Chilima says Tonse sent packing ‘gang of thugs’: Malawi reforms deploy results-based model
Vice President Saulos Chilima has said his UTM Party, President Lazarus Chakwera’s Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and seven other parties who make the Tonse Alliance that won the June 23 Fresh Presidential Election actually sent a “gang of thugs” out of the government.
The governing Tonse Alliance ousted the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which Chilima served as State Vice-President but kept accusing it of rampant corruption while as its second-in-command until he formed his UTM to advance a transformational change agenda.
Speaking at Kamuzu Palace as the presidency marked 100 days in office, Chilima reminded that the struggle for transformational change was not without drama and paid tribute to some frontline troops who died.
In his speech, Chilima, who is also Minister of Economic Planning and Development and Public Sector Reforms, said the Tonse Administration led by Chakwera, has put public sector reforms as one of the items on top of its agenda and that the President tasked him to lead and drive the Reforms agenda.
He said the Public Sector Reforms, in general, seek to improve the public administration of the State, its roles and functions as well as the effectiveness and efficiency of public service institutions in a systemic and sustainable manner.
“We are talking of sustainability because our reforms must bring about enduring changes in the manner in which public sector actors act with the aim of bringing about meaningful and lasting development. We are, therefore, aiming at ensuring institutionalized structural changes and permanent behavioural changes,” said Chilima.
He said the reforms which he is championing, are an answer to the “cries for change” that the people of Malawi have for so long hoped for but never realized.
“The Reforms are a first step towards permanently institutionalizing the people’s choice of a responsive citizen-centric government that they voted into power on 23rd June, 2020. Indeed, these Reforms are a culmination of tireless efforts of many Malawians of various walks of life, from women hawking peanuts to lawyers in wigs and gowns, from plumbers to big-hitting executives, from local community organizers to senior battle-hardened politicians who fought tirelessly and in great unity to bring about a dramatic but inevitable electoral victory for all well-meaning Malawians,” said Chilima in a powerful oratory.
Chilima pointed out that Malawians did not seek electoral victory for its own sake.
“Neither did they view electoral victory as an end in itself. No. Rather, they sought to change this country’s fortunes by first changing its leadership. Their ultimate aim, I dare say, is to have a fairer society and live healthier and happier lives. For that reason, they voted into power a leadership that promised to, among other things, reform the public sector in order to bring about true change that Malawians actually voted for on 23rd June.,” said Chilima, a pro-democracy campaigner while as a student at Chancellor College when Malawi ushered multi-party democracy in 1994.
Chilima said sustainable reforms must necessarily go through three phases, saying there could be more but for the purposes of the Monday event, he collapsed them into three.
“These are i. Deliberate plan to change government bureaucracy; ii. Injection of fresh ideas into policy, structures and processes; and iii. Monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the injected ideas,” he said.
The vice-president said , throughout these phases, Tonse administration overarching aim is to ensure efficient, effective and responsive public service by implementing innovative, systemic and wide ranging changes aimed at delivering to the people; an improved service delivery; Decentralised and devolved functions; Effective government machinery; Enhanced transparency and accountability with attendant value for money; Enhanced professionalism by civil servants and all public officers; Improved revenue collection and improved citizen satisfaction and trust in public bodies
He said these are the practical and tangible deliverables of President Chakwera’s transformative leadership premised on five key principles, being – Servant leadership; Prospering together; Ending corruption; Rule of law; and National unity.
Chilima said the public sector reform program is an on-going exercise, saying at the moment they have concluded the design phase and that some ministries, departments and agencies have already embarked on implementation of the agreed parameters of reform.
He said there are two cross cutting Reforms – Legal and Financial Sustainability, saying in order to achieve all these, government will deploy a Results Based Model which will derive from activities to the benefits for the citizens.
Chilima said Tonse leaders are not naïve and must remain alive to the complexity of the challenges which include: Highly politicised civil service; Poor staff management riddled with nepotism, tribalism and sheer pettiness; iii. Weak accountability; Anaemic revenue collection; Institutionalised corruption and, with it, entrenched interests; Low staff morale; and Very weak citizens’ trust in public bodies
“Even as we admit that these challenges exist,” said Chilima, “we must never tire to reform the public sector and deliver to the best of our effort. We must continue on this otherwise torturous but highly fulfilling path of repositioning and repurposing the public sector so that this Government can truly become ‘a government of the people, by the people, for the people’. Only then can we truly call ourselves in full compliance of the Tonse Philosophy. “
Chilima said reforms are like breathing, “if you stop you die. Let’s continue with this effort “
The vice president said what he outlined was a “synopsis” on the Reforms but said President Chakwera has the “full picture of our 100 days journey.”
In inviting President Chakwera to address, Chilima described him as “a man who God has given the people of Malawi to serve through this phase “
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The satisfaction I am getting is the knowledge that DPP is indeed disappearing into the abyss, hopefully never to reincarnate into something more horrible. As for APM, he never was anything near a leader; just a blabbering crook/thug.
Yes the looters have been chased out replaced by the Tonse looters. Ask Khumbo Kachale where he earned the billions he has, ask Joyce Mama Corruption Banda where is the Presidential Jet, ask Chilima where did he get the funds for the UTM campaign ask Tonse about the deals with corrupt Indians.
SKC is just a Bully Bully China. Bully Bully Chilima knows best to shout at parastatal chiefs etc. Nothing achieved so far. Just fear.
mzimu wa Izeki uziusa mu ntendere osatha. DPP ku binhu hall REFORM ! anapangapo cani???? basi nthawi imeneija aliyeseyo analandila ma allowase kuponya mmatumba kuiwala mutu wankhani.
kodi tonedo analowa mdziko munoyu for all those years could one think just 3 months every kona would become straight?????
akungokyenyana kaamba dzanja lomwe linali mu cinthumba linadzidzimutsidwa nkututulukamo ulele nde ga.e siikuenda lelo ndi izi ci TUG OF WAR .dzana amakhala side by side pano alozana misana.
imagine nankhumwa brain washing people omwe samadziwa kuti why lelo ndi lelo since june kwaitanidwa rally yongoti lelo ku bangwe. kuiza anthu kiti sakudya kayatu. thays an insult oye cithumba ca mimba cili ndendende. nkazace
glezeda
crew yose vimimba vili uko. what message is passing on to those thin and the old people mainly the poor people yet him kupanda manyazi since bingu era he has been there ! analembapo ncito anthu angati than corrupting their taxes..kumalankhula nhati kuli mawatu.brainwashing kadets kuti muzawatumizila bus kuli kokawapatsa ma 10 pin still brainwashing them.
these poor dont know kiti anthu akukukananani mu dpp. mukuwagawaniza anthu. poor lomwe thinking.mvula ikuyamba mau amalengatu TOZIKALIMA NANDOLO.
MOST MALAWIANS WILL TRY TO WORK WITH THE NEW GOVERNMENT. IT WILL TAKE LONG TO CLEAR THE RUBLE CAUSED BY AKHWIYA SAKUKHULUPILILA KUTI ANALUZA.
BAKWENYANANI.
Pple change cannot happen overnight and don’t expect SKC to perform miracles. He has set the pace. If u were in his shoes you would not have done anything in 100days. SKC clear the chuff even it means banging tables. Majority of the parastatal CEOs don’t have a flipping clue on what they are supposed to do. Reform or go home.
When I hear the name dpp my whole body shivers. I ask myself if the thugs were back.
koma ndoedi the body shiver and quiver. eee anthu amaenda kupondera ma toes.kuli kudzimva shuga wa sobo wa original uja osasungunula kapena shuga wa mu condensed milk.
eh koma yaaaa. ife kumaenda ngati galu wacimidzi obhalamutsidwa ndi galu wa cizungu. titapanila micila kucita kukanika kuyenda. kumalephela kufusa njila kaa.ba ambil samacokela kummwela.
dpp inatha ngongoliwa ankakhalila mphika sanakusiyileni mulingo wace. banamizanani..asiyeni azanu alomwekoso. mumathobwa mmaso a malawi kuti asamaone lutsogolo
He is working. Total opposite of Chimulirenji the clown 🤡
Chilima phuma, that’s why he went around banging tables in parastatals and mocking CEOs in public instead of listening to them and drawing solutions together. The result is that nothing has been achieved in 100 days because everyone is just WATCHING. Anzeru siinu nokha Mr Arafat Hamdan Chilima. Dziko lakukanikani kuyendetsa ili.
There were indeed lazy CEOs and its time you must go we need new people becoz you are failing to embrace change and accept you lazy sleeping moron APM is gone. Do not think we do not know. If you think we are sleeping you are making a mistake. How can the whole CEO not understand what Dr SKC is trying to show you. In Tanzania Magufuli imatha pompo pompo. I cannot celebrate on somebody’s failures. Tell me the waterboard and ESCOM CEO’s where doing???
I’ve always faulted Chilima in the flowery, baseless manner he presents his dreams. This speech is reminiscent of the days he used to crisscrossed the country telling people what to expect after winning. Unfortunately, none of the promises he made has been achieved and yet he still has the guts to continue lying. One can tell that all the processes talked about therein are text-book material. He is basically failing to put into practice his noise. As someone boldly pointed out, as a country we need to plan on short, medium and long term attainments. Surely, from the dreams he crafted, some of the suggestions fall in the short-term category, whereby by now we should have noticed the skeleton bits and pieces taking shape. But instead, he goes back again and recites his text-book thing and vomits trash. For how long are you going to continue taking Malawians as mad, no good for nothing people who will buy cheap promises? My take was and still is that when you chose to run you already had everything thought out. But it seems you guys are going about doing things as if the responsibilities you have were just shoved onto your lap when you weren’t prepared or expecting it. It is evident that the two at the helm of government are pooling and pulling their efforts in opposite directions, hence the none realisation of movement. Mind you, when it comes to failures, the two will be held accountable and if it means exercising a cleanup, both will be replaced with no misgivings (the other 7 briefcase entities will not spared the boot). Desist from sugar-coated speeches and refrain from relying on theories. 100 days is a lot of time other than these marathon TV/Radio parroting, show substance. We have had enough of that, please.
Chilima said there were things that will be achieved in the short, medium and long. Passports will only be achieved when the contract with Technobrain or whoever supplies passport booklets expires etc
Mr Vice President you can talk of reforms but if you can not change mindset of civil servants nothing will change.,,,eg at migration offices staff asking akuyendestrani ndani? Ya Fanta..,, please this must stop
Giving driving licenses to people who do not know how to drive
Are they not welcoming the same gangs in their parties?
Excellent job SKC so proud of you, thanks LMC for letting the VP develop and manifest his full potential I’m so proud of the Tonse Government, ……….by the way nice suits gentlemen you both looked great, well put together!………
Mr Chilima must be dreaming or drinking again. 100 days and nothing to show for, thieving is still continuing, crooked Asians are still bribing officials to stay out of jail, utm is fiercely fighting mcp in karonga both physically and politically, kwacha is still falling against major currencies, acb is still sleeping with no single trial commenced despite numerous arrests. Wake up bwana skc
Ya Kwacha isiyeni, those are market forces at work
Winning the market forces is his job to do. We have had a stable Kwacha for a longer time and for the Kwacha to be losing ground show that someone does not know his job. That’s critical of leadership. Stable currency and this excites business hence growth. What are you talking about?
M P H = MERITOCRACY PRAGMATISM HONESTY. And go for it.
Kkkkkkkk good for those who are in tonse they are seeing changing
Biggy tsopano. Mmakwana.
Koma mkamapanga ma reform wo osaiwala ma promises ajatu. Achina 1million jobs, no licence renewal, 15pin for elderly, 14k passport, speed train ndi zina zotero.
Tikadadikirabe kuno ku chikumbeni.
Miyezi itatu amwene? Please do not over-expect. Olo mkaziyo kukhala ndi mimba pa 3 months nkutheka siyanu. Mum’dabwe, mukudyelana pamenepo, mudzalera mwana wakunja
Passports can only go down after the contract with suppliers for passport books elapses. There was a crooked arrangement with the Immigration bposses and according to what i heard, Dausi too
Does the sending packing of “DPP thugs” form part of what has been achieved in the Revevend’s 100 days reign?
Yes! Yes! Yes! YES and Yes , thugs were sent packing now they don’t know what to do they are at each other’s throat, A Dadi on One side Ana a Dadi on the other side kikikikikik