Chilima presidential ambitions ‘on pause’ to save Malawi: ‘July 2 vote will be grand Nyekhwe’

Vice President Salous Chilima says he has put on hold his presidential ambitions to support Dr Lazarus Chakwera as presidential torchbearer of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) a ticket that represents Tonse Alliance of nine opposition parties so that the two join forces to redeem the country.

Chilima(L) is running mate to MCP presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera seen here together in Mzuzu
MCP rally in Mzuzu

Chilima said this on Sunday to record crowd that attended the Tonse Alliance first rally at Mzuzu upper stadium.

“My presidential ambitions are on pause. I have done this to save the country by supporting and standing with Dr Lazarus Chakwera,” said Chilima, who is also UTM Party leader.

He said the alliance has been formed to redeem and unite the country.

Chilima said himself and Chakwera fought the court battles against the May 2019 tippexed elections and graced the proceedings at the court for months, even during the hot months of September to November, to obtain justice for Malawians.

The Veep then paid tribute to witnesses who took courage to testify and give evidence, the lawyers who gallantly directed the case for UTM and MCP and the judges for braving threats and bribery to deliver justice.

Chilima said himself, Chakwera, the witnesses and the lawyers have done their part by obtaining electoral justice from the courts and now it’s the turn of Malawians to do their part on the ballot.

“We have done our part and it now your turn to go and vote in large numbers on July 2, 2019 for greater victory,” said Chilima.

He said the court victories seemed impossible to many but their persistence to seek justice has paid off.

“They (DPP) talked of Nyekhwe. But the Courts have shown them Nyekhwe. On July 2, it will be mother of all Nyekhwes as the alliance will win the elections,” said Chilima.

He said the Tonse alliance is not a family dynasty but is there to uplift the lives of Malawians and unite the country.

Chilima said reports making rounds that DPP operatives plan to tamper with the 2019 voters roll or burn Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) offices will not yield anything as the opposition already has the information.

The Veep assured UTM supporters that the alliance is for their own good and that the party’s manifesto will be incorporated into the alliance package.

He cited plans such as one million jobs, cheap fertilizer at K4 495, K70 billion loan scheme to benefit women and the youth, free water and electricity connection, and monthly honoraria for the elderly as some of the manifesto plans to being incorporated into the alliance.

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38 replies on “Chilima presidential ambitions ‘on pause’ to save Malawi: ‘July 2 vote will be grand Nyekhwe’”

  1. Wakondwa mu mtengo wa mango, ndiye Absalomu akuti ali pa pause Shaaaaaaa!!! kkkkkk!!!!! Davide polira maliro ake a Absalomu anati mwana iwe wafelanji Absalomu!!!!!!!!!! Nkhondo iyi ya ndale ikufanana ndi ya David (APM) komanso mwanawake Absalomu (Chilima) ndipo yayambika — Camp iliyonse yatumiza ma Generals and ma Commanders kukamenya nkhondo ya campagn kkk !!!!! ziliko chaka chino… Fellow Malawians am comparing this battle with what happened in the Bible times please read 2 Samuel 18 vs 1 – 33 > the Almighty Yahweh is in total control, Absalomu afera zake zomwe… asamale ndithu – this General called Chakwera is a wrong choice.

  2. UTM has only 4MPs and that is the only UTM power on the ground. Anthu kumudziku UTM sakuidziwa. And I doubt if chilima really got 1m votes. Each party which got over 1m votes has over 40 MPs in parliament. Atupere with 250000 votes has over 15MPs in parliament. How come kachilima got 1m votes but only 4MPs? Figures are not correlating here. Truth be told, kachilima got far less votes than 1m that’s why he got only 4MPs.

    That’s why UTMCP shall lose again because with 4MPs, kachilima is bringing nothing on the table.

  3. Well done Chilima. This country needs an urgent rescue plan from DPP. These people have destroyed the country so much. A complete departure from Bingu’s vision. Malawians, please support MCP/UTM to remove these destroyers from power. They have lost all court cases including appeals. This is a sign that their defeat is inevitable if we unite and vote in large numbers against them.

  4. Bwana Chilima, inuyo ndi amuna. Tikudziwa kuti ndichokhumba cha aliyese kuti akhale President that is why ngakhale nkhalamba imakakamilabe pa udindo ngati umenewu, koma you have decided to humble yourself, guess what comes? You will be lifted up, it will be the same God who will lift you up. I have done my own research after the Supreme Court judgement, 90%of Malawians are happy and the Country is just in a very good mood unlike the way it was for the period of 10months, this means Mr Chilima and Chakwera including all parties, you have taken the burden of Malawians on your shoulder. You are the hope of Malawi, don’t listen to the Devil, for we know his mission is to steal,kill and destroy, be strong and courageous! Osalankhula nawo zonyozana mmene apangila ena, I tell you, the best revenge is to be unlike your enemy.

  5. Chakwera is related to John Tembo. John Tembo plucked Chakwera from his church as a pastor and imposed him as MCP leader despite long-term members wanting to contest for the party’s leadership. John Tembo is linked to Dr Banda through Mama C. Tamanda Kadzamira. Tembo was the mastermind of the killings and atrocities of the MCP regime. Chilima get your facts right. And Chilima you are related to Callista who told us that you (Chilima) can only be president. Where is Callista now?

    1. Zandi, you have your ‘facts’ wrong about the relationships outlined above. Go and do a thorough research to come up with true information. Do you even know how Chakwera became the President of MCP? Surely you do not know!

      1. He has a daughter in law whose mother was Tembos girlfriend for a long time and they even have a whole grown child together. The whole of Malawis older generation knows that

  6. His presidential ambition on pause. When will they be on again, you snake Chilima. Uyu uyu ndi mwana wa njokadi. He is hiding his poison but people know him well well. Akujudula sunati.

  7. Hillary Clinton thought she was winning. Then boom!! Donald J Trump is your president. Against all odds Dpp wrestled back power from Jb. 2 July we go again

  8. Cilima how long have you been vice president and failed to save Malawi
    Atupele the youngest than you old vagabond is on his way coming. He will knock you down. You have let us young people down. Now we are with Atupele.iwe watha baasi ngati underwear sungapitise kwa telala

  9. On pause because he had no choice. DPP did not want him, MCP was ok going alone and he had no chance going alone. In other words, politically done before he even started. Was VP and will remain VP for the next 10 years if they win that is. After 10 years a younger more popular successor from MCP will emerge and take over from Chakwera. Done!

  10. Dr Chilima,
    Don’t EITHER listen to wat Dpp propagandists wil be saying OR be intimidated by their (dpp/udf) alliance
    What you’ve done is all we wanted you to do.
    Ur humbleness wil dearly pay off.
    Ife tikulipirani pokuvoterani mwa unyinji , we’re tired of these thieves
    Let those crying cry for they’ll cry even more louder after July 2.
    They know that by 12 noon on 2nd July, Dpp wil be out govt~MARK MY WORDS

  11. Chilima is made of sterner stuff.
    His decision to park his Presidential ambitions for now for the good of Malawi speaks volumes. There is no way APM, even in his acting capacity, can win except, perhaps, through rigging as he did last May. Let’s face it APM lacks independent thinking and the so many blunders he’s been making is because his so-called advisors take advantage his weaknesses, resulting in fiascos.

  12. And how come chilima got 1,000,000 votes but only 4 MPs? Does it mean kuti people were voting chilima alone and not UTM MPs in all those places? Just divide 1M by 4, you will get 250,000, is this the number of votes an MP was getting to win on UTM ticket? To me, I can’t believe that a party which got 1M votes on president can get just 4MPs. What this means is that chilima did not get 1M votes. He got far less, equivalent to 4MPs. Chilima’s presidential votes were erroneous trust me.

    Atupele’s 230000 votes make alot of sense because he got 15 MPs out of it. 230000 divided by 15 gives us an average of 15333 votes per MP. This is what UDF MPs indeed got on average to win the sits.

    So, chilima’s 1M votes against 4MPs does not make sense. MEC might have just given chilima some figures just to balance up.

    Such being the case, chilima is NOT a heavyweight as we have been made to believe. In fact he got fewer votes than Atupele.

    Let me repeat, it is not possible for a presidential candidate to get 1million votes and get only 4MPs. Never.

  13. Forget it ku court mwawina chiyani? zachinyengo ziri tho kumenekozo iwe SCK and Lazarus you are called Drs with all your consciousness is that judgement fair are you serious? Iwalani ngati mumayesa court ilamula kuti chakwera ndiye anawina tikumana pa ground aphwanga mwachepa kwambiri winayu adzipita pagome kalalikira kuti nkhosa zipulumuke and winayu akayambe yake ija ya ma units nanga tinamutola tamutsukako basi pakwana bwererani konkuja wawa

  14. That’s politics no honest person ; we read from some Facebook post Dowa MP days before that you were given a take it or leave it position and accordingly you got bread crabs. Therefore trying to save face by saying am on pause is hypocrisy of the highest order. Lastly how old is Rev Chakwera not your age ndiamudhala defeating the much tauted youth factor you championed in DPP

  15. Thanks chilima utsogoleli wabwino ndikuziwitsani,ndipo blue print ya utsogoleli wabwino imachokera kumwamba.Sikuti anthu onse angasangalale ndi chilima leadership.Dpp cadets akuziwa Kut zawo zatha pakadali pano Tonse alliance yili ndi 55 % of votes.Already 50+1% ndiye kwasala 45%, this is where DPP had 38% votes.The truth now is DPP will let some of the votes to opposition it’s fact.Inside 38% there is votes from MEC commissioners in form of tippexed results sheets, there a %centage of that,fake tally sheets has its share too,dublicates forms has a share too and what about those votes which were subtracted from Chakwera and Chilima votes to make sure that Peter Munthalika leads.If we subtract all this DPP will remain with 13% of total.By the end of June I doubt if there would be any more votes for DPP in Malawi.Its a big nyekhwe coming for guys.Clever DPP cadets now or sink with the ship on July 2.Ndangodutsa sinatchole nkhwani.Politics is science imagination kuganiza Mossman.People in DPP you don’t use your brains when deciding.

    1. Politics is science imafuna kuganiza mozama.The lomwe belt votes will be shared with Tonse alliance.Yawo votes will be shared with Tonse alliance.Lower shire votes will be shared and majority of the votes will go to Tonse alliance.Central region votes majority yipita Ku Tonse alliance and North Malawi votes you already know where the votes will go.All this, it’s because malawians are tired of poverty and being taken for granted for so long.Amalawi akufuna kuwonetsa kusintha in their lives.Better future yili Ku Tonse alliance.Frm top comment the 38% DPP got in 2019, there’s a percentage of tippexed results sheets, fake tally sheets, dublicates tally sheets and the votes which were subtracted from Chakwera and Chilima votes by MEC commissioners through their officials..The 7% remaining was for UDF,nil and void votes and for other parties.Automaticaly DPP and UDF alliance has no chance of winning this coming election.

      1. Kkk lomwe belts chani kkklkk. Kodi which one is the lomwe belt. The yaos and Lomwes come from the same districts except for maybe one of too. The votes Saulos got in Zomba, he will never see them again.

  16. Komatu paja Munatitsanzika Bwana kuti Mukupita ku PLOT # 1. Tsono zatani? Tinene kuti mwavomereza kuti game iyi siya mababy eti? I remember Goodall Gondwe and Chimunthu Banda told you kuti ” Si zawana izi”. I think Bwana Chilima mwachepa nazo. Munafulumira kuufuna udindo wa U President . Now please if you win with Lazaro which is doubtful , you will serve as VP for the next five years. Inutu muzakhalabe a delegated VP. My advice is that musazamuchite Chakwera chipongwe kufuna kuti mumuchotse pa udindo. Paja mau anu munkati ” Udindo wandichepera”. Tsono lero bwana chilima u VP wakukwanirani? Chodabwitsa munkauza anthu kuti DPP ikuba ndalama Mboma. Lero mwalumikizana ndi Mayi Joyce Banda – Mother of Cashgate mu Tonse Allliance . Ndiye tikukhulupilirani Bwanji?
    I think mwagwa nawo game a Chilima . Asiyireni akuluakulu mpka inu mufike 57 after you serve your VP position for the next ten years ngati Lazaro angawine.

  17. … On pause because you are cornered idiot. Get lost pompous son of a b….. Tell yous boss chakwera that he will finally get the battle he has been seeking against adad. And adad will defeat him fair and square. Beating mcp is our specialty

    1. Zotukwanazi ndiye ayi. We need issues based arguments.
      Chilima is a true Statesman in the eyes of many. The mere fact that he has parked his Presidential ambitions for now for common good speaks volumes.
      Incidentally, wakufa sadziwika.

    2. Tangolembani chilomwecho inu, nanga eni ake a chizungu aziona Makakana mwayanika apawa?@mzati

    1. He is because he went and congratulated sondwe ppo for killing police officer. U idiot upose apa iwenso ndiye mbuli ya mbuli zonse basi

  18. Paground pokha ndiye iwalani. DPP imatengela Boma pa ballot osati ku Khoti. Pa ground simangawine ngakhale zitavuta bwanji? DPP-UDF ndi Boma.

    1. Through rigging. This time around you will know that Malawi is for all. To hell with the corrupt and evil unwanted brutes

    2. If imatengera pa ballot then why they employed Tippex?????? Which ground? You mean a sham of an election?

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