Chakwera promises to end albino attacks within a month in power: Supports State House vigil
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera says if voted into power during the May 21 elections, he will end attacks on people with albinism within a month.
Chakwera said this at a news conference at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe on the recent attacks on people with albinism.
The MCP leader said the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration has “miserably failed” to deliver on its socio-economic promises to Malawians and gave the DPP government low marks on the attacks of persons with albinism.
He said the DPP promised security for all, but has to provide security for person with albinism and others who are attacked for political reasons.
Chakwera accused the Malawi Police Service (MPS) of failing to successfully investigate cases of abductions and killings of people with albinism.
“I will work with the Police, the Army, the Civil Society Organizations, National Intelligence Services, as well as the all Malawians to completely deal with the issues of albinism,” said Chakwera.
The MCP leader said he is deeply concerned by the rate at which attacks on persons with albinism continue to happen in the country and urged the President to fund the National Action Plan against killings and abduction of people with albinism.
He said the plan only needs K3 billion but he was surprised that up to now the plan has not been funded when persons with albinism continue being killed and attacked, accusing authorities of choosing to do business as usual, with little or no urgency in their protection and response/
Chakwera said the only person with powers to commission investigations on the matter is the President.
He said the already arrested people should be questioned and the information extracted.
Chakwera promised that on March 3 2019 he will give a solidarity support by joining Association of People with Albinism (Apam) in its planned vigil at State House to force authorities to look into their security demands.
The association has also urged Malawians to vote wisely in the coming elections to make a difference, saying the polls present an opportunity for the people to make the country a better place for everyone.
Apam president Overtone Kondowe said if the vigils do not yield results, Apam will demand that Malawi be declared an unsafe zone and they will seek help so that people with albinism seek asylum in other countries.
But Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi has discouraged the association from holding the vigil, saying it will not yield anything and that it will “only complicate matters”, saying government is doing all it can to address the situation.
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Prediction on 2019 elections:
2014: DPP – 36.4%, MCP – 27.8%, PP 20.2% UDF – 13.7%
2019: DPP – 23.4%, MCP – 25.8%, PP – 10.0% UDF – 12.8%, UTM – 26.1%
The above is what will look like come May 23, 2019 with a marginal error of +/- 1.0. With UTM on the scene, the biggest losers will be DPP (mostly urban areas, MJ and TO) and PP (north and urban areas). MCP and UDF will marginally lose some youth votes to UTM. In other words, the 2019 election will be close to call between MCP and UTM.
– Source: RedKnights Polls
God thing its a prediction not reality. Malawi will speak on 21 May
Hopefully when he fails to deliver we will demand his resignation in no time!
Dear, Reverend Dr Lazarus Chakwera. First you said you will resign after two years in power if you failed to fulfil all your promises, but we both know that no one can develop this country in two years. Now you are coming up with this promise of ending albino killings in a month, which is in itself depressing to the albino community for politicians using their disability as a political weapon against opponents. Honourable Reverend why do you like making silly promises? Can we really trust you with our votes to run this country, like seriously? Who advises you on making these promises anyway?. If I were you honourable Chakwera, I would be careful with some accusations you level against your opponents, its not just about dislodging the current regime from power, its is also puting someone who is honest and trust worthy and serious and to be honest Dr Chakwera, you have not proved to me to be one, you usually sounds like someone who is just power hungry for the presidential hot seat……Take a different step Reverend..
By the way, why did you start campaigning on a press conference any way? I believe you know a better place for that yah? So that those party cadres who were crapping hands on the background when you uttered any word could dance at such petty promises…….Perhaps the MISA Malawi plea of not including party supporters at a press conference has gone to the gutters heh?
Malume Chakwera, ending albino killing is not as simple as you are putting it. It is an organized syndicate that may even involve people that surround you. You may ask, why is the practice so rampant during elections period? Perhaps you know that after elections the killings will die down since motives for killing such people would have been achieved. If that is the belief then I am with you.
Hope soon things will change….well done Chakwera…
WINA AFUNE ASAFUNE KOMA MUKUWINA
i do second what chakwera said , akanakhala chete munakati nso alibe fundo this is how opposition bring constructive governance ,only that the ruling government is stubborn on this issue
Why do these atrocities intensify in times of elections?
What ever the case, the failure to act with impact is shameful. Leadership is meant to deal with these complex issues. That is why leaders get the benefits they do. For anyone who calls themself a leader in Malawi, act on this issue and act now.
It appears MPs have no power to do anything on this issue, it is a shame on the whole country. Relegious leaders, where are you? Are you silent because you are part of the murderers?
THE SILENCE AND INACTION IS SICKENING AND AN ABDICATION OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
This clergy is a combination of Nyunsensi. when he opens his mouth, expect an error. I am sure God did not approve of his move to politics.
Well said Mr Chakwera, its known fact that one can easily end something he/ she initiated. You being the one who initiated this, then its easy for you to end it, but why waiting until you become president? What will happen to our brothers and sisters if you fail to be in Sanjika? Sometimes Mr reverend you need to check you statements before going into public. We have been crying for the innocents souls yet you have keys to end it. Mind you! Your role is to give balance and checks at the same time offering solutions to the government. Apa ndiye mwalepherako ku Sanjika basi
A Chakwera, kunali anzanu kunja kuno, A John Tembo, A Gwanda Chakwamba eni ake a lower shire, adalephera kulamulira dziko after people didn’t want MCP to ever rule again, inunso musachulutse mau, MCP will never rule again
so meanwhile Albinos have to wait until Chakwera is voted. This man does not love Mal3wi
More fire Chakwera boma lakanika ili, chiyambilenicho palibe amene anapasidwako chilango pa court, a kudikila chan? Mwinatu akuopa kutchulidwa maina anthuwa…. 21 may basi pack and gooo
Those of you cadets you are against Chakwera’s statement are the ones killing Albinos.
Why opposing everything Chakwera is saying? Am not MCP supporter but die hard UTM of Chilima but Chakwera has a point here.
You have got all machinery power to settle this matter once for all, the likes of spy team, intelligent unit, police unit , the Cadet and even the Army on your disposal ,
Why don’t you use them to get to the bottom of this evil act????
To us now we believe you are connected to this inhuman behaviour.
We don’t hear much on the progress of the cases of those who have been arrested. But why???????? Inform the nation so as to deter who would be offenders.
Within a week you have managed to arrest and charge the Artist of a song provoking Muslims, why not doing the same with Albino killers????
I smell fishy here
All of you attacking Dr. Laz here, need to be questioned as well
The confidence by which Chakwera speaks on ending the albino killings within one month tend to make one think that he knows exactly who are behind this dirty game and that he controls them. If I were in the intelligence unit I would start nvestigating him and bring him in for questioning. Osamangoti ndi abusa awa. Akudziwapo kanthu, APAM don:t allow him to be with you during your marches! Akuvulazani uyu.
Foseki you have failed to solve this issue because the Big fish is involved.
Chakwela very useless… Udikile kukakhala president for you to act on Albino killings? Serious? Taluza nanu inu
He needs executive powers to command security forces. Where don’t you understand? I think you are ignorant about how government works.
It takes for a man who really use his or her up stairs to know that all the government machineries are controlled by the country president.
If the president is failing to use his power to protect people, them. he should step down.
So if you you your well upstairs you will know that Chakwera has no power to release fund from government, has no power to tell the police and army what to do until he becomes president in May. That is only if you are well upstairs.
Then why do you people say the government has failed on Albino killings if anyone can stop it. His point is the government created an action plan and a fund. So if he gets elected he will fund the plan. He cant fund it when he is not president. And hopefully he will sign death sentences for anyone found guilty of Albino killings.
unfortunately you can not and you will never win an election Mr. chakwera in Malawi. you joined a wrong boat. Mcp is a party death and darkness. mark my words from the diaspora . above all you the opposition you are disjointed. you will not dislodge the current regime with a divided front. so you will remain in opposition until 2024 and then 2029????? shame on opposition too much greed.
And you will not vote but us. And we know that MCP will win the 2019 elections fair and square. Chakwera is the next president of the republic. He has the greatest advantage over all the other candidates and he is the best leader Malawi has on the coming polls, full of integrity.
Kkkkkkk…..inu tangowonani nokha momwe zinthu zikuyendela….apapa zikuchita kuwonekelatu kuti MCP .is winning sizokayikisatsaso ayi…….kodi BABA mukanagonabe…….
I may not be termed as a security or intelligence competent person but I am sure the appropriately intelligence qualified people know that by now they should have,
a: known the motive,
b: the clientele,
Such ths the culprit by now should have been put to book
lastly I feel that you don’t have to be a genius in getting to the root cause of all this mess.
Chakwera, that is a very careless statement. We are talking about people’s lives here. How can you tie votes to your ability to end the killings? If you are that capable, do it now , now and we will vote for you. Buhari in Nigeria promised Nigerians he would end Boko Haram once voted into power. People believed him. Gave him their precious votes. But today Boko Haram is just as powerful as before.Do don’t politicise otherwise people will think you have a hand in it.
Chakwera is right, he has said the president is only person with mandate and in this case APM is the one with mandate but see what APM is doing. So Chakwera is really right by asking Malawians to vote for him in order for him to have the said mandate.
APM is always serious on trivial matters; see how Peter acted on Eric Aniva’s case, where is Eric Aniva? See how police acted on mesho’s song recently. We want the same seriousness to be displayed on this serious concern. The president has never done what he did to Eric Aniva case on albino issue and the police has never done what it did on mesho’s song.
The cases of albino die naturally in the name ‘we are investigating’ this very pathetic.
No votes were tied to this. We heard that press conference. Journalists asked that same question and Chakwera explained clearly that national security was at stake. Don’t blame Chakwera but appreciate that a person of high calibre in society has finally spoken. This is called solidarity.
APM Should not sit down on his job of making sure that there is security in this country.