Chilima rejects Atupele claims linking him to Mponela violence

May 30, 2020 Mike Fiko - Nyasa Times 50 Comments

The country’s estranged Vice President Saulos Chilima has categorically refuted claims by United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Atupele Muluzi, who is also runningmate to President Peter Mutharika in the forth coming presidential election,  that he has organised violence at Mponela in Dowa.

Atupele briefed the media in Lilongwe
Chilima: You Atupele stop the nonsense talk

Muluzi in his address to the media at his residence in Lilongwe on Saturday morning accused opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM party leaders of perpetrating acts of violence at Mponela in Dowa to prevent him from addressing a campaign meeting.

He specifically mentioned MCP president Lazarus Chakwera and Chilima as those responsible in organising and sponsoring violence.

Muluzi claimed that their intelligence has informed them that the violence in Mponela was orchestrated by MCP and UTM.
“It is Dr Lazarus Chakwera and Dr Chilima organising the violence,” he claimed.

Asked on what intelligence say about violent acts in Phalombe on Friday where  Chilima’s convoy was stonned, Muluzi said the same people who have been perpetrating violence since last year, an apparent reference to MCP – UTM),  are responsible.

But speaking at Mbulumbuzi in Chiradzulu on his way to Namadidi for a rally, Chilima said he had watched  the video of Muluzi making such claims and dismissed them as fallacious.

“I am warning him to stop that childish ranting. I am not a violent person, I don’t subscribe to violence. I believe in issue-based campaign, free and fair campaign,” said Chilima in his speech monitored by Nyasa Times through Winnie Nyondo live streaming on her Facebook page.

Chilima warmed Muluzi against dragging him to allegations of violence, saying that is provocation and said that will force him to reveal what he called “some information that Malawians don’t t know about him (Atupele),” he said.

Chilima also insinuated that Muluzi’s education qualifications are hanging, and that he will be forced to expose him.

“Let him pass exams first and graduate.. he is streets away behind,” said Chilima.

He urged politicians and their supporters to stop promoting and perpetrating acts of violence against their opponents.

“I condemn violence be it what happened in Phalombe or what is happening in Mponela.

“But voters do not be afraid and don’t hit back if provoked, you weapon is the vote, that’s how you will revenge,” said Chilima.

On Friday an unidentified group of hooligans have attacked Tonse Alliance convoys on separate whistle-stop tours in Phalombe and Liwonde-Machinga.

Several people were  injured and some vehicles damaged after the group pelted the convoys with stones.

This is the second time convoys were attacked this month as political tensions rise ahead of the fresh election next month.

President Peter Mutharika’s convoy was on May 7 2020 pelted with stones in Ndirande Township, Blantyre, while on tour in the city after presenting his nomination papers to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC).

 

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50 replies on “Chilima rejects Atupele claims linking him to Mponela violence”

  1. Mwana wa mbava is useless. He was in China when Chilima was busy with the court case. He is now the biggest beneficiary of the outcome. UDF have been given some oxygen. Wait carbon dioxide is coming again.

  2. Jb made a mistake by calling Peter kuti ndiwakachoso, ndiye ngati peter amamwa kachaso CHILIMA angamwe chani?Kachaso wake no1 ophatikiza ndimasamba achigwada plus NTHUBULOtu eshiiiii pamtsonkhano diso limakhala lafiira ndipo latuluka ndiye amayankhula ndimanjandimanja eshiiiiii aMCP chenjelani nayeni komano ubwino wake mukumudziwa munthuyu kale ndipo pomukhutulira mukupaziwa ndipo pomukhutulapo muzachite kulizunguza thumbalo ka 15 kenako kuzamuponya azapezeka wagwera kumanda afisi muKhwekhwerere🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  3. Chilima usiye kubwebweta usamaganize kuti anthu timaganiza za iwe olo pangono okhaokhawo openga ndi a chamba a nzakowo.Palibe munthu angataye nthawi yake kuti iwe zizakuyendera yiwala zimenezo uli ku banja la temberero panopa palibe mwayi uli onse umene uzapedze pa moyo wako.

  4. A Chilima munatha inu. Anthu anakukhulupilirani last year but now anadziwa kuti mumangobwebweta basi. Tsono mmene mwalowa ku MCP – chipani chopha anthu ndiye mwalemba mmadzi. Mupangitsa anzanu a mcp kuluza chisankho

  5. Atupele Muluzi has been charged with INCITING VIOLENCE on Sunday Police fired tear gas as he was about to speak sparking violent reaction which a Police Station was burnt down. BBC March 20, 2012. is this the type of Vice President
    you want for Malawi?? SAY NO TO THIS TYPE OF VIOLENT POLITICS VOTE A NEW ERA of Government VOTE CHANGE VOTE UTMCP

  7. Tonse alliance is full of shit. If not bring sense to this man Chilima who just outbursts for nothing. If he has evidence why holding it. He need to be open and transparency in all what he says, not lies. Just to remind him that he said when he will be president he will reveal the names of the ministers involved in corruption, up to now, nothing. He is able to mention other names , character assassination is all what he knows. No issue based campaign. If you will be killed, check your bedfellows, they are watching your outburst, they can find a loophole. You know the past history, it is in their blood. Give us issues, not all the time about you. Talk of what Dr Chakwera will do, not your personal issues.

  8. You Chilima,dont make us believe that you are the wisest, PhD yakoyo I know personally who wrote it for you ndiye apa dont make noise about Atupele. After all, who told you that qualifications rule a country, did Jacob Zuma not rule one of the richest country in Africa? Does he have anything?No. So, ukasowa mfundo, just keep quiet. You, your PhD is useless beacuse you have been tricked by MCP, u r under their armpit and udziwanso what politics is all about. Sunachangamuke, uchangamuka suunati. You are too much full of yourself and people see all those things, vote ikugwetsa chagada.

    1. Good Choice Cadet Jacob Zuma to face 18 CHARGES of CORRUPTION and 700 charges of FRAUD you defend Atupele yet you NEVER voted for him in the last election. JOIN A NEW ERA of Government where in Malawi President’s and Cabinet Ministers are charged with Corruption VOTE CHANGE VOTE UTMCP

    2. Cairo, it is clear that you do not know how a PhD is earned! It is not like form four MANEB exams where you sit in a hall and write exams with someone invigilating the exams! Do you even know which University conferred the qualification on Chilima? And don’t compare him to the corrupt dunderhead Jacob Zuma who could not even read numbers! Are you not aware that he was removed from his presidential position because he failed to run South Africa? If Zuma is your role model then you are just as daft as he is! The truth is that you do not know and understand Chilima at all and you, Cairo (I believe you are using a pseudonym) are way, way, way below Chilima’s educational standards. You should know which people have questionable and meaningless qualifications, the likes of ‘Dr’ Ben Phiri, ‘Professor’ Gertrude Mutharika, first ‘degree’ of Charles Mchacha, etc. My advice to you Cairo is to refrain from involving yourself in topics you do not understand.

  9. A Chilima from ndiwine ndine u President to Mr Ndiulula ha ha ha childish Vice President. Taululani zonse zija mwakhala mukuwalonjeza anthu kuti muwulula A Chakwera apeza running mate Mr Ndiulula

  10. Free and fair indeed. People have been listening to your compaigns. To be more precise, at Njamba all you said and did was to verbally attack and call Atupere borgus names. If you don’t know this is one of the things that perpetrate violence amongst us. Stop being childish Chilima. Behave like a responsible VP

    1. @Vince
      You are such a poor Cadet Njamba was after Atupele expressed violence threatened violence even promoted racial hatred of Muslims. Stop your insulting ways a work to help this nation from the corrupt and violent DPP a year ago you did not even vote for UDF. This election VOTE a New EW ERA of Government

  13. Zeze, we also have dark files on you so just shut up. How can you claim to be peaceful when you worked side by side with Ntumbo and ex-reverend Lezala Nyolonyo and Ntumbo to loot and, and burn Lilongwe, and stone in Lilongwe.

    1. Shame the President closed schools will accept your ignorance. Once the NEW ERA of Government is place and has re-opened school please attend.

  14. Kodi sadakhozepo mayeso enieni? A VP munayankhula mu chizungu. Kauthenga ka mayesoka kadakapitanso mu chichewatu. I have always thought so that this guy visited UK and he never did well in his education. Chizungu chake chimamveka koma logic imavuta. He is definitely a dull boy just as his dad. Koma a VC mwati munena zina. Is there anything you would want us to know apart from izi zolephera mayesozi? How on earth this uneducated boy wants to lead us? He will lead us to where? Eeeeeish poor Malawi. God have mercy

  15. We know that Atupele did not graduate from university in uk. He withdrew from university and hiding behind Mutharika to continue lying about his education attainment. Of course education is not a yardstick for performance but lying about qualifications is criminal. Zoyamwiradi ndithu.

  16. Kodi Chilima adasiya za miyambi tsopano? Nanga nkhani ya certificate idayenda bwanji? Mwayamba kubwebweta akulu. kkkkkk

  17. A country without leadership.sorry malawians God should intervene by choosing rightful and visionary leaders.

  18. Violence begets violence, DPP officials in the Southern Region were foolish to think that their acts of violence would not face retaliation in the Central and Northern Regions. It was foolish on two fronts: First, political violence does not work (ask the old MCP youth league and young pioneers and Bakili’s UDF young democrats. Second – geographically DPP has a smaller area to operate from. If this violence is not stopped soon, the MuMu Alliance will be campaigning in the Southern Region only (which includes the so-called Eastern Region. DPP officials need to move fast. And Mwapasa also needs to do his job. Dereliction of duty can land Mwapasa in the ICC – he shouldn’t take this lightly….

    1. Isn’t it the other way round. MCP and UTM are the ones who have been perpetrating violence. Chakwera told MCP supporters to chase people from southern region. He created Nsundwe Boys whi destroyed government property,police cars and killed policeman. Chakwera, Chilima and Mtambo sent thugs to damage shops and businesses. These leaders sent thugs to stone APM convoy and Atupele convoy. So, it is the TONSE alliance that is violent.

  20. atupele muluzi is proving to be very formidable campaigner. He’s taken tonse alliance half ground. Palibe choyipa anganene za atupele koma kutukwana bambo ake etc

  21. Atupele ingonenani kuti mukuopa kupita ku mponelako basi……ndizomwe munamupanga Chilima ku mulanje nokha mwayamba mantha.

    Abwana anu ndi aja kuti akuopa coronavirus koma akukutuma iwe kuti uzikawapangira campaign….the old man just want to use you like a condom idiot open your eyes….

  22. The issue that has been raised by chilima about international court of justice is the way Malawi supposed to go Bakili took a lot of money. Chilima as vice-president president knows what in the office… Lets backup chilima . Bakili must be arrested. There is a case Malawi courts are failing to conclude they say it’s political the case is involving muluzi

  24. Atupele mwana wopusa, alibiletu mfundo, he’s just a cheeseboy, he must just concentrate on eating the money his Crook father stolen from people of Malawi.

  26. Atupele should be reminded that it is during his fathers rule When panga knives were used. One day you the young Democrats stopped NDA demostrations at clock tower in Blantyre. The young Democrats changed to be cadets now and together will be DPP and UDF thugs.Because DPP and UDF leaders believe in violence and push it to opposition Kut anthu aziti ndi opposition.Malawians are clever now, they know who is bad.Before chilima came in active politics, DPP cadets were doing violence and UDF Democrats did the same in 10 years of Bakili Muluzi.The scinerio is like this poor Malawians stone DPP because of anger with poverty levels.Dpp and UDF alliance blames opposition with the aim of making sure no one should look clean.Dirty politics.When DPP and UDF alliance supporters hears this, they stones the opposition car’s or anyone associates with opposition.kupanda nzeru.Then what will happen the opposition will try to revenge. The situation goes bad.Then the Cardiac arrest comes in to Stop violence.Because the country is on autopilot. From coronavirus situations to politics while coronavirus is attacking malawians from one angle, politicial violence destroying Malawians from another angle.At the end Malawi lose lives and properties.Muvi woyang’anira umagweradi mmaso.Personally I blame the ruling party and it’s leaders for enjoying violence to happen perpetrated by DPP cadets.Towards elections in 2019 DPP cadets destroyed UTM Car in Mangochi,how many people were arrested no one dpp blamed Opposition.In ndilande, u arrested some people the same day,u blamed opposition. In Phalombe dpp cadets has destroyed UTM’S Car, how many
    people have been arrested no one, you blame Opposition.conclusion, whenever cadets destroys, damages,beats opposition malawians or kill opposition malawian,the police are quite or don’t do anything apart from say we are investigating, Koma liliboza.But when opposition does anything against the ruling, the police officers rush to arrests opposition malawians. Warning to DPP and UDF alliance leaders and cadets,you guys you don’t have enough time for dirty politics and using violence will make more nyekhwe for you as the courts are just watching and counting days, when 150 days have passes without electing a president.That will be disobeying the country’s court judgement.The 150 days are there because of the courts.Which means if there’s no one elected, judges has Powers to give another direction.Or they can choose another person to be an interim leader until elections are held.Am blaming the DPP for wanting to keep the power at all costs even when the words are written on the wall that the time for DPP and UDF alliance is over.You people you are going to learn your lessons hard way.Wisdom is needed.There was also a day in Ntcheu when the DPP cadets produce panga knives when they were going to Lilongwe last year towards election , intimidating police officers at roadblock,they were in DPP pick up .When these thugs were arrested in Lilongwe, their leaders released them from police custody.Is that justice.There is someone in the DPP who is encouraging this behaviour to flourish in DPP.

  28. For how long are you going to promise people that ‘Ndiulula, mpaka liti?’ Ulurani, we are all ears. Who doesn’t know that you have cupboards full of skeletons? They say “an for an eye” bambo. You are not the first to practice politics and you will not be the last; stop smear campaigns and others will do the same. Clean up you house first before you begin finger pointing, or else that ship your sailing in you will end up sailing solo.

  30. Chakwera and Chilima sent those MCP and UTM thugs. But TONSE alliance rally had mall crowd in Zomba and mvula yakatamula heavy

    1. @Papua
      Kkkkkkkk the Zomba Rally was Massive Mammoth 10,000 times larger than that when Atupele visited and 30,000 times larger than the rally the President has not had. Stop KIDDING Yourself. UTMCP will back to Zomba join them next time be part of a NEW ERA of Government you complain now but the NEW GOVERNMENT WILL SUPPORT YOU unlike the DPP. You did not vote for UDF because of their past.

  31. Musavutike kugenda or kutibulana, voti tinadula kale, and we are choosing only one between the two of you. Sitisankha nonsenu, will only choose one. Siyani ndewu ndipo musiiletu, Tamvana?

  32. I used to respect Chilima but now I have noticed immaturity in him. He doesn’t censor what to say. He speaks too much but with little substance and some of the utterances don’t resonate well to average reasoning Malawian

  33. The whole saga smells ratty. how come the home area of Hon. Atu Muluzi was long declared a ‘no–go–area’ to other political players other than DPP & UDF? Similarly for Phalombe–Mulanje areas? Wasn’t that an opportune time to educate party followers that Malawi is one and for everyone? Are our political leaders really serious and not aware that ‘violence begets violence’ and that the Bible clearly states that him that kills by the sword shall die by the sword? Let’s assume that in the absence of Gen. Vincent Nundwe’s deterrent tactics to keep the peace, ethnic and regional politics are allowed to go unchecked, do our politicians feel that they will be spared by the deepening lawlessness? Unfortunately no one will be spared and with the current international travel restrictions, even those of our leaders with properties abroad will not be able to flee. So please in the name of the righteous God I beg you (leaders) who are behind these ugly and dangerous activities to think carefully. If Malawi descends into total lawlessness, you too will have no where to hide. If you are a leopard that cannot change its spots then may be the only option left for you is to be fair and confine your campaigning to your home areas or what you consider to be your political stronghold while you also accept that your opponents carry out their campaigning in their home areas or strongholds (very undemocratic) but what else do we do in the absence of Gen Nundwe? After all just a few weeks to go before the elections!

  34. This shows how immature our democracy is. In the end we will know that pple will be voting based on region and tribe n not manifestos

  35. Regrettably APM /Atupele camp does not have any issues to present to the public because all their issues failed to materialize during APM’s term. Therefore they are into personal attacks. There is too much corruption, nepotism, regression and ineptitude. Malawi is now a run down state. Just go to the cities, towns and villages. It is seen all over.

  36. Chilima wabayizika ndi atupele hehehe nde mwati mupita kukasuma ku Hague? Skc mwatani kodi odala?

  37. Saulosi. Mmangoti, ndwulula nduwlula penapaliponse? What have you ever exposed about anyone that you’ve threatened to. Za zi basi.

  38. Atupele akanangokhala chete nkumapanga campaign yake. Zotchula mayina zi atavulare ndi iyeyo. Choyamba alibe university degree. Momwe anayambira kubwereza zimamukanika kukhonza. Nchifukwa zoyankhula zake zimakhala zopanda nzeru. Mutu uja ndi owuma kwambiri.

  39. Atupele don’t fear this idiot. Hit him in his underwears. He has been playing with tough fighters. This idiot is talking about education ,that’s nosense. Cilima is completely finished
    Angoziphwisila matenda oposa Corona

  40. DAD’S SON HAS ONCE AGAIN RESORTED TO CRYING TACTICS THE WHOLE OF TODAY INSTEAD OF CAMPAIGNING.HE HAS JOINED APM IN A SELF LOCKDOWN AT AREA 3 WHILE TONSE ALLINACE CONTINUES TO CAMPAIGN.

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