Atupele off to China as visiting scholar: UDF appoints Patel as acting president

United Democratic Front (UDF) has appointed its veteran politician  and party leader in  parliament Lilian Patel as its acting president  after its president Atupele Muluzi left for China where he will  spend three months as visiting scholar at Peking University.

Atupele off to China
Patel: Acting president of UDF

UDF spokesperson  Ken Ndanga confirmed  evelopment in an interview with Nyasa Times on Saturday.

He said  the Mangochi South legislature, Patel, has taken over the mantle from Atupele to guide UDF both in Parliament and outside.

Ndanga said  Atupele is expected to be back in December.

” He wil be hosted by the University of Peking one of the prestigious Universities in China, ” Ndanga said.

He added while in China the UDF president will also visit India to attend a board meeting with an organisation called Energy Fund for Africa where he was appointed as one of the board members.

Patel is one of longest serving members of the Malawi parliament.

She entered parliament in 1994 at the reintroduction of multiparty democracy in Malawi.

In the House,  UDF deputy leader is Rodrick Khumbanyiwa, an MP in Chikwawa.

Ned Phoya of Zomba Ntonya  is the party chief whip.

UDF president tumbled in the parliamentary elections in May for the first time since he entered the House 15 years ago.

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Hatton
Hatton
4 years ago

Fare thee well Atupele, you are a democratic. Let Chakwera borrow a leaf from you. Kungoluza chisankho basi ulendo ku khoti nkumakalira kumeneko. Umbuli sungathe ponamizira kulankhula ngati wa ku America. Mbuli ya ku dambwe ndi mbuli basi?

Mmora Muroma
Mmora Muroma
4 years ago

Visiting scholar? What’s that? Just say visiting pupil Or visiting idiot. yes you heard me right, visiting IDIOT.

Jonas
Jonas
4 years ago

Abwelako Professor 😳😳😳

Che Ntopeya
Che Ntopeya
4 years ago
Reply to  Jonas

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Mikuyu pact
Mikuyu pact
4 years ago

Zonamiza mbuli zinzanu zimenezi! We know that it was planned by DPP and Bakili for Atupele to open Eastern for manipulation to diffuse Joyce Bandas influence, and that he then will be relocated. But even then, with all the manipulation, you failed to beat Chakwera! Wait for the courts and you will cry real tears of blood. By the way, We are also reopening the almost concluded 1.7 billion Kwacha case

Sahara
Sahara
4 years ago

What’s a visiting scholar? Is it the same as exchanged student? Just curious

Winston Msowoya
Winston Msowoya
4 years ago

Atupele Muluzi,why selling our country to Indians? do you think that an AFRICAN cannot have that opportunity in India? Shame on you.Your friends in the MCP had sold the Party to an Arab,what is wrong with you people? Do you think that these two foreigners will save Malawi dearly? So it means that Malawians are fools and incompetent they can not manage to run their on country?Did our struggle to be free, was achieved by an Indian or Arab? Malawians,For how long are we going to be ruled by foreigners? Indians and Arabs look at us as their slaves,to prove… Read more »

Sahara
Sahara
4 years ago

You must have selective memory Mr. Msowoya. Have you forgotten that DPP has sold the country to Indians and Chinese? Batawalala has tenders to supply everything in the DPP government. Batawalala runs dpp. The other mmwenye bribed Pitala Mutharika with K145 million of tax payers money. Do you know that Batawalala charges almost K200, 000 to supply uniform (trouser/skirt, shirt and tie) for one immigration officer? What kind of materials are the uniforms made of? Are they designed by Versace or Prada? Go tell your DPP that we see what’s happening and we’re not stupid! Atupele has failed Malawi and… Read more »

The Truth
The Truth
4 years ago

Atupele try get a job in China. Malawi has no need for your nepotistic type of politics. One you get a job in China please call your father Bakili to live in China. Bakili is a man who has done irreparable damage to democratic institutions in Malawi. Bakili is father of corruption, nepotism, and abuse of power. Good riddance to you and your father.

mpilu
mpilu
4 years ago

bwanji osatumizako acinyamayawa. inu mwadya kokwanila. ma freebees. i bet you dont know what to plan with your money is

lambuzi
lambuzi
4 years ago

Visiting scholar?

Jàh 10111
Jàh 10111
4 years ago

I wish you all the best

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