Chakwera tones down criticism of Mutharika: ‘MCP move on to rebuild’
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarus Chakwera has toned down the criticism on the legitimacy of President Peter Mutharika, dropping for now claims that the President is ruling on a stolen, urging the MCP followers to bury the past and concentrate on building the party.
Chakwera, whose party has been refusing to accept the May 20 tripartite elections, was addressing his first rally at Kabwinja Primary School in the area of Traditional Authority Chakhaza in Dowa on Saturday
The MCP president who is also leader of opposition said it is now time “to bury the hatches and move on for the sake of progress” .
MCP has always claimed that Mutharika did not genuinely win the May elections, saying he stole votes from Chakwera.
The MCP president maintained that he conceded defeat for the sake of peace.
“I was very angry with the electoral results but I love peace and I love my country it would be awkward if I could continue with my resentment that is why I am also urging all MCP supporters wherever you are to forgive and forget what happened and forge ahead in building the party,” said Chakwera.
Chakwera, who came second in the election with 27.8% of the vote said history will judge him and MCP “ kindly” on what happened in the election pertaining to the declaration of the Presidential winner.
Mutharika is the brother of the late President Bingu wa Mutharika, who died in office in 2012, and obtained 36.4% of the vote, according to the Malawi Electoral Commission.
During the rally, Chakwera welcomed into the MCP fold Dr Elias Chakwela who was voted as an independent Member of Parliament, after flooring veteran politician, Lyton Dzombe.
Kodi mtumikiyu bwanji ndimukumbutse za Yona, waiwala Ninive? waganiza mochedwa zomanganso MCP, ndikumangolimbana ndi DPP, kodi mtumiki uyu ndiye kuti salosera? osadziwa zoyenera kuchita nsanga? Tamverani GOGO wanu zimene walankhula zanzerutu ngakhale nzerunzo zabwera kuukulu.
i will hate mcp 4the rest of my lyf anthu ankhaza ngati inu, zoti muzalamulanso dzikoli 4get.
Mtumiki wa Mulungu azitero Keep it up
Dr L Chakwera, MCP President; Be applauded for the comments for urging the MCP followers to bury the past and focus on the improvement of Malawi economic condition for the good of Malawians citizens.
The wisdom lacked by many party followers is that of not putting interest on the have-nots.
You are the man of God therefore should fulfil God’s love on Malawian nation. Don’t bend down your Christian morale because of unruly followers.
Keep that spirit burning in you always. God bless you always.
Please , Dr Rev Chakwera won the presidential elections but DPP destroyed the evidence by using Dausi and DPP crooks by playing around with ballot boxes.
I am just feeling sorry for our president Dr Rev Chakwera declaring of supporting the government which all donors are refusing to support.
LOMWEEEEEEEEE.THE GREAT.ZILIMBANANI WE ARE COMING 2019,TABEREKANANSO KWAMBIRI MULIMBE KUTI MUZAWINE CHIFUKWA ANTHUFE TILIPO AND TIKAZAPANGA AMAGAMATION NDI UDF KAYAAAAA……DZIKO ILI NDI LA AYAO NDI ALOMWE BASI.VOMEREZANI!
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As long as Lazalo Chakwera still believes that his vote was stolen, I can not respect him. I expected him to concede defeat without crying like a baby or to produce evidence in court that his vote was stolen. He would have produced precedence that would assist law students at our Universities. For him to say that he has forgiven is an insult to my intelligence. My question would be whom has he forgiven? What evidence has he got that his vote was stolen. Did people from the North vote for him? What about people from the South? Can you win the Presidency in Malawi with only 9 districts of Central Region? Do not think people are fools. They are watching and they know who is lying and who is telling the truth. Do not play with their minds. This is why JB lost miserably while in Govt. She thought she would brain wash the people of Malawi and she ended up brainwashing herself. The introduction of free primary schools and the establishment of Community Day Secondary Schools have widened the literacy margin of many Malawians though it lowered the standards of education (thanks to UDF administration) mind you I am not a UDF supporter but a realist. My warning to Lazalo Chakwera, please reach out to people, do not be Regionalistic like JZU. There are people in the South who do not know that L Chakwera exists and there are people in the North who do not know if L Chakwera is there. Do not be cheated by people who live in towns because they form a very small margin of your voters. Do not let Jessy destroy MCP. If the trends now continue, I do not see you winning 2019, forget it. Be a realist, accept the truth, work extra hard to penetrate the south, the north and the East. Do not say I did not tell you, otherwise 2019, you should be prepared to cry like a baby.
ndikuuzeni mpc followers ngati Simudzasiya kunena kuti dpp ndi chipani cha alomwe musayembekeze kuzalowa mboma chifukwa malawi si alomwe kapena alomwe thewayyouaredoing mitunduina ya central region wont vote for you these parties are for malawian period
Iwe ukutchula Ambuye adzatsogolella a0 Chakwela kuTi awine chonsecho ukuneena zoti alomwe nDi akuba kodi siudziwa Mulungu funsa Chakwela wakoyo amene anauza Mulungu kuti kutumikila za uzimu ndasiya ndipita ku za dziko. Akunamatu ameneyo abwetrere kwa Mulungu. Komanso mukamanyoza mittundu ina mukuona kuti panokha mungawiniitse Chakwerayo onetsani chikondii posayanh’ana mtundu
Mtsogoleri okonda dziko lake azitero ndpo tikuyamika chifukwa alomwewa anaba mavoti ndiye poti ndimbava inu imani pachilungamo dzikoli inu moikidwa ndi Ambuye mulamulira ndithu kaya ena anyoza kaya akambirana ndipo inu yendani dziko lonse phunzitsani umodzi ndi mtendere kukhuluprila komanso kusunga mambo ngati mtundu wa a Malawi, chifukwa utsogoleri ngati wanuwu ndi umene wakhala ukusowa mmalawi muno kwa zaka 20 tsopano
Alomwe too much nkhaza mcp 2019 basi
Next leader Chakwela,next ruling party MCP as far as Malawi is concerned.
Congratulations MCP President and Leader of Opposition in the August House Rt Hon Dr. Lazarus Chakwera; good move that’s the way to go.
Thank you for emulating former Presidents;
late Dr. Ngwazi Kamuzu Banda accepted defeat even before votes were announced and congratulated Dr. Bakili Muluzi in 1994.
Dr. Bakili Muluzi congratulated late Dr. Bingu Wa Mutharika and attended his ceremony at Kamuzu Stadium in 2009.
Former President HE Dr. Joyce Banda accepted defeat and congratulated HE Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika in an election which was marred with numerous irregularities, anomalies and discrepancies during the recent past 20th May Tripartite General Elections.
It takes God fearing, peace loving leaders; democrats and statemen/stateswoman (the likes of late Dr. HKB – Angwazi, Dr. MB – Achair, Dr. JB – Chiongolero and now Rt Hon Rev. Dr. LC – Man of God) to take that democratic line of thought.
Such gesture should not be mistaken as a weakness but strength under control!
BRAVOL STATEMEN AND A STATESWOMAN!
Mukadakhala inu a DPP mukadalola, kaya tizaona 2019!!!!!!!
Mcp woyeeeeeee
Fotseki and Mboba,
Chakwera will not win 2019, Chifukwa kampeni yawo amangochita maboma 9 okha basi pamene anzake amachita maboma onse. Mchifukwa chake alibe ma MP kumwera, ndi ma MP ku kumpoto. Sindidziwa mchifukwa chiani. JZU amkapanganso chomwecho mmalo mwake zinawabvuta.
Ulemerero wa alomwe ukupita kumalecheleche dyeranitu!
mcp 4get 2 rull again we still remembering ur presoner governning
Tamva bwana president!stil nganganga pambuyo panu ndi MCP!
MCP WILL NEVER EVER RULE THIS COUNTRY AGAIN, ANTHU SITINAIWALE NKHANZA ZA MCP. AFTER APM CHILIMA M’BWALO AFTER CHILIMA ATUPERE AUSTIN MULUZI AKONZEKE. KWACHA KWACHA CHANI FOTSEKI
Zoona zimenezo a Chakwera. & dziwani kuti posachedwapa Yesu akubwera ndipo adzalamula mwa nsisi zake. alimbikitseni an2wa za ufumuwo. nyc tym.
Bambo chakwera mwalankhula bwino zedi we will pray to God to give you chance on 2019 elections winner,God bless you AMEN
chakwerayo mukunenera kusamudziwa m’mene watibelera ndalama ku ntchalichi ngati adafika poba ndalama zofupidwa zilombo ku dambwe ndiye akhale president nanga ndi chifukwa chiyani akukwiyabe mpaka lero nkhani ya chisankho yakale kale ndiye kuti ndi munthu ngongole jb wavuta akufuna baba 10 million yake ya cash gate mudatenga ku kamuzu palace ija nkhani ya chisankho inatha pano presidenti tikumudziwa full stop kaya kabwira ndi amene akukunamiza akuputsisa munthu wamkulu koma njovuyalema amene ali mzati wa chipani koma enenu muthesa chipani basi ineyonso kuyambira lero mu mcp ndatulukamonso anthu olimba mitima moipa ngati chakwera moni kwa jessie
Chakwera as a sr paster he needs to live in as exampriraly of forgiveness as the bible says
All-in-all the votes were storen by chilima and his troops
Why is the Rev. busy telling innocent voters lies? Please come in the open and explain how you were duped, man of God.
Campaign ended sometime back, this is time to develop mother Malawi. MCP! MCP! MCP! how many times have i called you? Stop being cry babies and leaving in denial your friends are moving developing mother Malawi.
Narutah!
That is what they are just doing
Osasewera ndi Mulungu zomwe anachita Bingu & Chilima chilango chake chikubwera!!!! zimenezo tisamaiwale
Mulungu ndani? chakwerayo?
Boma koma limeneri osati lakuba. tikudikila investigation ya German ife, tidziwe nkhosa ndi iti Mimbulu ndi iti.
Chakwera 2019 boma
Where and when? People of Malawi will never make a mistake kubweretsa pioneer and Youth league yanyaku. APM yomwe ndi ka economist kathu ka SC. Tauzeni LC apite ku pulpit anthu achimwirachimwira panopa
a dad ndikuyamikireni munthu wankulu amalankhula ngati mene mwalankhuliramu asiyeni nthawi yathu nafe izakwana ndipo sikutiso kuzakhala kubera ayi it will be a clean victory.
News anchor – what have you said here? Go back to school achimwene!!!!!
INGAKHALE HISTORY IMAKAMBA ZA A BUSA OLIMBA MITIMA AMENE ANAKHALA ATSOGOLEIRI, KWA AZUNGU, KU AFRICA, KWA AMWENYE, NDINSO BAIBULO LIMANENANSO ZA A BUSA OPULUMUSA ANTHU.
MU BUSA AYENERA KUPULUSA ANTHU.
@least mwalankhulako ngati mphongo tsono. Congrats 4 that…bt one thing u shud nt 4get z tht u can also bring this country to the edge of prosperity even whn u r nt th president of the rulling Party. This can be achieved if u join hands with the most willing president eva to join hands with his opponets APM and be ready to notfy him whn things are getting astray. Peter is a good leader but his panel of advisors is not good enough. There z a need 4 ppo like urself Hounerable chakwera to hav a contact with him and @ least talk to him whn u thnk one descion is nt good. If u can buy his trust he may confide in u b4 accepting samething to be done. Ofcoz it is also good in such situations to leave aside politics and do that which wil develop Malawi, thus, if u truely love ur Country Malawi and the ppo therein..
Good advice from leader of opposition. Wakumva wamva, nkhutukumve zipitiliza . Well done
Lazaro ulira paka liti poti zisakho zayamba kunukha siziza thekatso kuti zikhale kumbalikwako. Ndipo undikilire 2024 kuti MCP ikwanitseso zaka 30 ilikosutsa wosatipano
Time will tell….zaka 5 sikale. Koma let us fight for electol reforms. We want 50%+ .
Bravo Chakwera
Mulungu safuna zachamba, Abusa zowona poti mnali tsogoleri wa mpingo mdziko mumati kukhalaso wandale apo ndye anakunyeresani.
2019 DPP BOMA!. Nanunso mukhala ngati A JOHN ZENASI UNGAPAKE TEMBO. Muzaisova !
Abusa alankhula bwino, ife sitidzaiwala zomwe adachita anthu a cash gate, amadziwa iwo ndikuba basi or ma vote adabadi, chisoni kwa anthu amene amasapota anthu akuba ngati amenewa, ndi umbuli kuchita suport kuba
a chakwera ndinu munthu waumunthu. Mulungu apitirize kukutsogolerani. asiyeni anthu ankhope ngati satanawo. kubwezera ndi kwa Yehova, safika zaka zisanu amenewa
My President! VIVA
KUBA MAVOTI, NDIKUMAMANGA A CASH GATE? AHAHAHA!!! NDIYE CHANI. NDIKUPEMPHA MULUNGU ALOWELEPO NDITHU. ASOCHE LESE ZIKONZELO ZAWO, ZIZINGOWASOKONEKELA.
Timafuna anthu anzeru ngati inu, A Chakwera takunyadirani ndi nzeru zanu kumeneko ndiye kumanga m’tundu wa amalawi. next you……………………..2019
Abusa munali chikwiire mpaka lero. Dzuwa lakulowerani kangati muli chikwiire. Mbusa wa ichi chakoma ichonso….
You cannot be angry for five years. Let God take over.
This is a very good development. Kumeneku nde kubwera a DC (can I nickname you ‘DC’?).
Move on, focus & building MCP so that you come stronger in 2019. I feel like people were misleading you ndi ti ma tally cemter tawo tija. Either way zabwino zonse.
Timakunyadilani.
The only reasonable party in Malawi at the moment.
Let’s move a head, but that fact that Peter stole the vote aided by Chilima remains true. So we are ruled by the chief thief and Chief Cash gater. OKAY. God will judge.
KODI NDI DINING TABLE YANDANI AIMAPOYO!!!!!!!…KOMA ABUSA PLATFORM AMAIFUNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!…ZIMENEZO MUKANANENA KOYAMBILILA KONKUJA KOMA MWAONA KUTI MUKUUMILILA NTUNDA OPANDA MADZI NKUONA TINZELU TAYAMBA KUBWELERAMO!!!! TIDZAKUGANIZILANI TEN YA APM IKATHA NDI TEN YA CHILIMA IKADZATHA!!!!..mufune musafune!!!!!!
Excellent!
Chakwela slowly growing in politics, it high time now that we Malawians of both politicians and suppoters come together in development, we are and Malawi is treding in a very clear path to growth and development. For MCP time is now to make amends of the past and forge the way forward, yes MCP can bounce back to the higher office bt not easy, due to the past wounds – tactics to make people forget are what Chakwera must work on, silence Kabwila and make Lunguzi lead in youth development and set the agenda forward. UDF can develop and its ung’ono fame is a trade mark hard to diminish, bt need strategy otherwise slowly the party can be buried. For PP is slowly closing up and in few months PP can close its offices due to the past damages – zakhaleni pomwepo mmawa.
Its high time to concentrate as well where the votes were few. it is a known fact that MCP will always get central region votes BUT to win presidency you need a national vote. i guess its time to consider holding these meetings in the southern, eastern and northern region as well.
Nobody can mock God. Prayer is the answer. Have faith and trust God. He is faithful.
Malawians indeed need to work together but not blindly since Peter Mutharika is a person that is full of vengence. I hope Dr Chakwera has not been blue sconed. As a leader of opposition you must show integrity to avoid what JZU did in 2003 voting yes for third term bid by Muluzi because he was given a VX. If yes then tsoka ku central region chifukwa Peter watsikira kumeneko! Chakwera must strive to make Peter accountable because cashgate money shall be cashgated again. Mark my words.
Chakwera should start reaching all corners of the country not just Dowa -MCP strongholds. Do you expect people who don’t know you to vote for you? kuthyola khobwe ndi mmawa.wake-up bwana.
What we need is to move on, Forget about the past, One day is One day. Devil will be defeated!
Welcome mr president! th@ is a good step,lets go forward. MCP ndi dhlu.
CHISIKONO MKAMWA BABA CHAKWERA.
A DPP nonse mbuzi nokhakha
Munthu wanzeru uyu
am not mcp supporter but I see wisdom in this man
I day you will lead us
osati zinazi aaah dollar pano 500. mwasiyana Chani ndi akulu anu… dikirani 20july Yanu nanu
I support MCP and voted for Chakwera. No sham in that. However, the issue of the depreciation of the Kwacha has noting to do with politics and this is very important for Malawians to understand. When people here who are shortsighted and full of bitterness suggest that donors so not assist Malawi, the end result is that our currency will depreciate a lot and things will be expensive. It is just the nature of the beast.
We can wean ourselves from donor dependency in the long term. However the path to that is not easy because there has to be some sacrifices. In the short term money will be tight if we take such approach but will require that everyone is accountable and the government is transparent. As Malaians we need to rise up together and face these challenges. We have many well educated people in our midst and we need to be innovative. Let us develop tourism. Here we have the greatest potential. Can you imagine people flocking to Botswana whose natural beauty in incomparable to Malawi? Why is that the case? Because tourism requires supporting services. Good infrastructure, high quality services, security and the like. There is no way Malawi should be bringing in 27 million dollars only through toursim when Botswana nets around 500 million US Dollars. Imagine if we could in that much just from toursim, that could even surpass tobacco sales, whose future I must say is doomed.
Let us relegate politics and instead become more patriotic.
This is the spirit of God fearing leader. Good! keep it up Mr Presdent.
Good move Chakwera amalawi alankhule okha paja inu mukati izi ayiiiiiiiiiii sizitithandiza samva anthu awa ——pano ayamba kale kuba ndalama za MRA ——Mitengo ikukwera amwenye akungokweza zithu mosaganiza ndalama yathu yatha mphamvu boma lopha anthu ake koma kulimbira kulamulira pitani kwanu azungu anakulandani malo-anukhadala inu
This is wisdom, keep it up
Satana ndi onyenga a Chakwera. “and the devil came to Jesus and said, worship me and the world shall be given to you; (and then the devil came to Lazalo and said, denounce this white collar and wear this green one, you will be given MCP and Malawi kingdom like Kamuzu).
and then the devil said throw urself from this top and God will not allow you to get hurt, he will send his angels to rescue you; (and then the devil said to Lazaro siya u president wa mpingo ndipo imira u president wa dziko, God will not allow the reverend to lose)
so chakwera failed to learn from Jesu’s tempetations.
a chakwera up to now inu amene mumadzitcha man of God with phd/doctrate degree simunamvetsebe how God works. Peter is a God chosen leader whether anabera kapena sanabere. Rememer God chose Jacob not Esau, Jacob store blessings from Esau and God blessed Israel through him. ulira siunati, uwona za Nowa, hehehehehe
Iwe Chakwera ndiwe mfiti eti if you are a christian why then dwell on this unfounded allegation for so long ? mukungonamiza anthu kuti you are a christian. How can you bury the past and yet you talk about it daily shupit christian savage.
The leader of opposition is now catching up with reality. Why did it take you long? Let your lieutenant Kabwila get this right. She has a mouth that refuses to close.
now i see chakwera is fully matured thats what is needed, dont just stick to something that will not help.thanks your excellency if you are saying real.
After Kenyatta Nyirenda’s pedestrian determination and that tears-of-joy Maxon Mendera performance, Muthalika was always going to be legitimate as president.
The problem is with our systems; that’s why we will never relent until we bring about Change in the way we are governed.
The lines are now clearly drawn:
institute a Federal System as soon as is practical, but if this is unacceptable to you then:
-abolish the “infamous” quota system
-give them a “rotating presidency”
-give them development – eg a world class international airport
-give them senior positions, they deserve them
-declare Mzimba a sovereign kingdom within Malawi
In the most unlikely event that all their proposals are rejected then they will have no choice except “KUGAWANA ZIDA”.
Mpaka kugawa zida? No!! Federation is a lesser Devil.
Please stop using the name of Chewa. We can speak for ourselves. The fact that you are even including Mzimba issue shows where you come from. You are not one from the Central Region. Have you not understood what this article is all about? Have you gotten any impression from this article that Chakwera wants Federation? That is the stand of most of us Chewas. We dont dream about Federation. We have so many relatives in the South because we are just one people.
If you want to pursue this issue, do it on your own but do not drag us in Chewas from the Central Region. If we can manage to be under the guidance of Kalonga Gawa Undi from Zambia, what makes you think that we want to be divided with our fellows from the South? If many of the Ngonis from the north are against the division of Mzimba into sub districts, why then would we be interested to be divided by the selfish motives of Christopher Mzomera Ngwira and his friends including Livingstonia Synod? Finally, do you not see that the issue of Federation is dying a natural death? All of a sudden it seems be running out of steam
Munacedwatu kuvomereza tawonani amzanu atha mtunda. Tanyadira tiyeni tiyambe kumangadi cipanici poganizira 2019.
Koma tikamayenda ziganizani to repositioning other people like kabwila.
my be loved president wait till comes 2019 you will rehume your seat which God prepares for you.just cool your heart completely down as much as possible never speak about the 20 may elections it will confuse your brain and make you speak bad against some body.
I longed 2 hear such words frm the MCP President. Its been long overdue and 4get 20 May and move on. Its tym 2 build the Party. Also I hope this wont lead 2 the DPP and UDF issue where family takes lead in the Party, Dr Laz and Dr Eli Chakweras. MCP has systems and no back door appointments. Arise MCP Arise.
Anandikwana abambo amenewa. Kodi anaona kuti opposition ikubera ndipo ngati akuti dpp anabera, iwo anali akutani? Can this happen to an opposition? Ingovomelezani baba kuti munaluza bai ndipo mcp sidzalamulilanso boma la malawi. 30 years munatikwana basi. Tikanafuna mcp, bwenzi 1994 atatilamulila koma tilibe nayonso fungo anta!
Denial is a terrible thing
Joice Banda should follow suit for the sake of progress not sobtaging your on country . Paja anthu akuda mumakhala ngati zisilu kuyiwala kuti mwina 2019 muzawina muzatenge iconomy ya mphavu nyasa timaikonda koma mukumawojeza chakwera wasonyeza kukhwima maganizo mina 2019 tingasinthe maganizo ndikukuvotera , koma kabwila mumusinthe aononga chipani
brave chakwela .long live mcp long live ochakwela
you have done what malawians were looking for koma osasiya kudzula pomwe boma lanyula.we want to see better malawi
This is good Rev Chakwera. Kukhululuka ndiye takhululuka koma mabala ndiye akupeteka. Zabwino zonse as you are leading in building our party. MCP woyeeeee.
Good gesture, bwana. There was no legal or even moral justification for claiming illegitimacy of APM’s and DPP’s win last May. And you know that.
But will your party tow this line now? I am asking about especially, that maverick MP Kabwila-Kapasula. I hope she abides by your dictat. You may have to muzzle her, given her streak of defiance shown in the past. Tiwona akodze patali ndani (what will you do if she defies you, bwana – a test of leadership?)
You can forgive but can not forget. Mabala will be there forever.