Chakwera blasts Mutharika: Go ye and repaint cells

March 19, 2015 Alfred Chauwa -Nyasa Times 113 Comments

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera , who is also leader of opposition, on Thursday turned on President Peter Mutharika, asking him to repaint the holding police cells at Lumbadzi in the capital Lilongwe where he was kept for three days in 2012 for treason charges.

Chakwera speaking to reporters
Chakwera speaking to reporters

Mutharika, whose charges were dropped immediately he ascended to the presidency in the May 2014 elections, last week led a horde of his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) followers to paint the blue to celebrate second anniversary of his arrest.

But during a news briefing at MCP headquarters in Lilongwe Thursday, Chakwera asked Mutharika to repaint the cells with neutral colours and clear the graffiti.

Apparently, Mutharika’s team had painted the cells blue – a colour which represent his party, DPP.

“It is unfortunate that despite a myriad of political, social and economic problems haunting the country, the President had the audacity of leaving plot number one to write on walls,” said Chakwera.

Mutharika had scribbled a “Prof. Peter Mutharika was here” graffiti at one of the walls in the cells.

And, Chakwera described the act as vandalism of public buildings.

“A police station or police cell is a state institution. Police stations are not party property. It is an abuse of the office of President for the President in full DPP regalia to visit and write on a wall of a police cell,” said Chakwera.

“We teach our children that writing on walls is bad manners, how can we continue to tell them that, if the President goes about committing acts of vandalism. If the DPP has issues with the arrest and incarceration of President Mutharika then they should bring an action against whosoever they think was wrongfully responsible for the arrest,” added the opposition leader.

“If an example were needed late Nelson Mandela President of South Africa spent a good part of 27years in a cell at Robben Island, he never abused his office by writing on the wall of his cell when he became President,” he pointed out.

He demanded that the President and the DPP must repaint the Police cell at Lumbadzi and restoring it to its former neutral colours.

“Whilst they are at it, they might as well just repaint the whole Lumbadzi police station and the Police officers’ houses as a gesture of goodwill.”

According to government, the commemoration symbolically renewed Mutharika’s commitment on making no political arrests during his tenure in office.

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113 replies on “Chakwera blasts Mutharika: Go ye and repaint cells”

  2. ndangova chison kuti anthu ena mmalo movomereza kuti kuganiza mwanzeru kunavuta,mukufuna kumawachemerera a president ngati pachika za nzeru.People, please try to reason… ayenera kukhala chisazo osati kumapanga zimene amapanga anthu akabalalika ndi chamba.How could a normal person,with 5 senses,a president for that matter,reduce himself to a mare fool by writting a graffitti on a wall, a thing that we all know that can be done by a mentally ill person?Ife nkumakhala ndi hope kuti tili ndi president amene atatithandize? Za manyazi!

  4. This is trivia from Dr. Cahakwera. Not from the mouth of the leader of opposition leading 12 parties in opposition. Please leave your comfort zone and concentrate instead 0n MK265 million in arrears of city rates. The press conference should have concentrated on this and asking MCP followers to deal with this monster or else risk losing this biulding which is turnishing the image of a faltering party. Kamuzu will turn in his grave once this building is lost. Mind you you are receiving tax payers money and instead of giving alternative constructive views you have sunk deep into political comfort zones. Ada please waste your time on rebuilding you party which is now completely regional and 2019 is not very far. After all APM painted only his holding cell and not the whole Lumbadzi Police station. Even the late Dr H. Kamuzu Banda once in a while when he visited Zimbabwe it used to please him toi visit his prison cell ngakhale Mandela anatero ndipo his prison number is being used up to now. Rememerance and birth days are commemorated in different styles a Malawi. Forget about this trivia

  5. I agree with Dr Chakwela. We must make sense and difference between our personal, party and public property.

  7. Peter ndi khalidwe lake ali ku Dedza Secondary School amati akalowa mu toilet khoma limadziwanso.Paliponse pamalembedwa “Peter Thom was here” ndiye timadabwa kuti munthu ameneyu ndani? Ok!! Now I know the man behind the graffits.

  8. Mr Chakwera, what type of color should Peter use to repaint the whole police station? The writing is on the wall saying: Peter, Peter in 2019. Mr Chakwera one thing you should always remember and will haunt you for the rest of your life is that you made the greatest mistake to abandon the pulpit to do politics! Apapo ndiye kuti garu anadya masanzo ake omwe. Koma ineeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

  9. a Chakwera muzasutsa nazo muthu akuyera mu toilet. don’t comparing the former president of RSA to Malawi’s President Prof. MW and RSA are on different country. Mukuchedwatu ku kalipira city rate uko.

  11. Its official anyone can write in his office, toilet or home ‘I was here’ – what’s your problem? Give it ten years and will come to check the word art kikiki

  12. Ngati kuli kape wa opposition ndiye uyu, bolanso JZU osakhalanso mphawi ngati ineyi yoyendera ndalama za cash gate. Ngati ngongole zakupwetekani mungokhala choncho basi kusiyana ndikumalankhula mbwelera ngati izi. Always seeking public attention, unasyuzo eti bring in new things so that people could take you seriously ochakwera!

  14. The day APM leaves office, please check all the walls at Plot1 to ensure that there is no graffitti, e.g “APM was here from 2014 to 20xx!!

  18. even a std one pupil knws kt grafitti is not allowed so i wonder kt whts wrong with this elder…no wonder ours is the poorest …nde ndaonaposo agwape ena akuyamikirs zopusazi…sizachilendo ai coz mbuziyi ili ndi oitsstira even akuona kt akuwagwiritsa zosagwira…pitala..this is not presidential pliz

  19. Better take the advise now for your own sake or else you will remain such morons as displayed by APM and you by your blind loyalty. The image out there is not getting good by these insane activities. We are looking for help, asking donors etc, and at the same time we show the world mediocrity. I doubt if anyone can entrust resources with this government. Mind you, it is not only Chakwera who found this behavour by our president unacceptable. Fromthe comments so far over 80% of the populace have made a joke about it except of course some Mapwiyas. Of course I understand the level of thinking in the Lomwe belt. Levels of illiteracy are quite high and reasoning imavuta. I have interacted with them quite many times. Amatolera ma botolo mma pub mu. They are very good at that.

  21. Lazaro yo akulira ndi mtima. Kuluza kukumuwawabe. Osakapentz iyeyo bwanji ngati ali ndimphamvu? Chakwerayo nzeru zangomuthera. Failure fever yamugwira. Owona sadati. Kwatsala zako zingapo. Achongo wagwanayo basi.

  23. A Chakwera kodi simunamve kuti mkuluyu ndi nkhuku yopanda mutu.(headless chicken). Ndiye paja nkhuku kwake nkupalasapalasa. Tsono kuti apiteso ndiye akaonongelatutu. Tangowasiyani awa mbozerezeka amathyola maliro nthiti ndi kuoletsa maliro. Okuluwawo odanka otawola mphutsi laka.

  26. Mavuto amene tikuwaona ife akhristu a Assemblies nchifukwa cha nkulu ameneyu Chakwera abusa too much love of money nowadays. Akhristu tikufinyika zedi. Nanga si akuti imadya pamene aimangilira. God have mercy!

  31. lets call a spade a spade graffit is an act of vandalism no matter who does it. No one is above the law. Petulo unalumbila kuti udzateteza Malamulo. But u r doing the opposite. If the courts in Malawi will not punish u. Be ashured God will. Unless u repent and repaint Lumbadzi police in nutural colours.

  33. Koma Masten munalakwitsa osamumanga mkulu ameneyu wazolembalemba pakhomayu, nonse mukuti ankhoza takunvetsani ndinu amodzi aiwo kuma school kuja, akuti he was here, so go to LB cell anthu amutukwana kale ndiye paja samumanga kawili kenako muwamanga a OC ngati munawauza azilondela uchitsilu wanuwo, ndimmene zimzkhalira ukalowera pa Window umakafikila mu Dengu la Ufa chiphazi diii, mbuzi yopanda mano iyi,,,,! Ubwino wake paja amanyamuka msanga tadikila Great Engels song, kkk!

  34. Abwere Adzalembeko Den Yangayi Kumangoononga Paint Anzawo Akugona Nyumba Ngati Mkhola.Kkkkkk Koma Dziko?

  35. Don’t worry the president comes from a tribe which never new anything about school but vandalism and stealing. You don’t expect anything good from such a tribe

  37. Though am in prison, I support what Chakwera is saying. Imagine if all of us here at Maula were to paint the wall, what would become of it?

  39. Chakwera u r right, Mr President should repaint coz that’s state property! Bwana president apo mudalakwitsa kwambiri.

  40. Mr president if you are too busy snoring at State House then just dispatch your youth cadets to go and re-paint the cell walks you defaced with your graffiti!!!

  41. Ana apa mwenyekondo CDSS analemba mipando ndipo a phunzitsi anayitanisa makolo awo, ndipo atapita anaudzidwa kuti agule mipando yosalembedwa ndipo mipando yolembedwayo atenge makolowo. Even kutakhala ku nyumba kwawo abwana wo sangalore kuti mwana wawo alembe khoma la nyumba yawo nde akuti phunzitsa chani anafe mibadwo uno ngati munthu wotsogolera mfuko m’pakana kukalemba mu cell zoona.

  42. Tinene zoona the whole president ukalemba pankhoma iyaaa this headless chicken sitithanduza ntaaaa

  43. APM has nothing better to do or he is clueless and ill-advised by his hand clappers. How can learned president do such a thing? Malawi is buried in unprecedented economic quagmire and the best use of his time the president goes to prison and paint graffiti all over? In fact if I might remind the president that his arrest was legitimate had it not been for his ascending to the presidency he could have been tried in a court of law. He is not innocent as he would like Malawians to believe. He committed a criminal act which was interfering with a dead body. APM needs to grow up and use our tax money wisely. what a moron!!

  44. Chakwera umapenta manyi kumaso amakulesani ndani achewainu kumatii ndi gule kumadusa munseu ndi penti chabwino ndi chiti mumatiphera ufulu ndi manyi anuwo kamanu iwe

  45. Abusa Abusa Abusa
    Kkkkkkkkkk
    Phokoso chonchi bwanji? What’s wrong with that? President has the right to leave indelible ink on the prison wall he spent sleepless nights for something he did not do,its just a reminder for goodness sake

  46. Vuto pa Malawi pano pachuluka abulutu chili chonse angachite mtsogoleri ndizopusa zomwe kumangosekelera ngakhale adzisolora. Osazindikira kuti ameneyo ndi katundu wa Boma, kutanthauza kuti za m’Malawi wina aliyese osati za munthu wina wake, banja lake olo chipani chake. Tulo a Malawi ndichifukwa chake tidzakhala usauka mpaka kale. Anthuwa akulowa m’boma ndicholinga chongofuna kukaba, ndalama zikubedwa tikumva tsiku ndi tsiku ndalama zoti zikanagwira ntchito zachitukuko m’dziko lathu muno, koma inu muli tulo mpaaaa. Kubwera zisankho mukawavoteranso anthu omwe.

  48. Bravo Pastor Chakwera we need big brains like you in Malawi,keep it raining to these gurus.
    See my name.

  50. I propose medical mental test for every presidential candidate as precondition for contesting in an election.

  53. Peter Mutharika is a bruit. kodi chipewa cha mkazi wako changati cha lady gaga chili kuti. koma anthu inu mumakambirana za mzeru m’banja mwanumo

  54. Wamisala akavula maliseche nkumathamanga, inu nkumamuthamangitsa mumakhala ngati nonse muli maliseche. A Chakwera musiyeni wamisala Petuloyo azithamanga yekha , wavula ameneyo.

  55. if celebrating and painting or writing grafitti on that particular day was nonsense as u pple put it then keeping on talking talking and commenting about it is nonsense as well, let’s leave it, let’s concentrate on important issues, muziganiza a chakwera, izi zinachitika zinadutsa or muhauke or mutani nothing Will change, the whole State President can not go back to Lumbadzi for re-painting just bcoz wanena ndi chakwera nzosatheka! I don’t know y amalawi we always keep quiet & don’t do anything chothandiza dziko, we r alwez blank with nothing gud in us koma wina akalakwitsa aliyense amafuna kuoneka wa nzeru wanting to comment….a chakwera tiyeni tipange zothandiza dziko….don’t follow ma advice anthu enawa akunamizani…..if the president is litsening wamva basi pakwana sakapentanso next yr…….if he does it again ndiye tithakumadzasokosera the way u r doing now…

  56. So the anniversary was not wrong, but the way it was celebrated thus what spoiled everything?

    No! No! The arrest itself, is not worthy celebrating because it was a genuine case. We all heard what they said on TVM.

    Otherwise, these people need to apologize to the nation for misleading the nation with their lies and evil intentions. They managed to kick out Chimunthu Banda.

    Dr. Chakwera , we can’t afford to be fooled all the time. They should do as you said, painting will be a cost but that’s morally correct thing.

    1. Keeping quite for what? What he is saying is true – shame on your president. Akule bvumbwe otantha pa tsekela.

  61. Kikikiki ifenso tikapenta ku Maula Prison Yellow ngulembako “Atupele was here”. Paja anamangidwa naye mu nthawi ya bingu kikiki

  62. Ifeyo timamapasidwanazo suspension zolemba mmakomazo pa Bandawe secondary sch tikabwera ku susp amatiuza kuti tibwer ndi ndalaza za repainting . Iweyo mtsogoleri ukulemba graffit zakozo mndende ndiye anawa mumasukulumu apanga bwanji? Big up Dr Chakwera apente manyumba onse apa Lumbazi afune asafune apente basi. Chitsilu.

  63. Chakwera, Pitala onse mbuzi Amayi womwewo kuti wawawawaaaaaaaaa.Tabakanganani mbuzi zokhazokha

  65. Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. Ochakwela mwachepa nazotu izi. Tayakhulani zonveka tinve. Mukuti bwanji kodi?? Ku painter kwatani?? Kkkkkkkkkkk. Akulu akulu munthuyu atichedwesa nzelu alibe kkkkkkkkkkk. Umayesa ndi nchezelo wagwa nazo ndale.

  67. Koma a Chakwera muli ndi nzeru kumene osakhala chete bwanji muzingoyangana kodi chimakulimbitsa ntima mbusa okuba iwe Ndi chani osakamba za nyumba akufuna kukulandanizo bwanji?

  68. Pitala unapangawo ndi umve paint ndi paint basi bulu iwe ndiwe chitsiru thats y akumakunyengera mkazi

  69. It is a good idea to provide some advice rather than looking on, when our own image as a nation would have been spoiled due to minor mistakes. Corrections are supposed to be made here and there at all times.

  70. MCP is owing Lilongwe citizens more money than a tin of paint needed to repaint the Lumbadzi prison cell. Please Mr Chakwera pay the Millions back. Muyambe mwachotsa chitsotso chili m’maso mwanu musanachotse cha mzanu. You Pharisee.

    1. Kanyimbi, look at issues when commenting. How many times will that cell be painted if all who spent nights there want to do the same stupid painting done by your headless chicken? Do you think chitsiru chakocho spent money worth the price of a tin only? Or are you just exposing your ignorance and stupidity? Or is it just hatred of mcp and its leadership? All of you who support the painting by this headless cock are fools. Go and lick msana wa peturo wanuyo. Foolish!!!

  71. It just shows how senseless the DPP is, masapota ake ali ngati a Bullets, amadziwa kuchita mwano yet they have poor mind and souls. DPP will never succed and mainly with old aged professor with rust mind and with regionalism at its best with archaic thinking that southerners must be rulers, this professor is going misdirected, he has no direction and to quota Billy Mayaya indeed he is a headless chicken who is easily ill advised by headless ducklings.

  72. Kodi mbusa iwe paja. Mundende siudagonemo chifukwa ukukhala ngati wa nzeru nkuyankhula takapereka 265 million uko
    Komano musaiwale Ambuye malemu chiona anatemberera chipani chako iwe mbusawe kuti patani patani sichizalowa mboma chifukwa chomanga ma BISHOP kangopepesani mwina nkuchoseredwa curse imeneyo
    COME WHAT MAY I neva stop luving ma dear leader PRESIDENT PROF PETER MUTHALIKA

  75. Students are either suspended or removed completely from school if found writing on walls anywhere within school boundary walls. A whole president shiiiit ! I hope he must be the one who wrote on the toilet walls at Nansadi Railway Station when he was at primary school using shiiit, imagine! DPP woyeeeeeee, anyamata olemba mmakoma using bibi. There at Lumbazi anasala pang”ono to use bibi manyazi ndi Hendrina.

  76. kutsutsa zili zonse go and pay the city rates. Pali nkhani apa za ziiiiiiii wakhala kabwira kaya ndiye ati chani naye. Wasting your time on this my God osakamba za ma Albino bwanji

  77. Ma advisor a mcp simumamuthandiza chakwera amapangisa press conference nkhani zake za ziiii koma inu mungakhale president press conference kuzauza amalawi zimenezi basi? Mumakhala mwasowa chochita chani? Munapangisanso ulendo wina kuzati munthalika walakwisa akanapanga declare state of emergance iiiii kuli nkhondo? Mutakhala president mungakhale wa ma blander wokhawokha, tazimuthandizani please

  79. What is 3 days?pple spents 30 yrs in a cell.Inu a peter mngoziwa zogulisa chipani ku UDF,m’bwezera kumene chinachoka, cheya akukuyendani pansi inu mkumsekerera.A Bingu anawina wopanda voti ya asilamu .Bola ife msatilamulise ndi musilamu

  80. Munthu oganiza si uyu! The hot seat is waiting for you. You are an alterbnative to this one.

  81. I have never seen or read any constractive advice from chikwera apart from accusations. Hope he has turn the book up an down.

  82. Empty tin makes a lot of noise. Ooh boy! shame on you Chakwera! You can show your brilliance if you come to solve issues in MCP. Find a way of rescuing MCP office from the mess. I have never ever seen you solving any problems apart from hearing you making senseless noise on the podium. Abusa anzako ngati Chilembwe went head on to deal with the problems but you are just good at noise making. Shameeee!

  85. iwe deal wandifikapo penipeni.ndina nyamuka nane ndinagonako pa salima police kut mkalembe pachpupa cha nyumba.koma ndamvesa kut profesa uyu ngwachabe.zinangovuta kut manyi si a brue.bwez atalembera mchimba wa dausi kapena chiphwetherere cha kaliyati.

  87. Comment. YOU ARE REALLY OUR LEADER IN OPPOSITION. APM IS AN EDUCATED SAVAGE. WHAT HE HAS DONE AT LUMBAZI IS SHAMEFUL TO ALL MALAWIANS. PLEASE APM DO AS ADVISED BY OUR LEADER.

  88. CELL AND CITY RENT DOES NOT TALLY HERE. TALK OF CELL ISSUES, I WILL SUPPORT YOU.

    THE BEST WAY WAS TO GO TO ONE OF STADUMS OR GROUNDS AND CELEBRATE OR CHEER FOR THAT. MALAWI WA TSOPANO.
    PLEASE DO NOT CORNER/TWIST THE PRESIDENT. HE IS A MAN OF UNDERSTANDING.

  90. police office is a public office and it does not need any political colour and if pipo go out the cell and paint their names there how do you think our cells would look like? number 3 you remaks are pointless and ucalled-for.idiot aswell

  92. The president visited pathetic police houses a few weeks ago, and later he spends millions to go paint one cell. Mind boggling indeed.

  93. This is unfortunate that this man did not become the president of this nation and amalawi, beleive me that we will pay for this. I am not support of him, but whenever I hear this man speaking he always speak sense and well matured facts. What he is saying up there is something that few of us did not thought about but if you look of hardships, problems and challenges that we are facing now, it is unwise, to leave work in the office, meetings, agendas…etc to go and do the painting. After all, this is very costly to the coffers of government, which is stragglelling to stand on its feet, increasing the well living/being of its people…etc with the hunger that is looming and coming in the next 6 to 7 months a head (no maize in growing and the production will be only 13% of the maize planted).

  97. A Chakwera, talimbikirani zoti mubweze ngongole, the MCP HQ will soon be pounced upon by the Sheriffs. Do what can benefit the Party. You are too young to push the waters up the stream, boy!

  101. Mudzilembedwa mu town, nde mu cell chalakwika nchani>? Komanso ana athu timawauza osalemba mnyumba koma atakaona mu cell we can let them do. koma misozi idzauma bwana? kkkkk

  102. Graffit woyeeee Petulo woyeeeee. DPP woyeee. Useless creature Peturo. Nyero first class. Painting a cell foolish childish president

  103. kkk Chakwera, still bitter with the results? nonsense, stop the noise and rebuild the ng’oma party ok?

  106. Mr. Chakwera while you’re busy admonishing APM for his wrongs remember to take care of the city rates bill that your Party Head Office owes Lilongwe City Council.

    It’s time to show leadership and not making news out of silly things. Enough has been said about the Lumbadzi adventure already. where were you? Were you sleeping? Do not drag us backwards idiot.

    Kabwezeni ngongole. period.

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