Chakwera deprived constituents right to parliamentary representation
Malawi Congress Party (MCP), which has majority opposition seats in the House following the disputed May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections, had its president Lazarus Chakwera forced to refund the allowances he drew without attending any parliamentary session.
Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara – who is also executive meber of MCP – succumbed to the pressure from the general public to force Chakwera refund the allowances.
Chakwera has not attended any parliamentary session depriving his constituents a right to representation in the National Assembly.
Many people have been questioning the decision by Parliament to continue giving allowances to someone who has been absconding from his duties.
MCP and Chakwera have refused to accept the legitimacy of governing Democratic Progress Party (DPP) leader Peter Mutharika as the President.
But Chakwera was not disputing parliamentary elections therefore he had no valid reason not to attend parliamentary session.
He paid back the allowances on Tuesday 11th February 11, 2020.
During the opening of the first meeting in the 48th Session of Parliament, MCP members of Parliament (MPs) showed a vote of no confidence in President Peter Mutharika’s presidency when they openly called him wakuba (thief) and walked out during the presentation of the President’s first Sona since the contested May 21 2019 poll.
The protesting MPs left bottles of Tippex on their tables, symbolising that Mutharika had won his second term with the aid of Tippex which was used to alter election results sheets.
MCP’s Lobin Lowe was elected Interim Leader of Opposition as Chakwera continue parliamentary boycott.
Why did it take him all this time to pay back????? the only reason he did so is because he knew the story was about to break ………….I have always said Chakwera is suspect, something about him doesnt sit right
Tamuwonani kamlomo kukonda kuba. Adadi anaba k145m anabweza nawe waba nkubweza. Koma izi za 50+1 sanatiganizile, especially now the favourites are all thieves
Why it was possible for him to accept payments at first place?????without working for it.
Umbava uwu stealing from poor Malawians
Lazarus never thought ahead of him
parliamentarian duties are not the same of president.
A Wanga Gwede osanena kuti wabweza voluntarily bwa?
Alipo wapempha a Chakwera kuti abweze ma allowance? Palibe.
Mesa wina amayesa ikhala nyambo, koma wagwira chiphwisi.
Nyasatimes you’re becoming a nuisance with each passing day.
Chakwera is a thief. He has had to pay the money after concourt judgement to clear his name. What a hypocrite.
Mumaona kuti pastor wosabela anthu.Ma pastor ndi ma husslers.Akufuna m’ boma kuti adzidzaba ngati enawa.Taonani ndi amene amawatuma akwansundwe kuti aziti Bela
How many public figures have ever returned Money ….How many People atolandira ndalama ,mkumaba misonkho yathu ,ntchito atogwirayo Osaoneka …Basi kumangolongolora pa MBC tv and radio ….Kulandira ndalama ….LAZ was said We don’t want Ansah Chisankho chisanachitike….Laz Said Chisankho Chitobedwa and Warned MEC. ….He is just Consistent a Leader who tells it as it is ….He called the Prince of Thieves by his name ….A Thief and Some people condemned …..Later we all agreed kuti atonena …Zooona ….You will. Paint him Black or Red …..But deep down you know that he is the Real Deal ….The threat to Your Plunder and Nepotism … .
returning money is good gesture and we have to thank him for that. he might be getting without his knowledge to his bank account. however, advise to all of us that its important we follow our accounts in banks for any money recieved into it. the money loundering and financilal crime makes it clear that failure to report any obnormal financial transaction is a crime it it self.
this is common that when money is added to our accounts we dont report koma when any abnornal deductions happens we alsi qurry the bank.
For Chakwera to return the money to me it just show hones and transparency, otherwise zikadangothera monena kuti sindinkadziwa. Mind you ignorance is not a point to back you in court of law, questions comes to say after you have known so what do you do
It’s not fair to continue destroying our country guys.
Wanga be proffessional,this story u copied from a real journalist who wrote that Chakwera volunterily gave back the money,and u come here to lie about it,we follow these things,please editors check ur boys,this used to be one of the best online papers,but the way it is going,Malawi 24 will take over from this un professional paper,
why did he receive it?
Fuck you off, how come he first collected the money, so what’s the difference with Peter who also received k145 million after that he returned it, Chakwera joined politics not to uplift the poor Malawians but yo milk them, mulibe utsogoleri wa Dziko mwa Chakwera , lets call aspede asped
Anthu a DPP are known by their abusive language, then you come to apologize. you don’t know how to differenciate a public forum and a pub in you location, i think to be sensible is golden gift otherwise you just disposing lack of discipline
Chakwera and MCP are highly certified idiots and hypocrites. If they had any sense of reasoning remaining on them they should have boycotted even parliament because it is the same EC that run parliamentary elections. If the court found that constituency tally centres were illegal, where did Chakwera votes got counted . Is it not at the same illegal centres. If the court established that duties of the commisioners can not be delegated, who was presiding over the elections in his constituency, ware they commisioners or delegated people.
Ex-reverend Yona Lazarus Chakwera drew money for a job he was not doing. This is shameful for this former man of Godm umbava weniweni.
The issue is that they send the money directly into your account with or without your knowledge. He was entitled to that. So he voluntarily returned the money.
Where is the entitlement when he did not enter parliament? Anazolowera kuba nkhuku m’midzi kumakadyera kudambwe awa.
after almost a year kkkkk
how can he be entitled when he never set foot at work. If indeed he had no intentions, why did he not inform parliament immediately to stop payment after the first or second payment. Abusa a wachiona ndani awa. criminals like the rest of the politicians.
Ghost worker. Where is mtambo on this issue?
Now you can see that Chakwera is a thief. How can a pastor draw allowances when he is not working. This is the work of ant corruption beureu.
He is a thief no question about it. This has put a very big dent on his presidency.He has to be taken to court. Mbava iyi
I just believe that you didn’t understand the story though it is also complicated as well, he was getting allowance while he was not attending the Parliament and or sessions right? Beautiful, and he has paid back on the 11 of February right? Was he forcing them to pay him? Who was paying while knowing that Chakwera is not attending the session? Was it by his command as a chosen MP? Do you think Malawians in his Area are looking for the allowance you are talking about? Ask them if they are worried of any single coin you are talking here! Many Malawians including those not from his Area are more happier than before! Chakwera is bigger than the allowance you are worried of! Straight people does things straight! It would be an issue had it been he gets allowance by ✋,that to me shows that he is stealing and or tricking if that would be the word to use. Get lost!
What does drawing allowance mean idiot? The allowance was being paid into his account directly, the question is why was the allowance being paid into his account when the officials knew that he was not attending parliament?
Chakwera is law abiding person he never used that allowance money and that is why he did not come to your house to ask for a loan to refund the wrongly paid allowance. He has refunded the money now as he has started attending parliament after his grievances against the stolen election were addressed by the concourt. One of the Chakwera high 5 pillars “the rule of law” yet again manifested in his actions.
Just be worried about your adadi on whether he will be able to refund the K577 billion cashgate bill when Chakwera is elected as president in the upcoming election……
Its you who is a big idiot because you are protecting a thief , if it were APM would have called for Demo, chokani a falisi a mu Bible,
You are right. Arthur peter muthalika must be prosecuted ASAP for using tippex in our elections. He must be hanged for his crimes. I totally agree with all of you. The execution must take place ag kamuzu stadium on 3rd March 2020 at 1400hrs.
True. I totally agree with you. Mr. Arthur peter muthalika must be hanged for using tippex in our elections. The public execution must take place on 3rd March 2020 at 1400hrs at Kamuzu stadium in Blantyre.