Chilima no-holds barred talk: ‘DPP stole MEC cameras, Dausi burnt pollster warehouse’

May 1, 2019 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 68 Comments

UTM Party presidential candidate Saulos Chilima has said the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Closed- Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras were stolen on Tuesday by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) operatives.

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Speaking in northern district of Chitipa, Chilima told the DPP to give back the cameras to MEC.

“They should return the cameras back to MEC. MEC needs them,” said Chilima.

He said it was the same DPP which burnt the MEC warehouse in 2014 and destroyed ballot boxes scheduled for a vote recount in the disputed parliamentary election results for Lilongwe City South East Constituency to conceal rigging evidence.

“Actually it was Nicholas Dausi who led the whole operation. But the fact remains that they cannot rig the elections now.

“They should forget about rigging the elections this time around. These are kids, these are amateurs,” said Chilima.

Dausi was director of the state intelligence service when the burning of the warehouse took place.

MEC declared Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) Bentley Namasasu as winner of the parliamentary poll with 10 956 votes against Malawi Congress Party’s (MCP) Ulemu Msungama who amassed 10 854, a difference of 102 votes.

The botched ballot boxes were due for a hearing in court which followed after a failed recount due to an injunction restraining MEC from going ahead with the process.

The court later ruled for a re-run which MCP’s Msungama won clean.

Police failed to investigate the matter as the DPP was in power.

MEC spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa asked for more time before making a comment but said no computer was stolen during the break in.

Police spokesperson James Kadadzera said the police are investigating the break in.

DPP spokesperson Dausi dismissed Chilima’s assertion that the break in was the work of the ruling party, saying the vice president was merely doing political mudslinging.

Dausi also dismissed the veep allegation that the Homeland Security minister was behind the burning of MEC warehouse, telling the UTM leader to go to court.

“We cannot be answering to everything what Chilima is saying, then it will not be a campaign. He (Chilima) has the right to speak what he wants. Let him continue,” said Dausi.

About 6.59 million voters are expected to vote this year, with over half of the eligible voters being youths and women.

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68 replies on “Chilima no-holds barred talk: ‘DPP stole MEC cameras, Dausi burnt pollster warehouse’”

  1. MCP will never rule this country ever again. You cant just murder, rape, torture, and detain thousands of Malawians, never offer any semblance of apology to the nation and think you can just be given leadership again. You are a cursed party. Human blood is no laughing matter. Most of the MCP supporters and leadership today are direct relations of murderers who subjected northerners and southerners to torture and treated our bodies as their playthings, and now they have the audacity to walk around as if those were great days? Every time i hear Kwacha! I feel like a jew hearing slogans of Hail Hitler!

    We should have rounded your leadership up in 1994 and strung you up at the gallows like the west did to the Nazis at Nuremberg.

    Never Again MCP, never again.

  2. Think of it another way. If he had the brains and guile to rig it then it means he is smarter than everyone else. He gets the job done not so? As long as he works in the interest of our mother malawi. We need a ruthless go-getter for once. Not these brainless puppy politicians. It is the only way we will not stay a shit hole country. Work for malawi and do what it takes for the good of our people. Think of kagame, gaddafi, mugabe (in his heyday) and kamuzu

  3. Presureend realities are taking toll in this man. So he wants to present himself as clean or what. As Vice President why did he not tip the police of who torched the warehouse. Or is he confessing his sins now? How can you win public trust when you have been a crook? Do you censor your mouth of what you are going to speak or just overtaken? Look now, Kunena kwa ndithe ndithe Lero You have damaged yourself first and any insane person cannot trust you. You have not been faithful when you were a Vice President what more when you become the president? You can’t be trusted with the highest office of the land. You have dug a grave for yourself.

  4. You were part of the rot bwana SKC. Why now Chilima? 2014 ndikale kwambiri and you benefited from what wakayombe Dausi did.
    This is exactly why I am voting for Chakwera.

  5. Once again I call Chilima to apologize to the nation for being part of the rigging. Herebis the evidence.

  6. You are a crook. You rigged the 2014 elections and knew how evidence was destroyed and you kept quite all along. I feel sad for those who will vote for this wolf who cannot even hide in sheep skin

  7. Malawians, let us give credit where it is due. This young man, Chilima, has really proved to be an accomplished leader for the following reasons:
    1) Managed to introduce a new party and within 9 months it is a force to reckon with,
    2) His work rate is second to none. Having more than 8 whistle stops in a day is something very few can accomplish,
    3) Being able to raise huge sum of money to support his campaign is only for jealousy people to ignore,
    4) Amassing such confidence of winning the May 21 elections is for everyone to emulate,
    5) Speaking with authority and having the ruling party wag their tails each time he mentions something for correction is only a true leader can do,
    6) He is setting the pace and the rest follow. When he started using the private TV stations little did other political parties realize its impact on his campaign trail. Too late for others to catch up. This is beside using social media effectively because he wanted to attract the attention of youth and women who often use social media for communication. Incidentally, youth and women make up over 50% of registered voters.

    When he is talking about change, he is the change himself. He is walking the talk.

    2. Choka iwe, your style of writing tells me kuti ndiwe Manganya! Ukamuvotele iweyooooooooooooooo, ngati dpp inabela iyeyo ali konko osachitapo china chili chonse kufikila pano ndiye kuti iyeyo naye ndi wakuba! Kodi akanamupatsa mwayi oti ayimile dpp ndi iyeyu, zimenezi akanaulula? Fotseki zanu nonseeeeeeeeeee

  10. Paja amalawi timatamika ndi umbuli. Tsopano apolisi amuzungulirawo osakagwira anthu enawo bwanji poti enawo akukanika. Ili ndi phada. Mukataya chauta Mulungu wa makamu adzakutayani ndipo mudzalamulidwa ndi ana. Akutero malemba

  12. Amalawi anzanga tose okonda dziko lathu tiyeni mwaunyinji pa 21 pano tikavotere chakwera, Chifukwa chilima ndi DPP ndi Mbava zokhazokha

    1. Ng’ona zakozo ife ayi. Iwe sukuona kuti Malawi Crocodile Party yakoyo anthu saifuna? Kulephera ndi anthu amene pa Mjamba!

      1. Anthu ake ati amene sayifuna MCPwo? Kodi pumbwa iwe ngati suifuna iweyo ndiye kuti enafenso sitiyifuna? Udzinena za iweyo basi osati za ena!! Sukuona kuti nzako ukumuyankhayo lake linali pempho kwa enafe? Nanga iwe pamene umalembapo mumalemba anthu angati kuti udziti: “anthuuuuuuuuuuuu saifunaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa” Fotseki

      3. Husa uli mmaso koma? Tasukusulani mmaso muone the Mighty MCP ndi yomwe ilowe mboma osati mbava zakozo. Kupusa eti?

  13. Only stupid people will NOT vote for this man. If we want to see change in Malawi this is our opportunity. Ndale zopusa za DPP zikutha this month.

    1. Only you stupid Alex, You will go and Vote for Chilima. Waiwala kuti he (Chilima) is the one amene anabera ma votes 2014 kuti DPP iwine. Nde ufuna azapitilize kutibera a Malawi? Iwe ndi Mbulixo bwanji

      2. Koma a MCP mwabowoka mmimba. UTM yakuzunguzani msoro. Tazikangovinani gule. Zitsankho mwanayu ndiye ndi wowinawina…….right strategy, right approach at the right time. Eish! Can’t wait pa May 24 kolumbiritsa

  14. Chilima is shooting himself. If there was rigging in 2014, why didn’t he reveal that time and refuse to be VP. Can’t he see that he is exposing himself to serious questions about what he knew (or know) and why he has kept quiet all this time and has benefited from what was supposed to be 2014 election rigging. I now believe Chilima knows he cannot win the election. Wagwa nayo. Aja amakupopa nakupatsa podium kuti uzinena miyambi alephera kukuwolotsatu.

  15. Question is by then you had taken an oath to uphold the Constitution and laws. What did u do. What did u say. What part did u play. Who directed Dausi. Or was power so sweet u didn’t care.

  16. Khola langa la nkhumba ndilowoneka bwino kuposa Misuku Magistrate Court!

    Nkhumba zanga zingakane kugona mu Court imeneyi. 😁😁😁

    1. MCP ndiye yasanduka PP team B. Onse ali kumene: Harry Mkandawire, Khumbo Kachali, their chief cashgater Abiti, the list is too long. Surrounded by corruption

  18. This is what i’ve been saying, (not that i’m Chilima’s fan) malawi is still a shithole country today even worse than yesterday, only a handful of those who reach their fingers into the cookies jar think the country is developing. How could a whole president with brains stand and tell people (who in return clap hands for him) that he has developed a country when the magistrate’s court looks like that? Malawians, for once, let us stop being naive and stupid by praising leaders who use our taxes to do the little development we see here and there while the masses of our people are living and eating nothing better than pigs. This country needs selfless leaders who can love it and the people in it and no man or regime can brag in claiming development like the money comes from their pockets and which development anyway?

    1. But how can the vice president be proud of his own goverment he has worked for 5 years…….receiving salaries and still claims he can developed the country…kkkkkkk…masange okhaokha…. …this is another shithole…… LET CHAKWERA COME AND RESCUE US.

      1. Chakwerayo ndiye mbola.Where are the genuine MCP supporters? Why has he sold the central region MCP to Mia and Joyce, i.e. to PP?

        1. Nanunso inu, do we have any other genuine MCP supporters than us who are supporting Chakwera and his team? Inu mukanaikilabe kumbuyo ajawa ofuna kukhala pampando za muyaya zija zakalekale zija a Malawi anathetsa mu 1994 zija! Inunso ndiye kayansotuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

          1. Don’t cheat us. There is just one person hit in the heart because of unstoppable Chilima. This guy is writing for MCP on this fora. Ukuoneka kuti wakwiya zedi, kufufuma ngati finye. Take it easy man and begin to accept that Chilima is winning no four ways about it

        2. @ tesa, nanunso mukutichitsa manyazi ndi umbuli wanu apa. In your mind who are genuine MCP supporters? please engage your brain properly before uttering rubish here.

  19. But so dpp rigged 2014 in that area, dausi ochestrated in torching to conceal evidence.

    Now it’s true that 2014 there was rigging🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😱🙄🙄🙊

    Got more questions?

  20. At the end of this campaign period, we will hear more about 2014 elections. Watch the space!!!!!!!!

  22. Love him or hate him, SKC is a hard worker, hands down, if this is a sign of what is to come , then I’m hopeful that Mother Malawi will be on its path to glory with such a tenacious leader

    1. Chilima is a lunatic. He is saying he was not voted into power with APM. Let him resign them if he is honest.

    4. I fail to understand Malawians. The one disclosing this today after 5 yrs is vice president (a cabinet minister) of this country. He was a runningmate in these rigged elections. He was aware that the election was rigged… He was aware and he was part of decision making to send Dausi…He has kept this a secret and today he rise up and tells it. And then the cloud is clapping hands??? What are people clapping hands for…? Even ready to cast our votes for such a person to run this country? I have met several young stupid youth saying they will vote for the Vice President because he is a computer genius, the one who helped DPP rig. Serious???? Please go and hear how he worked at Airtel and Civil servants at Capital hill. Hear how he treats his workmates (juniors) if they are not pretty girls. What is wrong with us as a country??? Are we cursed??? God should help heal this country.

  24. kkkkk Muziti IFE a DPP 2014 tinawotcha Warehouse ya MEC Cholinga Chobisa kuti Tinatobela Zisankho……Kwasalano Yemwe Anawotcha Min of Agriculture ku Capital Hill ….Yemwe anapha Njaunju….

  27. A MEC akuti kulibe chimene chabedwa ngakhale computer imodzi koma choti a MEC ayenera kuziwa ndi chakuti kubera zisankho sukungalire kuba ma computer physically koma in another way monga kapena ndinene kuti anthuwo mwina anabwera kuzapanga instal ma program awo muma computer ndiye muziti sanabe chili chonse nooooo a MEC musadye mufulumira yambani mwawona mwa computer anu ngati sanapangidwe tamper in form of new and strange program installation.

  29. Ndinudi amodzi. It is convenient for Chilima to reveal this today and not back in 2014 simply because he wants to exercise his right to become president – just as he said in the BBC interview. If Peter had agreed to step aside in his favour, chances are he wouldn’t have revealed just as he failed to reveal it when it was a pressing issue in 2014. This man and the DPP are mere opportunists – and they are one. You know who to vote for among the big three!

  30. Bravo we know why hes always been is security positions and so defensive to the govt even on obvious things! Time up Dausi u need to face crimes against humanity with Chaponda retrial after MAY 21st BASOP!!

  31. Why didn’t he reveal all this during court proceedings? We wasted time and resources yet he could have closed it in a nick of time. This Chilima guy can’t be trusted

  32. Ok thanks…. they rigged 2014 election . I believe you were not part of conspiracy because you are able to reveal it with baldness .

    WE NEED DAUSI ARRESTED FOR CRIMINAL OFFENCE He COMMITTED THE VICE PRESIDENT REVEALED IT.
    Now mr mbendera died innocently, if you could have said earlier to the nation could have helped.

    What does our laws says on that? , people must be ARRESTED. Can chakwera arrest those people after taking power? Between chakwera and chilima who can we trust that he can arrest them..?
    These people are destroying young people’s future… we will inherit corrupt Malawi almost finish, amaliza zonse

  33. People, I think Arafat Hamdani-Chilima is confessing by sayng the elections will not be rigged this time around. Goes further to alleging names in the 2014 burning of the MEC warehouse. By not telling the nation all he knows, his credibility is severely eroded. Should voters entrust such a person with any leadership position? Akuchulutsa chibwana ndi kuseweletsa miyoyo ya aMalawi.

  34. Ukanakhala munthu wachilungamo ukananena nthawi yomweyo pomwe zinachitika ,lero wawona kuti game yakula zoyankhula zakuthera.what a cheap politics ,is this issue based campaign?

  35. So who is really thief between the two. For sure we need a neutral man not any of APM and Chilima. No and no many times No. so you have been sitting on this vital pirate of detail all along? Shame on you and indeed Malawi will soon be liberated.

  36. akuba onse a DPP ali njenjenje kunjenjemera chifukwa nthawi nde yatha ….kumpoto kwa dziko lino kwasalidwa nthawi yaitali hence the need for all of us to vote for UTM our only uniting factor chifukwa tonsefe ndi a Malawi ….taonani mmene achewa amakondera chipani cha ng’ona cha mcp….kuonetseratu kuti ngakhale mcp ndi chipani chomwe sichikufunikanso mdziko muno chifukwa nchatsankho…..kutenga makanja ku nsalu kwao kwa chakwera nkumayenda naye dziko lonse akuvina nyimbo za house nasupa makanja amodzi mdziko lonse lino ngati kuti mmadera momwe akumapita mwinamo mulibe magule…..taonani khothi iyo….a Malawi tisalole ndipo tisaimve kuti dpp komanso chakwera ndi mmwenye mia akumupanga sponsor yo plus cashgate joisi banda adzalamulilenso dziko lino…ndi chilima yekha yemwe ali ndi mayankho a mafunso ambiri a mdziko lathu lino….

    1. You are living in another country not Malawi. Didn’t UTM deny Northerners influential positions at their convention? Tell us who from the North holds a senior position in UTM? That’s a sign of how the party underrates people from the North.

    2. Mulumuzana ndiwe chitsilu ndiponso ndiwe mbava ndi chifukwa ukusapota mbava zinzako Chilima, MCP sikufunika mmalawi muno zoona? Iwe mmutu mwako muli mamina okhaoka ngati a UTM akowo. MCP BOMAAAAAAAAA

    3. chikunama ichi sichakumpoto, chitsiru ichi kufuna kupweteketsa anthu a kumpoto ndi chipani chake cha utm chopanda munthu wa udindo waukulu kuchokela kumpotoooooo!! stop nyong’onyong’onyong’ooooooooooooo

  37. So why did he not disclose this all this time. This fool has developed a very dirty mouth- angotukwana kuyaluka.

    Chakwera is ding a decent camaign.

    Aliyense azionere yekha

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