Chakwera has 2 choices: Format DPP system or leave and suffer consequences
In their time, errand boys of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) were ruthlessly frank in reminding all of us, almost every day, with that apparently disdaining adage ‘DPP is a system’.
That adage was well packaged and summed it all for DPP: It meant they are running a scheme of defrauding Malawians through planting their boys and girls in strategic positions of every key government institution.
It explains, fellow Malawians, why, when they ruled, anyone who wore blue soar easily to a superior class—becoming untouchable as the Aryan race of German’s Adolf Hitler’s days.
President Lazarus Chakwera should have known, which I believe he does—but, perhaps, he kept or he keeps underestimating the power of the system DPP planted in the country’s governance system.
At that point of entry, yes after winning the June 23 fresh elections, Chakwera—in the days he was silent instituting his government—could have thought through and make tough decisions bordering on destroying the system DPP left in the governing structures.
What Chakwera did, in inhering and continuing with a government structure infested with DPP’s system, is akin to a husband who divorces his wife but keeps the wife’s brother in the house.
Well, the consequences of Chakwera’s indecisions are here to see: leaking of examinations, frustrating his development projects, leaking of sensitive government documents—etc.
At this point, Chakwera has two choices. He should, right now, format government structures and flush out every element loyal to the DPP system; in that way, we will begin to see systematic changes.
Or, if he doesn’t, he should leave things as they are and remain silent when faced with consequences such as leakage of examinations.
But, just a reminder, Malawians are watching.
The man behind the collapse of health in Malawi. Cadet to the core
According to the law of this country any citizen has a right to associate with any political party of organisation of their choice. The so called Dpp people are also Malawians first and foremost, some of them even voted for Chakwera. This stupid mentality in this article is what creates dictators. Please resist this nonsense.
Now this is what will happen and what was feared a long time ago. People from the southern part of Malawi will be persecuted and sidelined in any position in govt. This kind of persecution will be the downfall of MCP. UTM will survive as it is properly covered across the regions. It remains that somehow government will have to find MCP loyalists to run and fire those not loyal to a party. This is a shame and strange even to think of. Now you have people baying for the blood of innocent lives just because they come from the south. Let’s not go back to nepotistic DPP tendencies else we have just replaced tanks masters but the rot remains the same. Once govt changes and it wont be long if not careful then things will fall apart.
Mr President be careful the kind of advice you need.
I am a long serving clinical Officer in Mangochi. I worked with Dr George Chithope-Mwale in 2006 only to find out that he was promoted to Director of Queens in Blantyre within a short period. He only stayed for 3 months in Blantyre and was promoted to Director of Clinical Services at headquarters. He has been there for more that 15 years but has never visited Mangochi to appreciate clinical services. He rose fast because his father worked with most DPP members in his home district of Thyolo. He has been boasting that he had strong connections with DPP and comes from Thyolo. He chased several doctors at will most of them capable. I hope this cadet will be moved out otherwise health services are dead. He is not a performer but rely on politics. Tonse Alliance, start with him.
Iyiyi ndiye nsanjetu
Stop hating on other peoples success. Mulungu amapatsa mosiyana. This is why your life is not improving. You are wasting time kutsilira za ena. Pray for what is yours and you will prosper.
Mind set change is needed,ddp supporters are also our brothers and sisters lets be honest regardless of them being greedy.my worry is this mentality will bring mtundu wina umodzi omwe utizuze ngat momwe alomwe ankachitila
Truth of the matter is that DPP infiltrated every nook and cranny of administration to ensure its evil agendas are in no way hampered at any stage of implementation. Word of advice to Tonse Alliance Leadership is to take seriously any information from whistle blowers and act without delay. For example, we’ve been told about the set up at ministry of health, MEDEF, MRA MACRA etc, etc but we seem not to see any T/ Alliance action.
Chakwera must be more ruthless, but tactical, than he has hitherto been. It’s necessary and the good thing is that 60%+ of the Nation is with you. There will always be detractors but don’t mind them. You are the country’s CEO and it’s you, and not DPP, who will be rated at the end of the day.
I agree with the article. I attended a high level meeting two weeks ago with senior leadership of one key ministry that maintained DPP hench boys. They openly disgraced Tonse Agenda and are bound to frustrate this Govt. Unfortunately Chakwera and Chilima are busy feasting while the wolves are regrouping to start intimidating them. This is one of the DPP strategies of “Rebuilding the Party”. It is the same strategy they used to dismantle PP short lived Govt.
The more you try to format DPP the more hatred you will create and less development this country will experience due to wasting time formatting DPP.Am sorry to say concentrate on the promises you made during campaign.Man hunting has never been successful.
Reengineering!!!!!
Someone tell Chakwera to read this article. Though short, it is plain truth that the DPP system is still thriving even under the Tonse Alliance.
Tonse Alliance will live to regret their indecisiveness and dilly dallying. The DPP guys are busy destroying evidence, frustrating projects while Chakwera and Tonse Alliance are docile coupled with lack of inaction to eliminate the DPP mafia / system. If Chakwera thinks he can make the DPP guys change their ways by issuing threats of sacking them, the threats only are not enough. The DPP mafia, if not eliminated entirely will remain like a sleeper cell to avoid being detected and will pop up another day to destroy Chakwera and Tonse Alliance.
Chakwera, be advised, you have to use cut-throat politics rather than giving the DPP mafia the opportunity with the hope they will change. Remove them from positions of influence. Better terminate their contracts and pay them their severance packages rather than putting the country at risk of another DPP regime. The damage will be less in the long term.
Chakwera, read this short powerful article. Do not say you have not been warned. All signs are there to see the works of DPP.
Thats is missing a point. It is a fact every person be it civil servant, religous leaders, chiefs, etc have parties they support and thats why they go and vote. Now it remains a fact that no matter what every sector has a mixture of such people but whats needs to be done is mindset change which from Bingu’s regime, JB’s regime, APM’s regime and now Chakwera’s regime the message is just the same. Now if you say one has to be removed and replaced with somebody on the pretext the former is a loyalist to DPP how about the incumbent? To who is he loyal now? Ok if we say he has been appointed on political grounds will it be wrong? And if it happens coincedentally comes from where the president is from and or of the same tribe as the president will it be wrong to say its regionalism and nepotism respectively? To me i think this is not the way we should handle issues and if this trend continues then what we have been complaining about during the DPP will resurface. Mr president be advised that don’t rush to make emotional decisions otherwise you might loose focus. Changing CEOs is not a solution because CEOs depend much on their juniors since CEOs are just there to give direction and make decisions so woopsa ndi awa apansiwa amene akufunika mindset change. Because even mabwanawo amagwiritsa ntchito anawo to implement whatever thats why in most cases juniors are victims. Ndiye ine bwana president want to encourage you preach more about mindset change this is very important. Even issue of exams leakage sucking the top management might be a right decision but my view is institute commission of enquiry and let also ACB probe to unveil the one who leaked the exams and be punished accordingly because it cannot happen that the whole management agreed to leak exams otherwise will be like imodzi ikawola ndiye kuti zonse zawola so anthu adzigwira ndi mantha in case something happens at their workplace they will end up kukwera ma BP kkkkkkk. So all the best bwana president and i like what u said lazy workers should not be entertained and this is true ambiri mma ofesi umu sakugwira ntchito and pamenepa there must be independent inspectors adziyendera in offices and many will be found kusewera ndi kucheza zopanda pake and arriving in offices very late which is bad.
Wongani Chiuta .What the hell are you saying here???You move is to suffer people of the Lhomwe who are employed and you want to turn back the country into Tumbukalised as it used to be in the time of Old MCP era!!Women are powerful.Look here Chilima is married to a Tumbuka,Chakwera is married to Tumbuka,automatically these women will try as much as possible to coax their hubbies to field their relations all over .Especially MANEB.We will crey foul.MSCE results will definatly lean towards the Tumbukas.Achewa are IDIOTS PLEASE .KKK THSE WILL BE USED HEAVILY TO BENEFIT THE TUMBUKAS INUUUU.PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER THESE WORD OF WISDOM.
stupid comment
Mbuli iwe ogwa ndikumina. Zidakaliponso za tribalism? Inu ndi anthu omwe mwapangitsa kuti Alomwe aoneke anthu oipa koma anthu oipa muli inu odzikonda. Malawi ndi wa wina aliyense ndipo sitilora kuti anthu ngati inu mutigawanitse. Kafufudzeni chomwe chinapangitsa wina kuti akapezeka ku nyekhwe palace isanathe. Basi munthu kukhala pansi kumalemba zokhomelerana a Malawi tokha tokha.Ndekuti mumakondwa when other people were suffering because of being mtumbuka/chewa/nsena/yao etc? Mulungu akukhululukire chifukwa mtsogolo la anthu linawonongoke talk of schools and jobs.
This Chakwera guy seems like is choosing to close his ears, people have given him free advice, time & again, EXAMPLE of Mrs Joyce Banda , how the DPP system came to haunt her after underestimated it. We are here to see. Voters did vote for change, not change of Mutharika alone BUT the so called system in totality. So let’s wait & see but this is dangerous.
I think your article is good and telling the truth as it is. However, you should have mentioned how the DPP system should be formatted. There is need to follow legal structures otherwise dire consequences may follow. Thanks.
Palibenso za “dire legal consequences apa. Chakwera will come to regret his indecisions or lack thereof. DPP could not hesitate deploying a senior staff to Thalire, Malaka or Khombeza if he was deemed to be opposition. Abusa awa ndi izi he is now being reactive instead of proactive
Indeed we are watching. Muvi oyang’anila umalowa m’maso…..