Chakwera, JB, Nyondo snub Mutharika’s luncheon

October 9, 2014 Green Muheya -Nyasa Times 120 Comments

Leader of Opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Rev Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday was no show at hilltop Sanjika Palace in Blantyre where President Peter Mutharika is hosted a luncheon to all presidential candidates who contested in the May 20 2014 elections.

Chakwera: No show
Chakwera: No show

It was widely expected that former Malawi president and People’s Party (PP) founder Joyce Banda  was going to be the only absentee as she is currently in United States on a tour of her philanthropy duty.

Her spokesperson, Tusekele Mwanyongo, said the former president was still in the U.S. where she had gone to attend some events on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting

But Chakwera and National Salvation Front party president James Nyondo snubbed Mutharika’s olive branch’ he extended to all contenders in May presidential race.

MCP spokesperson Jessie Kabwila said Chakwera had received the invitation late.

“We think it was an afterthought from the Mutharika to invite Chakwera, that is why it was better for our party president not to attend,” Kabwila said in an interview.

MCP has always claimed that Mutharika did not genuinely win the May elections, saying he stole votes from Chakwera.

The MCP president said he conceded defeat for the sake of peace.

“We believe we did not lose. The systems failed us and all this happened in full view of all Malawians and the world. And we believe that Malawians would still have loved to know what really happened.

“We find ourselves therefore in a position where on Malawi Electoral Commission’s (MEC) own admission the result of Presidential vote is flawed but they are compelled to announce it and on that basis the President of Malawi declared,” he noted.

The presidential luncheon was intended to promote a sense of camaraderie among all those who contested for the presidential seat and at the same time commend the former contenders for participating in the landmark event.

Chakwera, who came second in the election with 27.8% of the vote said history will judge him and MCP “ kindly” on what happened in the election pertaining to the declaration of the Presidential winner.

Mutharika is the brother of the late President Bingu wa Mutharika, who died in office in 2012, and obtained 36.4% of the vote, according to the Malawi Electoral Commission.

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120 replies on “Chakwera, JB, Nyondo snub Mutharika’s luncheon”

  1. Ameneyo ndiye mchewa munthu wawnyau ngakhale utamuchitila chabwino chotani sadzayamika. kabwila ntchito kubwindila basi. to hel with u kuipa mtima ndi nkhope yomwe

    1. Muthu wozindikira sagulidwa ndi nsima! Pamenepa Chakwera wasonyeza kuti sayendera madyera mphotho kapena ugogodi. Bravo Chakwera 2019 Boma!

  3. I thought he is man of God, he has been preaching: TO FORGIVE AND FORGET. He should know that this is politics, he ask JZU he will tell him kukula mtima supita nazo patali

  6. Chakwera , JB, Nyondo are true leaders who dnt want to waste government moneys for nothing than to buy drugs for our hospitals

  7. Well done APM…. YOU have remained consistent in your position. Osati zinazi now sucking up to Mutharika just to get a position. Maintain your stand future president

  9. The idea of federalism is sign of great division Malawi is in due to regionalism, tribalism and nepotism that have been existing behind scenes.The voting pattern is our mirror of all this.The southerners love and vote leaders from southern region.Those from central except those whose roots are from southern region and northern region but live in central region love and vote leaders from central.The down fall of AFORD has left northerners confused and always go for alternative for favors knowing that they can produce a President.This does not mean the northerners are not regionalistic.To say the truth,the northerners are more regionalistic than any other region in Malawi.From simple survey,it is very difficult the for central to produce a president for simple reason that southerners are well spread all over Malawi and more productive.Probably,the solution to this is federalism and without it Malawi may descend in big fire. So, it should be discussed by politicians only because they are part of the problem.Let our chief and religious leader handle this serious issue. Therefore,Chakwera was right not to attend.

  10. IF THERE IS STUPID PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN THIS COUNTRY IS CHAKWERA.HE SHULD JUST ACCEPT THE DEFEATE

  11. Kabwira take it or leave it you will cry again and again but you will never succeed. Don’t think that you will win to rule this country and thats a fact . Peter never meant to Cox your president to be on his side but to discuss matters of national interest. Please don’t misguide again Chakwera next time when he’s called again. Chakwera don’t listen again to Kabwira she is a great confusionist.

  13. mbuzi ya munthu kabwila Malawians wen r we going to learn that sticking to past will do us no God in other words that’s retrogressive we cant move forward with that stupid mind set let’s forget past n move forward buld Malawi together

  14. In the interest of Malawi, I would expect those in national positions to become more civilized and accept the responsibility of forging ahead a National agenda when time demands so. I would expect losers to accept that their time will come to be State presidents & that those in power should be supported to ensure Malawi forges ahead. I would realise that Munthalika will one day leave office, and Malawi will continue. I would realise that kukhala awiri si mantha, mutu umodzi susenza denga and therefore open my doors to input where need be. I would therefore NOT behave as JB, let alone Chakwera. I would realise that time will come when political differences would openely be issues of importance & that is during the next general elections and not NOW!. I would therefore use my knowledge, skills and party mighty, if atall ilipo for the mother nation Malawi. I would have been a little more civilized that the two seem not to be.

  15. Usova!! O over in my life i couldnt see some1 who has been b4 an MP,a Minister even a counsilor aswell can stand as president!! Kod ameneyu wachokela kut? DPP A LIFE PARTY!! 50yrs kummwela komweko..tikulamulilabe.

  16. At least, APM has done his part to invite all the presidential candidates for a candid discussion on matters of national interest. Pastor Chakwera and JB could not even send their representatives? It just shows how much anger is welling in their minds. If you are Christians, read Romans 13:1 – 2. It is now time to accept the current Leadership as you prepare for the next general elections. Mind you, Malawians are observing your mindsets. You may end up in the opposition again in the next General Elections. You must show mature leadership.

  17. LEARN HOW TO PASS MESSAGES RIGHT…HOW CAN YOU SAY JB SNUBED THE LUNCHEON WHEN SHE IS NOT EVEN IN THE COUNTRTY. SHOULD CUT SHORT HER ENGANGEMENTS OUT THERE AND RUSH FOR THE USELESS LUNCHEON……BE OBJECTIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

  18. Not good to attend that useless luncheon instead of solving millions of problems faced by civil servants in Malawi. Call them to help you how to motivate civil servants cha!!!!

  19. Olo mutani olo mutani APM Timamukonda that’s great brove go!go!! Mr Presedent we know u have a good heart for the people. Munthu olo upange chabwino samayamika asiyeni amenewa anthu olephera olo atapephera chotani sangazawine “Ambusa mubweretso kuchalichi monga munthu wamulungu mukulephera Ambuye akuthandizeni”.

  21. Poor MCP what has it benefitted you anyway. YOu are supposed to move on.Whining will not take you you anywhere. You lost the elections finish. We now have a president get a life.

  22. Invitations are meant to be accepted or not. That’s is why all invitations have “RSVP”. Those who went found it good and convenient to do so and those who did not it so did not, I find it normal.

  23. Stupid Chakwera and Kabwira, your party will never win elections in Malawi and take note of that.DPP won’t lose with ka mcp whatever. You are failing to get votes in south while DPP is getting votes in the centre,can’t you imagine? You think its makanja bullshit.we will rule you whether you want or not educated salvages.

  26. well done all the presidents what does that mean? Instead of solving problems faced by civil servants in particular teachers, they are wasting money on those nosense meetings. bravo MCP &SALVATION parties!!!!

  28. Some of us have been advising MCP not to ignore the Southern Region if they want to win elections.
    How can they claim to have won the elections when they did not feature any candidates in the South?
    MCP have themselves to blame for their loss. They have no winning strategy. Winning the Centre alone is not enough. Please spread out.
    But if we were in a Federal set-up, MCP would have swept the Central Region hands down!

  29. Don’t cheat yourselves.Pride is the source of downfall in anything. I can see the very same old MCP famous song in the Reverend ‘Sekishoni 65 namba wani, Bajeti namba thuu’ Where did this end the old man to? Be careful of opportunistic ADVISERS.

  30. busa wake wantundu wanji osakhululuka, iwe ndiwe wanyaudii eti! Mlungu wake uti? undifunse ngati udzalamulire dziko lino.

  32. Well calculated move…Principled shadow presidents, Nyondo and Chakwera. They have walked their talk…Monkey tricks backfired!

  33. Dr. Lazarus Chakwera, i voted for you, not because i come from the central region but because I truly believed that you are different. I still hope so. However, you are not showing that difference here, only signs of a bad loser. If you were really different, the first thing you woul have done was to vividly oppose the 25 million Kwacha soft loans for MPs.

    You see many people who comment on Nyasa times are from the north so if you read here you will get the sense thst you did well in snubbing the luncheon. However, do not be fooled bwana. If the people from central region feel that you are siding with the north, surely Dr. you will lose support. Be a man, stand on principles. Do not do bedroom politics. I know you love your wife and that is commendable, but if you are going to side with her, then the best thing is to let go of MCP.

    Finally, even though i know in my heart that Nyasatimes has a side in this and supports JB/federation, i still commend them for letting all people share their thoughts. That is how it should be. CONGRATS NYASATIMES !!!!!!

  34. Hon. Chakwera what you have shown is great leadership. How can you be endorsing and being part and parcel to flawed government. Further Im sure you had more pertinent issues other than going to dine with no clear agenda apart from PR. Im impressed. Kukhala mbusa sikupusa…..we should know that and therefore well done.

  35. IT IS HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS THAT THE MEETING SHOULD TAKE PLACE A FEW DAYS AFTER PETER HAD A HEART TO HEART TALK WITH BAKILI IN CLOSED DOORS. ANY WONDER WHAT ELSE THEY DISCUSSED APART FROM THE LAME REASON OF BRIEFING PETER ABOUT THE LESOTHO ISSUE YET PETER WASN’T THE ONE WHO APPOINTED HIM TO THAT POST BUT COMMONWEALTH? BIG UP LAZ AND JOY. THE WIND OF FEDERALISM HAS STARTED BURNING AND IT WILL BURN THEM HARD. WE ARE TIRED OF THE INNUENDO EXPRESSION THAT MALAWI SHALL BE LED BY THE SOUTH, FINANCED BY THE CENTRE AND RUN BY THE NORTH FOREVER. WE DEMAND OUR RIGHTS.

  36. bravoo Chakwela dont asociate with sata gati ameneyu chimunthu choyipa kwambiri, mukasagalare zakubazo, ufufumu ochita kubawoo.

  38. Chakwera and MCP are simply bad losers. Mbusa wa mtundu wanji osakhululuka if he believes that the vote was rigged. Please Malawians dont ever vote in this guy. Ndiwoipa moyo. Typical gule people

  39. congratulations for not attending the evil meeting chaired by an evil person and indeed always be careful when he invites you to his next meeting he may decide to wipe you these people are full of clandestine acts avoid them at all cost Dr. Laz and the rest even JB

  42. Anthu amaona zochitika bwino bwino ndipo amadzitsata. Anthu amachita chidwi nd anthu odzichepetsa. Koma kusonyeza kuphunzira kwambiri, kusonyeza kudziwa kuposa osadziwa kwambiri kumapangitsa kuyamba kutsalidwa ndi society. Kenako one is lebelled and tagged well forever. Kutha kwamunth ndi kuti ? Ndi komweko. Kutha kwa chipani ndi komweko. Kutha kwa dziko ndikomweko.

  45. Pride made Alexander the Great to drink his life to death. Do not fool Malawians bwana, Pastor. Ngakhale padakapanda mau obera pa vocabulary inu simudakawina chifukwa ku Southern Malawi kunalibe Chipani chanu ndi chimodzi chomwe. So if you are a real Christian, try to see with THREE EYES!!

  47. President Chakwera congrants, Jessey ndiwe wanzeru osamamunyengelra pitalayo anabera mavoti ngati mbale wake uja

  48. chakwera cant be in group of that meeting no way. Before peter called for that meeting at first he was in a meeting with uyu chebakili kukambilana mmene angathanilane ndi central komanso north pa nkhani ya federal. ndiye mmawa mwake mkumati nulukufunani tikambilane, only gready n childish politicians can attend such a meeting. not chakwera n mcp I know. they can not n they want at any time soon nor later. keep on watching.

  50. Musiyeni Chakwera anakhuta. Munthu akakupanga kalibu yankho limayenela kukhala eee kapena ayi. Ngati wakhuta umakana palibe chachilendo apa.

  52. MCP is making its face dirty by allowing Kabwila to utter senseless remarks. It would do better to find a good and diplomatic person for the post. Otherwise, with Kabwila as its face, the party will never resurrect

  54. come 2019 you will lose miserably i mean you chakwera the so called reverend kodi marevend akubawa sakngavomereze sanazolowera kusolora so posolora palibe fosake kazipitani uko

  55. So if Peter does not develop Malawi,whom do you expect will develop,akuti Munthu wa Mulungu,Nanga sakukhulupilira bwanji.Check with mbalachanda where Dpp grab Victory.

  59. Peter walemba m’madzi, you wanted to poison our Chakwera ng’ooooooo. He is a man of integrity we knew he could never attend to your nosense. After 5 good months, why now? Mbuzi iwe.

  62. Thank you President Chakwera, you have done well by not attending the stupid event!! I wouldn’t have lunch with a thief either..

  63. Comment no 9 umbuli bwanji? Do you mean Orton Chirwa once accepted electoral defeat sometime back? Or maybe you don’t know the founder of MCP. Koma ana amasiku ano kukonda kuziyalusa Pagulu. Kaya ZANU ndi amanu

  64. Nde adya anthu angati ? What a waste of,governmwnt resources. If he had used that money to buy medicine to donate,to one choaen hospital with his,contenders. This brat is so lavish

  65. Nde nkumati abusa? really? nanga mu church ankalangiza zokhululukilana zija bwanji? komanso, mcp ingawine boma lake liti? anachitanso bwino, zakudya zinatupa.

  66. KUKAVINA NYAU NDIKUPITA KUKAKAMBILANA ZOTUKULA DZIKO CHABWINO NDI CHANI? ILI LIKHONZA KUKHALA FUNSO LOMWE A CHAKWERA ANADZIFUNSA. APHONYANA NDI MA SAUSAGE A CHAKWERA

  67. Good start mr President! Don’t worry about those who snubbed you. In fact you are wasting your energy and time for those who are derailing your efforts to develop this country. There will always be those who will cry after losing for the sake of crying to be heard but just close your ears and forge ahead. It started with Kamuzu but he put his foot solid on the ground. They all rebelled against him and ran away to Tanzania and some went Zambia thinking that a Chewa could not be able to run a country without their presence or else he would be doomed to fail. They miscalculated. One of them a Chisiza even tried a small war but died like a dog.Some: Mkwapatira, Atati , Kanyama and many of them tried but failed.
    Mr President, go to work. We need you to fulfill your manifesto with action plans and time lines.
    We are tired of these useless noises.

  68. How does any sensible president hold a lavish luncheon when the whole country is starving . . No drugs in hospitals . Senseless alien creature your are Peter . Well done Chakwera

  69. One wonders who is really in charge at MCP, and who really advises o’Chakwera. This behavior is unbecoming of a major political party in our country. And MCP should be ashamed for snubbing this get-together.
    By this act, MCP is making sure majority of Malawians continues to remember that party in bad light. In that context, the party should keep practicing the “unfair, rigged elections” line: the practice will serve them well, because MCP will not win the presidency for many years! All this, on top Kamuzu Banda’s brutal, criminal and murderous legacy, the party is unwilling to apologize for! Lord have mercy.

  70. Bravo MCP,PP,Nyondo for turning down invitation. Only briefcase parties could take part in such events. How many MPs do those 9 parties scup? They only follow where wind blows. Anakubelani ameneyo.

  73. Kodi anthu mukufuna kuti kubwere Banki moon kuti adzapite kusanjika kuti adzakambirane ndi APM zankhani za dziko lathu, cashgate, federalism and good governance ndi pamene mudzakhutire? Let these politicians discuss such issues for thy are the ones to blame for such headlines. No one from outside will solve our problems.

  74. Koma ngati abusa chakwera anaitanidwa mkusapita alakwa kwambiri. Ndipo sindikhulupilira president wadziko angaiwale osaitana a cakwera ndi banda ai.
    Acakwera ndimaganizo amenewo udindo simuzaupeza mpaka kale.
    Zicepetseni mukatero zozayenda bwino koma zomwe mucitazo mzosathandiza dziko komanso inu ngati munthu.
    Ineyo ndimavotera mcp kuyambira mkale lonse ndiye musandikhumudwitse apa ai abusa CONDE CONDE CONDE ABUSA .

  76. The story is full of the opinion of the writer. I don’t see any facts or agenda of the meeting. The story has no sources.

  78. MCP has never and will never accept defeat in an election as its founder did. So sizodabwitsa kuti a Chakwera sakukhulupilira kuti analuza. 2019 it will be the same sadzakhulupiliranso. Kagwereni uko ndi kusakhulupilira kwanuko

  79. A very good decision by Chakwela. This was a trivial event and that it would been a mistake for Chakwela to attend.

  81. You have done well absconding the luncheon Chakwera. You have saved your life. You would be gone by tomorrow. There is poison in that food to kill smoothly and slowly.

  85. Dziko lili M’manja mwa mbamva, just take a look Bakili Muluzi & peter Mutharika, these are thieves, Malawi will never develop unless we change the leadership!

  86. When are you bastards gonna start to work, yesterday you had Beam function, then a rally in Blantyre, 68 people went shopping in New York, wedding, stupid luncheon, mulhakho ceremony next now. All funded by little Money collected from taxes. When are you starting to reduce poverty you bunch of thieves mxii!

  91. until when? n what will u gain? instead of showing maturity n differencial the u r doing according to the choice of baba, that will not help,lead by example otherwise u will loose those seats u r saying u won!

  92. hahahahaha! Chakwera got all the votes he expected. Only that Chakwera’s other expectation was that votes in the south will be shared. This is where they miscalculated.

  93. Chakwera is in the United States at the moment. How do you expect him to be at Sanjika at the same time?
    Please find out first what happened and where is the concerned person when he was supposed to appear somewhere too.
    There is no issue because Chakwera is outside the country. So let us focus on other things.

  94. Why would any member of opposition want to attend the same functions as the president? DPP delegates will be there and the opposition presidents will just be embarassing them by being in the same room and breathing the same air. Or does the embarassment only happen if the functions are in America? Please ask George Chaponda to clarify.

  95. Jah ey, 36% according to Malawi electoral commission. I love the sound of that. NOT according to Malawians

  97. It’s so unfortunate if Chakwera is still holding grudges against the incumbent. Learn to let go of the past by accepting and moving on by focusing on the future. You will be held in high esteem by those who follow you but such actions of snubbing presidential invitations leaves a lot of questions on your intergrity. Whether you like it or not, APM is the President till 2019. So will you continue like that till then? Mu wounds nazo. Akuti: if you can’t best them, join them…

  99. Anthu otembereredwa, atsogoleri opanda nzeru, koma okonda udindo komanso kuba makobiri . Anthu awa alibe chimwemwe chamumtima. Akhalira kunamiza azungu kuti ndikuwabera ndalama mudzina la anthu ovutika koma ndalamazo ndi zopangira chisokonezo.

    Bwana stretched a hand to meet you halfway and you snub it.

  101. Green Muheya,your article is incomplete. Expected you to ask Chakwera,Nyondo and JB if they were invited and if they were,what made them to snub the luncheon! In her absence,JB would have sent Sosten since they contested together. I am sure APM didn’t invite these people otherwise my Chakwera would have attended. He is a man who puts national interest ahead of everything. This was an opportunity to come together and honourable as he is,he wouldn’t miss that opportunity. I know they weren’t invited!

      1. Like most people, he commented before reading the story. Typical attitude of fanatics of political parties. This country will only develop is such attitude changes.

  106. I did not expect Mr. Chakwela to snub the lunch with the state president on the basis of rigging, yet conceded defeat on the sake of peace? If the sake of peace is what mr. Chakwera preaches then he is not genuene, and if the advisors are playing this man, then the future has no water for MCP – politics brothers is the animal hard to manage, it need tactics n not snubbing and dodging – politicians must be brave to meet other politicians head on/face to face, why fear defeat? Defeat is part of the game brothers – ndi mpila bambo….

  107. i dont care about absence of chakwela and your sister JB, NOTE that APM is man incharge i knew it before that he will win

    1. You need deliverance together with chatsikayo aka chakwera. He was gods servant and NOT Gods servant so what was he preaching to the sheep?

  111. BRAVO CHAKWERA. Don’t be fooled by double edge knife of olive branch. May you also take note that Mutharika cadets running government agencies are victimizing people who are not from southern region more especially from Lhomwe Belt. Here at MRA, Head of procurement has been suspended for no apparent reasons, Mayi Katsonga was seconded to MITC to take up a position which was supposed to be taken by a person of lower rank. This was done to create space for Lhomwe. More Directors are to be fired and others already fired coz are from opposition regions I.e eastern, central and Northern regions. Kamoto samala

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