Chilima rules out government of national unity with ‘criminal gang’

June 8, 2019 Owen Khamula -Nyasa Times 35 Comments

UTM president Saulos Chilima has ruled out joining a government of national unity should the Peter Mutharika administration form as solution to the current political impasse over the May 21 poll results.

Chilima  delivered asked President Mutharika to relinquish what he termed ‘criminally assumed power’.

Answering a question from a journalist during a news conference on Friday at the party’s headquarters in Area 10, Lilongwe, Chilima, who is the former State vice-president, said said he could not be part of a “criminal gang” who stole the elections.

“We cannot be part of government with people who stole the elections,” said Chilima.

Asked who would fund a poll rerun should the High Court rule in favour of the UTM and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) election petitions, Chilima said the government has enough money to fund such an election rerun.

“The President has time and gain told us that this election was wholly funded by the government. As long as people are paying tax, the government can fund the rerun,” said Chilima.

The former corporate executive -turned-politician said members of the party are footing the bills for the election case in the High Court.

Chilima, flanked by party officials, including secretary general Patricia Kaliati and publicity secretary Joseph Chidanti-Malunga, appealed for calm among the party’s supporters but pointed out that it should not be interpreted as the party’s acceptance of the disputed results.

He, therefore, warned that the party’s supporters will be requested to release their anger at an appropriate time.

Chilima also delivered a direct warning to President Mutharika, asking him to relinquish what he termed ‘criminally assumed power’.

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35 replies on “Chilima rules out government of national unity with ‘criminal gang’”

  1. I can’t believe how the media is allowing HARDtalk Chilima to suck up most of the oxygen in the arena of the election debate.
    He is a political failure already, and his brand continues to be damaged by self inflicted wounds – like whenever he feels confident enough, when under the influence of alcohol (and other substances) to face the media in a press conference like this. When he literally has nothing significant say.
    Attention and sympathy seeker.
    Moreover, he has damaged the political careers of many, like Akweni Kaliati and Jessie Kabwila, by his overconfidence without performance evidence.
    Now those blind followers ayamba kuchakachika.
    Show the faces of Kaliati and Malunga at the presser, and you’ll see how moody they were. Ngati ali ku maliro.
    Good riddance onsewa.

  2. Kodi anthunu mungospsinjapsinja zoti pitala was sidelin8ng VP ,mwatani inu.
    Atidye nao ose akungoti yes bwana yes bwana
    Ndiomwe mukukana zinthu kusintha

  3. Chilima is a man,ena nonse omwe simufuna zinthu zabwino mudana naye ameneyu and mufune musafune chilima ndi mzika ya dziko lino la malawi and munthu ameneyu ndikatundu ku utsogoleri.Anthu onse opanda maso mphenya komanso osakonda dziko ili ndiomwe mumalankhula zopanda mutu.Ngati mukuona ngati chilima asiya mission yake iyi mulira,musaiwale munabela ma vote,by the way mumbiri ya dziko la malawi ndani anayambitsa chipani miyezi yochepa ndikupeza ma vote amene mnyamatayu wabeledwanso?????.

  4. Even if a Government of National Unity is required, you can never be a member of it. Your hands are dirty. We are digging deeper to unearth your katangale ku road traffic with the issuing of a contract of one of the operators there. We will now take you head on, now that campaign is over.
    I hear that your are asking MEC chairperson to resign? How many times were similar calls made on you when you were stealing money from Government in the name of salary when you were not providing any service to it? Did you resign?
    Jane Ansah satula pansi udindo. Achita monga momwe anachitira Chilima pokana kutula pansi u vice president pomwe sankagwira ntchito ili yonse m’boma.
    Jane Ansah akugwira ntchito yotamandika m’dziko Muno.

  6. Iwe Saulos Chilima let me remind you on the simple issues that you should have realized on your own. General Elections ended on the 21st May 2019. Now there is a LIGITIMATE GOVERNMENT THAT HAS BEEN SWORN IN BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE. THE SAME CHIEF JUSTICE YOU ARE SEEKING SOME HELP. As such the rules of the Land that were relaxed to enable smooth conducting of general elections are over. The Supreme laws of the Land are now working. A WORD OF CAUTION. Do not cry and rushing to AU- Southern African Office with rubbish accusations. The Laws will definitely ARREST YOU. SURELY there is a Government in operation.

    1. Nonsense talk from a thief. Thieves like you and your DPP masters are dragging Malawi back to the stone age.

  7. A government of national unity when you have only 4 MPs who, we are told, have already gone to DPP. In my view, you should join forces with MCP in making it difficult for DPP to breathe since the 62% who rejected APM are mainly from MCP and UTM.

    1. I totally agree with you, if these people are so honest about changing things for the betterment of Malawians, they would work together. In fact they should’ve worked together during the past elections. They don’t coz the change they are interested in it’s not for Malawians but rather for their own pockets and gross. They want to be in power, that’s their creed. It’s not to help Malawians. Do you know that if Chilima has worked with MCP there would’ve been change in Malawi? If Chilima never disrupted the winds of change that were blowing before his opportunistic awakening, there would’ve been change. Put bluntly, It’s almost like Chilima costed us the change our country so much needs.

      To be sincere, the only interesting thing that Chilima could say to grab our attention is that he is joining MCP and getting rid of the Kaliatis and all them people that surrounded him from DPP. It’s either this or just shut up!

  9. Kikikiki this Chilima guy is interesting. You told the whole nation that DPP ndi Ana sangambere, ndi pi iwe nkudya kwako, manga zinatani? You are a time waster. No one can taken you in a government or national unity.

  10. Which tax money are you talking about? Instead of using money for health, education and infrastructure, now you want it for foolish elections as if your five years as VP have done us any good. Just eat your pension in peace and forget about reruns.

  11. Chilima you were fully aware of how yiu and Brian B rigged the previous elections for Mutharika and DPP.
    Foolishly after threatening to reveal how the rigging was carried out Chilima yiu kept assuring voters that this elections there would be no rigging. Now Chilima yiu that there has been rigging. Chilima are you serious?
    You deserve your fate you arrogant, conceited man.
    You and Brian rigged in 2014 for Mutharika. So you thought you knew all there is to know an out rigging. But clearly Brian had not thought you all the tricks in 2014.
    So all I can say is you have no qualities of a leader.

  13. There is no need for a Government of National Unity. I guess you are simply trying to propose it but we don’t need a GNU. Just disappear from the political scene Chilima and go and sell Airtel airtime.. we are tired of hearing your tantrums.

  14. Foolish people. UTM lost the entire tripartite and you should be ashamed of yourself standing in front of cameras shouting that there was rigging. Chilima you are one of the most obnoxious politicians we have ever had. You said ndiwe katakwe, DPP could not rig the election – so how come you are alleging that there was rigging? A Kaliati, munawina chisankho inuyo ku constituency kwanu? Nanga a Masangwi, munawina inuyo? Muzichita manyazi. FOTSEKI.

  15. So what happened on the way to Jericho: https://www.nyasatimes.com/chilima-congratulates-president-mutharika-for-re-election-surprised-with-poll-result/

    This guy has to be taken to the mental hospital for some tests. Akudwala munthuyi tisamusiye chomcho adzavuta 2024.

    By the way, the courts have basically said: MCP and UTM merge. You need to see the big picture here. Where have you seen kuti wokuba waba ku Zomba then ndikukaba ku Lilongwe. Onse oberedwa kupita ku court, then the judge says: ayi nkhaniyi ndi imoodzi. Tizengere pamodzi. hahahaha

    1. Same DPP person commenting – DPP criminal government days are numbered. There were people like DPP before who though they had eternal powers. They are nowhere today. DPP will go down the same drain as other dictatorial regimes, fraudsters, criminals. mark my words.

  16. A DPP mukumva kuwawa, mwayaluka kale. Ife a neutral tikuona ngati wadinda mfundo zamphamvu ndiponso za mzeru zokha zokha.

  19. Saulos who is the criminal gang here?? Look at your convicts, and murders Masangwi/ Kasambara( AKA PINK LIPS) MAKONDI/ SKC/ you full of crap and you got a rotten mouth. Go and get a day job now, you need to make real money instead of getting government free money. YOUR HONEYMOON IS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  20. Mr Saulosi you got only 4 MPs. You contributed to the failure of Kaliati and Chidanti. You promised too many things during your campaign period .Even your wife Mary told you in advance kuti simungawine chisankho nokha. You slapped her. Lero zomwe anthu ankanena zachitika tsono uko ukupangazo nkulira. My brother humble yourself because in 2024 you are likely to make it since chakwera willl not stand . Paja munawauza antbu a kwa kauma kuti 23 May ukukaowa state house. Lero Nanga bwanji osakalowako? Nyumba ya area 12 soon akuchotsamo. Security detail has been removed.MG 2 taken away from you. Please stop drinking and addressing a rally because mowa ndi fodya zimakusokoneza mfana.paja u said DPP are feeling Pheni ( pain) . Who is feeling it now ? It’s you crying

  22. Empty tin.makes a lot of noise that’s kamwana ka Saulosi Chilima kamati kanawinitsa DDP koma kalephera kudziwinitsa, mfana ukuchepa atupele anakuuza siza mangawa izi. Mwana osaduka pa nchombo

    1. This is Tippex thinking from the so called Lex. On the fair play ground your dinasour mchona would amass not even a third of what the crookade MEC led by madando gave him.

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