Chakwera to summon Kaliwo over scathing letter

Malawi Congress Party  (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera says he will summon party secretary general Gustave Kaliwo to explain the contents of his letter which he made to the public on Thursday.

Chakwera said he wants Kaliwo to present his problems in person to the party national executive committee.

“We might not tackle some of the issues he raised because they are in court but we want to find out if that is the way we should run the party,” said Chakwera.

Kaliwo, in his nine-page scathing letter, among others asks for a convention to legitimise some positions, reinstate fired and suspended party officials and accuses Chakwera of roping in  Sidik Mia who is allegedly making parallel party structures in the south.

The MCP president said he received the hard copy of Kaliwo’s letter on Thursday morning.

Chakwera is accused of flouting party constitution by firing all those who were elected at a convention two years ago and replacing them with his faithful.