Atupele holds Chakwera to account on Covid-19 speech: Says Malawi govt not serious with  pandemic

August 2, 2020 Zawadi Chilunga - Nyasa Times 74 Comments

United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Atupele Muluzi has released 11 points to underline that President Lazarus Chakwera’s government is not committed in the fight against Covid-19, the strands for coronavirus pandemic.

Atupele: Up to now, they have not allocated any funds for Covid-19 fight in the national budget

President Chakwera addressed the nation Saturday where  he updated the nation on how his government is working to contain the contagion.

However, writing on his Facebook account on Sunday, Atupele has taken issue with the speech, saying Chakwera’s government is not concerned about the virus pandemic  because, up to now, they have not allocated any funds for Covid-19 fight in the national budget.

The UDF leader further showed that, in comparison, the DPP administration did better in fighting the pandemic than the incumbent Tonse Alliance government.

For instance, Atupele , who once served as Minister of Health, noted that DPP administration established up to 41 sites for testing across the country but today only 11 of these sites have testing kits.

He further said the DPP administration had initiated risk allowances for all health workers, something the new government is not showing signs to implement.

“The DPP administration had set aside 6.2 Billion Malawi Kwacha to cushion low income urban dwellers with social cash transfers.

“The Tonse Alliance has removed this showing how much it does not appreciate the economic impact of COVID-19 on the poor Malawian, who live on hand-to mouth and depend on small businesses for their daily living,” he said.

Here are some of the points he has raised:

  • A presidential task force full of cabinet ministers was appointed in DPP government time but it was demeaned. This government has done the same, on what moral basis were they disparaging the previous government?
  • We are now seeing increasing teenage pregnancies across the country. This means socioeconomically we will see a less empowered girl-child and we are not seeing how the government is taking care of these issues. What plans are there to make sure girls are back to school or are exposed to school environment even in time of Covid-19 as we are in?
  • The DPP led government provided money for the procurement of medical equipment for COVID-19 isolation sites, such as ventilators, oxygen cylinders, patient monitors and newly opened oxygen gas plant at QECH and the gas plant underway in KCH…. these are DPP led initiatives, we want to see what the new government will do.
  • It is not clear how the coordination for COVID fight is being handled. Is it DoDMA, is it OPC or some hired officer to do the work? Without clearly defining the coordinating office, the battle is almost lost.

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74 replies on “Atupele holds Chakwera to account on Covid-19 speech: Says Malawi govt not serious with  pandemic”

  1. Chipwadza trying to be importanter…. if you could say mau akulu sagonera, it just shows how useless and clueless you are….

  2. So if the dpp govt had a plan in place where is? It should be a plan for the govt to implement and change. Truth be told there was no plan in the first place

  3. I support you aTupele especially pankhani ya school
    This government is not saying anything
    Just afraid of hw much will pump out to support our learner’s.

    1. The old government did a worst by closing schools without our consent.So you want the Chakwera boma to open schools so if things go on the opposite direction you should point out fingers on him.ayi isiyeni boma la Ochakwera lipange zinthu with a sober mind

  4. Much as Atupele may be named names but there is something this current Administration is missing in the Pandemic Fight..
    1. Minister of Health not even a word as regards to the new direction we are taking
    2. We dont know as yet what targets the new administration is aiming at to reduce new infections and manage cases.
    3. We dont know our roadmap towards reopening of schools and businesses…we are left in darkness and hopeless.

  5. Atupele has no moral ground to be continuosly barking like a rabid dog on the affairs of Malawi.You are a spoilt child that never fought for this country’s Independence. To make matters worse,your father was a jailed for stealing government money-six pounds at Msinja Traditional court in Lilongwe if this may refresh your memory in 1969.You are a son of a convict and don’t deserve any platform to hold anybody accountable since you benefited from theft.Secondly, your father is still answering to the MK1.7BN government funds which he stole and feigns disc sickness todate. In addition, your father privately pocketed the USD850,000 meant for Limbe Leaf farmers in the Central Region. To make things worse, it is your father who single-handedly campaigned for late Bingu Wamutharika-a COMESA convicted and dismissed person.It is this careless act which brought about the DPP which has been spear-heading lawlessness and grand theft in the country. It is through such legacy that we got the sleepy Peter Wamutharika who almost mortgaged this country to Pakistanis, Indians, Chinese,Nigerians and Burundians.Why didn’t he emulate good policies regarding these destructive foreigners like Kagame and other clever presidents have done? Send these guys packing at once!

    To make things worse, you were withdrawn from the Leicester School of Law(University) meaning that you don’t have any brain to be debating the higher issues of state that require deep and critical thinking to move the country forward. Stay at home and be a daddy’s boy.

  7. Ndatolapo mfundo imodzi yokha ya school basi. Gvt must develop a roadmap as when schools can resume in the country because covid 19 is likely to stay for a longer time. Zoti kaya school ziyamba liti kaya from the Head of State does not give hope to some stakeholders in the education sector especially those who have lost their jobs or income due to the pandemic. Government should devise a plan of action on how it intends to reopen schools but not just being mum on a very important subject matter. Even those countries that are heavily hit by the pandemic, RSA for example, now are at half a million cases, they are developing strategies on how they think they can reopen their schools in the nearest future. Nde boma lipereke chiyembekezo ku mtundu wa a Malawi pankhani ya maphunziro!!!

  8. USELESS BOY WHAT CAN YOU TELL MALAWIAN

    THE BEST YOU COULD HAVE DONE IS YOU TO SAY SOMETHING ON THE ISSUE OF THE MONEY THAT YOUR PARTNER DPP HAS STOLEN FROM AS MALAWI.

    WE ARE IN PAIN NOW BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOUR PARTNER.

  10. Shut up Man!!! At the Outbreak of Covid-19 you donated to China while importing Covid-19 from RSA. What are you saying now? Stupid no-sense utterances !!!!.

  11. Foseki
    Atupele you forgot that Mbuyanu Peter Muthalika imported Covid-19 from South Africa and at that time you kept quite. You also ate part of the ploblem and must account as you were in government at that time

    1. I have heard from Zodiak radio that 3 to 4 buses have arrived with people from South Africa. Isn’t this importation of covid-19? Remember the people coming to Malawi from RSA are also Malawian citizens. This is their home bwampini iwe.

      1. Kumene ndipo akadali kubwera Malawi is their home, and home to stay whether there’s covid19 or not the goverment of Malawi needs to look into this as a serious matter.

  13. KA CHIPWAZI KOMANSO KA BEBE AKA KAMATINYASA INAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OSANGOSIYA NDALE BWANJI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!KALEBE ZINAZOCHITA???????????????????????

  14. 41 testing sites where? I hope you know the meaning of testing. Testing is not measuring body temperature using infrared thermometers. Koma bambo ako anango ononga misonkho yathu kukupititsa kusukulu mmutu muli moumatu! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Get life osati kukhalira kutsutsa zoti sukuzidziwa

  15. Stupid boy, dunderhead , nincompoop, domkop, miserable, Paleface, oldtoppe, asshole, opportunist, mayopic, arrogant and good for nothing Atupele, gone and forgotten

  16. BEBE ukuti chani kodi?
    Awuze Ababa wenu atipatse ndalama zathu anaba zija tigwirire ntchito imeneyi.

  17. Bravo Atupele, a son of his father. Don’t worry about the bleating of Northerners because no Northerner is and will ever be a son of current or former president of Malawi.

  18. Has Atupele sunk so low? The young UDF (or what has remained of it) leader and APM’s running mate is trying everything to prove his relevance in UDF. This guy’s political days are numbered.

  24. Atupele is right. Chakwera and Chilima are CLUELESS and INCOPETENT on the issue of COVID. Anthu akufa everyday but they don’t have any plan. Posachedwa athu akuyenda atatseka masowa – atseguka maso when they discover Chakwera and Chilima are hopelessly incompetent but only know the art of TALKING.

    1. BUBU, , who is Atupele? He is not even in the book of who is who in Malawian politics, and he will never bounce back as far as Malawian politics is concerned forget this pussy

  25. Atupele its time you shut up and think of return the billions that your father Bakili Muluzi stole from us Malawians. Malawi has a new leadership culture. We can do without Mutharika’s and the Muluzi’s. Enough of you blood suckers. Your fat father is enjoying life as you are with stolen loot. You will me made to repay.

  27. Iwe austine muluzi you have nothing to offer to Malawians you’re a failure shut up your kamwa,,,,,,

  28. Oh my God! I can now see why you lost even parliamentary selection. Keep on displaying your foolishness.And you are a president of a political party?

    1. Maganizo a Atupele ndi opeleweradi, so he doesn’t even know that it takes more than a month kuti mimba iziwika. Mimba izi anthu anatenga nthawi ya DPP pano zingowonekera.
      By the way there was a lot of mess & rot just being exposed now including unbava wa Chisale ndi Getu

  31. A Nyasatimes nanu osamuuza Atupele yi bwanji kuti palibe angakumvere iwe zomwenukunenazi. Olo utanena kuti ku Lake Malawi kuli nyanja anthu angakuletse iwe ndi chipwadza baai.

    1. Mukunamatu inu – anthu akufatu Chakwera ndi CHilima ali phwiiii. Zonena mbweee. You are just in the TONSE alliance NYAU mode of ‘See no evil, hear no evil and say no evil’

  32. Keep crying boy, we are tired of hearing the name Muluzi, may be if u can change your surname

  34. Atupele you really did better by collecting people from South Africa and failed to take care of their welfare.You were busy sharing Covid money.

    2. They paid from their pockets what the DPP government did was to make sure that they provided them with bus and traveling documents and the saddest part of it is what you are saying that they failed to take care of them at the quarantine centre where they run away without knowing their statuses about covid19, atupele can’t convince malawi that his DPP government did well on fighting the pandemic. In fact they don’t care. They were busy sharing covi19 allowances.

  36. Shut your gob Tupele. The least you can do is ask the government to investigate your thieving father. 1.7 billion is a lot of money for Malawians. Give it back !

  38. Just make yourself known that you are still there. Good for you. But politically, you know you are finished. You can’t even win a parliamentary sear. Oh, and remember we are waiting for you to settle the bill.

    1. Zingayambe kuyiwalika ayendera bwanji Convoy ya U Vice President? Paja adayamba kale kampeni kumagawa timaphukusi ati ta Covid ….Ati Intervention imeneyo …

  40. A chipwaza u will never be the malawi president am sorry….ulova wakupwerekani vomelezani kuluza u president 2 times….kuluza u VP kuluza u MP inu nda achipwaza vomelezani basi

  41. Tamuuzani mwanayu atakhala phee. Kuti tikhulupirire zimene akunena atiuze kaye mayina a ma monitor anasowa aja. A polisi ali chile kuti afufuze. Apo bi just shut your mouth.

  42. You have points my dear brother. Indeed there is nothing evident on the ground in as far as the fight against COVID is concerned. All we hear is arrests and maintaunance of the state houses at 5 billion Kwacha. All we hear is the courts inviting medical people and women lawyers association to testify for the injunction against lockdown….and the judges reserving their ruling. Ulendowu siwaku Kenaninso ayi koma kwa a George.
    We had registered to benefit from 35g for 6 months, cushioning us but we can not see any penny. All we see was already instituted by the previous govt… Our Kwacha is going down as if we do not have brains to take care of the economy…Kaya fuel sakwera mwati?
    Someone tell me where we are heading to.

    1. Iwenso tangokhala chete apa. Iwenso sumacita campaign nthawi imene ija ! Wasowa conena eti Nthawi yanu yatha

    2. Registration yake yomweyi amalemba ma Cadet Ojiya ma Minibus mu Limbe leaving out Old Ladies who are Vulnerable to Covid ? Ndalama munaba ndie muzitinamiza pano ?

  43. Atupele! Atupele! Atupele! Where were you, or where was your mouth when DPP was squandering Covid-19 funds?

  44. Ngati pali munthu omvetsa chisoni ndiye uyu. Headless President of UDF. Just get prepared kumakapereka naima kwa bambo ako ku Maula pa ndalama zomwe anaba K1.7 billion

  45. Atupele, were you a Minister and you are home on Facebook now? Bebe Atu tayamwani kaye! Oh I almost forgot that you are in opposition! UDF siidzaliwaso m, Boma mpaka kale kale! Alison Muluzi now his case is coming! Ine kunva Sugar! Tseketseke!

  47. Chakwera has wrong priorities now he is focused on corruption war instead of fighting Covid19. Even before election he was focused on getting elected at all costs forgot we have Covid19. In short his wanting on so many fronts

  48. Does any sensible Malawian really pay attention to this dull priveraged son of the most corrupt former head of state? I don’t and will never do

    He was part of the government that deliberately imported COVID-19 cases from South Africa to stop the elections and today he has th3 audacity of standing on higher moral ground without shame to accuse the current government.

    The health workers had to go on strike to force his government to increase their risk allowance while he was helping the DPP government to still money from the covid fund…….useless dundahead who failed his mace exams and bought his degree

  49. To say that the DPP government did better in the Fight against Covid is being Economic with the Truth …We Remember how those Imported Covid cases were handled at Kamuzu Stadium …The rest of the points can be considered However alot of People were laid off in the Tourism and other related Sectors …Measures must be put in place whether it Means reducing Taxes on their Retrenchment packages or Let them have access to their Pension Funds…There was also No measures on Vulnerable Groups 60 yrs and Over,HIV positive etc whether it means making Masks available for them etc.Cash transfers most target such groups …A 21 yr old can go to sell vegetables everyday at the market ….But with Covid it is dangerous for a 60 yr old to do the same …Therefore it makes sense to Target VulnerableGroups like this Osati Zija Mumachita kulemba ma Bus Touts…Ojiya mu Limbe to benefit from Cash Transfers. …

  51. Genius Atupele. In addition, the Tonse Alliance leaders, especially JB, KALIATI and Chilima told Malawians that there was no COVID-19 in Malawi. How would one expect Malawians to observe preventive measures? It’s a problem of their own making.

    1. Is this Chisale related to the one who murdered Njawunji? No wonder the comments. Atupele is the most stupid idiot of a president. He was using MAREP funds to do campaigning in Chitipa. Kunamizila ma launching

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