Chilima says he won’t resign as Malawi VP: Speaks to Malawians in UK
Vice-President Saulos Chilima, who is in the United Kingdom (UK) on private tour, says he will not resign from his post as the country’s second-in command.
His comments rubbishes the joint Civil Society Platform on Governance, which on Thursday October 18 called for the resignation of Chilima, accusing him of drawing a salary and benefits from government without doing work.
Chilima said on Thursday evening that he will not bow down to calls from some sectors of the society for him to quit his position as elected vice president.
The Vice President, who is also an interim leader of United Transformation Movement (UTM), said: “I will not resign because some people are holding press conferences. Let them hold the press conferences as that is their right to do so. They have the freedom to think or say any garbage but one thing is certain. I will not resign.”
Chilima made the remarks at Hilton Hotel in Northampton when he attended a dinner hosted in his honour by Diaspora Malawians.
“This is not about Saulos Chilima, this is a movement to make Malawi a better for all. Malawi needs all of us to change and the time is now.
“Asking me to resign will not stop the movement because I am not the movement. The movement is for the people. I am but just one of the people who believe in the cause for a better Malawi,” said Chilima.
Chilima urged the Diaspora Malawians in the UK to actively take part in the development of their country saying “everyone has a duty and responsibility to make Malawi a better place for all.”
The Malawian vice president came to the dinner without any fanfare as is the case with most politicians when they travel abroad.
Chilima travelled to Northampton from London with his entourage comprising his aides, a one and half hours journey, by train and hired a taxi to the hotel using his personal money.
He also paid for the dinner at the hotel for himself and his delegation and interacted with the Malawians who attended the event.
Speaking earlier, UTM’s UK wing chairperson Dr. Aubrey Makhalira thanked Chilima for honouring diaspora UK Malawians’ call to have an engagement with them, saying the vice president is a true leader who has Malawi’s best interests at heart.
Said Makhalira: “Dr Saulos Chilima is a leader with a great vision for Malawi. He is the kind of leader that Malawi needs to transform. With him at the helm, Malawi will never be the same.”
A cross section of Malawians from all walks of life attended the event and travelled across the UK including England, Scotland and Wales and from far and wide.
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GO SKS GO SKS GO SKS ASIYENI APUMBWAWA ALIBE FUNDO PAJA ALIBE POLOBULEMU TISAIWALE TINAZIVERA TOKHA sizinacokele mma nyuzi. yekha ndithu pakamwa pokhala nagti mlamba paja. at least izi nnamuvapo otherwise he can stand by the podium for a good hour sindivapo kanthu.
the guy had to go for speech therapy b4 becoming presdent.
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk ZAINABU jounalist uja anakangomunyangana kudasbwa naye ndi mmene ankalankhulila
SKS SO ARTUCULATE ,CLEAR AND COINCISE. TIYE TIYE TIYE SKS
SCK will not step down as VC. The position is strategic for UTM; “draining the swamp” . It is not about the salary or benefits. It is the position which is important. We need to remember that without being VC, we wouldn’t know that there is another son of Malawi who can provide alternative voice. “Our country our home”
olo mutanyoza chotani UTM izasintha zinthu anthu awiri omwe mumalemba zonyoza apa simungasinthe mitima ya anthu mwazolowera kupha alobino anthu aulesi inu .SAULOS ndi mamuna hard talk anayankha momveka bwino.and he is a gentleman sakufuna kunyoza boss wake
Chilima is smart politician. He has my vote
Let him see how people can vote in Malawi
The dude will not resign becuase he knows he will not will and he wants to have something to fall back on while his stupid followers like Kaliati, Masangwi and Ngalande will be languishing in poverty. This boy is realy stupid. How to you go out and start talking ill of your own country. It is like a child who goes to a neihgbour and talks ill of own family. on the other hand if he says there is corruption yet he is associating himself with a government he calls to be corrupt. it is like catching your wife in fornication yet saying that you will still be with her though she is an adulterer. As a matter of moral principal Chilima should resign.
If he had resigned we wouldn’t have known of the depth of thieving that is happening in the Malawi government. He spoke of the 145mil, APM admitted by giving back, he spoke of the fuel syphoning at ESCOM, the officials even added more litres to what he had mentioned as being stolen, now we have this 270mil by Mulli, what more is there that we don’t know about? He is our eyes.!! so then we can make informed decisions come 2019
Truth of the matter is that Chilima was nothing he was taken on board as VP. He was just a cell phone company Chief Executive. He knows by resigning he has no job and no power, he would be the nobody he was before. You cannot serve a government that you claim is corrupt and failing Malawi. Some people seek greatness others have greatness thrust upon them. Seek to be great Chilima by standing on your own!
I don’t think Chilima can resign .I mean am sure he wants to , but for what ? The moment he resigns he is going to forfeit his retirement package which is for life .Running for presidency is a big gamble , he’ll either win or lose . For him to be made president or not is entirely up to us voters. His future is in our hands.So I think he’d rather lose and still have his retirement package , other than lose and be left with nothing. It’s a win or lose game kkkkk! So leave him alone , naye ndi munthu , he’s entitled to his entitlements. This is not America or UK where people just resign on every petty issue .Amakhala ali ndi podalila kkkkkk!
A wrong thing even done by many will never be right. Transformation start from us. Not that if Bingu did, JB did it, Chilumpha did it, APM did it, then let him do it is in transformation, against our own agenda. Let you show that you will realy transform Malawi or you want to milk this thin cow again. Be serious, hard talk mwagwanayo.
I am sure come May 2019, Bwana Chilima will resign willingly to serve as either our new republican president or one of the opposition leaders. The issue now is whether SKC is doing Malawians any good now by trying to expose the current administration woes of nasty corruption, nepotism and moral decay lead by his boss, Peter. He is enlightening Malawians on what evils are happening by DPP led government. If he resigns how do Malawi know more of the bloody evils being planted on Malawi land by Peter, his boss? I remember the popular say , “You send a thief to catch a thief” If he is out of Government, how can he help Malawians catch more thieves in the interest of defending our mother land that has been thrown to the dogs? let him help Malawians to uncover more hidden evils perpetuated by the current greedy politicians. At the end of the journey, the same world will pat him at his back for saving our nation from further destruction..
Chilima has nothing new to offer. He and his group know very well they have no political reason for establishing UTM but to distract Malawians from the poverty alleviation agenda. For one year he has vowed to still getting paid to hope APM will die and him taking over Government. If I am truly a patriot, I will resign from the Government and suffer from the people. I listened to his BBC interview and the guy never mentioned anything substantial. He and his group are the most corrupt citizens Malawians should never trust!
I think many of your comments are senseless. Chilima wants to bring change to the way politics is done that is according to him. So if you compare him with what Joyce and Bingu did for not resigning from their positions is there any difference? What is transformative then? If you want to be different you have to sacrifice heavily. Why is still in the govt which is very corrupt? Yes Bingu and Joyce were wrong. Bingu was head of state he was calling the shots whereas Joyce was expelled from the party. So just show us your different and transformative
If Morality is the issue , then Mr Maliseche should resign first because he is the one who is stealing from Malawians……..already forgotten Mk145?
Totally agree Akubatolo. Unfortunately Malawi lacks moral and ethical political leaders and probably that’s why voters settle for the least immoral and unethical leaders. Malawi is politically in trouble.
APM does not see the corruption being talked about why should he resign. Bring evidence not just perceptions.
Chilima should not resign, he was stripped of all his responsibilities by the retarded Maliseche and his cronies, let them pay him according to what the constitution stipulates!
The people who stealing/bankrupting Malawi are the ones you should be asking to resign,
JB and Chilumpha were never asked to resign
Coz they never promised transformative agenda
JB was never asked to resign…..do we have double standards?
Yes! Stand your ground SKC🔥🔥🔥you deserve every penny the government is giving you,
kodi Bingu anali president pa chipani cha ndani? muyankhe mbuzi nonse amene mkuti pitala anamutola Chilima, Bingu ndi Chilima anatoledwa ndani, chilima sanayambepo waima za ndale koma Bingu anaima kangapo kose pomwe amapeza 10 votes from the whole malawi.
Bingu atawina pa UDF ticket anazayamba kukoza mwano ndikuchokamo, bwanji simunamuuze kuti apange resign poti wayamba chipani chake, DPP chaka chake ndi chino munyeredwa ndikubibidwa ngati mkuziona kuti athu akukonda chipani chanucho osangopanga zanu bwa rather than kumapanga phokoso, ena ndi awa akuti ama CSO mbuzi ngati izo, atanandira misonkho yathu kumapita fwefwefwe chilima, munya muona 2019 Dr.SKC BOMAAAAAAAA
Tell them Mr Jojoba sakudziwa
Mojo learn to be civil. This forum is for debating not foul language, if you have nothing keep quit.
kkkkkkkkkkkk I understand some of the diaspora members have been promised diplomatic posts. Maloto a Chumba !
Bwana pathfinder chonde mpagulu APA bwana. U mean u don’t know chilima was elected Veep? APM nayenso athokoze chilima coz kupanda chilima zikanavutatu. Bwanji APM sanasankhe inu kukhala running mate wake. Chilima zipanga zomwezo kuti Chakwera ayende moyera. MCP bomaaaaa!!!!!
Dude get it straight in your fucked up brain, Chilima’s face was not on a ballot paper. What’s there to argue with me for, fuck some idiots. How can you vote for someone who is not on the ballot? He was picked end of story.
Cool down man and be civilized. There is no benefit in swearing. At the end of it all its about your hard work and not the lousy Malawi politics.
Pathfinder represents the other murky side of DPP staunch supporters. It’s also the way he was raised and there is nothing anyone can do and obviously found a home in DPP. Watch his responses. He doesn’t have the ability to persuade people with robust arguments and instead resorts to kutukwana hoping to silence people. However, Malawi is a democratic state so he has a voice so let’s just hear what he has to say as he exposes himself in public. Will keep stroking the “fire” and add paraffin to an already raging fire!
Alright hashtag i hear you buddy, i will take it easy. It’s just that some people deliberately get under my skin by opposing something that is nakedly true. kkkkkkkk ok but let me insult Munthu for the last time, you won’t see me swearing again. Asaaa Munthu wandionjeza kwabaasi paka kundinena ine chitsiru? Pankholo pambwiyako ndithu! Ok hashtag i’m done kutukwana, thanks to your calm advice. I salute you buddy. Keep well!
INUNSOTU NDIYE NDI ACHITSIRU A PATHFINDER…
Pachakuti pako iwe, chitsiru ndi amene anakunyera
Agreed . he was the choice of APM not all of us.
Honourable Chilima wherever you are, we totally understand that constitutionally you’re within your right to sit in the VP position despite representing an opposition party; however morally it is not correct and optically suicidal to still be working in the same govt that you are opposed to. The people of Malawi will never believe your vision in DPP “clothes”. Rethink your strategy Mr Vice President. Its not looking good at all. Politics is largely about optics.
Brave Chilima…. u got my vote
Here at home, Malawians have a different view: they don’t want drunkards to lead them.
Crook..Tambwali wa tambwali
Kutengeka Malawians, Which people is he talking about?. Those few ones who want ministerial positions for them to continue stealing from the poor??? I beg to differ.
I very much agree with Grace!! Dr. Chilima, how do you expect same people voting for you when you are earning a living in a crooked way. receiving a salary which you are not working for it? Uku ndiye KUBA kwa ndithu…
Zawonetsertau how crooked he is..coupled with his ZBS acknowledging funding from DPP..Lero is akutenga ndalama from same government he opposes….And Surrounded by thieves in the name of Kaliati..Masangwi….etc Kodi a malawi tifuniranji umboni wina kuti uyu ndi modzi wa mbava za DPP….Kapena kunena kuti Mwana Pumbwa..
By refusing to resign this shows that SKC is part and parcel of this govt and all its purported as well as apparent failures. You cannot eat your cake and still keep it. You cannot part of govt and still be part of the opposition. SKC is sending mixed signals here. The only real opposition in Malawi is the MCP. At least we know where they stand. SKC is as much part of the current govt as APM up until 2019. Anything wrong with APM is also a reflection of SKC because he is the deputy. A deputy of a thief cannot be a priest. You cannot be the judge and the accused at the same time.
The pair we voted. The pair that has failed Malawi big time
APM should first resign for that 145 Million! and immigrations officers, road traffic officers all govt sectors we all know there’s corruption then that will be fair and square!!
Well Chilima mind you, i did not elect you, so don’t come here with your foot foot nonsense saying you were elected. I didn’t see your face on a ballot paper, it definitely was not there, so just thank Peter for picking you and that says you’ll always be behind him. Fotsek mngoni usadziwika ndi kwanu komwe iwe, mwina anthu akanakupatsako ulemu ukanawina u MP wokha kudera lakwanu.
Honestly if he says those who are in government are thieves, the best way is for him to resign! Then it will make sense otherwise he falls in the category of the “disgruntled people” ukudya nawo bwanji zokubazo