Chilima excited with UTM progress: Movement leaders go to rural hinterland
United Transformation Movement (UTM) leader Saulos Klaus Chilima has expressed excitement over the progress the movement is registering just over four months after it was launched, according to grouping’s Publicity Secretary Joseph Chidanti Malunga.
Chidanti Malunga told Nyasa Times after a meeting with Chilima in Blantyre that the UTM message is spreading like bushfire and so far the public response has been encouraging.
“Our president is very excited with the progress that we have made so far within the short period that we have existed as a movement. We successfully launched UTM in all the four political regions of the country: central, southern, eastern as well as the northern region and now the movement has created lean and agile teams to hold meta-meetings in different parts of the country. So far, this is working and our president is excited about it,” said Malunga.
This progress has not been lost on the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). The two parties now appear to be out to put spanners in the works of the UTM to derail its momentum.
Over the past weeks, the social media has been awash with rumours suggesting disagreements among top UTM officials over Chilima’s leadership of the movement.
However, as if to respond to the rumours, UTM came out in full force with power meetings across the country to sensitise the public on the importance of registering to vote in the election next year, and to promote the movement’s transformation vision.
Kambala, Callista in Ntchisi
One of the movement’s senior executive members, who is also Central Region Champion, Newton Kambala, addressed a mammoth crowd in Ntchisi district on Saturday, September 29 2018 where he reiterated UTMs vision to eradicate corruption, cronyism and tribalism and revamp the Malawian economy in order to uplift the socioeconomic conditions of Malawians.
“Malawi is blessed with abundant resources but is currently reeling under the weight of corruption and maladministration. Our private sector is failing to tick due to heavy taxes and a general poor economic environment, and only UTM, under the stewardship of Saulos Klaus Chilima, has a clear agenda to drain the swamp. We are, therefore, positive that come May 21 next year, we are forming a new government which will be people-centered,” said Kambala.
The meeting was also attended by Former First Lady, Callista Mutharika, Anitta Kalinde and other UTM officials who all spoke in unison about movements single minded vision to uplift the social economic wellbeing of Malawians.
Masangwi, Matumula in Yaoland
On Saturday, October 6, 2018, UTMs National Chair who is also Eastern Region Champion, Noel Masangwi, was at Kanyumbu Primary School in Machinga North East Constituency Ntaja, where he reminded his audience that time has come for Malawians to make a bold statement against bad leadership in this country as it is crystal clear that President Peter Mutharika has not lived up to the promise he represented ahead of the 2014 general election.
“Perhaps Mutharika has spectacularly failed as a leader because he spent almost all of his adult life outside this country. That is why he fails to connect with our daily struggles as Malawians, which is also why you people of Ntaja should come out in large numbers to replace him with Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima on 21 May next year.
“Chilima grew up and got his education here in Malawi; he stays here and understands our problem better. He is the therefore in a better position to prescribe practical solutions to end poverty in this country,” said Masangwi.
The meeting was attended by several UTM executives like Lewis Ngalande, Yusuf Matumula and several prominent business people from Machinga who pledged to support the movement by mobilizing young people from the district to rally behind a common UTM vision so that the movement forms next government.
Usi in Neno
And speaking at a public rally held at Neno boma, another senior executive member for the movement, Michael Usi, said it is crucial for people to choose wise leaders to help them spur development in their areas.
Leadership is biblical and even in biblical times of Moses, God chose wise leaders and not stubborn ones. So many leaders in Malawi are not effective today because they are stubborn and drunk with power. This is not helping Malawi because to be a leader is to be a servant of the people, said Usi, adding that people of Neno have so many examples of servant leaders who have served in government.
Akweni storms Nsanje
Secretary General for the movement, Patricia Kalitai, fondly called Akweni, travelled to Nsanje the same weekend where she advised leaders at constituency, district and regional levels to be steadfast in mobilizing grassroots for the party to win next year elections.
Said Kaliati: “As UTM we are very lucky because we have a leader in Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima who understands the overreaching challenges that Malawians face. It is clear from the way he articulates his vision for dealing with our challenges that he is one of us; that he knows our problems and understands them clearly. UTM has a master plan for this country and we must give it a chance to fix our problems through the ballot next year.”
Kaliati urged leaders to emulate Chilima by communicating clearly and with purpose. She advised them to desist from using foul language or castigation of political opponents as that would not reflect the transformational spirit which UTM represents.
“You may have noted that other parties are attacking us day and night including using violence, but we have just taken this in our stride; not that we cannot retaliate or that we are fools but our brand of politics is different and our agenda for the country is big,” said Kaliati.
Msowoya in Karonga
In Karonga, Speaker of Parliament who is also MP for Karonga Nyungwe Constituency and also UTM senior executive member, Richard Msowoya, said there is now no reason for people of Karonga to lose hope because UTM and Saulos Chilima represent the most practical and realistic promise to take Malawi out of the DPP doldrums.
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Zidakwa izi. Zimapita kimisonkhano zitaledzera, makamaka Chilima. It;s good Malawians have known this well before they commit their support to these drunkards.
Kwathuku Ana ndamene ananjoya after choimbita dance….ntchito njosayamba..limbikani makosana,mtunda ngwaukuku ndithu..vuto ndi loti anthunu muli pa changu chachikulu..ma results amene mukufuna di nthawi nthawi mmmmm sizikigwirana ndithu..koma kuyesa nkwabwino ndithu all the beat..
Asasamba awa pa ndale! nsanja ndikukhala mpando eti? frustrated asasamba kkkkkkkk
Crooked Party why registering an abbreviation.Kuyamba kupomboneza Registrar of Political Parties ndiye ife atiputsitsa zedi.
We should all thank Peter Mutharika’s sloppiness which ushered UTM. Whatever happens with UTM come next year May, Malawians can only be winners. The entry of UTM into the fray has brought about real politics in Malawi which, I guess MCP, would have been unable to do. DPP arrogance is waning as it can see that there is a new sheriff in town ready to eat its lunch. They can ignore UTM at its peril. DPP and MCP will have to up their ante.
UtM woyee all civil servant , vendor, farmers are behind you . do no let us down
Kuzikwata ndi chalatu uku. Okay, go ahead. Kulota saletsana.
Mapazi ako gulukunyinda
koma ine iyayi. zandale ayi. so don’t generalise pliz
Surely where is Usi’s audience?
Ife phee kudikira chimbale cha ‘Atibela’. Paja ma UTM ndi MCP mwati Sikudzakhala kubela eti? Mwina chimbalechi sichidzatuluka kapena mudzatulutsa choti ‘Taludza tokha’ kkkkk. Tiye nazoni kuyetsetsa kuwonetsa ngati zikuyenda pomwe zoona ndi zoti ku UTM zasokonekera….moto wa mapesi uja wazima kkkk. Mwayambanso kukanganira mbwelera za mfundo; Tambala wakuda akuti Namalegeni akuba mfundo naye Namalegeni akuti tambala akukamba mfundo zake hahaha…phada wa ana ndithu.Mudzichedwa nd kuloza mfundo anzanu akuloza zomwe achita kkkkkkk ziliko chaka chino.
Looking at the partronage in these so called meetings ,you can tell that penetrating rural areas is not a simple task .Even nyasatimes guyz can not give pictures of such meetings.Preparing to be in opposition benches come may 2019 .Tiziwona ife wathu tinasankha kale olo mutamenya kampu panyumba panga sizingaphule kalikonse.
Very right to convince the rurals eish it’s an ant hill,especially when the government you are despising is doing a lot of development.
Moto wa mapesi indeed. You think Malawians are so stupid as to follow the frastrated group of politicians
Fortunately anthu adziwa kuti this is acamp of drunkards, whorls and frustrated idiots.
Za ziiiiiii UTM nde kuti chani?
umbuli wakowo usatipase ife, i know the meaning
Keenly waiting for Atibela Volume 6 by Chakwera…..
I’m very excited with the progress we are making, some propagandists are busy creating stories while tikutha ntunda..haters remember politics is the game of numbers ….SKC 2019 BOMAAAA
A grouping founded on frustration and greed does not live to see the light of time. Uwu ndiye mwambi wa lero.kkkkkkkk
YES THE GROUP WAS FOUNDED ON FRUSTRATION WITH CORRUPTION,NEPOTISM,POOR LEADERSHIP AND MALAWI BEING THE POOREST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
ANYBODY WHO IS NOT FRUSTRATED BY STATE OF AFFAIRS IN MALAWI IS EITHER SICK OR INSANE.
Iyayi, frustrated that he wasn’t allowed to run as DPP candidate. Mwayiwala. SKC himself wasn’t frustrated with corruption til June. Tiziti corruption and nepotism zayamba chaka chino. There is a lady Mrs. Mahuka who did not entertain corruption and poor leadership at Escom. Do you know what she did? She resigned. That’s what moral and ethical people do.
Your very sick both in mind and spirit
go go go guys lets change Malawi to prosperity
U guys have no time.You can’t lure pple to join a party which is not registered.It is even more daunting to penetrate opposition strongholds bcoz there is no incentive for an opposition party supporter who has been resilient and resisted the temptation of joining a ruling party to join another opposition party that is not even registered.Ntchito mulinayo makosana
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ganyu nde yosayamba adakaganyula ndithu
Kweni ganyo ikupha iwe
muna naye pain simunati
Moto wamapesi , wopanda Makala.
More fire !!!!!!!!! UTM moto kuti buuuuuu !!!!!!!!!! Go deeper UTM lets drain the swamp
You are broked guys. You don’t know where to go.
Excellent strategy UTM! Keep forging forward, keep marching on, keep the momentum🔥🔥🔥
broked?? chimeneco chizungu???
Muli pa ganyu yayikulu, to establish and develop a party in Malawi isn’t as easy as you think and as you see people attending your rallies. Anthu ali ndi ma favourite parties awo kale.
If you understand marketing, there are some new products that are announced dead on arrival. UTM is a new product that shows a lot of promise and looks like it is here to stay, the other parties better start running
An organization is not for one person only. If you are talking of marketing in politics may be to some extent SKC and USI has resale value while the rest manyaka okhaokha/waste in English – disgruntled and power hungry for positions
Then you have no reason to worry. Why spend sleepless nights attacking a party you think can’t be successful? Amangwetu!!!!!!
It was like this in 1993 UDF just came in and offset AFORD of Chihana’s and won the first multiparty election reason was that people were looking for change. All they need to do is to sell themselves to the electorate with fresh ideas
UDF won against AFORD because they based their campaign on tribalism. People in the South were asked not to vote for a Tumbuka. That’s what made UDF win.
Baba osamalota move with times, if it worked for Bakili then, it can not work now. Osamangotengeka a Malawi with this DPP B. Disgruntled and power hungry individulas, birds of the same feathers. Why coming out now, where was SKC all these 4 years????? Chifukwa amukaniza u DPP bearer then akhale SAINT????? Nooo a Malawi change your mentality, andalewa simudya kunyumba kwawo basi change golo now and then.
Zabodza zimenezo when did DPP born? If it were kuti anthu ali ndi ma favourite kale bwezi AFFORD, UDF ali strong parties are they???? What about MCP? Zitsateni izi Bwana don’t just talk because of emotons e real. The game is open for the taking in simple English amati iTsoko anyone’s game.