APM discuss federalism with Malawi opposition leaders

October 9, 2014 Moses Micheal-Phiri -AA 108 Comments

Malawi President Peter Mutharika held talks Thursday with nine opposition leaders to discuss thorny issues affecting the country, including federalism.

President Mutharika and some of the flops in May 20 presidential polls
President Mutharika and some of the flops in May 20 presidential polls

The meeting was held in camera but sources said the President and opposition leaders also discussed the issue of federalism.

Mutharika is under pressure to call for a referendum after opposition parties, especially from northern and central Malawi, have called for a federal system of government.

Many felt sidelined in Mutharika’s cabinet formation and the way some of his tribesmen have occupied influential posts after his election.

Speaking on behalf of the opposition leaders, Kamuzu Chibambo, the president of the Peoples Transformation Party (Petra), said Mutharika was very open to the ideas they had tabled.

“We assured him of our support because this is our country; its either we go forward together or we sink together,” said Chibambo.

The President said the meeting was a fulfillment of a promise he had made during the presidential campaign.

“We had a wonderful working luncheon discussing all sorts of aspects of issues from electoral system to Cashgate to economic reforms and economic development,” Mutharika told reporters.

Mutharika won 34 percent of the vote in the hotly-contested election, defeating first female president Joyce Banda and others.

Conspicuously missing at the meeting held at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre was Lazarus Chakwera, the leader of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP).

Banda, the leader of the Peoples Party (PP), also did not show up for the meeting.

Her spokesperson, Tusekele Mwanyongo, said the former president was still in the U.S. where she had gone to attend some events on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

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108 replies on “APM discuss federalism with Malawi opposition leaders”

  1. President Eddy Banda, you are a tribalist to the core. Why would you introduce quota system in the presidency when you are the same who is rejecting quota system in university selection? Do you know that you don’t own anything apart from your brain? What you claim to be yours belongs to the Lord? Even the president is just a steward of the Lord? Don’t be stupid. Today you’re here tomorrow you are dead. You owe nothing in the land.

  2. Malawi is poor and too small a country to have several gvts plus the main gvt.this will benefit the politicians.apm cut the size of the gvt.because of this some greedy politicians want to go federal so that they become ministers in thier little states.this wont improve the life of poor malawians but the greedy politicians.malawians go and vote to refuse this animal called federlism.

  3. Can we improve please…I was expecting to see my president in a jubilant youthful attire talking to his fellows standing with glasses in their hands etc. The guys are not even smiling and looking at APM …his eyes are on 2019… Nothing else…

  4. The story sound very sketchy.It only give supporters of the parties space to argue in defending their readers.

  5. MCP matama bwanji osangosanduka mpingo bwanji. À bus a a chakwera, a church elder a Tembo ndi wankulu was a mai kabwira. Zangovuta Uladi mussa akanakhala oyimba belu ndi kwaya master. Koma mazenenewo CD one osagula.

  6. dont say central region and northen.You have to say nothern region because us people from central we dont want it either……. za nkutu kutu za njeee

  7. We need Electral reforms now and that was supposed to be the main agenda not just lunching on our had earned paid taxes monies ,PERIOD.

  10. jumbe and Katsonga should protest over the headline because they are part off DPP and not oppostion

  11. The president discussed with opposition. Who are you fooling. So you call these opposition leaders. RUBBISH. STUPID, SONS OF PROSTITUTES, BASTARDS, COCKROACHES. MXIII

  12. congress lero ngati tikuvutika mudzikomuno chifukwa cha fundo zofoira za MCP moti dziko tikonzere limozi mavuto alipowa,anthu ozikonda inuu.God blesses those who humble themselves these are earthly things.God said love ur enermy share wth those who persecute u.koma inu u hv been in the ministry.hopefully u ever taught this.mmmmmh lets wait and see.

  15. Ifenso kuno sitikufunani, bwanji osangopita. Mukapeza ndalama mmalo momanga nyumba ku Nyikaland mukumanga ku Blantyre, how do you expect the Nyikaland top be developed. You should construct buildings in the nyikaland if you want development to take place at your homeland. You are busy developing other people’s land and expect govt to develop your village shame on you.

  16. Mbowe mulambiwa,
    How many MPs does Chakwera have in the south? and How many MPS does Peter have at the centre? This should give you some sense. How many MPs doe Chakwera have at the North and how many MPS does Peter have at the north,? If the numbers are the same , then anamubeladi, if not then you are out of your senses. How many MPS does Peter have at the center? and how many MPs does Chakwera have at the south? This also should give you some sense of reasoning.Osamangobwebweta ngati anthu osaganiza ayi, that shows how daft you are.

  17. inde atumbuka tatopa nawo. Kodi mtumbuka ndi munthu. Siza fedralism. Tiwalore apange dziko lawo. Ndiwomwewa akupanga conive ndi a Tanzania ncholinga choti akachoka akhale part ya Tanazania. Apite sitikuwafuna. Koma nanu a Peter Mutharika mwanyanya nepotism.

  19. koma kumanamizidwa kuti John Chilembwe anamenyera freedom mu dziko muno zoona zimezi.amemenyana ndi azungu a chi chisitu aku chiradzulu konko chifukwa cholimbanilana a christu.tISIYE KUMANAMIZA ,HISTORY YA BODZA YIMENEYO.ZOPUSA BASI KUZOLOWERA KUPEZA ZOTI ANZANU AMENYERA THUKUTA BASI .

  20. What is Friday Jumbe and Davies Katsonga doing there?? I thought it was all over in the media that they disbanded their briefcase parties??? So what were they doing there?? Kungopitila phwanyayo eti???

  21. My only plea to my fellow anganyas from northern Malawi please don’t involve the central region in your battle for federalism and succession. In the central region we have our own ways of fighting battles. Fight this battle alone before we remind you how tribalistic you are at work places. Don’t use the central region to achieve your selfish goals. You call us anthu anyawu, osaphunzira but let me say that no tribe is uneducated in this century. Don’t start a war you can’t win. Federalism is politics and politics is a game of numbers. In as far as I know the central region knows how to fight her battle and not through federalism or seccession. My fellow anganyas do you have the numbers. Malawi is the 9th poorest country in the world so can malawiy manage federalism? Food for thought. My fellow anganyas you better fight for secession and not federalism.

  22. Even in the family each and everyday misunderstood they can not against poverty.what are you doing the Northerners?….lets unit and we can prosper

  23. tiyeni nazo we are only watching. you will all pack and go. we should if you are not going fight each other. southern people are very accommodative, exercise patience and this tyme to show true colour mwayamba kale kunyoza inu. kukondera kwambiri inu. be mindful osamasintha maina federal government ikayamba. southerner wont allow you people to continuously showing your nepotism you will go for sure. we are on;ly watching you keep on promoting that.

  25. My professional view is that Malawi is better off focusing on searching for a break through solution for economic growth and job creation as a priority over business as usual socio-political changes such as federalism. Fast forward to the day Malawi will achieve federal govt …….so what then? How will the nation create wealth for its people? The conundrum, cryptogram or and jig-saw puzzle of wealth creation and abject poverty abound will still be prevalent in federal Malawi! In as much as there are justifiable reasons to re-imagine Malawi as a federal constitution given that democracy has been skewed to favour the southern region, we have to be careful that calls for federalism are not pseudo codes for secession or separatism or tribal hate mongering. Why are we not focussing on tackling social grievances amongst our people that lead to skewed democracy? Politicians must be careful. Gorbachev regrets breaking up USSR!!
    For me the central concern that must be our national priority in this decade is that once and for all Malawi must acquire the trick to advance economically and to escape the Malthusian economic stagnation to grow GDP to $200bn. There is a science to doing that people!!! All this social discontent is a consequence, not a cause, of lack of development. Achieving Federalism has nothing to do with engendering wealth creation or economic growth. It is exactly orthonormal to that for those familiar with the Hilbert space or Euclidean geometry. I urge Malawians that at least in parallel to your debate of federalism seek the ultimate economic growth strategy that eluded the country since independence so our people (Nsanje to Chitipa) can enjoy economic wellbeing. Malawi needs industrial revolution to create highly paying jobs. I am not inspired by any Malawian intellectual, politician, economist or NGO who strikes that economic goal off the top of the pinnacle of the national agenda pyramid!

    1. If you have nothing to say just shut the fuck up. What Malawi has achieve in 50 years of its unitary system? We have seen one dictator after another and Malawians lives never improved. Today in Malawi is which tribe has power and if they do—-other tribes are just like shit. You really sound like a Lomwe and I’m not surprised why you support this tribalist Molhako dominated government. If people don’t see any benefit being in this union why do you have to force them to be in union with you. The only solution for Northerners is secession. North Malawi is going to become a republic whether you like it or not. We are sick and tired of your nepotism, quota system, and many other isms that have been slapped on Northerners. Forward with the Republic of Nyika.

    2. Thomas Ngoma, I have never heard David Cameron, Gorddon Browm, Milband, Clegg use this type of english. They all speak english that will be understood by all. Here in Malawi, we have Kanyongolo, Chunga, Kaluas, Hussain, Kabwila, Magolowondo – all university dons who ably communicate to me, a 72 year old pensionner. So please, you either express your views in proper english or keep your opinion to yourself in London.

  29. Mbowe mulambia, Ur insinuations r all wrong. Try to read some of these issue soberly. I am from the centre myself but I always keep my feet on the ground,I dislike to be fooled. To start with, do you have substantial evidence that the centre was cheated? Second, do you remember of any elections in the multiparty dispensation that no one brought up issues to do with cheating, possibly save for the first elections and I guess you know the reasons if you are as smart as claim. Abambo zinazi ngati simukuzipanga follow kungozitaya

  30. Let me put it straight in the face of this Mulhako tribalist dominated government that the Congress of Nyika People will not accept Federalism that Malawi will have four provinces. We will accept Federalism that Malawi will have three provinces. We will accept Federalism that will mirror the USA federalism even going further to close all the loopholes that will make a tribe and region dominate others. The Congress of Nyika People want a Federal system that must have strong provincial governments, rotational presidency among the three regions, and a point system/electoral college (USA). Each region will be allocated points and for example the South will be allocated 35 points, Center 32 points, and North 30 points. In order for a party to win the presidency it must have 62 points or more, meaning a party must win 2 provinces out of three provinces. In this way no party will belong to a certain region because by the federal laws of Malawi it will demand that the presidential candidates must be nominated from the province of which the presidency is its turn, and the vice president to the province which will follow. What if the president dies? This is the problem that Nigeria had, and they need to amend their constitution. If the president dies the ruling party will be abide by the laws of that province to replace the dead president. If in the North the ruling party’s president who died was a Tonga and the constitution of that province demand that a ruling party must get a Tonga to finish the term of the dead president—then the ruling party must do that. The presidency cannot automatically be transferred to a province where the Vice Presidency come from. The provinces’ constitution must address the needs of its indigeneous tribes. It is important that in each province the governorship and the presidency shall be rotated among its indigeneous tribes. For the past 50 years Nyika people have been taken for a ride, slapped with oppressive laws and its leaders assassinated, petrol bombed, exiled, and many other isms that make their lives so difficult. They have been forced to learn Chewa while their language being sidelined. This unitary system of Malawi under the Mutharika Kingdom and his fundamentalist Mulhako cannot work, and Nyika people reject it. We don’t want this process to prolong but by next year Malawi must be implementing Federalism in order to develop this country. The problem with this tribalist Mulhako government is that Peter is surrounded by his tribesmen who only think about Lomwe domination in every facets of our lives. They use violence to silence other tribes. All the security organs of Malawi are headed by Peter Mutharika’s tribesmen. These people are used to commit atrocities against unarmed defenseless men and women of other tribes, especially Nyika people. It has come to our light that the armed struggle of Nyika people must not be abandoned because of the lip service of Peter Mutharika. We will make Malawi ungovernable until Nyikaland is free from the atrocities that is suffering from this tribalist Mulhako dominated government. We have called the DPP government to change this Unitary type of government but what we got was savage violence against our people. This leaves Nyika people no choice but to embark on the armed struggle until our beloved Nyikaland is free from the bondage of slavery. It is time for Nyika people to fight to death for SECESSION because what you will get from Peter Mutharika is lip service without a walk. He is using delaying tactics while planning genocide against Nyika people. Action on the ground must speak louder than words. We have not seen such actions but more quota system are being slapped on Nyika people. I call the leaders of Nyika not to sellout but to remain united and demand the SECESSION of Nyika people. We are tired of being slaves in our own Nyikaland where it is being occupied illegal. Let Peter Mutharika keep his Southern region and let Nyika people determine their own destiney without someone telling us what we can get and what we can’t get. We fight for Nyika only not the entire Malawi—they can keep it. Peter Mutharika let my people go!!!! We are sick and tired of your delaying tactics while planning to kill the tribes of Nyika. PETER MUTHARIKA LET MY PEOPLE GO! LET MY PEOPLE GO! LET MY PEOPLE GO! LET MY PEOPLE GO!!! tHEY HAVE BEEN SLAVES FOR TOO LONG, AND IT IS TIME TO LET MY PEOPLE GO PEACEFULLY AND KEEP YOUR SOUTHERN REGION TO YOURSELF. WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SLAVES. LET MY PEOPLE GO!

    1. Well, well, well! What have we got here? Have all these atrocities been committed in the past 3 months of Peter’s reign? Sensentionalization at its utmost best. Complete raving mad! Hang yourself NOW to save yourself from yourself.

      1. Mutumbuka munyane iweeee! Seeeeee! Mahara urije. Tabatumbuka tikayambanga kuyowoya chichewa kaya chichipeta Mutharika wandanjire pamupano. Reka utesi!

      2. DPP administration is that of atrocity. It started with his brother, Bingu wa Mutharika who jailed innocent people, petrol bombed descenting voices, assassinations (Chasowa), looting, Mulhako branding machetes in streets, quota system, and many other isms. Bingu went to extend of saying in every district in Malawi there will be schools where other tribes have to learn Lomwe language. What kind of crap is that? For the past 50 years this unitary system has stripped Nyika people their languages and forced to learn Chewa and the DPP was just about to force everybody Lomwe language. Peter Hitler Mutharika during his brother’s presidency was a minister of education, implemented quota system to choke Nyika people’s kids. This man is a disaster for Malawi. Peter Hitler Mutharika all he thinks is about his Southern region and their tribes. The Lomwes are first priority and the rest second. The best solution for Nyika people is secession to determine their own destiney. We’re sick and tired of this Mutharika kingdom. In this 3 months of his administration he has shown hardcore nepotism, tribalism, mulhakosm, quotasm, regionalism, war mongering against defenseless Nyika people who wanted to demonstrate for Federalism.. Peter Hitler Mutharika said that he will defend Malawi’s oppressive unitary system by all means necessary using the unitary constitution. This oppressive constitution is the one which is rejected by Nyika people because it make them less than human. The Nyika people will fight Peter Hitler Mutharika to the last man until our people are free from the bondage of slavery. Long live Nyika people and forward with the armed struggle. We are fighting for a just cause and never surrender. Alluta continua!!!! Mayibuye motherland Nyika. Oooh Cry the beloved Nyika.

  31. Southerners are just watching, very soon you will hear them supporting secession not feudalism. One thing the Northerners have forgotten is that southerners are also tired of them. We hope this referendum you are crying for will give us different options, one of them being secession. We are very ready to assist you secede because you think, you r the only ones contributing to the country’s development.

  32. Dziko lino anayamba kulimenyera nkhondo ndi anthu aku Southern kuno (late Rev. John Chilembwe) osati anthu aku Northern, ndeno lero sizingatheke kuti munthu wa kumpoto angalamulire Malawi since multiparty started we’ll never allow northerners to rule this Milk & Honey country even though you talk nosense but your chance already gone plz don’t cheat yourselves that Malawi will devide into two never……………never, anthu opanda mkhalidwe inu mwazazananso kuno ku South bwanji osamapita kwanuko ngati kuli kukanthu kumene mmaofesi monse munali atumbuka okhaokha now the wind of change blows to the southern Malawi. Don’t say that there is no graduates here in southern but biasness is the thing which made us to be like we are not well educated people, now it’s our time to look forward and also the time of election you didn’t even vote for him so what you need from him now even me I can’t give support to a person who is pushing me down, you tried to push him down the day of election but God did’nt allow that let him its his time and don’t tell people lies if you get the seat, your government will be worse than now. Shut up your mouth plz.

    1. Koma amwene,qouta system yomweyi mpaka kuyima nayo pachulu choncho?Yomweyi ikungotenga madeyayi a kummwera basi mwaima nayo pa chulu nkumalalata?Kikiki,koma guys,you guys,tangovomerezani kuti Mulungu sanakupatseni nzeru basi,koma luso lonyenga ndiye anakugairani….of course,no nzeru but sex is what drives people from the Sothern Malawi.Without numbers you are nobody in this country,just as it was nthawi ya MCP.

    2. Mc Fair Guy,
      Do you mean the tribes of Northern region must be forced to be part of Malawi? Slobadan Milosivic tried to enslave Albanians and he failed. The Hutus tried to wipe out the Totsis in Rwanda but they have failed. Remember, only you alone you will fight to keep Northerners as your slaves. Northerners have a right to SECESSION because the North/Nyikaland is the land that God gave them. Nyika people are going to fight for what is theirs, Nyikaland. Southern Sudanese fought for their South Sudan and they won. You keep your South and leave other regions to determine their own future. The quota system is against international law where a child is denied the right to education because he/she belong to a province that a president detest. Nyika people are telling you in your face that we don’t want to be in this union with you assholes—-keep your Southern region and leave us alone.

      1. Inu a Motonga mukufuna kundiuza kuti nzeru zimene mukunenazi za federation ndi zoona? Dziko lake nde liti lokaligawa pa tatulo losauka ngati lino, komanso mukati mwagwira ntchito zabwino ndiye ndi kumwera kuno. Ndikufuna ndi kufuseni kuti chiyambire dziko la Malawi ndi President uti analamulira ochoera kumpoto kwanuko?
        before you speak you must think first that from long time you stay under southerners, how stupid are you are? In northern region you don’t even have thing that you can point and compare with here in southern region those countries you compare with Malawi, they are full no sense like you northerners that’s why old people said that ‘an empty tin always makes noise’ kaye a tumbuka anthu asankho ngati inu sindinakuoneni koma kudziwa kulalata basi, kunea zoona mwachangamukira kumwera kwathu konkuno inu lero mukuima pachulu nkumalalata bullshit! Nanga munakakhala kuti kumpoto
        ko muliko ambiri ndeno bwanji simunasankhe President wochokera kudera la kwanuko. Muyinkhenso iyi Agalu inu.

        1. @McFair Guy
          I’m not fighting to be in union with your Southern region. What I’m saying is that you must let the Nyika people go to their poor region as you put it in your own words. Why do you still want to cling to us and not want us to peel away from you? There are three regions in Malawi and the Northern region belongs to the Nyika people, and the Southerners cannot claim the Northern region as theirs. Remember, the first inhabitants of Northern regions are the tribes that are found there. Lomwes come from Mozambique and today they claim Malawi to belong to them. Nyika people are tired in this union and tell your tribalist president to let my people go. You’re the one who is an empty tin because you’re forcing Nyika people to be in union with you while they don’t want. Can you claim the Northern region to be part of the Southern region? We will fight you to the last man until our Nyika is free from the bondage of slavery. Alluta continua!!!!!

  33. @You useless Hard talk feel sorry for yourself you think people from central they can not think on their own mwangwanayo you can cheat but you can’t cheat all mumadalira anthu apakati munawabela.

    1. Man majority amavoti a Malawi ali kumwera kuno man ngakhale a Bakili Muluzi amawina ma term awo onse chifukwa cha kuno ku southern. Not only that he was from here, but to talk about majority of votes you can’t beat southern

  35. Abiti Mtila @ 35 you must be the fool of the year! Kumapiri ukunenako kuti angafuneko ndani, tell mi alomwe ali tho in our tobacco farms as tenants amafunako chani? They say better utenant anatopa ndikupemphetsa nkumanamizira kuti ngosapenya kkkkkkkkkk! Vitsiru va anthu ngati inu sindidavione. Mulungu gave you eyes nkumanama kuti you are blind, eating maize husks like pigs. Kumapiriko u can never find a beggar. Matama basi the majority of you you dont have even decent houses (with iron sheets). Amakhala ku Blantyre koma amagona muzisakasa ndiye inu oyimbna anatero kkkkkkkkkkk

  36. The way I look at this whole issue of federation, it is the northerners who are interested in it but knowing how disadvantaged they are in terms of numbers they are now trying to incorporate people from the central region so that they may have a formidable force. Akulu tangopangani zany. We from the centre have our own challenges and we know how to go about them not za federation zanuzi

  38. Even if there is referendum DPP does not lose! IT will win with landslide victory though you will not accept the results. DPP is a winning party! It has never lost in any election!

  39. whatever the case people from the north will get their freedom. this is north lomwe belt government

  42. Federal system of government is very important in this country and we know it is going to work, only that afew people are higgled piggled about it either its because they don’t know or understand what’s all about.Musova.

  43. Amwiye anganyawa sazakonzeka koma Chitipa, Karonga and Nkhatabay are out of the federalism so mupange Dziko la maditrict awiri koma ndiye ziliko KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK. president wake chengwira werewo ndiye kubesatu

    1. Ndiye bolatu Ngwirayo,nanga inu mwamuona president wanuyo APM?Mano ena ndi ofiira,ena oyera..kikiki,koma alhomwe ine?Mano ena president kumakhala ofiira,mbali ina oyera…muyang’aneni bwino lomwe.Dental formula.

  45. The writing is on the wall but why MR President PROF not involve the political leaders of parties who are well represented in parliament? for sure any discussions without Dr. Chakwera and Dr. Mrs. JB those who are holding 66% of the popularity in Malawi than those you were talking to who have no representation in parliament is all useless and will not stop proponents of federalism. Mr. President you have aggravated this, hence no trust in you regarding unity in Malawi, may be your vice can be listened to certainly not you and your fellow southerners in your cabinet because they are even devicive in the way they approach issues.You have to swallow your pride and accept your weakness in this area and ask right people to help you atherwise those that are helping you now are failing you unfortunately too early to experience this.

  46. WAKUNZUNZANI NDANI ANGANYA UNU? NGAKHALE TITAGAWANAPO DZIKOLI MUWINAPO CHIYANI?KAPENA IFE AKU SOUTH TILUZAPO CHIYANI? ZANGOVUTA KUTI MWAGANIZA MOCHEDWA. TIYENI TIGANIZILE ZAUFUMU UMENEULINMKUDZAWO; ZAPADZIKO MZACHABE CHABE

  47. Were these so called “oppositional leaders” real or Bogus or Suitcase party leaders?the Chibambos, the Katsongas who even fail to grab the ward councilor even if it meant to vote today! The political Amateurs!!!!!!! Its a Missed Opportunity and Missed Target! The major threat/targets in this tussle are the MAJOR MCP and the PP! The only fact that these Parties were not available or snubbed the Luncheon definitely means no work done! Go back to a drawing board mr president (if you are the President, God knows and will punish you severely!!!) Its the same as playing football without GOAL KEEPERS! This is the signal to you mr president that you are sailing on troubled waters and your days are numbered! SHAME on YOU! This is what we say and mean by “ILLEGITIMACY!!!”

  49. Please do us a favour, finalise this cesession process, atleast by December, in order to afford some of us the priveledge to decide on our next place of residence with effect from January 2015.

  50. Atumbuka kodi kwanu ku mapiri kuja angafuneko ndani? Pitani muzikamanga studious mu phirimo. Ngakhale kulima misewu ngati high way mungalime kuti kutchire kuja? Bvomerezani kuti kwanu its a dead North!!!!!

  51. Nthawi yakwana a Malawi kuti tidziwane bwino, a Tumbuka nawo ndi abale awo a Chewa a kufuna kudyerera dziko lomwe Mulungu adawapatsa.

  53. but federal system referendum elections will be rigged again and again up until proponents give up

  54. Kamuzu Chibambo will not decide for the people. Federalism is surely coming, we can smell its fresh air, it is unstoppable as the rainy season. Beware of the ides of Federalism Petulo. It is coming to stay. Be warned!!!!

  55. This is good for democracy and it just needs understand and make necessary changes.Federalism is costly as u can c, but matters will force it and the great advice i would give to APM is he should work with pple of nation importance not tribalist like, kaliati ,chaponda and others of like minds and c

  57. Like it or not North is economically better! Kulibe anthu aja opemphapempha amakhala chapa kamuzu stadium as we go to shoprite!!! I used to share them a little, koma pano asa!a I stopped. Mukutukwana kwambiri you southerners yet azigogo anu they are the poorest.
    After the Mutharikas, I see no southerner leading any party. Just wait and see. Zitukwanani!!! Ife tikudya money, nkumayendera ma company car mu blantyre momuno, inu mukwera ma mini bus!!

  59. I am a part and parcel of northerners.I extremely disagree with the motion so called federism systeem of government.why,how,what’s wrong with you ppke,being used by these greedy politians?think of forfloat breaking the story,they are fail,criminal,evel,satanims politians.True northeqners will never think of federism because of small scale of ministerial or leaders,iiiyaaaaaaaaa!!!

  60. Where will the money for this come from this country cannot priotize.

    People on the village want schools,medicine in hospital and the like.

    What I see in this is that some people want positions

    If they are selected it means more tax payers’ money to be used to pAy Governor wapakati, Kumwenda and north

    Joking and selfishness not serving people’s interest !

  61. Why clinging to them. Let them decide their future. You have marginalized them for quite sometime everybody knows. These people can do better on their own.

  62. Calling opposition party leaders means nothing , to make it worse Kamuzu Chibambo being married to a Maseko Ngoni who has never supported the idea of federalism it won’t work at all. These are Blantyre settlers .

    The people Peter had met went to be corrupted ,they went to meet Peter without telling anyone ,we call this meeting a ” private corrupt” meeting. They had gone without our blessings.

    The stupid federalism is coming to stay. The president of Malawi is for one tribe and one Region .

    Bakili went to meet Peter to advise him on this issue , he forgets that he is the main causer of all this nepotism , he vowed not to let any leader from Central or Northern Regions to be presidents of Malawi . We are all saying 34 % winning votes no , which are also from one tribe and one Region and to make it worse to be supported by Muluzi we say no . Let’s go for Stupid Federalism , you will only corrupt .000001% of the whole population of the people from these two regions and the idea of federalism is here to stay.

  63. “It’s either we go together or we sink together” the same old mentality of those who rebelled against Kamuzu Banda.They thought he would sink without them if they fled! They got it wrong!

  65. Enanu tanthauzo la federal simukuliziwa bwanji mungokakamira atumbuka azipita does federal tells us that? a chewa can b stayin in chitipa no problem in a federal system.

    1. We know it my friend but in practice it will not work like that believe me. Fedral system works better where the cause of the system is not ethnicity like in our case. What it will do is just to promote ethnicity. Think about it in this way, the ferderal government in the central will most likely have no one from the north. In that sense, people from the central can lobby it to promote the welfare of the people coming from the central region. So where do you think a northerner will fit here?

  67. Opposition leaders without Chakwera and JB? Are you kidding me? So after he has feed them on lunch, he took them for the “talk”. So funny!!

  68. No going back. We have to change electoral laws as well to include 50 plus 1. We shouldn’t elect a president just because the south has more people than the rest. The north has able able but is even not considered for VP by southern region leaders. It’s only MCP that takes the north on board. Chaponda went to say that they can do without the north. That alone is tribalism. We have a region that contribute little to GDP and it’s people are lazy and they want everything in terms of development to go there. MUST was constructed on personal land. The stadium was diverted and they want the cancer centre there as well. We need the federal system of government.

  69. No going back. We have to change electoral laws as well to include 50 plus 1. We shouldn’t elect a president just because the south has more people than the rest. The north has able able but is even not considered for VP by southern region leaders. It’s only MCP that takes the north on board. Chaponda went to say that they can do without the north. That alone is tribalism. We have a region that contribute little to GDP and it’s people are lazy and they want everything in terms of development to go there. MUST was constructed on personal land. The stadium was diverted and they want the cancer centre there as well. We need the federal system of government.

  70. The Agenda of Mutharika Lhomwelizing all influential position is very destructive. These people who are occupying influential positions on the basis of being Lhomwe are also practicing the same myopic behavior in the individual organization. Kodi tonse tingakhale alhomwe?

    Ku MRA kuno its becoming sickening, rampant than bearable levels, and its all rotten and stinking. KAMOTO AND MBILIZI. you were appointed politically, politically you shall go. Nfi George Mankhwala and Steve Kajombo akhale mpaka ma Directors? Really? There only qualification being that Kajombo is from Chiradzulu and George is from Thyolo, T/A Chimaliro? George Mankhwala school inkamuvuta Ali pa Polytechnic lero mukuti akhale Director? Do you want the institution to move forward or backward?

    You Pitara your naked tribalism is too much

    1. That is the daily struggle of ordinary Malawians in NGOs and government offices including companies where the north attempts to patronize. It is just that now the north is drinking its own medicine and it has started feeling the pain that others have felt for a long time.

  71. FEDTULO z the direction to go.There z no reason for us in central & north to finance developments that are done in south only with all influential positions in government & departments occupied by Alomwe

  72. Amalawi let me tell u one thing. Chimene ndachiona ndidyela dzikolathu ili amalawi tiyeni tilikonde tisayambeko zomukokela pansi nsogoli wanthu tidikire nthawi yanu ikazakwana muzakhala.

  73. As long as Mbendera remains Chair of MEC Malawi can never hold credible elections. MCP kupusa maningi you are cowards why accept flawed results instead of fighting for the truth. You must learn from Kenya otherwise we will always have an impostor as president. 2019 please get ready.

  74. Central and northerners oppossition leaders and APM want federal government. I have never heard APM or Chilima say no to this new system why uncounted people (wo manya n’goma) we are noisy? You do not understand it

  77. A CHIBAMBO POLITICS IS ABOUT HOW U GET ON WITH THE GLASSROOTS NOT DEBATES AT THAT LEVEL
    GO HOME SORTOUT UR NORTHERN LEADERS. FIND OUT. WHY CANT THEY SELL U TO UR CONSTITUENCY

  78. I knew that APM is trying to buy favours from the opposition but DO NOT TOUCH THE FAN AS IT MAY START RUNING EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF.

  81. How did you expect JB to attend while you know she is in USA? Shame! Nothing will even change after this meeting apm just want to cool down pressure ngatinso sanagawa ma envelope kumeneko. don’t trustanyone now in Malawi even the so called BAs Chibambos…aaah..

  83. WALORENI ATUMBUKA AZIPITA A FARAO INU !! 50 YEARS ANTHU KUMPOTO KOPANDA AIRPORT NO STADIUM ; MISEWU NJEE !! KWINAKU ANTHUWA AKUNENA ZOWONA AZIPITA AKAWONE ZINA ! MULUNGU WAWO AWATSOGOLERA KHAYA NDI MAVUTO AKATOZIWONELANGA KOMWEKO !

    1. Mabvuto angaposa amene tawawona kale? Yes we are tired of being called names and being treated like second class citizens. We can definitely do better on our own.

      1. YOU are definitely going to die of hunger in you poor northern region, don’t say I did not warn you.

    2. So you haven’t heard of Mzuzu international and Karonga international airports? Tarmaced road all the way to all the lake resorts in Nkhatabay? Phula was myaaaa mpaka Ku Chitipa? Mpaka Shoprite phii!! Ma round about three! Reserve Bank and branches of all banks! High court! Central (Northern) hospital! Mzuzu university! Sports cafe, key lounge! Taifa market! Zigwagwa market! New Katoto! Mzuzu hotel! Chikangawa forest! Paris ya ntauni ndi ya kwa Luwinga! Ihhhh anganya chitukuko chipose APA?

  84. Time will tell. Israelites when they were in Egypt, Pharaoh was uncompromizing at first-but at last allowed the children of Israel to go back to their promissed land.

    2. Allow them to go to their Sodom and Gomorrah please. They have been in Canaan for a long time. Tawabeleka nthawi yayitali pano asiyeni aziyenda okha.

    3. Israelites found themselves in Egypt in search of food. They were then captivated into slavery. Israelites were God loving and feared God. Israelites had a land promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God had told them they were destined to go back to their promised land. Do I see where the selfish, egocentric and tribalistic Tumbukas fit into this picture?

      Take me to Mzuzu, Karonga and other areas in the north and show me structures built and owned by southerners and centrals. Come to Blantyre and Lilongwe and let me show you how northerners are developing these areas by establishing themselves in structures. It is simply that everybody, including the big mouthed Tumbukas, would want to live in the civilized parts of the country and nobody wants to be associated with the bush and the thengere.

      Sometimes I think the quack – quack about federalism is nothing short of hot air because the last people to want to break away from the civilized Malawi are the ones inciting it – the tuts

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