Chilima hold talks with Joyce Banda amid possible electoral pact

September 10, 2018 Wongani Chiuta -Nyasa Times 23 Comments

Vice President Saulos Chilima and immediate past president  Joyce Banda held  talks on Saturday in Zomba  amid fevered speculation of  a possible electoral relationship between United Transformation Movement (UTM) and People’s Party (PP).

Chilima: Had a courtesy call to former president Banda in Zomba
Joyce Banda hosted Chilima at her Domasi home

Chilima’s spokesman Pililani Phiri confirmed that the vice president met Banda at her home in Domasi.

But the spokesman described the two leaders meeting as “a courtesy call”.

Phiri said Chilima was holding a rally in Zomba on Saturday and decided to have a “chat” with Banda at her residence.

Banda could not comment on the finer details of their “chat.”

But Chilima told a rally in Zomba that Banda shares “ a common vision” with the movement  especially on his vision to create a million jobs which the former president has lauded and said it  mission possible.

Chilima described Banda as “one of the positive thinking Malawians who believes that nothing is impossible.”

And speaking at a rally in Mulanje west constituency on Sunday, Chilima also said the country laws should be followed to give due respect to former presidents and their deputies.

Chilima said other neighbouring countries, the former presidents are given due respect unlike Malawi where ex-leaders are treated as adversaries to government.

“Government should stop instructing officials at airports and foreign embassies not to give proper services to the former presidents and vice presidents,” he said.

“President Peter Mutharika will one day be a former president, whether he likes it or not. But time is ticking to that period when he will be a former president and he will need to deserve his respect too,” said Chilima.

Chilima also told the rally at Namphungo Primary School ground that leaders are there to serve the people who pay tax by using their money fir development initiatives, adding that, as such elected officials should not be praised.

“Do not praise people who come to you claiming that they have brought development to your respective areas. What you should know is that the money used for such developments is from your taxes. They use your money to bring about such development,” he said.

UTM leadership is in discussion with an opposition coalition formed by political parties not represented in Parliament loosely called Tikonze Dziko Lathu Alliance which comprises among others Assembly for Democracy and Development (ADD) of former vice-president Cassim Chilumpha, People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) and Mafunde.

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23 replies on “Chilima hold talks with Joyce Banda amid possible electoral pact”

  2. Chilima is already cheating Malawians with one million jobs. At his rally he talked about other briefcase companies employing Malawians. Are these companies viable? Can these companies provide one million decent jobs. Chilima is not being realistic. He is a dreamer just like this Bonya Joyce Banda. Choyamba Malawians must reduce sex. Tikubalana ngati ngumbi. We are heading towards 20 million. Just imagine people crossing the road from Ntandile causing traffic jams.

  4. How can you talk about locking up real thieves when you are talking to the biggest Cashgater in the history of Malawi????

  5. mwina azatiuza bwino bwiono nkhani ya cimanga, ya ndrge, komaso paja anaombera mphwiyo akumuziwa/. kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
    komatu mmene akuonekela apamu fotoyi ndi yakale? ngati ayamba kutupikana mikono. abale tasankhani a magazi awa azizangopeleka upangili basi. ndalama zitotha ndi ma state funerals ndi ma state ukwati opanda nchitowa,mxiiiiiiiiiiii
    ce saulosi asaononge UTM. ndiye matayala akuphwatu

  6. These are real thieves …UDF..DPP ….PP…UTM

    U vote for the for your own peril.

    A Malawi ngati sazavota Mwanzeru abweretsanso mbava zochenjera ngati Chilima….

    anthuwa ngamodzi…..ndichifukwa chake mkazi Ali ku DPP mwamuna ku UTM or mwamuna my dpp mkazi ku UTM….now PP ija you yalowanso………

    Only MCP is genuinely presenting real change….

  7. UDF partnered with DPP and we voted them into power everything be equal. and yet the genesis of corruption was founded by UDF, propagated by DPP, magnified by PP and fully exposed by UTM.

  8. He went to see amayi Kkkkkkkkkkkkk, once Chilima wins Paul Phwiyo will walk a free man, this boy Chilima is a crook just wait and see. Chakwera MIA BOMA!!!! vote MCP for the better Malawi

  9. Mtumbuka Mwenecho & Shaft, do not mislead people! The father & initiator of cashgate is DPP only that DPP was shielding the looting & did not try to investigate as they were part of it. Ibu’s brother Daniel Phiri was the chief cashgater & Ibu is the prince of thieves. Remember how Ibu tried hard to shield Chaponda Chimanga & continues to loot & shield other looters under his leadership. It was JB who was brave enough to institute an investigation into the loss of government money from the public coffers that revieled cashgate is the brain child of DPP under Daniel Phiri’s watch.

  10. Seriously SKC? You are talking to Cashgater for possible alliance???? You are going to dissappoint a lot of people!!!!!

  11. UTM needs all the help it needs and that includes forging alliances with like-minded people or groupings/political parties. However, due care must be taken as to who they partner with especially those that have (not-so-good) history with the nation. Whilst Joyce had and still has great ideas, she had failed to implement a fraction of her concepts. people will always judge their leaders by their actions and not necessarily what comes of their mouths. If Joyce has to be accepted by the electorate, apologising to the nation and bending her knee will be a good start. admitting mistakes made and seeking apology isn’t a sign of weakness but rather strength. We are all human and we make mistakes and great leaders are those that learn from them and move on. Malawi deserve an apology from Kamuzu (which he did before he died), Muluzi, the late Bingu and now Peter. The country is so messed up that a significant number of poor people believe that they are ok even in the midst of abject poverty. These former and current leaders have taken away their dignity.

  12. I have said it before, Amayi lost steam. PP and her cant win 2019 elections. The only option she has is joining/partnering with another party. That way, she will remain relevant. It must be noted that politics is a game of numbers. As such this partnership might sound good on paper. But it might backfire next year due to the perception (About Cashgate) Malawians have towards Amayi and PP.

  14. Uwu ndiye uchindere wakufikapo. Chilima should not have a pact with the baroness of all corruption Abhiti CheJhumo Kazhigheti Ntila. Why does he have so much appetite to embrace the well-known corrupt? Where is the transformation?

  16. kkkkkkkk kamnyamata ka vision kameneko. Remember guys i gave you five months from the day UTM launched there group and we’re on the second or so month now but already i can see the falling of chilima movement. If Chilima is to praise JB and bring her on board i can only peacefully say bye bye Mr day dreamer.

  17. GERTRUDE IS CONTEMPLATING OF DUMPING THE EMBATTLED DPP FOR UTM FOLLOWING NTABAS
    WIFE FOOTSTEPS —-SOURCES INDICATES —

    1. This young man is very intelligent but not wise he can not partner with JB , JB can’t allow to be vice of UTM .

      Guys munthuyu ndi wovuta ndikumuziwa kuposa magufuli wa ku Tanzania . Ask those who have been sent back in a meeting by him chifukwa Galimoto ina vuta panjila ndipo afika iye atafikale.

    2. Who told you that all those partnering have eyes on posts?? That is the evil/ill mentality that is crippling us as a country, tit-for-tat. Stop thinking about posts but turning Malawi to the better side whether one has a big post or not.

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