Chilima challenges DPP ‘no rigging’ in 2019 elections: UTM to replace Fisp with cheap fertiliser
Vice-President Saulos Chilima told a United Transformation Movement (UTM) mass rally in Chiradzulu on Sunday that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will be foiled from rigging the country’s Tripartite election next year.
Speaking at Ndata Primary School ground in Traditional Authority (T/A) Ntchema in Chiradzulu which was televised live on Times TV, Zodiak and Mibawa TV, Chilima said they have heard reports of some DPP officials recording voters details but warned that they will fail in manipulation of the election results.
“We are following it up but let me assure you that I am absolutely confident they will not succeed to steal (the people’s) choice of leaders in 2019,” said Chilima.
“We will not allow them to subvert the will of the people,” he added.
“They are succeeding in stealing public funds but on the votes, if they think they will steal using technology then they must forget it,” he said.
Chilima also complained of violence and harassment against his supporters, saying DPP were “brutes” practising uncivilised politics in a democracy.
Just like in all places Chilima has launched UTM, he elaborated what he will do if ushered into power next year.
He condemned the DPP for the usual sins of executive arrogance: greed, nepotism and corruption, saying it is worsening poverty in the country.
Chilima told the crowds that UTM administration will replace the scandal riddled Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) with a programme for cheaper fertiliser to promote agriculture and ensure household and national food security.
Fisp is dogged by political and logistical problems and many Malawians have expressed frustration with the subsidy programme.
The programme is increasingly missing its goal of promoting household and national food security through government’s provision of quality seeds and subsidised fertiliser to smallholder farmers.
Chilima said a cheaper subsidy programme could best replace the Fisp programme, which is not serving its purpose as it is only benefitting a few.
“We need to promote agriculture and end this shameful history of poverty in Malawi. Fisp is good but it has to benefit all farmers if we are to end hunger in this country,” said Chilima, who dumped DPP in June and is seeking to run for presidency against his boss President Peter Mutharika.
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) president Alfred Kapichira Banda agreed that Fisp – which is expected to benefit one million smallholder farmers this year – is a failure and needs to be replaced.
Banda said Fisp has become a scandal because its budget is drained right from the coupon-printing stages to project officers’ expenditure on air tickets and fuel and personal allowances outside and inside the country.
During the first few years, after its introduction 13 years ago, Fisp proved effective to poor farmers who enabled Malawi to retain its earlier status of feeding itself after many years of food insecurity.
Chilima said the country need to promote modern farming technologies, revamp agriculture market and invest in value addition to grow the country’s economy.
He added that UTM government would ensure of good and stable markets for farmers.
In her remarks, UTM secretary general Patricia Kaliati laughed off government’s move to order Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) to buy pigeon peas at K230 per kilogramme, saying the move is meant to benefit a few greedy tycoons and not smallholder famers.
The order came after smallholder farmers had sold their produce cheaply, at between K20 and K70 per kilogramme.
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“Atambwali sametana” by Saulos Klaus Chilima
You’d know Chilima that DPP rigged the elections using technology…….you’d know. Let the truth come out and declare that UTM won’t use similar digital manoeuvring to win the elections.
A Chilima mwayamba kuonda nawo ntchito ya kampeni anzanu kapeni akupanga ndi ma party vice Presidents a muzigawo – and APM ali phee aku gwira ntchito yake – kaya BP sikupezani kaya kkkkk!!! anzanu APm ali pa easy pano wapita ku States inu inu muli busy kuphika mabodza kuti muziwanamiza anthu kkkkk!!!!!!!. Nanga inu momwe zili kun ku Africa munga chipitse feteleza yelekezani muone ngati saoloka kumapita kumaiko ena kkkk A Chilima Mmalawi muzimuwerenga bwino bwino mudzakhumudwa 1 Day,,,
Njoka saweta ndithu, muli mboma momwemu buzy kuyankhula izi ndekut mnabea limozi mu 2014 hence shows DPP INABERADI MAVOTI AJA
Hon Vice President so you are now admitting that you used technology at UNDP to rig the elections and therefore you know how to stop DPP using the same technology to rig the elections.
U crook basi kufuna abele anthu 2019 zosamveka zokhazokha kumangoti saabela mavoti basi kuopela kutali choncho bwanji?
Chilima you were aware that Bingu corruptly enriched himself but you still agreed to be APM’s running mate and rigged the elections with someone who was trained to RIG elections by VJ Mwanga. You will be as corrupt and dictatorial as APM and Bingu. Kwacha MCP. 🇲🇼🇲🇼🇲🇼🇲🇼🇲🇼🇲🇼🇲🇼🇲🇼🇲🇼
Who first proposed Universal fertilizer subsidy ?MCP under JZU.What’s MCP policy on fertilizer? Its Universal Subsidy.Ndiye msazamuve wina akuti MCP yabera mfundo Zache.
Msamala, mumangofuna zaulere basi zosakhetsera thukuta zongopindulira chosen few? Awatu akuti aliyense apindule. Kena mufunanso akumangireni nyumba ndikukwera ma bus aulere eti?
UTM moto buu ku Chiradzulu !!!! . Believe me 2019 owina sakuziwika kkk.
Saulosi wafatsa kunamiza anthu. iwe ndi Kaliati mutha ngat makatani. You are in same government you have been serving for the past four years. Why not leave?
Prof of Nepotism, APM, is laundering money through Mulli brothers. He thinks Malawians are foolish. The Nandolo deal is to clear Mulli’s warehouse of the Nandolo which he has been storing for the past three years not to help real Malawians. Mulli is expected to make more than MK 8 billion from this dea and APM is in it.
A lot of exciting pre-election promises are being made. UTM has promised us a ‘lifestyle audit’ if they win. and MCP has promised us the same. Now, a lifestyle audit is a great thing. It really lets us know if people have a source of income that they are hiding from us, so we have good reasons for assuming that the hidden income was acquired dishonestly. So far, the DPP has promised us no such audit, and we can draw our own conclusions.
However, it is easy for anyone to make promises now for a future that may never eventuate. The time for lifestyle audits is now – before we vote – not after we have voted another batch of crooks into power. Ideally, every candidate for election should be required to undergo a lifestyle audit before the election, and perhaps even before the pre-selection stage.
If this does not happen. I would advise any honest candidate for election – be he or she a sitting member or otherwise – to demand a lifestyle audit to provide evidence of honesty (and hopefully not merely of lack of opportunity). Now is the time for transparency and accountability. We should all be demanding to know who our candidates really are before it is too late.
Mbava zimaziwana zokhazokha. This clearly shows that MCP immabeledwadi ma vote.
This movement guys has created a storm. MCP and DPP can not just measure up to it. The storm is sweeping across the country!
Mr Chilima Sir you know everything there is to know about RIGGING ELECTIONS, because you and a one other person now banished to an Embassy abroad RIGGED the last elections! To stop the RIGGING at the next elections you have to spell out the methods you used to RIG clearly. You are a poacher turned game keeper so be honest.
Malawi is a sorry country where citizens are not well informed. People like Chilimba deserve to answer a lot of questions on what really he is up to. You are the Vice President therefore we should expect you to be well informed. Nothing special at all. This is issue of ndiulura is cheap politics for a man of big office. It’s for those who are far away from leadership not presidential aspirant. No! That’s too cheap please! Chikoja needed to build the really agenda on the cause for the people. First you reign from government entirely and then fight from the stable base of good governance etc. I for one think Chilima a total failure and has not really cause for MALAWI.
Chomwe akudziwa awa ndi za rigging basi?
Chilima ndiwe munthu omvetsa chisoni kwambiri kodi ngati kuli kubera ndimayesa unabera ndiwe people can not vote for you just because of your sentiments ndipo anthu mukuchita kuwanyamula mu lorry ulendo kumisonkhano yanu iwe nzeru ulibe ndithu taona anthu amene ukuyenda nawo winiko, ngalande. masangwi, kaliati anthu akuba okha okha chidanthi Malunga disgrantled politicians including you yourself the idiot mind you people are listening and writing all your empty promises iweyo olo kumvera wanthu kumamvera winiko, ngalande, Kaliati, Masangwi otchuka ndikupha chasowa watch them out they will betray you like wat the did with APM
Muli m’boma mommo. For the past four years what have you done to change things. A Malawi njoka saweta. Chilima ndi njoka. Magulu a black mamba.
Foolish policy but it shows great policy difference with DPP, MCP and PP. So, UTM will ask poor people to buy cheap fertiliser? REALLY? Poor people? Who is going to be subsidising the fertiliser? Where will the money come from.