Chakwera says MCP ready to deal with post convention conflicts: Party amends constitution to punish deviants
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has disclosed that the party is ready to deal with any post convention conflict that will come on the party’s way.
Chakwera said the remarks in an interview after being endorsed as the party president by a convention held after the Supreme Court vacated an injunction restraining MCP from conducting the indaba.
There have been court battles between the Chakwera camp and reinstated for Secretary General Gustav Kaliwo Camp before the Convention.
“MCP is more than ready to deal with any confusion that comes on our way. We respect all the arms of justice and we will work hard to protect the party,” he said.
Chakwera added that “stumbling blocks are always there but we should use them as stepping stone. The party has to move forward.”
New-catch Sidik Mia was named first vice-president while Harry Mkandawire assumed the second-vice presidency.
During the convention, the party also made some amendments to its constitution—giving more powers to the national executive committee (NEC).
The NEC has been empowered to suspend or dismiss a member elected by the convention, where there is proof of indiscipline, violation of the party’s four cornerstones and attempts at derailment of attainment of the objective of the party.
This amendment to Article 14 (2), which gives powers to NEC to discipline any member, extends such powers to a member elected during the convention.
MCP has justified that the amendment was necessary because members elected at a convention may consciously breach provisions of the constitution, knowing that they may not face any punishment.
Asked if this amendment was effected to punish targeted individuals, Chakwera said: “Every organisation from time to time realises that they need to make necessary changes for the organisation to run a little more smoothly and that’s what you saw happening. The convention felt there were gaps in the old constitution. It is not a new constitution, but an amendment to the constitution,” he said.
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Can the party just focus on drafting a robust manifesto, developmental policies and action plans. Theres just too much focus on electing leadership and fighting for positions versus doing the real job…….that of being people-focused. Malawians are just tired of politics of the stomach and patronage. Please transform the party into a modern people-centric party with pro-poor policies.
I do not agree with Mr or Mrs Chothandizira. The amendment has just brought sanity into the party and not dictatorship. People ho confuse the party must face discipline. Just imagine, Richard Msowoya was in Karonga with Mr Chilima instead o helping his party at he convention. How do you instill Oder in such situations? You need rules to direct you. Moreover it is the NEC that will do that.
Miles better under the Chakwera iron fist than the kid gloves of APM stroking the asses of thieves and vagabonds. Chakwera 2019!!
Boma ilo 20 19
The next president indeed! Chakwera and Mia boma!!!!! A DPP mukumva bwa?
Amendments are necessary indeed. No grouping needs to suffer internal distabilzation caused by traitors, double dealers and sell- outs. Discipline, honesty and unity are necessary components to achieve organizational goals or even individual goals in this life. But when invoking these severe punitive clauses, remember to rules of natural justice. And reserve the worst punishments to the worst offenders who are beyond redemption. Remember to HAVE A HUMANE HEART because people are not machines. ” To err is human, TO FORGIVE IS DIVINE”, said Alexander Pope.
CHAKWERA BOMA!!!! MCP BOMA!!! TIGWIRANE MANJA A MALAWI TONSE OKONDA DZIKO LATHU, OLIFUNIRA DZIKOLI TSOGOLO LABWINO LA ANA NDI DZIDZUKULU ZATHU MOYO WABWINO KUCHOTSA OYIPAYU, WAKUBAYU, WATSANKHOYU PAMPANDO….CHAKWERA 2019 BOMA!!!
That amendment conflicts with democratic values and provisions…. this means that you want the party not to be challenged???
CONGRATULATIONS CHAKWERA, MIA, HARRY MORE FIRE AND NEW TEAM MCP. Now is the time to vigorously take the MCP IDEOLOGY, VISON AND MISSION to the millions of voters out there. All the best wishes as you strategize AND CONSOLIDATE on WINNING WAYS to usher in A NEW ERA OF GOOD PARTY AND STATE GOVERNANCE IN MALAWI. MCP CHOTSANI MBAVA M’ BOMA!!!! MCP 2019 BOMAAAAA!!!
Boma ilooooo
Mutharika and DPP need to learn from MCP and Chakwera’s approach to silencing dissenters.
The begging of real dictatorship in MCP. The amendment is meant to deal with those that question leadership whenever it goes astray. The framers of the constitution had very good reasons for not giving NEC powers to fire elected officials. I think the best option was to amend the constitution so that NEC can call for emergency conventions anytime there is a pressing issue to deal with. Let the people decide than those that may be deemed loyal to the president. I cry my beloved country.
This would be very expensive to implement. You can’t be calling for an emergency convention each time there is a pressing issue. That should be dealt with by management – NEC
Kumachenjera! I do not know which button Kaliwo will press but his friends are ready fight to their last breath. If he thought they are sleeping he will wake up one morning to find that he is completely finished and has no political future in MCP, if he still has the future.
Congratulations. My advice.
1- You are well placed to deal with corruption in this country because you come with clean hands. Take that as an opportunity to deal decisively with corruption.. Your first cabinet meeting tell your cabinet that your no. 1, enemy will be corruption. First parliament enact anticorruption laws that will spell say 40 years for those convicted of corruption. This will be enough as a reference. Bigger punishment always works as deference.
2- Have 6 priorities of priorities
1-Agriculture 2-energy 3- Transport, communication & infrastructure development, 4-Trade and industry -5 Health 6-education.
On agriculture focus in irrigation especially the greenbelt type of irrigation . Also mechanised farming where all estates in Kasungu, Rumphi would go back into serious commercial farming by local farming clubs and sole commercial farmers. Also do more on water development
On energy go straight to joining our grid with either Zambia or Mozambique. Take the electricity to the villages seriously. Go mining seriously .
On infrastructure .Continue with the gains of this govt. Put more modern.public infrastructure like Bus depots, airports, inland ports railway. Importantly will be tarmacing rural roads. The rural communities will have to be connected to markets and urban areas. In short take transport seriously.
On trade and industry we just want to be another china. With electricity sorted out, you would need to bring factories to add value for our home agricultural products for export. Factories in ntcheu Dedza to add value on our Irish potatoes , tomatoes, onions etc. Factories in any corner to add value to local products for export. Our beans,, our soya, nandolo, rice , should be value added and exported. Again remember tourism. Its there for Malawi to make gains.
On health please. Simple. Capitalise on herbal medicine here in Malawi. Add value and export. Remember china does the same. Also bring more specialist hospitals for heart, kidney, cancer etc treatment. We will have referals coming to Malawi and get more forex. We can be a biggest hub in herbal pharmaceticals and alternative medicine. Remember to include more rural clinics to improve health in the villages.
On education . Go flat out on research science and technology. We will need to start our own brands. Malawian brands that will sell all over the world. This Research science and technology will highly complement the five priorities of priorities above.
REMEMBER, in this democracy you will have to be inclussive. If i was Hon chakwera i would di this. But lo. Im not Hon L. CHAKWERA.
Mark my word today Sunday 13th May, 2018, God willing, after next year electuon hon. Chakwera will be Malawi president.
Good comment and ideas. Very objective.
The challenges that rocked MCP on her way to the convention were the refining instruments to the MCP constitution. The empowerment of the NEC will catch on aberration by the DPP dupes. In our local parlance they are the nkholokolo the tigerfish with pelvic saw bones the chimwaza bungwe. MCP currently is the only national beacon of hope. Chakwera for your quiet resilience and focus on the survival of both the nation and the party have our thumbs up the DPP is winking in the dark no one can see nor does the nation pay attention to its perennial groundbreaking exercises. Shame!!
Dictatorial trait. Not convinced you’re the right person to lead Malawi.
Kaliwo sorry sir, but don’t you have children or a wife who can advise you that you should stop embarrassing yourself? You have buried the legacy that you had in this nation. If I were your son, I would be ashamed of your efforts
Madalamadala ready to ngovern Malawi no doubt about it.
Yea. To govern with an iron fist.