Chakwera says Orton Chirwa is founding father of Malawi: MCP made him die as political prisoner
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has paid special tribute to Orton Chirwa, the country’s first attorney general after independence, as the founding father of the Malawi nation but died as a political prisoner during the MCP dictatorship.
A British-trained lawyer, Orton Chirwa and his wife, Vera, had been jailed since their abduction from exile in Zambia in 1981. They went into exile after an abortive Cabinet revolt against the country’s longtime President, Hastings Kamuzu Banda.
“Orton was and remains the founding father of Malawi nation because it is him who formed the MCP and invited Kamuzu Banda from England to come and lead this country.
“He was selfless and a true hero. Orton came from here [Nkhata Bay District],” said Chakwear at Maganga Ground in Nkhata Bay where he held a political rally together with former president Joyce Banda, former vice-president Khumbo Kachali and other leaders in the opposition Tonse alliance.
Orton Chirwa died in prison in Zomba on 20 October 1992. Aged 73, he had been imprisoned for nearly 11 years for non-violent opposition to the MCP autocracy.
At various times during his imprisonment he had been kept in leg irons and much of his imprisonment was spent in solitary confinement.
His wife, Vera, is still alive and very old.
Chakwera, who quit the pulpit as head of Malawi Assemblies of God in 2013 to join frontline politics, said it is time to heal about the past atrocities and have a new Malawi that has bound together nine political parties in an electoral ticket branded Tonse Alliance.
He promised to make sure he honours men and women who died in the struggle for freedom once voted into power at the forthcoming presidential election.
Chakwera pledged that he will ensure that if elected, his government will institute a brand of servant leadership that promotes national development and universal respect for the law and human rights.
The MCP presidential hopeful said he will not ask Malawians to praise him for promoting development in the country as it is the duty of a national leader to govern in a way that promote and safeguard the interests of his citizens.
Other alliance partners in Tonse, include Alliance for Democracy, People’s Progressive Movement, Freedom Party, Umodzi Party and Malawi Forum for National Development.
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Chakwera chindere cha munthu chotembereredwa.
Trust is a big thing and when an individual betrays that trust he can never be trusted again. In this case it is true with Chakwera who ditched God in search of new spoils in politics by quitting the pulpit when he was head of Assembiies of God in 2013. By doing so , he has demonstrated that he is a man who does not respect commitments,he is only there for what he can get and he will leave all of us in the cold. Leopard never changes its skin and that is the evil MCP , rebranded as Tonse Aliance, A Malawi please wake up.
Atumbuka musayankhire nkhaniyi. Chakwera has started rewriting history before he is even president. Dziko liri pamoto ili
Anthu onse ankhaza anali Ku MCP moved to form other political parties and turned against the name of the party,yet they were the ones anali ankhanza,to mention a few :-
Elson Bakali Muluzi anali wamkulu wa MYP
Nicholas Dausi
Hertherwick Ntaba and many more
Amthunu musanamizidwe ndi DPP and UDF,
Alliance imeneyi ndiyomwe inaliu MCP and today MCP is a new cream of people, tandiuzeni mu cream imeneyi yemwe anali nawo mumthawi ya a Muluzu ,a Dausi, a Ntaba.Tisanamizidwe,time has come imene God of Israel want to deliver this Nation, through his man o servant, Dr Lazarus Chakwera
Umbuli
Imwe a Malawi, uyu Chakwera ndi CHINDERE NADI. We malawians have heard for ourselves from him MCP CHINDERE CHAKWERA kuti ali mu chipani cha kupha waka. This is not propaganda machinery but Chakwela is telling people of Malawi himself via Nkhata-bay rally. This is true now I believe this party kills people.
PLEASE MALAWIANS DONT VOTE FOR THIS EVIL PARTY.
Of course do not forget our dark history but we need to move on. Nothing will ever change those national tragedies and everything that happened with it but we can change the course of our future. The choice is ours. Mpatseni madzi amwele !!
You can’t move on from Nazism or fascism by voting nazis or fascist back into power again. That is the ultimate stupidity. Kulowa Kachiwirii mphechepeche Mwa njobvu. They had more than 30 years to change. They didn’t. You can’t tell me they have changed now. Chilima goofed joining these guys
Chakwera is talking about pre-,1993 MCP, the one Dausi and Ntaba left. You cannot distort history. We now have a rebranded MCP operating in a multiparty democracy.
Ask Chakwera, Why is he distorting History then? All along we were told Kamuzu was the founding Father of Malawi. Now Chakwera wants us to blv that is wrong?
There’s something dt i won’t andastand evn if mutandiuza mobwereza bwereza. When you mcp idiots trying to decorate mcp you say dis is a new mcp. Nosense. Mboli zanu nonse mwamva.Wht is new here coz wht i c from d angle where i am is d same flag same tambala same slogan. Still supported by ppl from central region. Zizukulu za Kamuzu zili mommo. Dts d same dt is happening in other parties cz leaders of each party come n go.Regionalism is every whre evn in mcp. You ppl from central region u wnt 2 tell me kuti its only mcp dt has beta manifesto dan any other party eva since d dawn of democracy? In 1994 Bakili won by more than 60% n d remaining percentage ws ppl from central region who ddnt want Bakili. Dt trending is stil up 2 now. Why ddnt u vote 4 Bingu Kamulepo or chihana in 1994 if Bakili was bad in your eyes bt instead u opted for yo central region party which is mcp but here u r pretending as if u r angels who r innocent n humble futsek. Myb u dnt knw dt we knw mbalame inzanuyo Chilima or sichilima wht eva u call him is frm central region ndinokhanokha mbuzi. Pity for utm suporters whom som not all u managed 2 lure dem into your darkest nest. 2 u utm suporters mark my word mcp ddnt change, is d same mcp n is not Chilima but Chakwera who wil b pulling d trigger in case if eva u wil eva win. Neva say dt i ddnt warn you. Words r enough for the wise. Mbiteeeeee
Tambala family inapha ndi MCP
Ndicholinga azipeza zonena nthawi ya capaign
Pomasinjilila ndi kuipitsa omwe akupikisana nawo
Za Orton Chilwa
MCP ku khatabay sadzaiwala
Mankhata osaika voti yanu ku utsogoleli
wa MCP NJOKA NDI NJOKA
INU NDIYE MUTSALIRA M’MBUYO. Chakwera Chilima will rule Malawi from 24 June. I assure you that you will notice the difference from what plunderer APM and his gang have done to Malawi.
I would take corruption over dictatorship and one party system mentality any day. Bola ndizimwa tea omwela chimanga chophika
Cadet iwe ukuona ngati taiwala imfa ya Njauju, Chasowa and the Tambala family zomwe zachitika pompano? Ukuoneka kuti wagundika ndi makadeti anzako pano. Tere mukuona ngati mwapeza nkhani? God is not on your side, cadets.
Zimenezo mumufunse Noel Masangwi. Ndi amene akudziwa zonse
Za mmaluwa. Mcp however was systematic blatantly murderous system for 30 years. What’s next a Chakwera ulurani zones adachita Tembo. Raping women, and killing their husbands. Tell us pastor
Lots of northerners had to change their surnames to get selected into unima and other government schools. Up to now they are using adopted surnames just to beat the evil mcp system. A child born of the mwambetania clan but now known as bauleni, chinkhandwe, mzumadzi, mzengo etc just to get a foot in the door. We say shame! shame to mcp!!!
Dont remind me of my father who has a Chichewa name to date in official documents just to go to secondary school. I WILL NEVER EVER VOTE FOR MCP. My vote would rather be reserved am sorry. Coz I dont trust DPP aswell
Political prisoners during the cold war era were not uncommon. There was high tension between the USSR and Western powers and an iron curtain war drawn between east and western Germany. The Western camp had the Nato Alliance and the Eastern part had the Warsaw Pact. During that time governments that were pro-west imprisoned opponents that sought assistance from the USSR and China. That is why we had wars in Angola and Jonas Savimbi was pro-west while dos Santos was pro-East. He even brought Cuban shoulders to fight Unita Rebels. There were wars in Central America as well. Those who read history would not take issues out of political arrests of those days. What is very surprising are the killings that take place in democracy. The killings of 20 July 2011, the killing of Njaunju, the killing of Matafale, and the beatings that are taking place now with the Muthalika government. Yes Orton Chirwa was the father and founder of MCP and that will not be deleted. He must surely be recognized by MCP. Is Bingu not the founder of dpp? Was Patricia Kaliati and others not part of the team that started dpp? Is Alamu Pumani Mwakalamba not trying to kill dpp by bringing back Atupele to be the runningmate who is likely to take over after APM dies in office? Do you really think APM has a full tank to take him to 2025? His plugs and rings are all worn out and very soon anokola.
This is crappy reasoning. Konseko kufuna kubisa kuti MCP ndichipani chankhanza? If your ckakwera can say “I will shade blood in this country” in this democratic era, what more do you want to believe kuti MCP is a bloody party? The point is, mcp and chewa people anazunza anthu osalakwa mmalawi muno, including the party founder Orton Chirwa.
Dictatorial tendencies are all over for anyone with an eye. Firstly, he does not like different opinion. Anyone with a different view he chases them out of his party. Gustav Kaliwo, Jesse Kabwira, et al. Secondly, Chakwera simply declares that he is ready to spill blood even when vote counting was not finished. None of the candidates we have had in our democracy has ever done that. Not even Amai when it was clear she had lost the elections in 2014 did that. Then, soon after the court verdict he goes to Msundwe to celebrate with Msundwe barracks which was carefully organized to cause all sorts of havouc during the impasse whose climax was the murder of Superitendent Imedi. In addition, he does not like coming out clear on issues and his positions including the recent alliance agreements. He likes keeping things covered in a vail of secrecy or either he goes with popular opinion. Just give him the power you will know the real Chakwera. It’s just a matter of time. Then, ndi team ya china Mkaka, Chimwendo Banda, etc a bunch of hoodlums just waiting to pounce. You will feel the heat and these guys are discriminatory to the core. They are doing the alliance thing because of convenience.
Ohooo MCP chipani chakupha zoonadi kkk.Mpaka Chakwera kukumbutsa nkhaza za MCP kkkkk.MCP is not the party to vote for indeed.
Kodi Ndichifukwa chiyani usogoleri wa
MCP umakhala wazamagazi
MCP inakhala bwanji?
Kamuzu ndiye ndizimenezo
Tembo ndiye anali osenza nkhuni
ÇHAKWELA ndie adachita kuwuthawa ubusa nkumadzanena poyela
Zokhetsa mwazi
MCP siinakhaleko ndimtsogoleli wolungama ndipo sidzalunga
This is sad. I’m shedding tears rt now. Orton Chirwa did nothing wrong but he was killed by MCP like a criminal. Imagine 11 years in chain irons. No human being shld have to go this kind of atrocities. MCP , what a murderous regime you were. Malawians, do you seriously want to go back to the same cruel MCP? A hyena will never change its spots merely by changing the jungle. Once a hyena always a hyena. This story has reminded me of other politicians who died at the hands of the same MCP. Can Mr. Chakwera plz shade more light on what happened to Mr. Gadama, Matenje and others?
Like the acknowledgement of Orton as founder of MCP which eventual killed him. However it would have been a lot good if you had extended a hand of reconciliation with Nkhata Bay as a whole which suffered under MCP whether old or new the party remains MCP. Its not only Orton Rt. Hon. Chakwera Manowa Chirwa Kanyama Chiume Aleki Banda commonly known as Aleke greatly suffered under the administration then. Some were even dined education just because they were Churwas ana azigawenga. So please next time you visit just say we are sorry for the atrocities of our fore fathers of MCP
So instead you will vote for DPP who rape little girls and burn Families in their own homes? Come on.
What is this nonsense. Mukumasuta Chamba eti?
Yah we are voting for DPP and UDF to shame the devil(tonse alliance )just imagine how ur faces are going to look when u loose again.
Chakwera do not insult people of Nkhata Bay regarding the death of Orton Chirwas. Incase you don’t know Mr. Richard Banda the husband of Joyce Banda your alliance bedfellows was the Minister of Justice and longtime Attorney General of Kamuzu Bandas MCP during Orton Chirwas death.in 1992
Mcp party acknowledging its cool and deadliness. Orton chirwa’s only sin was to stand up for his principles as a democrat and for that he paid with his life. Analakwanji chimsakhulukilacho, kumuika muchitolokosi mmdima (solitary confinement in dark cell) mpaka he became blind, kumumenya mpaka he became deaf.
I was about to go vote for mcp until chakwera said the above.
He must apologise for killing Jumani kamuzu Banda too
Very laughable, MCP killed Orton Chirwa what are you bloodshed Chakwela trying to say. You are a bloodshed just like Kamuzu and JZU Tembo. Only fools can take you serious!!!
Killings of late Robert Chasowa, Ngauju, 20 demonstrators in July 2011 and most recently 3 Tambala family members in Area 23 ,Lilongwe make DPP much more dirtier than the old MCP
Funny funny funny guy ha ha na you must just be jocking
That’s history and we need to forge ahead if anything, we are to come out of this retrogressive way of governing Malawi 🇲🇼
New MCP new ideas. Away with politics of dynasties. Philippines did away with this cancer of DYNASTY POLITICS by electing a neutral leader – RODRIGO DUTERTE – and rule of law is back in the country.
New MCP has been robbed of the chance to rule of recent but not now. MCP isn’t comparable to UNIP.
Take a LEAF from me please and you won’t be lost 🇲🇼
The fact that your role model is Duterte the thug and murder says a lot about you and your toilet opinions
New ideas yake iti mbuzi iwe? Is saying ” I shall shade blood in this country” by Chakwera the new idea which you mean? MCP has caused so much havoc in this country over the past 10 months, anthu kukhalira kulira and you call this a new idea? MCP has not changed and Malawians have seen this just recently. Shatapu!!!
History repeats itself, who introduced bloodshed in the new MCP? You are a blind follower of MCP.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Be serious bhuti… Chakwera was at school that time… Go and ask Dausi, ntaba, muluzi and Henry mussa… We as malawians wants Dpp hierarchy to be answerable for the death of the mandala family in area 24
@chindere, incase you don’t know chakwera left college in 1977 and Orton chirwa was abducted in 1981 so chakwera must have been working for mcp. Paja usayiwale the killings were being done by men working for the party.