Chakwera, Chilima shun Mutharika’s swearing-in: Ex-president Muluzi attends
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera who is contesting the outcome of the May 21 presidential election in court shunned the swearing-in of President Peter Mutharika at Kamuzu Stadium on Tuesday.
MCP secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka said Chakwera could attend the ceremony as the party maintains arguing that there had been serious irregularities during the counting of votes cast.
Apart from Chakwera, former vice president Saulos Chilima, who also lost in the presidential race when be came a distant third with about 20 percent of the total vote, did not attend the event as Everton Chimjulirenji succeded him.
Also conspiously absent was another presidential hopeful Atupele Muluzi, a former Cabinet minister, who came fourth with about 4 percent of the votes under the banner of his United Democratic Front (UDF).
Former president Joyce Banda, who backed Chakwera in the presidential race, was also no show as she was reportedly away in Portugal.
But former leader Bakili Muluzi, who governed Malawi from 1994 to 2004, attended the swearing-in ceremony.
Chakwera vows to fight on with the elections case after High Court judge Charles Mkandawire gave his party permission to commence judicial review.
He says there must be consequences for flouting electoral guidelines.
‘‘It’s an electoral system in which officers of the electoral commission can use Tipp-Ex (correction fluid) on results sheets from all over the country… and yet there are no consequences,”Chakwera said.
Chakwera polled 35.41%, falling short of president Peter Mutharika’s winning 38.57% by just 159,000 votes.
Saulos Chilima, who was Mutharika’s deputy during his first term, polled 20.24% having quit the ruling party to contest the presidential poll. He conceded defeat on Monday and wished his former boss a fruitful second term.
Mutharika campaigned for a second five-year term on a record of improving roads and power infrastructure in the impoverished southeast African country.
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CRY OUR BELOVED MALAWI !!!!!!!!!!! Onence again,Malawians have been thrown under the bus by two SATANS IN THE NAMES OF BINGU WA MUTHALIKA the big THIEF AND THE YOUNG BROTHER BY THE NAME OF MATHANYULA MUTHALIKA.It is indeed,the biggest SHAME on Malawians Africa has had gone through.How would two people manage to make TWO EVILS rule 18 million people? How would Masauko Chipembere who fought hard to liberate our country and to be burried in a fallen land? How would Kanyama Chiume feel where he was burried on Lilongwe grave yards,How is orton Chirwa feels in the soil of his own land? The founder of the MCP,WAS BRUTALLY murdered in the Zomba brutal Prison when he was given a lithal injection by H.NTHABA one of the Muthakas friends in wrong doings just to name a few bright nationalist.Malawians in diaspora.Muthalika,you know that GOD does not forgive thugs like you and yet,you pretend to be a Christian smeared with the blood of Malawians.Muthalika and his brother Bingu Muthalika have turned Malawians into a loughing-stock of Africa.Malawians,what you must expect is that in Muthalika’s last term,he is busy to transfer of loots to the USA wher he is going to wait for his last days of life.Last question to you Malawians,FOR HOW LONG OUR PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SUFFER FROM THESE HOPELESS PEOPLE THAT TURN US INTO SLAVERY? According to the aunthentic sourcses,it is Chilima who wone the elections brightly and surely,SHAME ON US !!!!!!!!!!!
Kikiki Chilima won with 20%! Delusions.
Where was the diapora vote you were touting so much?
Kikkkkkk hahahahahahahaha! I told this dude Msowaya that you will be on position 3. Anyway DPP did not win the election against Chakwera and Chilima, it won against MEC.
Mwini Munda, Awatu sadzatha ngati makatani ayi koma chikolopa, chifukwa makatani akatha mumakhoza kuwagwiritsa ntchito ina Pomwe chikolopa chikatha chimangotayidwa basi!
Muluzi there for his court crimes to be delayed till his death and beg for son to be in cabinet again! Thus the Malawi I know better! Shalom
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MADANDO KU MEC
It’s only in Malawi where the whole honourable judge of supreme court in the land can easily be bribed in order to favor a sitting president. It’s only in Malawi where election results can be tippexed and the whole MEC chair sees nothing wrong with that. It’s only in Malawi where the whole MEC chairman ignore grievances from opposition parties just because she’s afraid of vomiting billions of kwachas she pocketed.
Amalawi tidazolowela mavuto,sindinaona dziko la anthu ogona ngati malawi,kusekelera mbamva zoona shame
Only in this ‘impoverished South African country’ do you tippex in instead of being voted in presidents no wonder the country will remain behind when all our neighbors are so many years ahead of us and still making great strides in developments.
Joisi Banda wathawanso, already? Again?
Even being invited, no sane person would associate with a group of thieves. Chi mnzimayi choyipa mtima chokonda ndalama chi Ansa. Ndalama zomwe munalandira is blood money. People are dying in hospitals because there are no medicines. Children are learning under trees… Inu muli busy kugawana mikonkho yathu. Mukhale otembereredwa miyoyo yani nonse a DPP and Ansa. I have always said and I said the same during UDF when they were doing things with impunity. Tsiku lina muzatha ngati makatani. When the masses are crying and a few enjoying, ndi tsoka limenero. Zimenezo sititumbwa nazo.
But why did Lazalo associate with the quee of cashgate Joyce Hilda Ntila Banda?
There is no evidence that Ntila Banda is associated with cashgate. If anything, she was the only person who was courageous to order for investigations into the scandal. If she was involved she would have not out of fear of being implicated.
Live your poverty and keep dying like dogs.
We are living in Malawi where only a few are meant to enjoy. Malawi for DPP only.
The Police Force was recommended for doing a recommendable job and yet behind the seen those suspected I have voted other parties are being victimised. Being transferred without thinking of the impact on the family , children etc. This is the Country Ansah and her children were interceeding for.
The Police firing tear gas at opposition offices for no apparent reason. Other parties cannot meet but dpp.
Anthu tili khuma khuma. Ambuye samagona.
Without the two, the swearing in ceremony went ahead. Malawi has a new president. The country remains bigger than these two!
And Malawi is bigger than the selfish few dpp thieves. Watch this space. Mukunyang’wa lero. Anzanu ambiri mbiri anapangapo zimenezi. Sindinu oyamba. Some Malawians guys never learn. They moment they have power and money, they think it is forever. There were big untouchables in the past; MCP, UDF now dpp. dpp will all go down the same route. These are the rules of life. You reach climax . Then eventuality will follow. dpp will go down and become extinct. dpp will follow the same fate as MCP, UDF.
The Judge saw no merit in what the Malawi Law Society suggested. The issue was about injunction which was vacated and that gave MEC powers to announce results. Chawkera wanted to put the country at ransom. The Court can no allow that. He is pursuing the matter with the Courts but i doubt if that will have any consequence at all.
Let him wait for 2024 for his chance if at it will ever come . May be SAULOSI will try it bola asiye matama ake aja. Pano waliziwa dziko chifukwa ankati akukalowa ku State House. Ankaona ngati munthu amangoyenda ndi mapazi kuiwala kuli vote. I feel pity for him, Usi, Kaliyati, Masangwi, Chidanti Malunga, lucius Banda( Soldier) Patricia Fukulani (my former primary school teacher in Machinga) , George Saonda, Jessie Kabwila my former University Lecturer ku Chanco, Msowoya ( former Speaker), Njikho ku Mzuzu , Calista Chimombo , Winiko Bonnie Kalindo etc. List is endless omwe ananamizidwa ndi Saulosi. Pano Saulosi ali mmadiz ngongole phwi zoti abweze muzitenga kuti ndalama che Saulo as called by one guy from Ntcheu. Mulira simunati. 2024 you will lose again. DPP mpaka 2084 woyeeeeee!!!!!!!
This is so daft. Kunali anthu kale. Inu anthu a DPP, mbava inu. Do you think the people you have listed will ever come to your home begging? They have their own lives. You are so daft. Typical DPP mentality, thinking power and money lasts forever?
There is absolutely no implication that the listed losers will turn into beggars. @Mulopwana is simply expressing his political sentiments that those listed, including Chilima, were naive and lost BADLY. They were simply deluded. Olo tiziti matama basi.
@Mul(h)opwana: Yes, telling Saulos the truth … like it is.
Instead of kukalowa ku State House, like he was always proclaiming, akalowa ku chumbuzi!
Chakwera and Chilima are done politically. They will go the way of Atupele, irrelevant in Malawi politics.
Wrong! UTM, MCP are here to stay.
To stay warming opposition benches
Keep dreaming in technicolor @Mwini-Munda.
Both Chakwera and Chilima are politically dead meat! Keep this posting for 2024.
Were you swearing in Tippex?
MUKAMUITANE PRESIDENT WANGA CHAKWERA PA ZINTHU ZOPUSAZO MWAMUBERA TIYENI ZIPITIRIZANI ZANUZO TIONA NGATI ZITAPITE PATALI NDI MKAZI OYIPA ANSAH
I was expecting that you would start by indicating whether they were invited or not. Otherwise, the way I DPP cadets, you cannot attend a function where they have prominence without being harassed. Again you have failed to reach out to them as to why they did not attend.
You need to improve your reporting skills.
To be honest Chakwera has a point for his argument, but the question is: Is he going to succeed? It remains to be seen. MLS suggested that the results should be released, but the searing in ceremony should be put on hold. Unfortunately this was not heeded by the Judge. This is why I am doubting if anything will be positive for Chakwera. Ndalama ndi satana.
I think the issue was already addressed by the Jane Ansah, she said that MEC after discovering those anomalies , they crosschecked with the responsible DC where all monitors verified that the numbers were not tampered ,
So this is a closed chapter , MCP needs to come up with the strategy on how they can invade south otherwise APM was coming third with a good number of votes both in central and north while Chakwera was outdone in South,
As of now MCP needs to prepare for 2024 I know Chakwera will not be given a chance to play with the party constitution so that he can bounce back and if MCP fields Mia in 2024 then it means aluza game isanayambe ,
This is just a simple advice you can ignore it or take it
Wanena kuti sanayitanidwe.. Osamanamiza anthu….Azibale anu kumudzi umphawi uli thoo pano mwati muzioneka ngati ma Charlie…Anthu omvetsa chisoni inu..
Mukadakhala kuti mumamva chizungu mukadamva mmene walembera but with your umbuli kungoyamba kulubwalubwa shame on you