Activist outraged by Kyungu’s ‘fools’ slur on Malawi govt critics
Youths in the northern region have vehemently attacked Paramount Chief Kyungu for calling government critics ‘fools’ saying the word was an insult and too strong to come out from him as a senior traditional leader.
Kyungu made the remarks on Sunday during the official opening of Karonga stadium.
While backing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) under the leadership of Peter Mutharika for developing the country especially the northern region, Kyungu described his critics has big fools.
“This government has done a lot of development in the country. Those who are not thanking but criticizing this government for failing Malawians are fools,” said Kyungu.
However, the youths in the north while backing government critics said Kyungu is teaching his subjects especially the youths to use insulting words.
Fearless youth activist Steven Simsokwe said such words are suppose to come from greedy as well as nomadic politicians, not a traditional leader like Kyungu.
According to him, Kyungu’s remarks was a total insult to the northerners who are segregated by this government.
“How do you expect the youths to behave if they hear such words from their traditional leaders. Apart from that, northerners have suffered or are suffering a lot in the hands of this government. We need many people to criticise this government in order to receive equal development,” said Simsokwe.
Simsokwe who was ranked as the best youth activist in the north in the year 2017 asked Kyungu to open his eyes and see the kind of development he praising this government and calling critics fools.
In his remarks, Alex Mkandawire said Kyungu’s reaction toward critics strongly manifest what kind of a leader he is and the type of ‘banzi’ he has eaten from DPP.
He said Kyungu is now working as DPP regional governor and not a Chief.
“Why should Kyungu be against with anyone against this government? If he want to eat much from this government, he has right but should not insult others,” he said.
Kyungu’s slurs also attracted condemnation from Malawi’s flagship newspaper, The Daily Times, through its editorial comment.
“If Kyungu and like-minded chiefs want to be schooled, the one thing we can tell them is that the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi provides for rights, one of which being the right to impart an opinion. There are many other guarantees, including international instruments such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the like,” the paper said.
The paper advised Kyungu,and other misguided chiefs that they are not supposed to be tainted by partisan politics, especially because they serve all people, regardless of sex, political affiliation, religion and the like.
“So, by clearly towing a party line— the blue line of the DPP, to be precise— Kyungu has crossed the boundaries of impartiality and failed miserably on the scale of unspotted leadership.
“It is high time Kyungu and others of his ilk realised that critics oil the government’s engine of development. Through criticism, the government is able to identify gaps in national development efforts and work towards the betterment of all. Otherwise, there would not be such a word as constructive criticism,” said the paper.
The paper asked Kyungu to leave politics to politicians, or throw down the cloak of chieftainship and get into the ring of active politics where he will encounter “foul-mouthed human beings who may, after all, prove his equal.”
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That is the problem of eating together with the government I think kyungu mwadya zambiri kaya ndikupasidwa mwapasidwa zokukwanirani ndithu look back people of notheren region are in big troubles with the issue of equal development. You were suppose to fight against big discrimination which is going on in the country really with your all educationhttps://youtu.be/5q3cV7HJgZI speaking pointless like that really God should help you.
Paramount Kyungu was right. Whoever says or believes the opposite of reality is a fool. Fools say there is no God!!! The same fools in Malawi say DPP has done nothing. Viva Paramount for telling Malawians the reality.
Nyamtengo if chakwera said educated fools and we didn’t comment, that means he hit the nail on its head, but for shithole kyungu statement has attracted wrath because he’s saying the opposite as to what is on the ground, simply put we don’t like pitala and his government.
Kyungu is a shithole chief, supporting a shithole government, by a shithole president. No offence Kyungu. If you want to support DPP just do so and not call those of us who don’t fools.
Jonson i hope you also understand that the so called subjects or youth from the north are a changed lot. The chiefs have to deal with these changed subjects. I do not support Paramount Kyungu if he really uttered such words but I know how unruly are the youths in Karonga. The youth respect people who are violent, foul mouthed and the like, just like what Morgan writes it is sad that the so called learned, intelligent youth from the north are the best at insulting leaders country wide. It is very sad to say the least !!!
Apart from his youthful wife Kyungu has no other attachment. Mind you he has no Children to worry about, so quota system and selection of children to secondary schools does not worry him
kkkk …Men will always be men
Anayambisa zotukwanazo ndi bishop wanu uja Joseph Zuza. Munthu wamulungu koma owola mkamwa. If it was not for the foul mouth of that late bishop, northerners would not have been pathetically bad mouthed like Saulos below is.
Simply put, northerners lack good manners that’s why they fail to sustain even a single political party. The Livingstonia synod is also the most divided church. Too selfish people. All they know is to cheat in examinations and to steal government money. Foolish northerners.
The only sane person in the north is KYUNGU. Period!
You are the one who is stupid and a dundahead with your shallow analysis including this dull professor of a President.
You are pure clap. No wonder Malawi is a laughing stock among her neighbours with people like you and Kyungu himself who will say anything to please their bosses.
NOSENSE.
Bravo Paramount chief Kyungu, you are a great man. Though I may not 100% agree with some of the vocabularies used but I think it’s fair to give credit where it is due and criticize where criticism is required. Chief Kyungu is that type of Leader. He is not influenced by emotions, envy, bitterness, acrimony, hostility, empty excitements, greed, anger etc. etc. he is the kind of chief who look at things objectively and bases decision on fact and figures. KEEP IT UP CHIEF, you have my support and that of right minded individual.
Kodi a Malawi is it not time kuti tichepetse nsanje? Nsanjeyi tu ikutibwezera mmbuyo. Tikuchedwa ndi kukokanakokana anzathu ku TZ, Zambia, Mozambique akupita patsogolo.
Nzoona kuli pali zina zimene zikadatsalira kumpoto koma pali zina zimene zikuchitika. Why not recommend zachitikazo and encourage zatsalazo kuti nazonso zichitike. After all palibe region imene iri ndi everything. How many roads are being constructed in the North currently, how many are being resurfaces? Why not appraise zimenezo and criticize or point out zimene zikufunika.
Amene saona chabwino chilichonse mwa anzake komanso amatsutsa zilizonse wina akuchita is a wickedman. Now Malawians are not fools, they see the truth
Tsono inu otsutsa TAKE CARE THAT YOU DO NOT SUFFER HEAVY EROSION OF YOUR CREDIBILITY (NGATI A PAC) AND CONSEQUENTLY LOSE PEOPLES’ TRUST and de-campaign yourself.
Kodi mafumu as you call them amatithandiza chani? In Uganda they abolished them…cant we do the same here. i see them as a source of problem rather than the so called leadership and development
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Our chiefs are a bunch of misguided people. Dyera too much. We have Kyungu, Lundu, Lukwa, ngongoliwa, Kawinga the list goes on and on. These chiefs are disgrace to Malawi.
Kyungu is a big threat to Northern region as far as development is concerned. What the chief should know is that DPP led government has done everything possible to strangulate the north in that aspect. For example, the introduction of quota system of selecting students to public universities, national secondary schools etc.
The chief should be aware that we have eyes and can see what is happening, no body can deceive us regardless of his/her education background or political influence. We are just looking forward that one day we will have chiefs and political leaders objective enough and reflect a true representation of the interest of the people of the north unlike what is the situation now.
I don’t understand why is the north complaining about equity in education and requesting the same when appointments are done in public office asking for equity again. what is ur interest? what about pple from the centre and south not complaining? No government has developed north from colonial, one party, multiparty and even the coming according to pple like u. are u born conplaints unfortunately I had seen northerners investing in the south and centre. why don’t they invest in yr region?
Saulos, if kyungu calls us “fools” and you mention “thongo lake” then I will say kyungu has used a better word than you. I don’t support what kyungu has said here but I also ask you to respect kyungu since he is your chief. Am a northern youth but can’t produce such words against my chief.please tame ur tongue.
what about calling him a grey haired idiot or a Dick Head Kyungu
I very much doubt that Paramount Kyungu can say such words to the opposition, i very much believe that Paramount Kyungu has made many enemies along the way and these enemies are bent to destroy him by creating or writing stories to smear him. In Karonga the people who had the limelight before this Kyungu were Tumpale Mwenifumbo, Green Mwamondwe and the many disguised ones with questionable characters, therefore Kyungu has had a wedge on this and hence the smear campaign.
Patrick you are a big fool and stupid do you think all the northerners who say this are ungrateful, we are not talking of the development which was done by MCP no we want development from the DPP government here. North has no College of medicine, no university constructed as a university from the start, no Health Science college, no government nursing college it has only 1 TTC so what are you saying? shuuuuupit.
I hope my good Chief has swallowed alot from the DPP that has made him blind that he can not see what atrocities the northerners are having at the hand of DPP government. Shaaaa this man can easily forget, He has already forgotten his roles as a chief that hes has the duty to preserve culture and teach it to his subjects. eeee Ndalama imasandusa anthu kukhala zitsiru eti. Bravo Chikulamayembe and Mbelwa and Shame on you Kyungu
Much as I am equally appalled by the regrettable and unpalatable utterances made by the Paramount Chief, it is as much as I am not totally surprised. For the record sake, the Paramount unsuccessfully contested as UDF Parliamentary candidate in the 2009 general elections in Karonga North West and prior to that he served in as presidential advisor on NGOs. Now, what do you expect to hear from a chief who has partisan political background? I regret the decision by Archbold Mwakasungura the older brother of the current chief who refused to ascend to the throne on grounds of age which paved way to the current Kyungu.
Kyungu the Great, do you know that there is coal in this country yet the government decided to build a coal powered electricity generation plant in Mwanza and import coal from Mozambique while exporting our hard earned Forex to the same country? This is all because the coal found in this country is in the northern part and this government can not dare build such an important plant in the north where you come from. It would rather export our hard earned Forex to Mozambique in exchange of their coal. There is talk of building a state of the art stadium in Blantyre so that Blantyre also has a good stadium like Lilongwe but you never here your government talking about constructing a state of the art stadium in Mzuzu just because it is in the Tumbuka land.
Kyungu is often times found on the wrong side like his colleagues in the south lundu/ngongoli..
To say the north is sidelined in terms of development is total selfishness. Do you want all development to go to the north. Your fellow northerners, instead of building their mansions in the north, are building them in the centre or south. Do you blame government for that?
Shallow thinking. You are saying northers want all development to go the north, which other development is in the North? Why has government building coal powered electricity generation plant in Mwanza than in Rumphi where we have coal? Why no plans for a morden stadium in Mzuzu city?
Njanje yadutsa ku Mwanza then you thought the plant could be built in Nthalire?
Patrick ….you must be the most IGNORANT person that ever walked the earth!
Opanda mzeru iwe. personal homes are not development. Upitenso ku School.
First of all kyungu LITUNGU lyako (Thongo Lako) Chiputi cha mukasi wako,Kongo wa nyoko.kuzilika ichikoko pamo?Stupid zako,if You’re eating with this pitala ,you think everyone is happy with this government. You think that is a stadium befitting karonga, and yet Thyolo is getting k2.5 billion stadium. In your sense can you compare how much karonga is contributing to the GDP to Thyolo.if you were really a friend to pitala karonga would not be a municipality by now?is there any district in the North that can be compared to karonga interms of GDP?
Chisikono chakoma kwambiri thats why he can’t talk bad about government.
Kyungu ndiwe chindere chakufikapo,,,,wish late Bishop Zuza was arrive(RIP) could have schooled him better.Kyungu you are a disgrace to the north.All fellow chief have got good manners including Gonapamuhanya who is just blindfolding the so called DPP,wont be voted come 2019 may be kyungu and family
Chakwera has been referring to DPP as a government led by educated fools but none of you commented , yet the leader of opposition claims to be a man of God. Between the chief and the Pastor who is better placed to avoid foul language?
kyungu pitala anamudyesa chibanzi ndipo ndi mfumu yochitisa manyazi shame on him.