Nankhumwa plays down ‘DK-2025’ hype in DPP presidential race
Leader of opposition in Parliament and estranged former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president for the South, Kondwani Nankhumwa has played down the drafting in former Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) governor Dalitso Kabambe into the party’s presidential race to replace its president Peter Mutharika.
Kabambe will face Nankhumwa, Bright Msaka [DPP vice-president for the Eastern Region] and former minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha in the race for the party’s president at the yet to be announced convention.
But Nankhumwa, who has all along be regarded as a front runner, said it is Kabambe’s democratic right to join the party and, if he wishes, to contest on any position.
Nankhumwa said in quotes reported by Malawi News that Kabambe used the party structures to head into mainstream politics as he made arrangements with the national organising secretary Chimwemwe Chipungu that he should be formally welcomed in the party at DPP Southern Region headquarters in Sunnyside, Blantyre where he was accompanied by his wife Bridget and mother Annie.
Said Nankhumwa: “It is his democratic right to contest on any position he wishes, and I believe that as time passes by, a lot of people will join the race.”
Nankhumwa said he has read reports on social media that Kabambe is a preferred choice of Mutharika as his successor but said DPP delegates to the elective convention hold the power to vote and their will shall be respected.
“All I know is people will have their democratic right to choose. The reports that someone has been anointed or not, that does not hold water at all because delegates at the convention will decide not an individual,” said Nankhumwa in quotes reported by Malawi News.
DPP regional governor (South)Charles Mchacha dismissed suggestions that Mutharika had endorsed Kabambe as his successor, saying the former head of State will ensure a level playing field and let the best candidate win at the convention.
Nankhumwa claimed his relationship with Mutharika remains “cordial” as it has always been.
On the other hand, Msaka, who is chairing DPP’s Functional Review Committee, could not be reached for comment.
At a ceremony welcoming Kabambe, some DPP youths were seen wearing T-shirts with Kabambe’s portrait emblazoned on the chest and a caption ‘DK2025’ apparently standing for Dalitso Kabambe 2025.
DPP lost in the June 23 2020 Fresh Presidential Election to the nine-party Tonse Alliance led by MCP president Lazarus Chakwera who partnered Mutharika’s then estranged Vice-President Saulos Chilima of UTM Party on the presidential ticket.
Peter Mutharika took over the leadership of DPP after the death of his brother, Bingu wa Mutharika in April 2012, propelling the party to victory in the 2014 Tripartite Elections.
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ndiwe umanena bodza kwa chilima eti? nankhumwa oipa kwambiri
Kabambe remains to be a Parliamentary candidate in his southern region -Thyolo.He will never be a president of Malawi. He stole enough from RBM, K24m one person per month? This guy wont make it.In many times he used to travel to Blantyre time and again and passing my uncles house for his in-laws and at times slept with one of them and shop her the following morning for her home. RBM office told us everything this guy was doing with our guest house in Blantyre. All his relatives and in-laws are in many good paying companies like banks etc.We know it well of his connection with Peter and believe you Dpp will never bounce back whether one likes or not.
Mpaka Malemia wokuba MSCE certificate? AMalawi ndiye asowa chosankhatu. Kapena kusankhira kuopa kunenepa khosi? DK2025 moto kuti buuuuu!!!!
Too early for this….The road to the next elections will take as another 4years and 6months.
Lets unite and work together as of now do develop our country.
Otherwise musawuka nazo yizi zanu zonse zitha ndikukopa wogiya.
Gulu limeneli linatikwana ife and we don’t want one of them to lead us again. They have proven beyond reasonable doubt that they are thieves, nepotistic, corrupt, fraudulent, swindlers, regionalistic and generally bad people. We would rather vote for Atupele Muluzi and Bright Msaka than voting for Kabande, Nankhumwa and Mwanamveka. I know we are a country of stuipids and pretenders but who can really vote for Kondwani Nankhumwa? Does he have necessary qualifications and competencies to be a president of a country? Ndipatseni madzi ndikomoke….
I am surprised that these DPP folks are stil free and in our midst,no lesser person thanPresident Chakwera,who incidentally I voted for,said the previous people in government stole trillions and will be held accountable,oh sorry i forgot politicians are ,should we say birds of the same feather flock together,recently they united and gave themselves a hefty pay rise,two presidents got very cozy as well,oh well will just have to vote again,in this country presidents have a very short political life.
Kumapeto kwache m’modzi apezeka owina
DPP needs a new broom, a new face and a new leader. Whether Kabambe represents that newness or not is something yet to be seen. Just like MCP, the coming in of a new face really worked for them. Look now, they are back in power.
BWANA CHISALE NDINU MULENDO KAPENA? CHAKWERA, MIA, ANNOUNCED THEIRNPOSITIONS ON THE DAY OF JOINING THE PARTY. HOWEVER, YOUR POINT IS RIGHT, THIS TENDENCY SHOULD STOP. MCP WAS DIVIDED AND SOME ROYALTY WERE BOUGHT BY MIA. DPP STILL REMAINS A STRONGEST PARTY IN MALAWI. ANY ALLIENCE UTM AND DPP WILL SEE MCP OUT AGAIN. I SEE IT COMING.
Stupid tribalistic lomwes you are Dreaming to have alliance with whom? never think of that,pano your are talking of alliances,mayetsa mmadzithama Kuti mulipo ambiri.This generation will never forget the atrocities you commited never
Surely Lhomwes should make more children to beat 50+1 margin otherwise forget about coming back to power very soon.
Central and northern part of Malawi wont allow Lhomwes back to power very soon.
Lhomwes atrocities to other tribes is still fresh more especially northerners with your quota system. Those people from the north are United and if they need to punish a party they do. Look at Muntharika loss its coz he didn’t do well in the north those he had support from east of Atupele.
We need to be United and make Malawi as one not Malawi as Lhomwes otherwise the Lhomwes chance is gone.
hehe after killing lots MCP is in power. Never say never
Too early to start this shit.
Five years campaign? And we wonder why we are poor.
Iwe chisale, Chakwera joined mcp to be president. In fact he announced his resignation from assemblies on the same day he announced his candidature for mcp presidency.
I disagree with Chisale. He may have forgotten that Chakwera did what Kabambe has done. And look today. On the other hand Nankhumwa should have played cool and welcoming knowing that people want a new DPP.
I am not a member of any party but how can someone just join in to be party president. The whole of DPP, you do not have a qualified person? Expect in-fighting from now on in DPP.
That is what Rev. Chakwera did and look what he is now, kapena ndinu matchona mwabwera ndi ma bus a ulere kuchokera ku joweni kuthawa Corona, anyamata a ”ngena phakathi malume”, ma robot?
chisale wa youth tsano. manifesting your ignorance. go back and find out how Chakwera and Chilima joined politics.
I agree with Chisale and he is free to express his very valid point. Whether Chakwera did it and has been siuccessful is another story. his point is valid. A whole party cannot claim to not have a suitable replacement. Bravo Chisale, what a sincere observation? Our politics need to change, we still believe in heroes or Kamuzus!