Chilima registers at Area 18 in Lilongwe for Malawi 2019 polls, says ‘Basop!’

August 1, 2018 Wongani Chiuta -Nyasa Times 29 Comments

Malawian Vice-President Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima, who is leading a United Transformation Movement (UTM)  and his wife  Mary Chilima on Wednesday registered  to vote in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Election at Area 18 Anglican church registration centre in Lilongwe.

Chilima at Area 18 Anglican church registration centre in Lilongwe
Mrs Mary Chilima registers
SKC keeps his registration certificate safe in his pocket

The couple was happily welcomed by all the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) staff at the centre.

And when the Vice President was told that his registration process was over – within a minute- and that what remained was to come and vote on polling day, Chilima  said; “Basop! Ndikudziwa ozamuvotera [I know who to vote for],” sending the staff in stitches.

Chilima has been encouraging Malawians to go and register as MEC is now in phase three of voter registration which so far has been smooth devoid of the challenges encountered in the first and second phases.

“Every Malawians of voting age should register to vote and choose a government of their choice,” Chilima said.

The registration exercise is currently in Lilongwe District, where about one million voters are expected to register.

MEC chairperson Jane Ansah said the electoral body expects more people to register because Lilongwe is the only district covered in phase three.

Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) urged MEC to engage the public throughout phase three of the voter registration exercise currently underway in Lilongwe urban and rural.

CCJP national coordinator Boniface Chibwana observed that there are still some people who are reluctant to register because they have lost confidence in elected leaders after the May 20 2014 Tripartite Elections.

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29 replies on “Chilima registers at Area 18 in Lilongwe for Malawi 2019 polls, says ‘Basop!’”

  1. If the north votes pp, Mcp wins. If they vote mcp, Mcp wins. If they vote UTM, mcp wins. If they vote dpp, mcp wins. This is because the south is splintered. Only the central region is solid.

  2. CHILIMA JUST WAIT MCP WILL BURRY YOU DOWN WITH OVERWHELMING VOTES IN CENTRAL REGION…. MCP WILL LEFT YOU SPEACHLESS AND CONFUSED….

  3. We need to salute SKC for his courage. It is uncommon for a political novice to rally veteran politicians behind him. He must have something in him that sets him apart. He has seen an opportunity presenting itself to him and has decided to latch on to it.

    He has taken advantage of our uneven political landscape that is not grounded on principles but on personalities as long as the personalities have potential to affect social-economic well-being of certain disgruntled fortune seekers.

    He has calculated the risks and realised that he will lose nothing if he loses. But if he wins it will be a massive bonus. However, the only concern is the way he has decided to do it. He initially believed that he could displace his boss before the boss was ready to go and was on the positive side of the constitution . This is a serious insult to the man who picked him from a position of political obscurity to become the second most powerful man in the land.

    Such character traits are dangerous and it would be right and proper not to trust power in them. Such people are unpredictable given such enormous powers to lead a country.

    Let us enjoy the entertainment that he is providing, but I do not see anything beyond it!

    2. Mukaterohow mukuona ngati mwatsitsa mfundo? Tamakangolembetsani mudzavote chaka cha mawa basi isa!!!!!

  4. Kuzikayikirako thus y simukutu8kuka… i like chilima because he is confident enough to face the battle …CHILIMA YOMWEYO KAYA MNENE ZANUZOOOOOOO OUT 20 PEOPLE I MET EVERYDAY WHEN DISCUSSING POLITICS ATLIST 13 SAYS CHILIMA NDI DEAL THE REST SHARES MCP AND DPP INE KUMVA KUKOMA ….CHILIMA 2019 BOMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA B ASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS INESO AM CONFIDENT ENOUGH WITH HIM as a result i impart my confidence in chilima to other people in the rural areas …. i

  9. For those that r wondering why he has registered in Lilongwe rather than his home ntcheu it’s all bcz z planning to rig. He thinks voting in ntcheu then driving back to either LL or BT he will waste much time which he can capitalize in rigging

  10. Mwina tu simukudziwa anthutu kujaku akuti “nanunso ndinu mbava nso”. Akuti mukadakhala kuti si ndinu mbava bwezi mutachita blow the whistle mu chaka choyamba or chachiwiri. Akuti nso mukadakhala kuti mukunena zoona sibwenzi mukufuna kuyima pa ticket ya DPP, akuti mukunena zonsezi chifukwa adakukanani kuyima. Chizungu chake akuti ndinu “disgruntled”. Ena akuti ma voti mudabera ndinu hence you are not trustworthy or not fit to be entrusted with people’s taxes. Enanso akuti azinzanuwo akukhudzidwa ndi ziphungu e.g. kugula ma tractor mwa chinyengo komanso katangale wina ndi wina. Ena akuti or ma reforms adakukanikani umboni wake ndi ku Road traffic palibe chanzeru chimene mungaloze. Palibe chidasitha ayi m’malo mwake anthu akuvutika kuposa kale, katangale wachuluka kuposa poyamba. Ena akuti bola Kongolesi osati inu ayi nde don’t be over confidence. Paja amati “wakutsina khutu ndi m’nansi”, ine ndakutsinani khutu apa.

    1. Boss you cant easily blow a whistle in our Politics. You learn and gradually you try to change things koma anthuwo akukanika then just leave them and expose them. Remember the guy said it kuti no one wanted to change when he was at Njamba? Again if it is true kuti iyeyo adabera mavoti, it means therefore we indeed have a President who is a thief for why could he accept to lead us atabera?

  11. KKKKKKK …. CHILIMA JUST WAIT AND SEE THE OVERWHELMING MCP VOTES FROM CENTRAL REGION .. DO YOU REALLY KNOW HOW DEEP ROOTED IS MCP PA HOME GROUND PA KWAWO……?

    1. Emusipi does not win in the city you idiot. Where he has registered is under myuda uja who won as an independent but now chewing in DPP

  12. Chilima watsukuludzidwa ndi Mr Chipwete to the extent some of us see him as a poisonous snake now.

    1. Thanks Mr Chopwete….I am going back to Chakwera from UTM…UTM imatitseka mmalo……How can me as youth who want change dine with Kasambala? How can I work with Masangwi nortorius DPP governor? UTM executive yonse Catholic……All associating with UTM will soon learn they aren’t change we want….am disappointed…

  13. Ukamapita ku mpikisano uliwonse avoid being over confidence chifukwa ukaluza umayamba BP, kenako mutu wa ching’alang’ala, kenako kutsegula m’mimba dysentery, kenako Asthma, suger nso imakwera. So don’t be over confidence pajatu mamuna nzako mpachulu. You have good strategies but be you assured that your colleagues have strategies also. Inu simunaone BB which was over confidence atayikwapura pa Bingu Stadium mu Airtel top 8, kenako inayamba chifuwa chija chokoka mtima

  14. Mpaka ‘Basop’ kikikikiki man inutu mwapupuluma kwambiri. Tabwezani moto pang’ono. Tachotsani phazi pa accelerator pang’ono mungadzakomoke mutaluza. Anzanu ayambakale kulira ku Zimbabwe uku kikikikiki.

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