Mutharika trying to remain in power by ‘hook or crook’ – Malawi opposition
The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM Party alliance and its partners has claimed that President Peter Mutharika was trying to stay in power by ‘hook or crook’ and to do so the Malawi leader was stooping to any level.
UTM spokesperson Joseph Chidanti Malunga said at a news conference in Lilongwe reading a prepared statement from the MCP-UTM alliance and its partners.
Malunga said Mutharika was taking Malawians for granted and politics to gutter level just to remain in power.
“Fellow Malawians, if you ever doubted Prof Mutharika’s resolve to remain in power by hook or crook, through legal or illegal means, his recent actions must have erased any such doubt.
“His order for the arrest of the leaders of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition is one example. His clandestine meeting with shady characters from the Middle East is another,” said Malunga.
Malunga also branded as “arrogant” President Mutharika’s decision to withheld assent to four election-related bills that Parliament sent for his nod last month; and that he would not fire Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioners who the Constitutional Court (ConCourt), presiding over the presidential election dispute, found to be incompetent and ordered Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee (PAC) to further assess their fitness. The committee recommended that they be sacked.
He also accused Mutharika of “unlawful attempts” to extend “tribal influence” to the solemn task of state defence.
University of Malawi’s Chancellor College law lecturer Sunduzwayo Madise is on record saying Malawi was in a peculiar situation where Mutharika was still exercising full presidential powers despite that the election was nullified, thus ordinarily the President would have had temporary powers.
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APM mumva naye m’bebe. He is loved by the majority of people in this country and come next elections he shall punch you on the face again.
Pitanitu panseupo mukuopa chani? No ways walupanga kutenga boma pa Malawi. Mumangozionela pakanena. This is Malawi. UTM muli pansana pa ng’ona ndi ma cashgaters. Palibe chanzeru munganene pano.
Unseating a power-hungry president is no easy feat but eventually Peter will go. You should understand that it is the people surrounding him that are devising the tactics to make him stay on, not that they are loyal to him or love him but for their own sakes. One day we shall all see for ourselves and know the truth about these fools who surround the president. God is watching!!!!!
Mr Chidanti Malunga and your colleagues in MCP/UTM and coalition parties, please open your eyes as you are wasting time! Your opponents (DPP) are already campaigning in the Southern Region and are gathering in numbers greater than 100. Not only that – they are also registering many people, including under-age children and foreigners from Mozambique. Are you not aware of this? (In Mangochi, Phalombe, Mulanje, and other parts of Southern Region!) And what are you doing about it? The DPP are using illegal means to increase their voter base to come and achieve a legal win and they have gone flat out to reach their target numbers (they have already calculated the votes they need), working day and night. They have gone a step further by buying voter cards from poor, vurnerable people who are ready to give up their cards for a few Kwacha. If you do not counteract this activity by the DPP you should be rest assured of a lose in the upcoming elections. The electoral commission will announce the campaign period very close to voting time when it will be too late for you to canvass for voters. Do not get distracted by other issues but stay focused and come up with tangible and workable plans against the DPP strategies.
UTM please come out of this alliance which Chakwera and Joyce Banda wants to use your Party to attain their ambitions. Chakwera knows that on his own, he can not win. He roped in PP to boost his chances of winning which did not work well . Now he is roping in your UTM which was hope for Malawi in the next five years. You have disappointed majority supporters by singing the slogan of ” Kwacha, Kwacha!!!. Kwacha!!! Zoona Chilima lero ungayime nkumati kwacha lero. You are the current VP of the state and Chakwera wants to mantain you as VP for the next ten years ??? Please think twice. We supporters of UTM are disappointed indeed.
Gaga, Iwedi ndi gaga weniweni, food for pigs! Who wanted to bribe the judges and who may have bribed them? Is it not DPP? Why speak the opposite? The opposite is true and everyone, even babies, know it! Anthu akapange demo, bribe. DPP always bribes its way in every thing coz of kusadzidalira due to weak leadership, yomangoyendera mphepo ngati udzudzu!
Bandawe, DPP ndiyo iyambe kusanza!
NTCHONA has and must go now now.
The journey to State House ikukanika eti? Its not easy to unseat Boma, you will have to be humble. Matama onse atha posachedwa.
SIMBI has been arrested after defrauding South African government. MCP, UTM, HRDC and ConCourt judges, musanza munadya zija.
which simbi are you talking about , follow zinthu ma cadet mbuli inu
Nyasa has apologized and Retracted the fake News by DPP functionaries.
MCP and UTM have tried to get power through hook and crook by bribing judges and illegally and unconstitutionally passing bills in parliament.
We will drag him in street like the former Ivorian president
Like it or not the president is still in control And a opposition munya
Sinunati
In fact opposition is the one trying to take government through hook or crook. To Hell with your so called alliance. Mulira simunati
Be honest ” YOU ARE SCARED STIFF with THE ALLIANCE”. Your outrage can show. But dzanja la lemba, start positioning yourself rest mugwa chagada ngati nyani.
Mpaka liti ndikusata UTM SKC munthu wapa kariyala uyu.For real rytnw he pa kariyala .Ok fine .
If it happens MCP/UTM wins he still is pa kaliyala .
The truth being Wapakaliyala saimba Bello!!!!
Mybe UTM convince me that you still have plan B.
Bingu /Banda situation?
Kkkkkkkkk Ningu Banda dituation???
He needn’t worry about being mentioned. We all know that he is Malawi’s VP whether anyone likes it or not.
Most comments in support of APM/DPP are from those that have built their lives around plunder and are scared of the imminent exit from the lucrative lives they have. led. It’s perfectly a normal reaction. What is difficult to understand though is how anyone in their right frame of mind would have the remotest belief that DPP will get anywhere near to 20% of the vote. He, too, is scared that he may end up a 1and1/4 term president. It’s this possibility that is making him mad.
What are you talking about. Kabwila of UTM has just gone to get overdraft. Atazipeza ndalama sangabe. Chilima helped a cashgater.
What are you talking about. Kabwila of UTM has just revealed she went to get overdraft from the back yesterday. Atazipeza ndalama sangabe? Chilima helped a cashgater.
It is JB, KUMBO KUCHALI,RAFAEL Who runsacked the Government coffers and are now in MCP/UTM enjoying the loot
The dunderheads at MCP and UTM think that they are smart upstairs.
Sorry you were out foxed by APM, all your machinations and efforts went down the bin. This makes me think you are a shumble and a group of political midgets
Long live APM.
This alliance Shame! Defeat is eminent!For now chill APM is in power and control with all full throttle Executive powers.UTM you sold out! If u remained alone even if u lost coming election I would guarantee one day you will rule Malawi but with this dowe move with MCP you are out for good! DPP can smile drinking champagne in win glasses..UTM has betrayed it’s supporters big time and as matter of fact the biggest loser in this election case is the opposition!
Anyakwata inu a opposition ,inu anakuuzani kuti mukhale ku opposition ndindani ? munya simunati ,chisankho chikubwerachi mudzagonjetsedwanso ndiye nyimbo yanu yotchuka ija ya atibera mudzayiyimba mu chamba chanji popeza version iyiyi munayimba featuring chilima inali kawawa ,yaulendo uno featuring chisi aka Shaba Ranks and Coco tea .
zanu tikavotelabe muthalika
We are tired of you guys. What is best is to take out of Malawi politics, Mutharika with his national executive, Chakwera with his national executive and Chilima with his national executive, all briefcase parties be disolved with their top leaders banishe to take part in Malawi politics. All these people are bad for Malawi, too much haterage, none of them can offer anything good to our country
Shut up. The opposition is the one trying to get power by hook and crook. You failed to change the constitution on 50+1 and illegally changed the electoral act – that was UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Go and tell your corrupt Concourt judges that their ruling was flawed.
Ignorant Mr. Phiri, “50+1” is already Law in the constitution. What the con-court did was mere interpretation of that section.
I gat the power. Mulira kaya zanu izo!
Osanena za corona virus bwanji anthu ongofuna u President nthawi yanu isanakwane inu.
Shit! Your support is dwindling by the day. Utm supporters are frustrated by chilima’s betrayal of his principles for expediency. There is no path to victory for this alliance. Mcp has started using kwacha slogan again, signalling its gone back to its dark past. Aleka za hi-5. No victory for the solobala killing party
The Old MCP is DPP. Dausi, Ntaba, Mussa, Muluzi, Mphepo etc this is the old MCP.
Yes Malawians are expecting the highest Court of the land to punish Muthalika and MEC as they undermine the rule of law. The same judges he is insulting today will be important tomorrow that is how it works.
Both the government and the opposition parties need to be reminded that the time for politics is not now, they all have to focus on COVID-19 and lead Malawi in the fight to stop the virus killing hundreds of thousands.
COVID-19 cannot be said not to be in Malawi when we do not have the means of testing for the virus. It’s time for a government of national unity until such time as the virus no longer presents the country a threat.
Failing this both the government and the opposition parties should be held responsible for ‘Criminal Neglect’. Indeed once it becomes known how many lives have been lost to COVID-19 the same politicians will not be worth supporting.
100% true…….and Malawi must rise up to this nonsense!
Chilima, how can you stoop so low to second Chakwera of opposition while you are already second at the hub of the Government of Malawi?
The big question is what is he allowed and not allowed to do under ‘temporary presidential powers’ as opposed to;’full presidential powers’???!!!! Because our clueless Mutharika does not know and does not care about these critical governance things!!!