Chilima off to Britain, to speak at Chatham House on public service and accountability in Malawi
Malawi’s Vice-President and leader of United Transformation Movement (UTM) Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima leaves for Britain on Sunday for a one week visit that will see him speak at the respected Chatham House – The Royal Institute of International Affairs – in London and attend a political summit at the House of Commons.
Special Assistant to the Vice President on economic affairs Milward Tobia said in a media statement on Saturday that Chilima’s visit to United Kingdom is for “a holiday and private engagements.”
He said Chilima will return to Malawi on October 21 2018.
However, a programme of events seen by Nyasa Times indicates that while in UK, Chilima -who ditched the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) – will speak at Chatham House in London on Wednesday October 17 and his talk will run between noon to 1pm (1pm to 2pm Malawi time).
Organisers of the talk at Chatham House said Vice President Chilima will discuss the formation of his new party UTM, and how to foster intra-party democracy.
“He will present its approach to poverty reduction, addressing economic instability, and challenges ahead of next year’s elections,” reads a brief from organisers seen by Nyasa Times.
According to the organisers, public concerns of periodic food shortages and power outages, together with continuing fiscal uncertainty amidst spiralling public debt, bring added significance to the electoral process and beyond and significant pressures on the next government.
Malawi will hold presidential, parliamentary and local ward elections on May 21 2019.
Chatham House pointed out that Chilima‘s decision to form UTM, as well as the return of former president Joyce Banda to mainstream politics, mean that with such issues at stake and political discourse dominated by allegations of corruption, Malawi’s leaders across the spectrum will need clear policy focus to address the country’s significant challenges and meet citizens’ needs.
While in the UK, Chilima is also scheduled to deliver a speech at a political summit on Thursday October 18 in the evening at the House of Commons, Grimond Room, Portcullis House in London.
“The summit will be looking at the narrow and broad concepts of political-will to act, and the public-will’s power to react, in the very context of an individual leader, or collective leadership actions in critical political decision-making in governance,” organisers said in a statement.
London Political Summit has created a special award African Peace Accord Award which will be given annually to any African leader who embraces peace, values democracy and exhibits high level of political maturity and tolerance.
Chilima has also been invited to attend a political awards gala on Friday October 19 2018 at London Metropolitan University.
The awardees will go through strict criteria and vetting. Some of the criteria used will be political tolerance, people-oriented leadership, political accountability and political morality among other vital issues in governance.
The first recipient of the award will be Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta following their Peace Accord Handshake which ended political acrimony and intolerance after Kenya’s election in 2017 which had threatened to divide the country and increase of violence.
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Mnyamata amakhala ndi ndevu za imvi? Mnyamata amakhala wobadwa in 1971-2? Angasewere mpira at his age? That aside, tell us who is funding the trip? Why can’t you speak in your own parliament? If Trump can’t create 500,000 jobs with a population of 400 million can you create jobs with 16 million? Bodza unaphunzira kwa Bakili. You are part of the mess Malawi is facing. Kunyenga umanyengako mpaka kutinyenga tonse a Malawi?
Now Mr. Chilima tell us who is funding this trip of yours? Ok now why is that you say you are going out for a Holiday and yet you know for sure you have some hidden agenda in you stomach?
Is this how you shall be running your office if at all by accidentally you win the elections? Now listen as much as your moovemnt is slowly dying you should quickly come back to your senses and repent otherwise darkness looms your future.
choka inu cadet mulibe nkani, chilima walakwila chani amalawi nothing, mungolubwalubwa basi munyozeletu ntawi yanu ndi inoyi
Away with Chilima….wofuna kubweretsa mzimu wa uchigawenga woukira makolo athu. Kuukira bambo wako kufuna ufumu akagwere!
Olo mutati sadzabwelanso tilibe naye ntchito…..crook ngati ameneyu. Akupusitsa anthu kuti APM walephela. Truth is APM together with him (SKC) have failed. Kodi munthu ungakane chimbudzi kuvomela mikodzo? Amalawi wake up and see. Amene awononga dzikoli ndi onsewa omwe akunena anzawowa ndi onenedwa omwewo.
eyaaaa tiyeni tione ko nkhope zina – nanga ndi iyi regime tili nao leloyi????????????????
awa tawaona mavinidwe ao, tione ko chilima ma style ake. kulubwalubwa koseku kuopa kuululidwa cashgate. acina jb akhale pa bench.awa ndiongopereka malangizo komaso ngati ali ndi maganizo ooneka ku anthu, other than that she need go and nurse her legs-they are getting worse let alone her health.
or another cashgate- we got the phwiyos still lingering around still partying on our taxes,
the current regime pitala- went to US for how long and how much he spent on his leave or he was using his pension from south bend if at all he has.
we need to revamp the country. go go go go saulos. tikuimenyela ndithu nkhondoyi. these vampires agulitsa ziko kwa ma china, amwenye. lelo tikuika zipukwano as statues za kumaiko koti ana atha sanganene pa history yao. dzana lija atupele minister was posing with the indian seniors plus nkondiwa there in india basi leo akuti tiike cipukwano ca ku india kwathu kuno. ikani muone. minister of health to minister of what iwe tupele.
zipatala zathu zaola kulibe cocitika. koma mabwana akadwala kutumizidwa ku india just for hernia repair, kapena ma zotulka zibalobalo zothamangitsani ndi HIV mxiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
tikufuna kuona ZINA IFE.
Kodi iwe, bungwe la utm ili wasiyila ndani? Ukufuna ukaputidwe mphepo zina? Kwa registra kuja upitaso liti?Pamene ukulandila ndalama za malipilo koma udasiya kugwira ntchito,kodi kumeneku sikuba?Amalawi, munthu uyu chilungamo mulibe ganizani mozama,,,,,
Go Chilima go! you are not because Britain it is where our freedom come from not from akuti ku USA zachani,
we bless to have this vice president in Malawi , everything is possible with him and Malawi will accelerate
bora iyeyu akulandila salary ya ulele kusiyana ndi enawa akubelani billions of kwacha through chimanga and escom, mukuiwala ambiri tili over 30 years koma antu atudyela misonko yatu yotandiza antu akudwala Ku chipatala misonko koma ndalama tikumapeleka koma odwala zikuwafikila antu akugula ma vx ndindalamazo nanga ife tikakula kapena kudwala mesa timayembekezela anzatu akutamangatamanga misoko yao izititandiza Ku chipatalaso osati kudyebwa , akuba misonko onse chaka chamawa akuchoka mboma
this a vice president whether you think akulandila salary ya ulele ndikwa mbuli ngati iweyo amene simukuona ubwino wake mupite kusukulu mwina umbuli ungakuchepeleni ma cadet nu
You should also explain the Part you played in Messing up the 2014 Elections and how you Tried to manipulate the Mchinji bye election( Kuchingale).That will be Accountability. Ife sitiombera Mfiti mmanja Ngati Chosadziwa- mukafuse Atcheya.
Going on holiday after applying to attend conferences in the UK. Zayambika kusokonyezekatu ku UTM.
This is a big deal
Zazii! Gulu lasokonezeka ili,two weeks now no show!
Gulu lilipo. Mavoti si lero. Just wait. Ena aja alibe mfundo. That is why they were following wherever the grouping was going. Some are still following though they don’t like it. Why are they following it? The clueless wolf pack were slashing prices of beer in order to disturb the grouping’s rally. Organizing crimes by burning it’s property. Why? Today the wolf pack is saying that the grouping is a drunkard folks. I think that those who were slashing prices of beer are the ones who are drunkards and drug addicts. Because we have evidence. The matter of registration is in court so they have to wait. That’s it
Uyendebwino Baby chilima. Uzikanamanso mabodza ako aja namalegeni iwe.
Good development speak the truth thou not like ur boss who says we moving from poverty to prosperity has he even been in public hospitals? has he even been on the 6-24 hours plus electricity load-shedding? Has even seen how the salaries of civil servants literally pay for almost nothing nowadays with high rentals, food, fees car and health bills while he is living on tax payers money and bribes with his 70 mill and $ 2 mill in foreign acc etc Whos really prospering here?
Political accountability should begin with you bwana. Admitting that Malawians voted for you but you have not delivered as per what you promised together with Mutharika. That is very important before calling others all sorts of names. Mindful also the fact that you are the Vice President who is there on paper and not on the ground. Getting paid while doing nothing. Hoping and fantasizing that a president dies one day and you take over…… this is all in vain and does auger well with political accountability. So deliver your speech boss with clear conscious!!!!!!
When God says YES………..nobody can say NYOOO…………Go! Go! and proclaim the evils and downfall of our country. Go! Go! and tell the world the hypocrisy of our leader and his ministry, tell the world the stubborn of our president, he doesn’t listen and careless to our own Constitution which was gazetted to run the welfare of Malawians, instead, our president has become a chalkboard master in thieving Malawians tax payers, chalkboard in nepotism, chalkboard corruption and bribes, He has become a chief cash gater in all government institutions by appointing directors close to Syphon billions of kwachas for him and his DPP family. Plse SKC we trust and looking forward for your true representation as Malawians hope depending upon you.
Munthu osowa chochita uyu. You can even have a 5 months holiday our Malawi won’t b affected by ur absence. He choose to b against the government yet he still receive benefits as VEEP kubatu uku. Kulandira salary yosayigwilira ntchito
kkkkkk yeah adzakuvotera ma British omwewo. Yambani kale mwalembetsa chipani, kodi ku court pa 12 october zatha bwanji momwe mukuthawira ku UK?
Chilima has worked with bad people like APM the thief. He worked with Dumbo Lemani. He is surrounded by arrogant people like Akweni, Masangwi, Kasambara the known criminal, etc.. Surely if Manondo were released he would join utm. Alamu Pumani Mwakalamba ngwakuba. Zameer was forced to give him K145 million. We don’t know how much he has pocketed from Mota Engil nd Master Construction. Dpp is stealing through contractors.
I love our land Malawi, the land of the lake and mudfish. In our land all rumours end up to be true. We have heard of this “private UK trip” since two weeks ago within the context of UTM or UTM/UTP imbroglio, kuchapa nkalabongo etc. Some commentators even brought in labels such as “moto wamapesi” among others. I hope that as the VP and leader of UTM is making his presentation at Chatham House, he will tell people of his larger than life legeni (catapult) for dealing with apumbwa my dzipwete. This will enable assessment of the maturity level of his leadership, level of political tolerance and peace building using his legeni. Bonne voyage VEEP of Malawi and leader of the Chilima Movement aka UTM.
Safe trip your Excellency.
Maloto a chumba awa….
Yendani makora you’re an elephant Chatham House doesn’t fall for bssketweavers. Even Chihana never had the opportunity to address such a critical audience and this is a simple message: don’t mess up with Chilima’s security detail nor entertain evil machinations on him the international community is watching he on CCTV. The young man is not brilliant but courageous and tolerant
U “Excellency” wachokela kuti? … simply, jumping the gun. Aaaaah.
Looks like a loaded itinerary. May 2019 loading. This country needs action oriented leadership.