As Malawi burns, where is the Head of State?
President Peter Mutharika is where former leader Hasting Kamuzu Banda was in 1993 when Malawians were agitating for multi-party democracy.

The only difference between the two is that Banda moved quickly to act as a Head of State unlike Mutharika who appears lost and helpless—presumably watching a nation sink in a sea of chaos as he, cowardly, watches the scenes from a small hollow at an elevation.
In moments of political chaos, like the one we are watching in Malawi, you need a leader to stand up and make tough and unpopular decisions not just to save his political grip; but to stop the nation from sinking further in the mud of wreckage.
The case of Mutharika is, please, not a complicated one. He is not facing demands of a system of government change like Kamuzu. Protesters are demanding the removal/resignation of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) boss, Jane Ansah.
One, of course, would argue that what has, Ansah’s resignation demand, has to do with Mutharika?
Well, that is where he comes in as a Head of State. When the entire nation descends into the chaos we are watching, the Head of State needs to intervene.
Banda quickly stood up and granted the people the medium to choose between continued one party-state or adopt multi-party democracy. By that decision, Banda acted as a Head of State and saved the country from burning.
Mutharika must move now and remove Ansah from MEC.
Further, he needs to start engaging HRDC leaders and opposition gurus to begin a process of give and take.
Hiding in the State House and watching the nation burn is potent act of cowardice not expected of a Head of State.
President Mutharika must rise up and save the nation he swore to defend.
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What Chiuta has written here is simply madeya. There is no logical comparison between the mentioned Kamuzu Banda’s dilemma and the current situation. Chiuta could have simply stated that he wants the overthrow of the current government, in one sentence. No preamble; no argument; no conclusion. His objectives are as clear as daylight; and he’s clearing advancing objectives of the disgruntled and the politically, DEFEATED – viz:
a) political failures like oChakwera and his MCP wanting access to the Presidential Palace through the backdoor;
b) political minnows, like Chilima, simply wanting to embellish their pathetic performance in the elections;
c) the cabal of mainly Northern NGOs making good their vow or promise to forever fight APM, in whatever capacity he serves this country.
The plurality of Malawians who voted for him will not allow a coup. Never.
Malawians spoke clearly through their votes.
What is so complicated there for some of these critics to get through their thick skulls?
Mutharika has shown maturity by being quiet. If he had blasted the opposition, sent the police and army to kill people, all the idiots protesting in the streets would have found an opportunity to fault his DPP government. Let president Mutharika continue to be cool headed and leave the fools – Chakwera and Chilima – to continue destroying the country until people rebuke them. That will be the end of Chilima and Chakwera’s political career.
So, The Mtambos, Chilimas and Chakwelas are failing to control their own invited guests in the streets. You wanted someone who else to control their mess!
I second this idea.let Chakwera and Chilima do that themselves.why are you shifting the role on Mutharika,when the fire was ignited by Chima/Chakwera.kunali kufuna kumuyesa Peter kuti tione apanga chani?kuyesa zida?????….zachibwana basi. mukatopa mukagona mmakwanu.
A president doesnt have idle time like that one.wazikolezerayo azithimise yekha.ma arrears angongole ndiomwe avuta.ingosalendani ma collateral wo to forfeit ma loan munakaputa ku Nigeria wo.2024 is not far.just wait….
Chilima thinks Malawians are stupid but some of us know him very,very well. Even from back in the days when he was getting fired from work This guy has collected loans all over the place to fund his failed presidential bid and he is desperate. Desperate people do desperate things. Failures always try to drag others down with them. This is a peaceful nation. Malawians are peaceful people.This guy must not try to turn them into thugs for his own hidden agendas.
While the 1993 agitations were truly national with no one being chased out of any region, the 2019 demos are driven by tribalistic and regionalistic tendencies of Mobocratic Arafat and his fake accent friend. The difference is clear.
I choose to disagree with this article, the writer somewhere seemed to drive a good point, but when it came that the solution is to remove JANE ANSA then I see the writer is a compromised person. Legally Mutharika can not fire Ansa while the case is in progress, that will be giving in to the request of thugs and betray the powers of the Judicially. Jane Ansa is a Legal person, did not impose herself as a Chairperson of MEC, She can only resign or get fired once the case is over and its established without doubt that she compromised her duties at MEC. If MCP and UTM can give enough evidence in Court against MEC and its Chairpersson then automatically she will held responsible. The problem we have is we have a weak IG who is afraid of acting firmly, what we are seeing is a manageable case that can easily be contained by Police not the ARMY or President. Police can easily identify thugs from demonstrators. The Army is not trained to do that, They are trained in dealing with external aggression not dealing with thugs and demonstrators.
we rely on you Getrude tell your Robot to act
That’s okay let him be silent, we won’t understand him even when he chooses to speak, he mumbles, he needs a new set of wellf-fitting dentures
That is what happens when the President is the leader of a band of thieves……stealing is what he knows best
Pitala anatola ccithumbatu. Palibepo aziwa iye za mbili ya malawi anta.
Anangolowa mwa myaaa nde akaima pa nsanja kumatinyoza . Ife ophunda eti??????
Just wait
Does he have any advisors to speak off??? Or are they all retarded like his girlfriend Seod White??
He is very retarded, has always been! He has no leadership skills, not even close! He is clueless, the worst leader Malawi has ever had……it is pathetic
Paja akuti amakambirana zomanga atsogoleri a mademo a Chilima, Chakwera, Mtambo ndi a Trapence asaaah! nzeru zombwambwana bwanji kkkkkkk.
This guys is brainless, without testicles! All he knows is killing, corruption and nepotism! He found himself on the sit just because Malawians have been exploited on regional grounds right from the time of Muluzi. Otherwise, this castrated he-goat has no element of a leader: he was there just watching when the academic freedom saga when he was a minister of education when his brother was a president, he was there just watching as a minister of foreign affairs when his brother chased the british foreign mission, he was there just watching when malawians were crying because of extreme levels of corruption during his first term, in fact he enjoyed the outcomes of the corruption himself. This goat must go! We have no leader in Malawi!
I completely agree with nyasa. He should act swiftly or leave the position. Give to someone who can make better Malawi. Malawi is the most peaceful country. This should not be tolerated. May Allah save Malawi. Aameen
Our head of DPP and State is a coward, hiding somewhere with Chisale and Chimulirenji. He thinks Alshabab is already in the country. Remember the Chancellor College standoff? The guy was no where to be seen. This is a repeat of that scenario.
I think Malawi is much far from learning the truth because the writer of the article is also at fault because all this rangles which are being pushed on are the influence of naughty people and greedy ones ,evil minded that have nothing to do for this country ,APM is right to remain quite for good Malawians to see themselves how the failures behave and so too with internationals to witness . If APM reacts so quickly before the court ruling will definatly spark fire and they will be saying he is a dictator. I believe heavy punches will follow after court ruling. You cant expect people to disrupt the freedom and expect also the head of state to stop them .Let us wait and see who will suffer.
Mulibe chonena inu khalani chete please
To stop this at early stage the better
GALU NDI MTHALIKA NOT CHILIMA OR CHAKWERA. I WONDER HOW SOME PPLE WILL SUPPORT THIS 80 YR OLD SENILE THING.
OLO ULOMWEWO YOOOOO!
Peter has always been empty – empty-headed. His brother removed his nsete when he was minister of education – remember the saga with the University of Malawi. And his tribesmen and ass-lickers did the rest the last time around to become president. He cannot be part of the solution – he is thekenya and must be removed clutching Jane’s bra.
This piece of shit of a president was trying to become president while his dead brother’s body was still warm. Remember? He is callous and evil. And a coward.
Hi wongani you aren’t asking the wrong person. It’s seems you are not in Malawi.
Remember the university issue
The Kia lift , the passport issue chimanga, 146 million the disposal of vehicles at minister of health and the appointment of aide Uladi and chairman to look after the albino. The guy is directly or indirectly is the killing of albino but he is still the chairman and cadets at parliament building. The list is long and that’s there is nothing he going to about saying miyamiya
Only two presidents left the post in the history of africa without any force. That means theres no peace without force. If this illigitimate president decides to use force on us his days will reduce to single digits and he knows that. In sudan they took out the most powerful dictactor in africa whose been there for over 20 yrs. No one should under estimate the current situation as its just an appetizer. Real protest will lock malawi the day that the courts will deliver judgement. We are fools yes we are caz all we want is justice not be treated like rubbish anymore. Iwo amene ali ochenjela akhale choncho but we are moving forward, achoke achoke basi. Tapusitsidwa kokwanila, hahaha enough is enough! Muthalika must fall!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sure
This story is a thinking of a dog who always takes food from the well washed plates to the ground. Why do you want to defecate on a white cloth? I thought you were damaging APM’s property and burning his shops. Now you recognize him to clean your dirty. Spare him big time, this is your mess you shall solve it by your selves. You can proceed with your demos. Let APM know when you are finished. He will take it from there. As of now you are not done yet. Dogs.
A ndede why don’t you just shut up your blue stinking beak. Which APM property? He has only one property Mama she devils ass and you know who
Poor assessment surely. The fact is people have taken their power back. They have given it to General Nunde temporarily ofcourse. Munthalika knows this.The Police know this. They have witnessed being directly rubbished. Munthalika being forced to change route in Lilongwe and parliament abuse. The Police being beaten by the people they used to terrorize like thieves caught and subjected to mob justice. The army taken total control of difficult situations with so much easy tells you who has power here. Yes the police and Munthalika have the responsibility positions but those positions without power are useless. Save munthalika and let him be he doesn’t have the power to do anything. Just a few days ago he ordered the police to arrest some people and the order was not carried instead he was told it would be a mistake to make the arrests. See power gone back to the people. Only two institutions have power now. The army whose power the public has assured and the courts who stand to lose it depending on the ruling they come up with. In this case the question of legality doesn’t apply. Its doing the right thing that will matter to the people. What i mean here is for instance in apartheid RSA it was legal for a policeman to kill demonstrators but it was not right thats why the world condemned it. So much as munthalika may wish to act he doesn’t have the power to. The people in the street have that power. Tantrums and emptiness is what we are hearing from munthalika.
APM ndi mbuzi eni eni palibe chomwe angachite ndi udindo wa kuba
NGATI WASOWA ZOLEMBA NDIBWINO KUKHALA CHETE KUSIYANA NDIKUTUMIZA MBWELELAZI,INU MUKUPHWANYA DALA ZINTHU MKUMATI MR PREASDENT MUST ACT? NDIE NGATI SAPANGAPO KANTHU INUYO MUTANI? NANGA AMENE AVUTIKE NDINDANI?INUYO BAPHWANYANI KATUNDUYO NDIPO PAMAPETO PAKE TIWONE AMENE ALILE.SUKULU MUKUONONGAZO NDIZA ANA ANU IYEYO ANA AKE AKUPHUZIRA KUNJA KKKKK MUYISOVENGE
I BELIEVE YOU MUST BE STUPID AND HAVING THE EMPTY BRAIN LIKE YOUR FATHER PETER
MUTHALIKA THIS GUY HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AND RIGHT NOW HE IS IN THE FURNANCE
OF FIRE MALAWI HAS NEVER BEEN LIKE THIS IN THE HISTORY THIS IS GOD HIS OWN FIGHT
FOR RESTORATION OF PEACE.
I agree with on the point that APM has to show his muscles as president as soon as possible to nip these politically orchestrated violence in the bud. Ban the demos and arrest and shoot all those leading the violence. Your brother used that to silence his critics and it proved very effective.
Osaopa bwana APM, you are the legally democratic elected president of Malawi and nobody can remove you from power. Military coups are fast fading into history because the international community doesn’t entertain them. They can remove you today but tomorrow they will be forced return you to power. The international community doesn’t intervene in case of popular revolt against a dictator like Mugabe and Al Bashir. The world knows APM is not a dictator and they will help you.
So Wongani i will disagree with on likening what is happening today to the events of 1992-94.Then we were removing the tinpot dictatorship Kamuzu Banda’s MCP govt.
No independent body has verified whether the elections were rigged or not why the chaos? These two politicians have just shown their true colours that they are power hungry and potential dictators.
Just wait and see. You don’t know the Mutharikas. Next week wina afera ku demo
Burn the country to the ground. Kill your neighbours, after you are done then see how that helps you. Why are you dragging the president into this. Isn’t it recently you folks wrote the international community when the president tries to intervene?
Sir Wongani Chiuta, Malawi Is On Auto Drive As There Is No Head Of State. Had He Been There, I Think He Would Have Tamed His Unruly & Violent Cadets. It Is Common Knowledge That DPP Deliberately Sends Its Cadets To Harass Demonstrators, Break Shops & Loot With The Aim Of Making People Believe It Is The Demonstrators Behind All These Nasty Acts As Always Has Been The Case During The Campaign Period. DPP Was Always On The Heels Of The Opposition Wherever They Went To Campaign. This Is The DPP I Know!
Where is CHAKWERA the so called PASTOR while Malawi BURNS under his influence? Remember CHAKWERA, what you are sowing, you will reap the same. This is the principle of sowing and reaping.
NO YOU ARE LYING GOD WILL ONLY USE HIS OWN PEOPLE TO CREATE PEACE CHAKWERA IS RIGHT REMEMBER GOD USED DAVID TO REMOVE THE HINDER WHO WAS GOLLIATH WHO THOUGHT BY HIMSELF THAT NO ONE CAN REMOVE HIM ON THAT AUTHORITY OF POWER
WHEN YOU LOOK TO BE POWERLESS THEN GOD INTERVENES I PROMISE YOU PETER MIGHT NOT DIE BUT SURELY REMOVED.
Chi president chanu chija timachita kuwayinda. Ndekuti chofunika achizutse kaye kenako achiuze mawu otukwana chiwugaze mwano
I still do not have money to repair my pit latrine. Help, please!……………
Leave Mutharika out of this 0hwanyani tengani boma anthu agalunosatamika chitikuko.Has Jane Ansah resigned.Mukuopa chani mesa nkgani ili ku khoti why cant you wait Tengani boma will see how you can rebuild from the rublles
Its very easy to build from rumbles, check Rwanda, it has risen from the most devastating civil war in history to be a shining example of what Malawi can be.
Hahahahaha. Mukunamatu! APM atani? Panyopanu. APM is a global icon. APM has superability to stomach your stupidity, Koma he is able to squeeze the smallest balls that you have, and soon he will! Watch the space.
Kodi, let’s assume Jane Ansah resigns today, who will be President tomorrow when we wake up?
Come out of your cacoon and smell the coffee. You are just as retarded as Mr Maliseche
Kkkkkkkk ma analyst aku Malawi. Very daft !!
He is not a good conflict manager! Remember Chanco impasse? This is too big for him. He thinks it will disappear all together on its own.
Sitinati, we will squeeze him until he is completely exposed. Wakuba! Yes he is an illegitimate president. Koma inu mukuti this guy is really a professor of Law? Ine I wonder, like this who would want to spend money on educating a child. Koma atimva a Malawi, sanati, we will see who will have the last laugh. If people don’t want you they don’t want you, full stop…………………..
MR PRESIDENT ITS TIME TO ACT INDEED, WE KNOW YOU WERE TRYING TO GIVE DEMOCRACY A CHANCE BUT UNFORTUNATELY THAT DOES NOT WORK IN AFRICA WITH THESE MONKEYS( SAULOS/CHAKWERA/MIA/MTAMBO) I THINK THE TIME HAS COME FOR THEM TO FACE THE LAW. WE ALL KNOW FORCES ARE BEHIND THEM AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT THEY ARE AFRAID TO DEATH THAT WHEN ALL THIS IS OVER, THEY ARE DOOMED. THESE PEOPLE ESPECIALLY SAULOS HAS A SERIOUS ISSUE. HE IS A SHAMELESS DOG WHO LOST BADLY IN THE ELECTION AND HAS NOW TURNED VIOLENT TO HIDE HIS LOST PRIDE CAUSE HE CANNOT FACE THE PUBLIC ANY MORE. THE DAY IS ROUND THE CORNER( MATAMA ATHA IN 1 DAY)
You must be one of the cadets who were fu**ed up by MDF 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You have lost your senses Peter is an illegitimate president.
I guess and my guess is right, you sound like an idiot
@ CRIMINAL COURT………ARE YOU A MALAWIAN I DOUBT….SHOW ME YOUR ID DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER MALAWI SOMEWHERE BECAUSE AFTER WE HAVE FINISHED BURNING THIS MALAWI YOU WILL NEED KOTHAWIRATU. WE WILL NOT RELENT UNTIL PETER AND HIS LOMWES RESIGNS….MBAVA …MUNYA MANYI
Someone told me that you are stupid I refused and now I know why
Koma anthu inutu mu samale coz tithana nanu ndithu zivute zotani,. MULUNGU sangangokhala chete ndithu shuwa, dziwani kuti miyoyo yathu ili mmanja mwa mulungu. Wait till it’s over.
Chililima did not loose election but anabeledwa mavote thru tipex. And as a leader is legimatemally entilted to mobilise his supporters to demonistrate to show off his disastification with the manner the electionn was administered .Conducting demos is a constitutional right and not an offen as some people believe.
Cadet ! Go and rot in hell !
phanyani mukamaliza munena, you wanna drag munthalika now into your mud. did you first approach him to do that? mmesa mukuti he is not legitmate leader? Musova
Ndipo tiphwanyadi…….
NDIWE CHINDELE CHAKUFIKAPI
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The truth is APM is lukewarm. He can’t show leadership during challenging situations but rather bury his head in the sand. He did that when he was minister (education, justice) and he is doing the same today. The current malawi situation is not new: it is similar to what happened in Kenya and Zimbabwe when ruling parties clinged to power while they had lost elections. What happened there: a political solution was morphed when Odinga and Shangrai became prime ministers under a transition government. Muntharika can borrow a leaf and negotiate a peaceful political solution. Both APM and his advisors are sleeping on the job or don’t care. The country is indeed on autopilot. Shame.
He is not legitimate that’s why he cannot act
Approach who? Naye a choka soon tu just wait and see
HE IS FAILING TO ACT BECAUSE HE IS NOT LEGIT, GET THAT YOU IDIOT!!