Chakwera flashes red card to Mutharika, DPP: ‘Pack up and go!’

March 31, 2019 Zawadi Chilunga - Nyasa Times, 47 Comments

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday  flashed a red card referees use to enforce discipline during matches,  against President Peter Mutharika, accusing him and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for failure to keep its manifesto promise.

Chakwera flashes re card
Crowds at the Zomba rally for MCP-PP-Freedom party alliance

During a mass political campaign rally in Zomba ahead of the May 21 Tripartite Elections; Chakwera grabbed the red card, which leads to a player’s ejection from the match, and waved it, saying he was showing it to Mutharika and DPP.

“I am flashing a red card that it is time for those in power now to pack up and go,” said Chakwera.

Nyasa Times understands that MCP will be distributing red cards – the symbol of Chakwera’s campaign – so that supporters should show their red cards on Fridays, to display their displeasure with the DPP-led government.

Mutharika and Chakwera have emerged as bitter rivals since the May 20 2014 Tripartite Elections in which Chakwera trailed Mutharika in the presidential race.

In his speech, Chakwera accused the DPP administration that it has “miserably failed” to deliver on its socio-economic promises to Malawians.

He charged that the DPP had lied in promising that it would fight corruption, improve living standards, transform the economy, provide good governance and ensure equity and equality.

Chakwera said there is no need for Malawians to keep DPP in power as it has failed in the five years it has governed the country, often feeding Malawians lies and stealing from them and torturing them.

On her part, leader of People’s Party and former president Joyce Banda reiterated Chakwera’s sentiments, describing DPP as a failed entity with broken promises and full of lies as there is nothing much to show development-wise.

Banda’s party is in electoral alliance with MCP together with former vice president Khumbo Kachali’s Freedom Party.

Kachali also spoke at the rally and lauded the “unity of purpose” the parties have shown to rally behind Chakwera’s candidature.

Speaking earlier, MCP vice president and running mate Sidik Mia said they were heading for electoral victory in May.

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47 replies on “Chakwera flashes red card to Mutharika, DPP: ‘Pack up and go!’”

  1. Ife zamakadi zanuzo takana. Tinazikana kale kale 1994 ndipo sitimafuna kuti zibwelenso. Kenako kadi limeneli tizizalipila kuti ngati ulibe kadi la umembala munsika siulowa. Toto MCP Toto. Takana olo mutatithila doom mkamwa.

  3. ineyo pano nditha kulimba ntima kumanena kut 50% ya aMalawi ndi anthu oputsa ndipo ndikat oputsa ndye mundimvetsetse chifukwa ndipomphano pomwe talira aMalawi ndi cashget lero pano wa cashget waziwa kut payekha sangathe kulowa m’boma ndikuwina kuti akabeso ndalama zina ndye wapanga plan yopanga ubale ndi MCP ? Then aMalawi sakuona kuti sizingatheke kut mbava ndi munthu osaba sangayendele limodzi? onsewa ndi mbanja ndipo JB akufuna kumupasa ma technique obera ndalama chakwera akatero azathawenso aliyense akusapota this coalition ndiogona dzeddiii

  4. CASH GATE, I wonder how we Malawians behave, much that we all want to know where the proceeds of our jet were used, why have we been silent all these years and start talking about it just because the lady is back into politics. We would have pursued this issue immediately Joyce went out of gvt and by now we would have had answers. Suppose their partnership with MCP succeeds and go into govt are we going to ask them anymore? We all know what happens here in malawi when theres an issue with somebody who is close to the govt in power.

  6. DPP cannot win even their President has already given up, He is failing to campaign all he knows is street campaigning. My question is do all Malawians in stay in the streets.

  8. Can you tell us what JB did with the money from the JET Sale before flashing the red card ? It is only fair that Malawians are told what exactly happened with the money!

      1. @launky
        Mbava zimatero
        Zimayamba kutchula ndidzozo kuti “wakubayo” just to confuse people. DPP K570 billion audit query (cahgated) alubwalubwa eeh! mpaka 5yrs wooo! koma DPP zidzabweretsa yankho. Kutsitha figure kapena ayi ndthu

  12. Chakwera knows virtually nothing about Malawi politics. These red cards are nothing but a sign of desperation. Remember kuti ife a Malawi timakakamizidwa kudula ma card and we used to pay for them. This time around we see that the cards are back, first as free tokens and later as forced fundraising methods. Ma card awa azapanga backfire and wina adzalila ndithu.

  14. Kkkkk chipani chokupha anthu ife ai komanso chipani chogulitsa ndege yathu ife aitu. Che Chakwera matama. Idyanawoni ndalama za cashgate zo

  16. Kkkkkkkkk !! Mbuzi za MCP zili busy kunamizidwa ndi Reverend Chakwera kuti ziwina.

  17. MCP maloto a chumbatu awa.

    You shall never win inu a MCP. And UTM is getting the position of Leader of Opposition come 21 May.

    Bye bye Chakwera

  18. The words ‘pack and go,’ coming from MCP reminds one of kamuzu’s ‘pack and go’ directive of the 1980’s. Is Chakwera using a coded word?

    1. It was in 1989 when MCP told all the mbwenumbwenu teachers to pack up and go! Who is advising this guy who was stealing our tithes? By the way, why has he sent packing all that were loyal to the party and kamuzu and sold the party to the cashgate queen?

  23. Red card cannot take out a party in government but vote. That’s democracy. Following with very keen interest.

    1. Red card is just symbolism to a statement which is clear to every Malawian. Ndiizi zomwe muchite kuphunzitsidwa?

  24. Mr .Chakwera you can’t win an election in Malawi. That’s a fact . The big blunder you have made is to side with PP a very corrupt party. You will stay in opposition until 2025. Mark my words

    4. The most corrupt party in Malawi is DPP. On record we have the leadership that pocketed K145 million only kukabweza zitafika mu nyuzi. No leader in the history of Malawi has done that before, directly kupanga ma deal ndi amwenye.
      DPP has miserably failed to account for the K570 billion government audit query, (aka grand corruption case). The figures have changed but that’s where it stopped. DPP has failed to produce a report of a donor-funded conference/ workshop on corruption. Up to now donors are waiting.
      DPP sold Malawi Savings Bank after the very same dpp gurus (thieves) had defrauded the bank to bankruptcy due to unpaid loans. The list is endless

    5. Komatu even UTM wanted an alliance with PP. And SKC is on record to have said on BBC Hardtalk that JB was not corrupt.

  26. The funny part of it being the alliance can not win even the Zomba Central Constituency…No amount of campaign would lead the party of death win a seat in the eastern region.

    1. MCP MCP MCP go go go go go!!! My president
      Uyooooo wakustate house non stopable Chakwera
      Man of the moment
      Party of the moment
      Asakunamizeni anthu you are making very sound decisions and alinanu mantha heavy
      Excellency muziona tulo anthu ayamba kusamuka ku statehouse
      RED CARD

    2. Keep on dreaming Derreck. You’re a dreamer. The good thing is you’ll wake on 22 May and see the reality together with your friend Mapwiya.

    3. Dereck…..you know the sadest part….u finding nothing wrong with the blue party that u love so much….yet….you are in a worse off situation and you you realise it in the loneliness u feel every night…..take away the shame…vote for change

    5. Derreck,
      Ine ndinali konko…eeh anthuwa akuwoneka kuti ndiambiri kuno ku easten region and tikapusa atilanda Boma..apa nkhani tingoponda mavoti, apo bii ehh zayamba kundiwophya

      1. Such a coward like you Mika Kunda are a disgrace in politics. Failing to analyse politics ya ife ma DPP diehards. Ask Joyce he crowd she had in Phalombe in 2014. did she get 3 votes? You think South and Mangochi in particular can forget cashgate and MCP cards?

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