65 former MCP central region committee defects to UTM

At least 65 former Malawi Congress Party central region committee have defected to vice president Saulos Chilima’s United Transformation Movement (UTM).

Former MCP district chairpersons joining UTM

Speaking during the formal defection ceremony on Tuesday, one of the former officials , Chatonda Kaunda  who served as MCP deputy secretary general said the group decided to join the movement because the MCP did not want the elderly.

“They told us that we are now too old to serve in the party. Having looked around, we realised that UTM can embrace us and they have indeed welcomed us with all warm arms. We are now home, the thing is to ensure that the party gets into power,” he said.

Speaker of the National Assembly who is also former MCP vice president Richard Msowoya is expected to be formally welcomed into the movement family on Saturday at Masintha ground in Lilongwe during the launch of the movement.

In the north, Loveness Gondwe and 21 others say they will contest the parliamentary elections on the UTM ticket.

Gondwe, former deputy speaker of parliament, was Aford member before she defected to MCP before dumping it to join the movement.

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47 replies on “65 former MCP central region committee defects to UTM”

  1. I still remember what happened in 2014,he robbed us our victory by enriching himself and his family now he wants our vote….Please give me a place i can never trust the leader of this UTM.Let me try MCP again because they gave me education with a better boarding school etc.

  2. Politics is a game of numbers more especially now that we are going towards an election. More defectors=more votes. Its not bad to welcome political nomads into UTM neither is it wrong to accept disgruntled people like the msowoya’s, the Loveness gondwe’s etc.its normal when people see chinthu cha nyuwani, some are joining to help, some are joining for positions, some are just spies from competitors, some are lost and confused but they all bring votes

    What ever the case I trust chilima and team will be able to spot the dirt in some of the new members. All i can ask bwana chilima is don’t get too close to those very confused politicians,they have no added values that you can use. confusion they bring along=division within your team

    You already have a good political team, just add in more professionals/new blood both young and old regardless of gender so that UTM should have a real meaning.
    UNITY IS POWER

  3. There we go! more of the same Malawi people. We have politicians whose mindset is defined by Kamuzu-Banda type politics. These people are still in chains of political delinquency. They have no vision, no critical thinking skills and at best low cognitive levels and at worst brainless. If we think that these old politicians are going to take us anywhere better than where we are at the moment then we are no different than them……poverty of ambition. The exodus from MCP to UTM isn’t a laughing but a sad development. These politicians should be retiring from politics and add value to Malawians in other ways. They have had their chance to loot and its time to take back what belonged to the people. Are we saying that in the whole Malawi there are no potential political leaders who Chilima can identify to populate UTM. How was he identified by Peter Mutharika? We have gem politicians in the citizens in the private sector waiting to be identified. There are people in the villages who would make much better political leaders than the Peter’s, Chakwera’s, tupelo’s and the Mia’s of today. people who would put people first and are selfless by nature. Ethical and moral people who would shy away from corruption at any turn. There are so many of those Chilima’s (even better) currently outside politics.; they just have to be identified by a smart politician.

  4. These people ceased to be MCP members long time ago, together with Kaliwo, Msowoya and Chatinkha. This is therefore no big deal.

  5. I hope sabweresanso zisokonezo ku UTM monga anachitira ndi chakwera. Komanso adziwe kuti uku kulibe ndalama. Nzothandiza dziko izii. Za u volunteer

  6. This movement is not going anywhere. Remember there was once a famous politician BJ ( Brown Mpinganjira) after having his differences with BM he decided to start his party NDA, Sanaphulekanthu, chipani chinatha, the man is confused, he keeps on moving from one party to another, people in his area can’t even vote for him. This is what will happen to those who have left DPP and join this silly and childish movement led by a coward and full of disgruntled politician

  7. Msowoya contributed to 50+1 bill failure .He should see for himself that he can not be trusted at any post.He is short sighted.He is like a baby that the existence is what he sees with his eyes only.Today things have changed and he is in total confusions he is forced to join the band that is not even fit.

  8. MCP is the greatest loser with the coming in of UTM. This paves way for another DPP victory,

    1. Ukunama iwe Partick the DPP die hard… These are confusionists who were trying to distabalize MCP probably after pocketing some few kwachas from a blue camp….

  9. A Lovenes Gondwe ataumphonya u vice wa NR nthawi yomweyo ku Movement. Kaya kumeneko zitha bwanji Chifukwa eee! all who are rushing there want senior positions – tiyenazoni!

    1. Eti man chinsinsi iwowa akalamba kaya sakuona. Munthu ukalalamba mzeru zimatha. Athu wonama awa akuti MCP yathamangitsa akalamba .. chilima sawina muma nama… koma watenga ma suppoter a DPP pamodzi naye,.

  10. Unfortunately, these defectors, including Msowoya, bring along little value apart from a reflection of desperation. They are the same people who have been continuously paraded in courts picking up injunctions for a few kwachas.

    How many Malawians can recognise Kaunda and team when they meet in the streets?

    If this is the quality that Chilima can attract then the UTM is dead in the womb. And, is Chilima this desperate that he wants the presidency at all cost? What will become of Chilima when (not if) he looses the 2019 elections in a context of a divided opposition, a context he is helping to create?

  11. Malawians really, is that a reason enough to defect to another party? Give us a break please, when you are old then accept it and let the youth take over. So do you expect the youth to vote for you? If you think can propel someone to win then why didn’t you make mcp win the past 24 years you have been leaders? Shut up you greedy old fools. You are going to make Chilima fail, we can’t afford to move 2 steps forward then move 20 steps backwards just to accomodate your selfish ambitions.

  12. Kaliwo MCP members mwina. No genuine MCP member could join munthu amene anawabera zisankho 2014.
    MCP will never be shaken pa central. Anthu a DPP akumwera not imwe allows UTM.
    Chakwera has spread across the country….mpoto.pakati….and kumwera….

    Wait and see 2019.

  13. Hahaha! UTM is becoming a danger to its own survival. They are just taking on board disgruntled people who are simply joining the party due to frustrations rather than principles. Can these elderly men bring anything new to the county’s policy direction & development agenda? A bunch of frustrated people working together will end up disagreeing on many issues & frustrating each other further. This will be the end of UTM. Chilima needs to bring on board new faces in his party & not the same guys who’ve been around for decades if he’s going to make any headway.

  14. Despite the fact that I do not know what is UTM,I whole heartedly support the MCP defectors to UTM.The steps these brothers and sisters have taken, show their political maturity and love of their country.It is sad and shameful that there are some misguided schmucks remaining obidients of the MCP which brutally and mercilessly killed thousands of our people under Hastings Banda’s animal-like regime.Once again,CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DEFECTORS FORWARD EVER,BACKWARD NEVER AND PLEASE TELL OTHERS IN THE MCP,TO JOIN UTM!!!!!!!!

    1. kkkkkiest. Disgruntled dpp member. nonse ndi amodzi not UTM no difference. No one can shake MCP pa centre. Kumulanhe nkoko

  15. My friend …if you are talking about former members how can they defect… former MCP members have just joined the UTM…PLEASE TAKE ON BOARD MR KALIWO….

  16. These elderly people from MCP are useful in a club that does not want the elderly in leadership of the country. Something wrong here please enlighten me maybe because l went to a different school of thoughts
    The same club says musswalemekeze a pulezident he is your servant. Kodi mukakhala pa mpando chaka cha mawa ulemu simudzaufuna.Mudzisankha zolankhula multi ndi chibwana zedi

  17. With Loveness Gondwe the start of power struggles in the UTM has sprouted take the collision between Callista and Loveness it will be colossal leading to distraction from the strategic focus. Both bitches are high sounding in their big grammar quite in love with their voices. Richard Msowoya is an excess baggage without any political value one hears the droning of Indian tractors following already the DPP UDF and MCP are sharpening their hideous knives to remove him from the speakership. The night to 2019 has side duels the stage doesn’t have support lights its the voice of the characters you hear however snatching cheques and swords from each other duping no Malawian

  18. Whether people like it or not, all these are parties and movements are just wasting their time and money, come 2019 APM azakunyenyanyenyani. DPP will win 2019 elections.

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