Chihana ‘stampeded’ to withdraw bribery allegations against MCP ministers
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) Mzimba North legislator Yeremiah Chihana has formally withdrawn his allegations he made that some Tonse Alliance government Cabinet members – particulary from Malawi Congress Party (MCP) – were soliciting bribes from some Malawian businesspersons of Asian descent following political pressure as he is part of the Tonse Alliance.
Spokesperson for Parliament Ian Mwenye confirmed that Chihana withdrew the statement on Monday.
But Chihana declined to comment, saying he was being stampeded by his fellow members of Tonse Alliance including his party Aford.
He said “the truth will come out.”
Chihana made the claims in the House that Tonse Alliance government is siphoning money through corruption.
He alleged that some powerful ministers were getting money from Asian purportedly to evade arrests.
During his 90-minute His Execellency’s Question (HEQs) time session in the House on Thursday afternoon, President Lazarus Chakwera dared Chihana to ride with him on the convoy to show him the evidence.
But Chihana told Parliament on Friday that he had submitted evidence of corruption by the new administration to the office of the Speaker.
Speaker Catherine Gotani Hara denied receiving such evidence.
Chihana who insisted he had submitted the evidence to the Speaker’s office but later said more evidence had surfaced and would be tendered after it has been “notarized”.
“The documents needed authenticity and notarization,” he said.
Chihana’s party Aford issued a statement to fault its lone MP because he had found President Chakwera’s State of the Nation (Sona) wanting. The party has argued that as a member of the Tonse Alliance, its member cannot afford to criticise or correct the President.
Many opposition lawmakers on Friday shouted in sympathy to Chihana, who acted heroically by presenting a motion that eventually led to the holding of fresh presidential elections. All the other MPs cowardly sat back as Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was playing its delaying games.
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When money talks Mr Chihana analowa mmalo mwa tchwee mwana tchwee kulubwa too much akapasidwa ya zimbwete basi umazangonva ziiiii
Tidazika a Kamulepo .
Mr Chihana, its very simple, do you have the credible evidence???……. Yes or NO….. kapena mumangowawata
Are you principled? Why don’t you stand by what you know. Produce the evidence. Can you make such allegations in the court of law? This is a serious issue. We know your credentials. You are an educated person from Chancellor College. We expect you to lead by example. Leave garbage to Nankhumwa and others.
The act of withdrawing allegations by honourable Chihana, if true, translates into blatant obstruction of justice for which police should act. Taking cognisance of the parliamentary privillege under which the allegations were made, the Malawi Police Service may not have legal legs on which to call him for questioning. I now make an appeal to HRDC to ‘stampede’ the honourable into releasing the evidence. Let us not forget that fighting corruption is one of the pillars on which Tonse Alliance was marshalled into office so it is now very worrying if they can easily ‘stampede’ each other into hiding corruption evidence implicating some amongst themselves.
The truth is honourable Chihana does not have the evidence, and I sympathise with him. He went for broke in trying to be a hero but he forgot that it is not enough to make a claim but clear evidence has to be presented. Cases of bribery are a challenge to present evidence against unless one of the parties involved is willing to cooperate and an elaborate system is set up to gather evidence in fragrante delicto. If indeed his claims are true, none of the parties will of course be willing to cooperate. I smell a rat in his claims. First he claimed to have presented evidence to the office of the speaker and this was refuted, he came back claiming he wanted to add more evidence, which he never added, then he wanted to have the evidence authenticated, which he never authenticated, then now he claims to have been stampeded to withdraw. Come on honourable Chihana, you are better than this! Parliament business is not child’s play where you just make claims without being called upon to back those claims with credible evidence.
Chihana is a born iiar. Remember what he said about MUST that it belongs to the Mutharikas?
Yeremiah Chihana’s behaviour is such as to make it necessary for consideration to be given to requiring all candidates standing for a seat to parliament to undergo mental fitness tests. Yeremiah Chihana is definitely certifiable mentally unfit.
If the allegations has been withdrawn for lack of evidence then it’s fine, but if he has been politically muted alas Malawi won’t go further
We do not send MPs to Parliament to behave like kids, So Mr Chihana get your act together
How? So he must not point out when there is something wrong?
This Chihana is not serious, looks like is a cartoon character
Keen Observer, please don’t show your stupidity here chonde
Mr Observer! NO! Hwe must stand his ground if he is standing for the truth… Why must he withraw hs statement if its all for good morals and intergrity?????? I wonder.
Mr Chihana was looking for his 2 minute of fame…….it didn’t go too well kikikikikikiki
Then he should resign we need accountability lawmakers he can’t just be idle just like that
This guy is a total idiot, he was sent to sow confusion in the parliament. Why is it so difficult to report what he thinks he knows to A C B and show the the evidence? May be A C B should investigate him also. He may be the one who took bribes to fabricate the story. He looks like a crook.
You could have been a force against corruption but instead Yeremiah you chose to be a coward.
You enjoy parliamentary privilege. Say what needs to be said or wear the clock of a coward
My advice to Chihana is to keep on gathering the auntheticated evidence until such a time ready for prosecution. Learn from the current arrests; they are coming through the evidence that someone gathered and stored. There was no way such powerful people could have been arrested then before their administration’s fall so is the same now.
you’re saying the truth
Komabe hrdc akanafunsapo apa osangoti ziii chonchi. We the masses will not be happy to support just because akubayo ndiwa tonse alliance chifukwa olo one tambala satigawilako
Guys laws of malawi mumawadziwa?? Am mp is immune while in parliament session
Tonse thieves suppressing dessent. The truth is already out, what remains is people’s demonstrations. Hrdc and chilima are busy fighting dpp corruption which ended 3 months ago and they are silent on this corruption which is happening right now.
Why can Chihana not give the evidence to ACB and HRDC, why give it to parliament only.
Does he really have the evidence-why not leak it to the media
Can you tell me the kind of truth Mr chihana has given out? There is nothing worthy celebrating of this man here. He is lucking some seriousness we always expect of him. In fact apangitsa kuti anthu ambiri asadzakhulupilire ngati MP wina angadzapezedi kuti nduna zina zikupanga katangale, which in turn creates a safe haven for such evils. Why afraid to spill the beans in parliament, when he is immune of being sued
Let’s not judge him yet,maybe he has himself been bribed by those deemed to be in such an act,ie,the said ministers,anyway, whatever comes,we will all see. But his revelation of such evidence would have been such a great milestone as far as fight against corruption is concerned….
HRDC. Are you there? This is a good case for you to investigate. Issue a statement asking anyone with evidence to submit to you just as you are doing with DPP politicians. Do you hear me Gift Trapence
Why should HRDC ask for the evidence?. Anyone with evidence should just to submit it to HRDC if it is genuine but if it is not, then let them just make noise in parliament
Anatha a Gift
This man must be taken to book for lying to the Parliament. The Speaker cannot just sit idle on this matter.He should accountable.
Malawi politics with no accountability. The allegation was serious and he shd ve proceeded with his stand or resign all together for misleading the nation.
The man couldn’t even produce a single document to back his claims, he was just barking. No stampeding here.
100% absolutely true, he had no empirical evidence, in parliament we don`t lubwalubwa, I think this dude should be taken to task. Did he really withdraw in parliament, why insisting that he tendered the evidence to the speaker when not.
Iwe chihana penapake pofunika kukufinya ma battery mutu wako suyenda bwino
Akanakhala wina mukanaona m’mene Trapez ndi times akanayikokomezera nkhani imeneyi.Judgement akanaperekeratu.Ngakhale nkhani ya kuphedwa kwa wa kabaza Ku LL. Kuli ziii.
Malawi wa lero wa Nokha Alliance ndi ameneyu