Chakwera slurs Mutharika for behaving like an amnesia patient: ‘MCP promises to make Malawi great’
Leader of opposition in parliament and president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Lazarus Chakwera, says his party is the “best” option for Malawi to being much needed change to a fundamentally corrupt system and economy, reiterating that President Peter Mutharika has “failed” the nation.
In an interview on Times Exclusive television program by host Brian Banda on Saturday, monitored on Times TV by Nyasa Times, Chakwera said his party will bring about meaningful change once it takes over the reins of power in 2019.
“We will come up with policies that will inspire Malawians,” said Chakwera.
According to Chakwera, he has “a game plan” to turn things around in the country but refused to tell it out saying it was not yet time.
He said if he were Malawian leader, he would be better off.
“I could have done things differently,” he said but could not reveal the ‘Chakwera-conomics’ that he has.
The pastor-turned-politician bemoaned the heightening corruption levels in Malawi, and said it was heart-rending that the country’s leadership was casting a blind eye on it.
“Government is stealing to buy loyalty from people by way of handouts. This is sad,” said Chakwera.
Chakwera said he does “not regret” calling Mutharika a “failed” President in as far as managing this country is concerned.
The MCP president said he was sticking to his words he said recently that Mutharika has failed Malawians because for, among others, failing to live a modest lifestyle; failing to make Malawi a secure place for investment; failing to lure donors.
He said: “If Mutharika was serious about fighting corruption, he would have implemented this solution right now. These are simple solutions that can turn our nation’s fortunes around seem impossible for this government to implement, not because they are too difficult, but because they require the kind of integrity of leadership that Mutharika and his cronies clearly do not have.”
Chakwera also justified his call for Mutharika to appear before the National Assembly to answer questions from legislators.
“It is a enshrined in the constitution for Mutharika to come back to parliament to answer questions. The president is supposed to interact with parliament,” he justified.
Asked if bringing Mutharika to parliament would change things, Chakwera was skeptical.
“It may not change things but at least it will demonstrate that we’re upholding our constitution [as a country],” he said.
According to Chakwera, he has “not lost hope” for Malawi but said there are a number of things that need to be annihilated.
“The cancer of corruption, for instance, must be handled with decisiveness,” he said.
During the interview, Chakwera also accused President Mutharika of changing statements as if he has memory loss.
“The way President Mutharika behaves these days it’s like he is suffering from Amnesia. He says this today and tomorrow he speaks completely oppositite,” said Chakwera.
Amnesia happens when a person loses the ability to remember information and events they would normally be able to recall.
It could be something that happened seconds or minutes ago, or a memorable event that occurred in the past. The loss of memory may have started suddenly, or it may have been getting worse over the last year or so.
It’s normal to become a bit forgetful as one get older and Mutharika is 76 years old.
However, memory loss could be a symptom of something more serious that needs medical check.
Chakwera came second in Malawi’s first ever tripartite elections in May 2014. He has remained vocal in as far as trying to make President Mutharika and his government accountable to the citizens.
He challenged Malawians that for this country to develop and move forward, everything has to start with Malawians themselves.
Chakwera stressed that his leadership is set to bring both the MCP and Malawi as a nation back on track to realise its dreams and vision.
He said the new MCP offers hope to the people that have been looking for leadership that is selfless and that would be servant leadership.
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Chakwera is power hungry …how can he say he can reveal his good economic policies now,yet he is saying malawians are suffering.Help your country now if u have solutions.People should wait for 2019 zoona izi.Stupid pastor
Just for a while, let us compare what is on the ground and what Chakwera says. later on lets analyse what Peter does regarding problems in the country.
If we soberly look at that then one would entirely agree with Chakwera that the country has no leader. Look, our govt is always on the defensive drive even if it is obvious that very little is moving.
on Chakwera providing solutions to the current problems, I thought it is upon the one in power to acknowledge the problems and solve them. what Chakwera is doing is more of an advisory role and that PETER is free to take it or not.
But failure to acknowledge that there is a problem ,the greatest looser are Malawians whether dpp, mcp or pp sympathisers .
Chakwera – that is how someone behaves if he/she is so much power hungry. You make so many mistakes than ever before. Tikungoyang’ana . NthawiNthawi ikwana yoti nafenso tiyankhule kudzera mu Ballot Box
Chakwera,you have not come in the open to tell the people of Malawi what you would do if elected in 2019 elections since you were elected the President of the dreaded Malawi Confusionist Party.Be informed that it would be too tough to keep on hoodwinking Malawians for the last 52 years.Just a word for you,this is Muthalika’s final term,Malawians are tired of being turned into football each President comes into power.Afterall,you have not condemned your predecessor for unprecedented oppression and brutality carried out by him and his surrogates on innocent Malawians.This is not a progressive sign of the high priest,what is chakwera upto,is power and not the wellbeing of the common citizens. In fact,he has no time for common citizens,his motives for joining politics is to get rich-quick.And where did he get all that money he used building a bungalow in Lilongwe in a short space of time on his MCP Presidency? GOOD LUCK DUD!!!!!!!!
Winston Msowoya, Just look for MCP manifesto you will read and know what Chakwera would do if in power simple.
@Winston Msowoya,its all in the MCP manifesto..You should be aware that those who want to get rich join the ruling Dpp e.g uyu wakwinu Kenneth Msonda.. We have had several governments since independence but it seems like you are stuck in the past and you have forgotten that your father was was part of the one party system and a member of thevyouth league (wa yufi), your mother used to shake her bottoms dancing for kamuzu,, kukwera truck all the way from Karonga to blantyre yet you never condemned your parents.. You should also be aware that the past you want to bring out has romours that you were not the son of Mr msowoya wa yufi but the vice chairman called nyirenda (Winston Nyirenda should be your name).. Nyirenda was taking advantage of those trips to Blantyre( 6 july independence celebration to deposit what made you into your mother). You should have been named 6july.. Happy New year Winston Nyirenda and a happy bum wiping in Canada… Paja munachita retire….
Better to be mcp and not reveal Tue policies as some surgests, then having an empty headed so called president like bwampini amene alipoyo, who can not find what to do when a minister abuses his office in maizegate, and go ahead introducing comkision of enquiry without suspending the same people involved. Its a shame whatever Chakwela says is better hope than mutalika himself. If dpp thinks that their 2019 is this bwampini, am sure they are they are same as having nobody at all.
Dxanja lalemba nkhangw zaona, I am tired we are tired, we gave you support but theives you just want to get where you did not plant. Do you think Chakwela should tell the president what he must to turn aroung this country? Does he not know what to do?
Most of comments here under this issue are probably not aware about mutharika,s faulires, economy is bad, magetsi kulibe, he has no solution, univervites are closed, he has no solution, chaponda ndi mulumbe aba ndalama za chimanga, he has no solution, curruption in Malawi, he has no solution, he is a solution less president bola mkulu wake uja was a man enough siizi manyowa a munthu.
kkkkikkkkkk Aonanso mmene ajudulilidwe !6t
Most of the people criticizing Dr Chakwera sound as if they have just heard him speak for the first time. These critics are either deliberately playing damn or its sheer stupidity for them to say Chakwera does not reveal what he believes are solutions to the our ailing economy. Here is my response in his defense. If you are a learned person and have been following the debate on corruption in our country, I would suggest you go and read the SONA Dr Chakwera gave about a month ago or so. In it he outlines what he believes are the problems our country is facing and how Muthalika can address them. Corruption is just one of them. For the first time he offered solutions which I believe if implemented we would more than likely take our country to a different level. How ever, Muthalika does not have the balls nor the political will to do so. This has been evidenced by his handling of the maize gate, ESCOM gate, Cash gate and many other corruption cases by mostly his DPP cronies.
Cadet yasintha strategy kkkkkkkk Ali tiziyika ma comment oyipa a chakwera,sizithekabe
Walemba ma comments apamwambawa ndi omwe akuba ndalama zaboma Dpp machinanery imeneyi. Mulungu akuwona tsiku lina mumva kuwawa sure. Moti zoti president wanuyo pamodzi ndi nonsenu a Dpp nzeru zakutherani ndipo mwawononga dziko lino Chakwera akunama?? Vuto munthu wakuba sadziwa kuti ndiwakuba
A Chakwera mukuona ngati kuyendetsa dziko ndikopweka ngati kubatiza anthu m’charichi? Why are you hiding your policies? I thought as a leader of opposition it is your duty to give solutions to the govt? We said it that the opposition is good at pointing at mistakes of the govt but it does have nothing to offer for solutions. If you were a true man of God why did he not favour you in the 2014 elections? You are a curse, Chakwera.
@Winston Msowoya,its all in the MCP manifesto..You should be aware that those who want to get rich join the ruling Dpp e.g uyu wakwinu Kenneth Msonda.. We have had several governments since independence but it seems like you are stuck in the past and you have forgotten that your father was was part of the one party system and a member of thevyouth league (wa yufi), your mother used to shake her bottoms dancing for kamuzu,, kukwera truck all the way from Karonga to blantyre yet you never condemned your parents.. You should also be aware that the past you want to bring out has romours that you were not the son of Mr msowoya wa yufi but the vice chairman called nyirenda (Winston Nyirenda should be your name).. Nyirenda was taking advantage of those trips to Blantyre( 6 july independence celebration to deposit what made you into your mother). You should have been named 6july.. Happy New year Winston Nyirenda and a happy bum wiping in Canada… Paja munachita retire….
let me concur with chakwera the problems are due to poor leadership. let chakwera take over in 2019 and make malawi great again. chakwera is not only a better alternative but the only hope that malawians have. malawians please wake up! how long are we going to complain? let’s remove these thieves and bring change. this government has let us down, failing to provide basic solutions to basic problems.
All comments clearly show the political leanings of contributors. By the way to be a president of a party or country does it mean one has abandoned God? Just compare your dude and chakwera on personal note you will agree with me that we don’t have a leader in this country. His communication and management skills are nonexistent. The only positive thing is see here is that the gentleman is an accomplished scholar but a failed manager. We could do better. Malawians are suffering because of the tribal card since where the president comes from is full of illiterate people. So he is taking advantage of illiteracy to subjugate the Malawian populace. I feel sorry for my country.
Chakwera woyeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. All those who rush to crush Chakwera are sons and daughters of corruption. You are afraid of being held accountable. Rev. Chakwera is right that we hv a failed president. Chakwera is wiser and a desciplined and principled leader that Malawi needs now….He clearly pointed out that the great problem is corruption and all of you who oppose him are either haters of truth or blind to it. Like him or not he is saying sensible things…. The way he rebukes the president is with respect but strong not the way other politicians could have done castigating and using obscene language.
Ife in Malawi tikuti Chakwera Chakwera Chakwera Against Maize Gate, Cashgate and Lyinggates….
Please if you don’t be agree with what I have said for my example,ask any organization to go door by door and ask those children they call themselves they finish up the school if they will communicate with you in English and come back to me again and tell me. After that if you’re really human being think twice for the next-generation how it will be? The only one is going to be disagree with me, is only the one who’s family corruption related besides it, it will be none of them.
Chakwera upresident amapereka ndi Mulungu. Mulungu amene unamuthawira ntchito ndiye amapereka. Iwe YONA
Kikiki! O Chakwera ati kumvala red tie like Donald Trump! Amvekere make Malawi great again!
First strategise on making MCP win some votes in the south.
At the ryt time hon chakwera will articulate the policies not now just because you DPP stooges want to copy and paste it into your blue prints.VIVA CHAKWERA!too bad the first comments indicate that some few selfish greedy people do not realise that every thing in the country is going backwards . corruption,power outages have a huge negative impact on our country’s progress.
All has been said which tells people that Chakwera is unconcerned and uncircumcised from the heart .He is a big fool I have never seen. Even trump is much better than this idiot.
If your stupid Mcp failed to bring good policies what are telling us.
His policies and plans are that of constructing more dams for crocodiles to feed to innocent people.
How long are we going to look stupid we Malawians as we listen to this foolish man.
I never expected a Reverend to behave like this. Don’t we have intelligent people in Mcp?
Please please Mcp take cover. This msn is becoming mad .Ayendatu maliseche tikumuona. Why not bring Tembo back than banking on this fool for 2019. Mcp back to the bench until 2044 no question about it
Next time we try Chilima and Atupele, the young guys are good. They can articulate issues which are practical. I don’t doubt these guys can turn things around. What we need is character not party colours and old age. We have had enough of these.
I think Dr Chakwera should always include his previous speech about “SICK SYSTEMS” that we have in the country for people to follow what he referring to. For example we have two cases of probable mismanagement or wrong judgement by our public officers.Thus ‘tractor-gate and maize-gate’.
Despite the fact that we have ACB in the country, what we hear is an appointment of Commission of Inquiry to investigate. Now the question is why not ACB, who we all know could have done the investigation? Is this not duplication of duties or Is ACB incapacitated to undertake investigation?
The problem is that APM is too tolerant to nonsense. Either he is too good or a beneficiary or
too timid to act. Imagine the tractors were meant for common Malawian but were sold to leaders. Why were the tractors not sold to owners(common Malawians) as intended beneficiaries at that low price so that the original purpose of supporting them is achieved.
I am actually waiting to see how government will defend its decision and what APM will say.
This is my dream party, which it seems to change the nation’s life as it was before. To be hornet with you my be loved Malawians ,things are very bad @ present than ever before. for example, As am talking right now, you can’t even point one of a single MP who went to school from 1994 up to the present time is a leader. Which it also give us the school its self is bad. Do you think why is like this Malawians? Let me say this to you, everyone who’s poor, is going to be poorly in time indefinitely. I meant the generation of the poorly it will remain the same. You will hold the vote to vote selfish leaders children forever. But it will be like this,if still we don’t change our mind to bring MCP in,2019. Am saying this due to my deeply love to you. Thanks and I wish you all the best.
Chakwera recent outburst to the president is questionable. I agree with some quarters that he thinks is the who is ruling. Chakwera one thing you should know is criticsms and condemnation have negative outcome. You are overacting. You are fighting with an individual. What kind of policies will inspire us? If you are failing to find solutions to ailing country,how will you do it after 2019? Are you not in the same boat? Forget about 2019 with your political moves. And if you fear and fight against your enemies,you are giving them power over yourself. People around Chakwera advise him to devise mechanisms of winning elections in 2019. We can collectively find solutions to our sick country. Mr Chakwera, why did you turn against God for unknown destiny? I don’t support our leadership,but there is a better way to that than condemning others with your verbal tirades. Akulu munalidi abusa inu?
A servant leader does not hide wisdom from their political opponents. In the meantime Malawians are suffering and ur keeping ur magical solutions because ur not president but u want to be? Hehehe incredible! Opephera kunyoza Anzao? Ayi limbikirani muzalowa u president mukuufunitsitsawu. Masache sayimba wekha a abusa kkkkkk
February parliament will b in the annals of history
Has Malawi ever been great before?.I wonder when you say you will make this country great again,lets face the truth Malawi has never been great,even during the colonial or Kamuzu eras.Dr Chakwera you are a good man,but you still have room for improvement on your part,the people of this country do not need mere political rhetorics anymore,we need substance and that calls for people of integrity who have the substance.Having done my evaluation on you Rev,i have found out that you are not there yet,but you are better off than the current inept and heavly corrupt leaders we have in the executive currently.Work on yourself Mr Shadow president.
MCP failed to make Malawi great in 30 years, no TV only one radio no network Mr chakwera if you feel that tax payer money is a easy way to go not this time try 2039. Do you remember when your own mp from Kasungu you failed even to allow him to enter into your house to have a sit how arrogant you are and yet you are not even a President of this nation mpungwepungwe ndiwomwe mulinawo Ku chipani chanuchi you failed to bring them together.
MY FRIEND JUST WAIT AND SEE
The critical issue that often appears in most of Chakwera’s interviews is corruption. He reckons he will bring in policies( MCP policies I guess) that will turn things around. One thing that baffles me is about his failure to tell us about which existing government policies are inadequate and which ones are non existence and therefore use his argument to force government to let them be put in place.What gives us confidence that when he is on the helm, there will be no corruption in his government? Is he not in a good position now being Leader of opposition in Parliament with more numbers on his side to force for more bills into laws purely for eradicating corruption? We are tired of Politicians’ promises of the ” will be better”. I think what Malawi needs is a special grouping of think tanks to go to a retreat to discuss and come up with bills, policies, Risk Systems which we have to present to the Speaker of Parliament (by petition) to discuss in the house within a time frame in 2017.
The onus remains with us and its time we have to follow our avenues than those of our deceitful all politicians with full of empty promises.
Chakwera is the dumbest opposition leader. Cashgate No 1 , budget no 2
As usual, the man has no solutions.
Chakwera may be right about the issues in the country. But he needs to tell us which policies he will follow, instead of just telling us to believe him when he says he can do better.
Copycat ,you watch alot of CNN and BBC .MCP has and will never change ,we can see it.
The man is not original. He failed with assemblies of God. I wonder whether he will manage this big business
Here are some solutions Peter to turn this economy around.
1. Arrest all corrupt 7 ministers.
2. Re consider cabinet appointments which should not only be from 3 districts.
3. Probe your Chief of Staff.
4. Arrest those involved in killing Chasowa.
5. Tell Malawians how government utilises borrowed money.
6. Remove Chaponda to pave way for investigations.
7. Endorse ATI bill
8. Make ACB independent.
9. Find out how Bingu accumulated and constructed the Ndata white elephant residence.
There are many but just to mention a few ………