Callista, Phoya win UTM primaries: Masangwi, Kaliati, Lucius, went unopposed
The former first lady Callista Mutharika’s whose leaked WhatsApp message supporting Vice-President Saulos Chilima brought political Tsunami in ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) with some key members openly warning President Peter Mutharika to seriously reconsider his position in light of the May 21 elections and then ‘Chilima Movement’ was born – now UTM party- was among top brass who won primary elections on Thursday.
Callista won the primaries in Lilongwe City West constituency after she trounced Clement Ndala.
She is a former legislator who first went to Parliament on United Democratic Front (UDF) in Zomba and then DPP.
Also winning UTM primaries was new comer former Minister of Justice Henry Phoya who dumped DPP recently.
Phoya won in Blantyre Rural East against Adamson Matemba, Lucius Chanika and Sambalikagwa Mvona.
Most of the party’s senior National Executive Committee officials were elected unopposed in the primaries, including former national chairman Noel Masangwi who is standing in Zomba Central constituency and the party’s secretary general Patricia Kaliati to represent the party in Mulanje West constituency.
Chiradzulu North incumbent lawmaker Willet Kalonga who is UTM Party deputy organising secretary and the party’s campaign director and parliamentarian for Balaka North constituency, Lucius Banda, were also elected unopposed. Banda won the constituency in 2014 under the United Democratic Front (UDF) ticket while Kalonga won as an independent candidate.
In Blantyre South West constituency former UTM treasurer Richard Makondi also went unopposed while in Nsanje South West Constituency incumbent MP Joseph Chidanti Malunga also went unopposed.
Others who went unopposed are Mzimba North East incumbent legislator Olipa Chiluba Muyaba and candidates for Karonga Central and Chitipa Central Constituencies—Lawrence Nthakomwa and Dr. Moses Mlenga—respectively.
Political commentator Humphreys Mvula on a positive note said it was a big achievement for UTM which is new on the political scene to hold primary election
Chilima, 45, who is expected to be the party’s torchbearer in the May 21 Tripartite Elections, did not go through primaries as he is not contesting in parliamentary elections in both his Ntcheu home or Njewa in Lilongwe another home from his late father’s side.
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Even APM WENT UNOPPOSED
Even APM went unopposed at the DPP convention
DPP, munthuyu Chilima simasewera ayi ndi Mkango pa yekha.
ma cadet nose worry not of him very soon you will learn from him kuti chilima simasewela ikupulisani nonse ngakale mutapatikizana a dpp mcp and udf he is going to destroy you muonaso , unstoppable of the unstoppable chilima 2019 motoo kuti buuuuuuuuuu, maliseche is too old to compete and currently is unable to stand
After the primaries UTM is toast! Chilima has understood it’s not easy and the people who have buoyed him in rallies are not really UTM members.
But after DPP, MCP, and UDF primaries those parties are not done? Only UTM right? What kind of thinking is this?
Analysis shows that utm muli anthu a mchiwuno zedi. Amuna oti asiya azimayi ambiri ndi azimayi with multiple men. Kuti titchule mayina page idzadza.
Tchula maina. Uyambe ndi la Francis Kasaila…. Kkkkkk!
Monga mai amene amati former first lady ali ndi chinkhalidwe choyipa mmai wankhadza kwambiri muwafuse anthu amene anankhara pafupi ndi maiwa kudzomba akuuzani zambiri
Dama Phoya paja udapereka Linda Kwa Chilima. Mwati mulondole mlamu.
Chilima 45? Munthu went to Chancellor College 29 years ago azi ali 45 lero? Chilima is between 48 -49 years old. Pitala is 81. Kubera zaka ngati African football players bwanji? Anyway, belani zakazo koma utm singawine. Idyereni ma benefit ochokera ku misonkho yathuwo.
Vuto lomaphunzila anthu mutakhiwma kumtundu kwanu musapatse ena chonde. If he went to Chanco 29 Years ago it shows he was there when he was 19 there about. What’s wrong with that?
@Amango:
Nanu inu: 45 – 29 = 16! Ndiye anapita ku Chirunga ali ndi dzaka 16?
Ndichifukwa ife Mdzika la muno tikufuna Chilima achite reveal his real genealogy and history. To dispel rumors, if nothing else.
MCP and DPP are stronger parties than UTM, but Chilima is stronger candidate than APM and Chakwera
When you win an election without a competitor how do you feel? Why was it that none dared beat you? Do you real cerebrate that you fought a good fight and silenced every possible contender? Those who won without competitors should think through and answer these difficult questions. There could be serious reasons why everyone kept quite and let you take the post.