Chakwera condemns political terror against opposition: MCP fears Malawi ‘genocide’

May 5, 2020 Wongani Chiuta - Nyasa Times 51 Comments

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera – who is expected to be torchbearer grand opposition alliance – has condemned the needless political violence and terror against opposition parties  ahead of the July 2 fresh presidential election.

Vice President Saulos Chilima and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday visited patients who were petrol-bombed at UTM offices in Area 22,  Lilongwe.

In an interview on Tuesday after visiting in hospital victims of arson at the  UTM office located at Area 24 in the Capital City said the violence was completely unacceptable.

Political thugs suspected to be governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youth militia knonw as Cadets torched torched the UTM offices with petrol bomb Monday l night.

The guard and some of his children suffered burns and were taken to hospital by well-wishers.

“Our prayers go out to the injured,” the former church cleric turned politician said.

“Violence must have no place in our politics. We must bring the cycle of violence to an end,” he said.

The incident happened hours after UTM leader Saulos Chilima condemned separate attacks on UTM members by suspected DPP youth cadets in Mulanje and Thyolo at the weekend.

He also condemned the attack on the home of Shaheeda Hussein, UTM Party Eastern Region director of women, in Balaka where her house and a UTM Party-branded vehicle were torched by unidentified assailants.

According to Chilima, President Peter Mutharika and his part want to use the violence to scare and  disenfranchise some voters through intimidation in order to remain in power.

Speaking on TimesTalk programme on Monday on Times Radio hosted by Brian Banda, MCP secretary general Elsenhower Mkaka warned that is not tamed  the political violence risk developing into genocidal proportions.

” We don’t have police now. People have to use self defence because police cannot help them, they only protect the ruling DPP. If nothing is done to stop this terror, we risk witnessing genocide similar to that experienced in Rwanda,” said Mkaka.

Chancellor College-based political scientist Mustafa Hussein has also warned that the violence may degenerate into chaos if it remains unchecked.

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51 replies on “Chakwera condemns political terror against opposition: MCP fears Malawi ‘genocide’”

  2. Innocent woman and children….very poor…..have nothing to do with politics. If nobody is arrested in connection with this….we have enough reason to vote these guys out…..fingers here point to DPP cadets

  3. Moti anthu opanda chilungamo mukufuna kuphiphilitsa UCHITSILU wa a MCP 2019 kuyambila nthawi yacampaign mpaka kulowa kumademo
    UTM ndi HRDC kumapelekela nkhuni
    Koma nchitidwe ulionse wachonchi ndioipa Asileni a MCP chifukwa ndinchitidwe wao

  4. This was done by Mcp. Orchestrated, carefully choreographed. They have unleashed violence in Malawi since May 21. No other party knows how to use violence like Mcp anthu ankhanza. This all stems from Young Pioneers playbook. Old tactics. This will backfire. Muntharika has always preached peace, restrained Dpp supporters. He can’t change now. No way. We see right through this.

  5. This was done by Mcp supporters who want Lilongwe to have no any other party offices. Take care Utm u seem not to know what is happening

  7. Violence MUST be condemed in strong term!!! This Must be stopped. And I wish also this guy’s were condemed so called peaceful demonstration which were unlishing terral to innocent people for 9 months. Not playing hide and seek with hipocrisy.

  8. This nosense of dpp leaders and supporters claiming mcp have been terrorising people doesn’t hold water for crying out loud. Ordinary people were protesting in the streets to denounce MEC and dpp’s day-light robbery of elections and only stupid crooks can call fighting for justice as terrorism. Even during the time of John Chilembwe some white people were getting killed by natives in denouncing oppression but you can’t call that terrorism rather “freedom fighting” and that’s what people were doing. When people are fighting for justice and freedom, unfortunately; lives gets lost, livelihoods gets damaged but dpp can’t use that as a cover-up for their thievery. Do you honestly think if people could just sit “phwii” the elections could be annulled? Not a chance, and dpp could rule for next 100 years on a stolen vote or on no vote but annointing from Ansah. Is there any sense or justification of saying the weak can terrorise the strong or the poor terrorise the rich or the followers terrorise the leaders? Who controls the law enforcers? Why would they allow that to happen?, because they knew the protesters were fighting a legitimate war, only thieves and their beneficiaries could call that terrorism. Why crooks love to rule and lead not led by others at all cost even if they are not wanted by those they claim to lead? Dpp is also a suitcase party that only command 38% of the population and it could do itself a big favour to live well with the masses so it could broaden and legitimise itself than attacking the innocent.

  9. In Malawi only DPP are safe really P.O.L.I.C.E just watching the stupid cadets doing upandu for free, Malawi is for all not for DPP POLICE we are watching you, mavuto angachuluke bwanji kunja sikumalephela kucha muzaona maloza ma cadets please Olemekezeka a Dr Chilima ndi Dr Chakwera tikuziwa ndinu mutazatiombole kumavuto tukuwaona lerowa Mulungu ankhale nafe atisinthile U leadership waupandu.

  11. Now you understand that violence is not acceptable because you are victims. Where were you when people’s property was being vandalised and shops looted. You did not condemn it because you were the perpetrators of violence. Now you are talking about genocide and condemning violence because it’s your supporters that are affected. Shame on you. The tears of innocent lives whose shops were looted and property vandalised reached God and you will reap. After all you are crying just because one office and one vehicle. Do you consider how much property was vandalised and how many shops were looted? Shame on you.

      1. Shame on you again bcoz mwaiwala kuchotsa chitsotso chanu amwene. utm, mcp, hrdc caused havoc in this country and these leaders were happy with that saying wosaopa go konko destroy, kill for our rights ndiye lero mwazimva kuwawatu ohooo yobwezera kuwawa. but keep ur house in order every life, property is important wosamadzikonda yayi

  12. Kubwezera is the only solution.For how long will you toralate the injustices of DPP please zibwezerani nanu.Akufuna aziti MCP and UTM ndi aviolence pomwe aziyamba okha.Malawians kubwezera is the best before anthu ambiri asanavulare.Mwinanso ndi apolice ndi asilikali akupanga zimenezo.Paja amalawife tulo too much.

    1. Tapasa ulemu nthawi yayitali bwanji tipange revive MYP yathu ija titha kuthana nawo aa amenewa asaderere. Enafe titha kupanga sponsor zida tili kunja kuno tikukambirana ndi abwenzi athu. We can make Malawi ungovernable if you want so. I’m singling out Dausi be careful we’re together in the MYP fold keep your cadets warned.

  13. A chakwera lero mukuti chiyani? Inu mwamenya anthu for 9 months. You perpetrated violence in MALAWI. HAVe you forgotten Msundwe? What about our business you destroyed in LL and Karonga? Please check your tongue LaZaro

  14. Shaa You people are really EVIL. You caused Terror and today you want pose as Peaceful People/ Party. MCP YOU CANNOT CHEAT THE PUBLIC!!!!

  17. Chakwera ordered MCP thugs to terrorise people from the southern region. Wasn’t that genocide?

  19. Inside job. You have torched your own office in order to take divert attention from the fact that Chilima is missing on MEC list. Shame.

  22. The war started 9 months ago where MCP, UTM and HRDC terrorised this country. you stage the attacks to look innocent now? mwauponda mabala a past 9 months sanapole ndipo we wont vote for you blood thirsty opposition

  23. So Chakwera has already forgotten that when a police officer was stoned to death at Msundwe, when the presidential convoy was stoned at Malembo, he never uttered a word to condemn. Instead he went to give solidarity. Now today?

  24. Will APM do anything? I think not. He is in his favourite position; on his knees, arse in the air and head buried deeply in the sand.

  25. No Police in the country. The service is gone the reputation is gone we knew Mwapasa can not do anything thanks that he is remaining with one month to go and he has no record of being IG of Malawi like Mrs. Nangwale.

  26. Even the previous mcp which killed its own cabinet members (mwanza four) never openly talked of genocide. A Malawi samalani mukhoza kupeleka mphanvu kwa amangawa….

  27. Mcp leadership is still dangerous. So they have increased the tempo from talking about shading blood to the devlish talk about genocide. Mmmmmmm chipani ichi chimaopsa pamenepo

  28. I fully convinced that MCP cadets are the ones who have torched the building. The central region has been marred by violence since the May election. UTM will be the victim to silence it in the central region. This is a strong base of MCP and will not allow UTM to dominate in their backyard. MCP will do all this and will make UTM to blame DPP . This is the strategy they will use and they will appear as their, sympathisers , but behind they will be using all means to silence them in the central region. UTM watch your bedfellows carefully, ndi ndiwolotse nkudye. All they will do is to increase animosity so that UTM supporters should look at them as innocent guys and vote for them. There are troubles looming ahead. Keep this in mind. Wakusina khutu ndi mnasi koma ngona nkuphe Salima kutali. Kuti kampeni kumphatsa ndithu.

  29. Indeed Malawi has no P.O.L.I.C.E. Mkaka is 100% correct. It is a cadet police, a shame to the once dedicated policemen who now fear dpp cadets.
    Shame to Malawi.

  30. Mcp has been terrorising people for 9 months how can you cry foul now?? Peter Muntharika has always preached peace, he restrained Dpp supporters while you were busy supporting violence. If anyone wants genocide it’s Chakwera. He already told us Akhetsa Mwazi. Mcp is full of spilling blood. Malawi is a land of peace we reject any talk of genocide and civil war because of greedy politicians.

      1. I am a Malawian who simply calls it like it is. I am not sheep, I don’t just follow stupidity.You are blinded by your hatred of Dpp you have lost your path. There is a reason Malawians have rejected Mcp all these years. Mcp hasn’t changed one aorta.Nkhanza!!!Saopa kukhetsa Mwazi. That as Malawians we have always rejected and will again and again.

      1. I am a true thorough bred Malawian who loves my country and despite the shortfalls of the current system I would not let my country go to the wolves. Mcp ndi N’gona. Death,torture. I would rather the thieves and have my freedom.

    3. My Friend, have you seen the pictures of those who got burnt, Penapake its not good to just talk in order to please our political masters, imagine if it were your relatives

      1. When Chakwera stood and celebrated at the place that police officer was killed did you think of his family? That he was working, doing his job and to hapless cowards stoned him to death?? Did you. Osandinyasa ndi fake sympathies Mcp is ruthless and evil tisamanamizane. Did you ever think about all those innocent people you vandalised and beat for 9 months??kupusa eti.

    4. And who knows it is the work of MCP . Chakwera has promoted violence with his Nsundwe home boys. They are the same now burning utm offices to elimate utm in the central region. This marriage of utm and MCP is not of good faith, one will be swallowed alive.

  31. As we have been saying all along that Malawi urgently needs UN and African Union peace keepers not election observers. Before it is too late. This is war.

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