Chakwera, Chilima speak one language on alliance, unmoved by Mutharika’s appeal bid
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera and UTM leader Saulos Chilima have reiterated for political alliance on order to dislodge the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) from power.
The two opposition leaders have also reacted to decision by President Peter Mutharika to contest a Constitution Court ruling that overturned his election last May.
On working relationship, Chilima told a news conference on Wednesday in Lilongwe, that such a political alliance should be to the benefit of ordinary Malawians not power hungry politicians.
“The need to have alliances is there, this is very important. But the question is, why do we need an alliance? We don’t want an alliance gained at just putting some people in power,” said.
Chilima said he is ready to sacrifice his position if the alliance is for the benefit of ordinary Malawians and to free the country from what he called “dehumanizing grip of acute poverty.”
Said Chilima: “I remain humble in my ambition, but firm in my desire to see a new Malawi.
“I pledge to play any part the people of Malawi give me in this third republic.”
The same view was expressed by the MCP president Chakwera on Tuesday in Lilongwe.
Chakwera said he is ready to step aside to give someone a chance to vie for the presidency in the forthcoming court sanctioned fresh election in five months time.
On Monday, judges annulled the vote, citing irregularities, and ordered a new election within 150 days.
President Mutharika has since said alongside his legal team he had “serious reservations with the judgement” and will proceed to appeal at the Supreme Court of Malawi.
But both Chilima and Chakwera have said Mutharika has right to appeal and can exercise it.
“Our legal team stands ready to go and make our case[ at court of appeal],” said Chilima.
Chakwera, through MCP spokesperson Reverend Maurice Munthali, said Mutharika “doesn’t have any satisfactory grounds to appeal.”
Munthali said Mutharika “cannot prove beyond reasonable doubt that he can be the rightful appellant.”
Constitutional a law expert at University of Malawi Edge Kanyongo has since said the impending appeal by Mutharika will not stop the process of preparing fresh elections until another court rules otherwise.
“An appeal does not automatically stop or nullify the effect of the previous judgement,” said Kanyongolo.
This was the first time a court had annulled a presidential election in Malawi.
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I really like what chakwera said, He is ready to path away for who ever wants to take over to save Malawi. That’s leadership. I like also what chilima said, He is ready to lose his position as president as long the idea is to save Malawians so my example is or ndikupempha kwaanthu awilinu..IF CHAKWERA CAN TAKE OVER AND CHILIMA TO BE VICE MALAWI WILL COME LIKE SOUTH AFRICA BELIEVE ME. BCZ FUNDO ZAANTHU AWA CASH GATE OUT, CORRUPTION OUT. SAME IF UTM CAN BE PRESIDENT AND MCP VICE KOMA ZIJA AMANENA CHILIMA ZOCHOTSA MPHAMVU KWA PRESIDENT IS A GOOD IDEA PLUS PRESIDENT AZIIMBIDWA MULANDU AKAPEZEKA OLAKWA. WE CAN CHANGE MALAWI
Wait, the public accounts committee is meeting. Her fate will be decided. I just hope it will be implemented too
Time for both LC and SKC to swallow pride and work together for the sake of national interest. We just had a ‘get out jail card’ so better make use the opportunity as it won’t happen again. Kenya had the same but they blew it. Only by working together shall we free ourselves from the grip of tribalistic, nepotistic and corrupt ways of governing…
So you fear DPP to make an alliance??????????
not fear, but kuchotsa dzimbalangondo.
Chilima alliance ndi MCP. Only if you don’t know Chilima has no party. Anachita kuitanidwa kuti akatsogolere UTM. A Malawi you have already forgotten what Kalisti used to say during campaigns. If they make an alliance what will be position of Winiko , Kaliati , Chidanti in the alliance
CADET WOLUSA NDI WAKUBA UYU
kuganiza mombwambwana a chiphwisi
WITH OR WITHOUT ALLIANCE IT IS DIFFICULT TO DISLODGE DPP. BECAUSE MCP IS APARTY OF DEATH AND DARKNESS
Mmaso mwako gulugufe
Powerful……mangani anthu chonde asathawe
Zimenezo ndi zimene ife a DPP timafuna tiyeni mwatsala pangóno timva kkkkkkkk alliance my foot .
We have been calling for a long time to introduce FEDERALISM because the 50% plus 1 it won’t solve the problems of some regions being marginalised. The federal system of a new Malawi must have three regions not what Peter Hitler Mutharika is proposing. The presidency of Malawi must rotated among our three regions.
Each region must have its own governor and parliament to pass laws that will benefit the development of their region. These laws must be within the laws of the FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF MALAWI. The governorship of each region must be rotated among the indigenous tribes of that region. It will be the responsibility of each region to tell political parties which tribe in their region the presidential candidate must come from. This is intended to make minority tribes in that region to be visible and to be part of the government in every facet of it. The most populated region must be given more points. The southern region 35 points, Central region 30 points, and Northern region 25 points. In order a political party to win the presidents it must have more than 50 points. In this way Malawians will shift from a mentality of voting along the region or tribal lines. This is the disease which has erupted civil wars in Africa, and we must cure it with fair political system that accommodate everybody. The unitary system that is practised in Malawi is a system that has created dictatorship, nepotism, regionalism, and division. The district in Malawi must be called municipalities. These are local government who make sure their municipalities’ needs are taken care of. This system is used in the USA and South Africa. When a province is doing bad the people of that province will demonstrate against their governor and not the president of the country. it is the responsibility of a provincial government to make sure schools, hospitals, roads, and many other needs are delivered. Peter Hitler Mutharika think most Malawians are uneducated and only him can bring the better solution because he was a law professor in the USA. The point is that—-this Peter Hitler Mutharika didn’t bring the goodness of the USA but advanced the division that were already created by Hasting Kamuzu Banda. Peter Hitler Mutharika and Bakili Muluzi felt that it is time for Southern region to rule disregarding the entire population of Malawi. The Constitutional Court has given Malawi another chance to put our house in order and this time it must be a constitution that make every Malawian a winner. Where political parties will no longer belong to the region but belong to all Malawians. Voters will vote on political parties that have good economic policies. Right now nepotism, tribalism, and regionalism are the order of Malawi. It is a shame for any political party that is in power to plant its militia people into our police force to rape women and children. The DPP is covering up the atrocities they committed on the Central region people. It is completely wrong to protect these DPP Interhangwe cadet terrorists. We must not allow any political party to have militia to terrorise people. Genocide that happened in Rwanda most of the killings were done by the militia. I call upon Southern region people to distance yourself form the evil of Peter Hitler Mutharika and Jane Asnah. Evil can prevail for a short time but goodness will rain again and where will you be? VIVA FEDERALISM AND DOWN WITH PETER HITLER MUTHARIKA. ALLUTA CONTINUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
mwalemba shit. why must the presidency rotate. let people vote for who they want
It might look shit to you but this is what he thinks will work, learn to respect other people’s views!
Alliance ok but,
(1)Between Chakwera and Chilima who will be the presidential candidate.
(2) Will they compromise.
(3) Politics is about number .
(4) Do they have numbers.
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(5) Can MCP capitalize.
Read again
Off bounce. Wipe off your tears from the ruling first before looking at what MCP/UTM are doing. Stupid cadet!