Chilima accuses Malawi ex-president Muluzi of threatening his life
The country’s estranged Vice-President Saulos Chilima has accused former president Bakili Muluzi, the country’s first multiparty president from 1994 to 2004, of threatening his life.
Chilima, who also accused President Peter Mutharika of unleashing political violence ahead of the July 2 fresh presidential election to disenfranchise some voters, made claims on Muluzi during a rally which Tonse Alliance – an opposition coalition – addressed in Mzuzu on Sunday.
He said Muluzi, who stepped down in 2004 after serving as president for 10 years, told two of his friends to phone him that he should stop attacking the former president or else will deal with him.
“Let me tell you, you have no right over my life,” Chilima charged at Muluzi in a televised rally.
He said Muluzi is accredited for his role in championing democracy in the country and should let his son Atupele Muluzi campaign freely as President Peter Mutharika’s running mate and also encourage other competitors to do the same.
“If Muluzi want his son [Atupele] to become Vice President, let him just campaign, don’t stop people from campaigning in the eastern region,” he said.
Chilima continued: “We respect you [Muluzi] because we worked with you and you championed democracy in this country.”
He, however, said Eastern Region should not be a no-go zone area for other political competitors.
Chilima said UTM Patron Noel Masangwi and the party’s eastern region governor Alhaj Sande were attacked in Machinga.
“We should have issue based campaign not violence,” saidthe Vice-President who accused the UDF, which formed an electoral alliance with DPP, that it has the tendency of fuelling violence against Malawians who support opposition political parties..
The Vice-President said he can seek the intervention of the International Criminal Court of Justice.
He asked Tonse Alliance supporters not to pelt stones at DPP-UDF alliance leaders
In his address, Chilima still promised that the alliance will provide cheap fertiliser, loans for youth.
He said promises from the UTM manifesto and MCP will be merged into one blue print.
“All government companies will start ticking again. I feel sorry that for five months, people at Mzuzu City Council have not been paid,” he said.
Chilima urged his supporters to take heart that he will not be Head of State and accept the decision to allow MCP’s Lazarus Chakwera to lead the alliance and be President.
“Paja ndimanena kuti ndimaganiza bhoo heavy, so tiyeni tisapote Chakwera,” he said.
He also thanked the judges who handkes the presidential elections case from constitutional court to the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal.
UDF secretary general Kandi Padambo defended UDF supporters, saying they subscribe to the values of the party which passionately believes in peace and unity.
Said Padambo: “Everybody knows that UDF president Atupele Muluzi has been condemning violence. We believe in issue-based politics. Malawians will testify that the UDF leader has been condemning violence.”
Chancellor College-based political scientist Mustafa Hussein has since warned that the violence may degenerate into chaos if it remains unchecked.
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What about old cashgate lady Joyce Banda. Cilima just admit you have run out of ideas. This time your worry Is that Atupele has taken your position and will never be given back to you due to your childish thinking. This is just the beginning,you haven’t seen yet you will cry like a toddler. We told you that politics is not for babies. You talked bad about Goodwell Gondwe one who is well respected among the people.
You are done Cilima just admit Atupele has twisted your back.
I personally support Chakwera and I also supported the idea of an alliance between MCP and UTM. I also like Chilima’s ideas for the development of the country and I believe no matter what people say about him standing as a ru inning mate, he is the future for Malawi. He has youth on his side. However, I think Chilima has to tame his emotions when he stands to speak on the podium. You cannot be bringing murder plot accusations every time you stand on the podium. Take a leaf from Chakwera, if these claims are true, why is he not wasting time of it. It looks more and more like you are seeking sympathy every time you make these claims.
And another thing, threatening to involve the International Criminal Court of Justice (ICJ) is just farcical and makes you sound ridiculously like a cry baby. You are just coming from the Supreme Court a few months after the ConCourt, you cannot live your life in courtrooms man. It’s time to tell the masses what you are going to do for them, and they are going to deliver better justice than you can ever get from the ICJ. The other point you should remember is that there is lockdown worldwide because of Covid-19, there’s no travel, most courtrooms are shut, exactly when do you think the ICJ is going to pick your petty case in time before July 2 elections? Chakwera check your running mate’s speeches before they are uttered otherwise he might just prove to be a liability rather than an asset. Most of his speeches are cringeworthy they make me hide in embarrassment even when am watching or listening alone.
He does it good. DPP should be checked all the time. Tayamba kuziona pano za petro bombs
THIS OLD MAN HE IS TRYING TO BOUNCE BACK THROUGH HIS SON AFTER FAILING OPEN TERM AND THREEE TERM….
Muluzi should know that he is no longer relevant to the current political environment! All that people want as of now is change! Period. No old-timer can change that. That is the same statement people made in 1994. Ask our grandparents; they warned us multiparty politics would bring war, violence etc. Guess what? We defied their advice. All we wanted then was change. The MCP campaign attempted to discredit Muluzu, saying he was a thief as he had once stolen 6Pounds. He was arrested for doing so, and indeed they circulated his photos in prison attire. That either did not deter our focus – all that we wanted was CHANGE!!. We even shouted wakuba yemweyo! When he spoke we all yelled – ” we want change”. He was a good orator so we urged him to say more and indeed he did tell us more! He asked us to vote for clasped hands in the 1994 elections. That is what we did and he won. He ruled for 10 years. Now, 26 years later the old Muluzi can’t believe he has lived to witness MCP coming to power again. He cant believe he has outgrown the political dynamics. But alas it’s a new generation that never knew the old cruel MCP. The voting youth of today have grown to wonder what has befallen a good Malawi compared to many other countries who bathing in prosperity! All they want is change and no old man will tell them what to do! No grandpa will change their determination! But not only the youth – they include us their parents and even the buddies of Muluzi himself can tell Malawi needs liberation. We have unanimously agreed to change! My humble advice to the old Muluzi is to leave the political scene now and let the turbulent sea calm at its own will, finally, it will certainly come to rest but not with your help!
Wakalamba
Chilima is a real leader, people out there you need to know one thing Chilima is looking at what is best to people not you little minded rubbish. Always against the truth
Trying to remain relevant. Who cares about a VP who is going to remain a VP for the next ten years? Nobody!
auze a’zimbuyake anayamba kale kupatsa anthu ma k10 million.
BANGWE1 SANAKUUZENI OLO SIMUNAVE AGULUKUNYINDA INU???
Chilima is a great leader,we love you,you really put the citizens first.Opposition leaders will compaign everywhere in Malawi mpaka Kwa Ku Ntaja woo ndikumalawisotu.Ndale zowopyezana zidatha 1992-1994.Dpp and UDF alliance muona nyekhwe after nyekhwe. Thanks chilima.To Muluzi, Violence is not power,but the absence of power.Power does not corrupt.Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
Full time job for Cadets on nyasatimes to tone down the popularity of Tonse Alliance. Mukumva pheni. Kodi ali kuti a dad anu. Campaign ayikwanitsa?
Koma mudya bandulo ma cadet. Ntchito akulembani yomayankha chilichonse chokhudzana ndi Chilima and Chikwera you are there to castigate. We know it.
Chilima slowly running out of ideas…seeking public sympathy..someone who has chosen to betray people that sacrificed alot for him like Kabwila…iwe SKC ndiwe galu kwabasi..akuphe uli nchani..wapakaliyala ngati iwe..chipani mwatakata nthawi yomweyi..uziona ase sunati
Seriously wishing for sometime to be killed for not having anything? That is beyond me…. A family just been killed in Lilongwe maybe YOU want to shed some light?
One thing Chilima must ask himself is – “why is it that for the first time since the coming of multi-party democracy in Malawi nothing like what is happening now ever occurred? Is he not the instigator of all this hate attitude because of his loose and uncensored language? It is just a matter of time, he will see the consequences of the antics he thinks is in order. People are just watching and at an appropriate time they will vent their anger accordingly, mainly his own blind followers who have been duped with the sham alliance. There have been clever and well articulated characters in Malawi before. Why can’t he respect Muluzi for –
1. Being an old person fit to be his father
2. As a retired statesman who ushered and fought for democracy in the country.
3. Him (Chilima) being a Malawian should be well cultured, unless if what we hear is true that he originally comes from Mpanyira. These Mpanyira citizens utilized our open policy and took advantage of that to go to our secondary schools. Chisanu went to Saint Patrick’s Secondary School. I heard it from his own mouth and that is no lie. Therefore it might be the case with him. To day he has grown wings and feels he can fly higher than the owners of the country. He needs to watch and check his tongue coz no matter what, others will also talk evil about him in retaliation.
Mpaka International Criminal Court. Kumenekotu kulibe corrupt judges to favour u
ndipomwe akavetse kuti ma 10 million ao atha kuwasungila konkuno asananyamuke.
naaa iyiyi iyi ya arson ku Mec office yi , mark my words they will answer. someone will. hey innocent lives? haaa yokhayi iyiyi ndikuona utsi.
ya ma
k350 billion
k132 billion
k1.7 billion
k8 billion
k800 million
k145 billion
plus the rest zinazo azikaona mwina mmbuyo.
then we have policemen with its cashgate general not knowing of this arson but able to seal the windows and tires around ,not responding to the emergency but abla to come and clear the site to hide evidence.
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINIAL JUSTICE SIIKUPEZANI LELO MBUTUMA INU.
IDYANI KAE NDALAMA ZA MAGAZIZO
Chindere ichi
Chiledzelele wayamba kuona madzangazime….am happy chilima wayamba kuzindikila kuti potentially he will be VP for 16 years
Paja Chamba is now legal. kamdalaka kakuchisuta osati zibwana. Sometimes people think so highly of themselves but God humbles them down. What he should be worried and focused on is how JUMAN KAMUZU BANDA JR was killed by MCP and the same is about to happen to him. Chakwera and MCP will not allow someone as erratic as Chilima to grow wings. APM is a calm man, Chakwera is always ready to spill blood! he told us himself!!
Mpaka kuchita acuse Bakili Muluzi. Pano kwasala uchita accuse late Kamuzu. Kapena Joyce Banda .Chonde Ochakwera,munasankha wolakwika akuonongerani chipani. Zoona iwe Bakha Cilima ungafike pamenepa. Uchite accuse MANGANYA uja unkakwera Naye tractor uja mutavala zipewa ngati mukutluks mumgidi wa Cooper.
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Threatening lero kumeneko.Izi ndiye ayi wasowa chonena bwelera ku Airtel
ngati wachula kuti pali umboni nde mutinji.
Chilima is busy decampaigning their alliance, so that he should contest 2025 if they lose
ziliko, batallion of speakers, how could such company speak sense
I think chilima is so childish. Is this you will be campaining? Instead of telling people what your alliance will do if it gets in government you are busy talking about the past events only? AKUFUNA KUPHA INE , A MULUZI ANANDITAYA INEEE. Zimenezo nde high🖐 Yomwe mnkanenayo sure? All those are old methods of campaining. If you are not serious come July 2 you will cry more than ever.
Awanso a Zeze chamba chimawapweka kwasi