad He will fail
I cant pray for what? How could a normal man compare Bingu with Muluzi. Who is an achiever any way between them? There is no way Gondwe should resign to join MCP. Which MCP, brother? Do you wish Gondwe to end like that in politics? What is a ministerial post with the big load he has tomorrow to lead this nation? Malawians are not looking at only people but what elements are in those people that should be utilised to benefit this country. Muwasiye Gondwe akhale choncho. Who knows may be he would be the next president after getting used with local masses on the ground in the villages. He needs a lot of intraction with local people to learn a good language for communication. NAWONSO AZIZATHA KULANKHULA. What about that, BOY?????????????
Whats wrong with Peter ruling the country if he is capable? the man is well educated, exposed and better than the MURDERER PULUDZU!!. NO TO DZALEKA, NO TO HUMAN BEING MADE MEET FOR CROCODILES, NO TO BULUZI
We gave Bingu the mandate to appoint the cabinet. He has done it. If the cabinet fails, we shall judge him a failure. Otherwise too early to judge the cabinet. Even when Goodal was first appointed, pple expressed doubt of his experience as a minister in Malawi
Charity,thanks that u were exercising ur birthrights,but theres no sense in ur contents,it doesnt matter i P.Muthalika will be the next President of Malawi 2014,what matters is if he can,can he bring development to us as his brother? if the answer is yes,NO PROBLEM BOSS!!! lets stop the politics of who is who but who will bring development is tyhe essential thing we need.We need Malawi to change osati zandalezo ayi.Dont practice 20th century politics,we r in 21st century please. Every body can if he/she has the capabilities but not Atchair who put our beloved Malawi in ruins in the past 10yrs and not Bingu again bcos it will be his retirement time.
This cabinet is quite revealing. Normally dictators fear strong people and have tendency of suppression people who can challenge them. No wonder Bingu has demoted Goodall to Local Government. If the plan is to make DPP a muntharika party not Malawian- that is the end of it, this my prediction. Next elections it will be a different trend, DPP will be pushed out like MCP! As Malawians we dont like being taken forgranted.Please dont stone the messenger
what is demotion? please help me to understand this word. does it mean that these positions others are lower than the other? and i wish to know on what basis is this?
Even thou they say cabinet positions are the same, in reality they are not.Other cabinet portifolios have more responsiblity and prestige than others.On top of the list is Finance,Foreign Affairs etc and the bottom you have things like local government, sports and Gender (not necessarliy in that order) the fact is every country has got its priority list on cabinet posts and normally finance is almost always at the top