Chilima says UTM has no stronghold: ‘It is a national party’
Malawian Vice President and UTM Party presidential candidate Saulos Chilima has said UTM has no stronghold, saying that is why the party will be victorious in the watershed May elections.





Chilima spoke at a campaign rally at Umbwi Secondary School ground in Dedza on Saturday afternoon.
He said it is sad that some politicians have divided the country by claiming their parties have strongholds in certain areas.
“UTM has no stronghold, we are a national party and this is the reason why we will be victorious in the next 50 days.This country needs a party and leaders who will help people on national level and not restricted to their strongholds,” said Chilima to the ululating crowd.
He said his government will fight corruption saying the country has resources to run smoothly but are lost through the vice.
“When you are corrupt you fail to pay civil servants on time. Today is the 30th and civil servants are not yet paid when you agreed with them that you will be paying them on 25th of the month, pay them their salaries,” said Chilima.
He said UTM government will direct resources saved from corruption to real development projects.
“We are not talking about putting foundation stones all over the place, we are talking about real development projects, ” said Chilima.
He said the UTM manifesto which was launched last week gives hope for a better Malawi for everyone.
“Our UTM government will strive to provide safe and portable water and reliable electricity. We will remove connection fees for water and electricity, ” said Chilima.
He also challenged those doubting the one million jobs pledge within the first year of his administration to ‘wait and see us implementing this, there is nothing which is impossible’.
The Vice President also pledged that his government will make sure that no student should fail to go to school because of school fees.
“The American government has given us money to build 200 second schools and no one should tell you that it was his vision. As UTM, together with you the people, we will also build secondary schools using the money which you pay tax, it will be your own development, ” said Chilima.
Before the rally, Chilima held Imbizos in rural Dedza at Thete where he promised development projects like good roads and infrastructure.
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My fellow Malawians listen and listen weloooo!!! izizi zomati chipani chathu chili ndi stronghold kwakuti nzomwe zabweretsa umphawi ochuluka ku Malawi. Chilima wabweretsa kaganizidwe kosiyana, UTM is and must be a nationwide party with no specific stronghold so as to serve all Malawians. Kodi inu ana a PUMBWA PAMENE PAKUKUPHONYANI NDI PATI KUTI MUMVETSE? Inetu kuchita kundipweteketsa mtima ndikamamva mukumunyoza Chilima, the only hope for this nation!1 God has appointed this man on our behalf because of our short sight when it come to choosing leaders with a vision!.
Chilima will take Malawi to new and higher levels of energy, operation and results.! Vote UTM and you will never regret!!!
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chimwene chipani mwamanga panchenga…olo mtengo wobiliwila umakhala ndi mizu
Apparently UTM has a clear agenda for the country, I favour a national party status being enjoyed here, which means succession plan not based on family dynasties. Good for all of us
While our neighbours who are angry against poverty are moving forward, Malawians who enjoy poverty are moving backward. The level of stupidity, poverty and archaic politics that is in Malawi requires a very serious leader of Magufuli’s calibre, of which we are lucky to have Chilima. Therefore let us not allow this chance to slip from our hands.
Olo Ku America Zipani za Republican & Democrats…zili ndi ma strong hold…ndipo zimachita kudziwikilatu……ndiye che chilima mukuti mulibe stronghold.. ayi tiwonera pa inu…
Mkwiyo uli ndi DPP chifukwa anakutayani Chilima , inu mumaona ngati akakamile muchipani chambava Mk145m, wina kuba ndalama za Chimanga. Chilima is clean and does not associate himself ndi mbava za DPP.
Kodi mukati Chilima ali ndi mkwiyo- ali ndi mkwiyo ndi a Malawi kapena mbava? Anthu ochepa asamalitenga dzikoli ngati ndilawo lokha.
A Malawi kukonda kuloweza akamva kanthu, kumangoti mkwiyo mkwiyo wakwiira ndani? Haaaaaaa ??? APUMBWA inu
Kkkkk Awa alibe mastructure ku hewe mwazisi euthini mhuju mbalachanda emfeni luwerezi kanjuchi kafukule mwamukumbwa misuku tchesamu chitheka mzenga fumbawowa usisya chikwina vimaso nchenachena ndiye awina bwanji pamenepa. Kkkkk
UKULOTA
Show Down a new National party verses Parties that control primary demographics. Even in the US you have Republican & Democrats base and all are national parties. UTM has a long way to go towards establishment.
UR OPINION
linda mazi aduse.mukuculutsa zungomwe mwawanthu,mukuoneka kunyasidwa ndi cilima akamulula za nyasi zikucikazi.enanu mufuna musaziwise anthu zakunyasa kwa zinthu.uyu anasuzumilamo, ena mungopokosera simanalomwe.
ndi cimozimozi ku external affairs ,embassie’s money looting. ,THOMAS MAKIWA- STUPID ISKARIOT-asatinamize idiot CATHOLIC MEMBER..timaesa ndiwe munthuafter kupita ku UK KU MASTERS YAKO IJA anapanga yobisa. umapita ku uk and already promised this position you are in. so sunganene cilungamo coz you are licking their arses kudyola, nanga sanakuphuzitsa!!!!!!!takana!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .we knew your moves from day one of this plan.
muluzi atangolowa u plesdent zinayamba kuonekela poyera koma nthawi ya MCP WAS THERE ZINTHU NGATI IZI.KOMA POTI ANTHU AMAOPA KULANKHULA KUOPA KUDYETSEDWA KWA N’GONA.. WE KNOW ALL THIS.AND PANO TIKUKANIKA KUSOVA. MAKIWA DUDE JAG YOUR COMPETENCY
Stop your PRIAMITIVE THINKING here! To most numbskulls stronghold=tribal based primitive politics. Kudalira vote yapa mtundu, anthu osungidwa ngati ziweto zotsaganiza. Beasts of burden to used ngati makasu akagwiitsidwa nthito nthawi ya mvula, chilimwe basi kuyiwala olo kutaya kumene.
It’s possible to have a stronghold of countryside, for example the youth.
Stones have thrown all over from Chitipa to Nsanje. Zimiyala zambiri pano zamera ndele, ati chitukuko cha DPP. Linayamba ndi dooko la ming’ona ku Nsanje.
Jappie like a lunatic has thrown another one in Likoma last week, Adadi ake atapanga manyazi, agenda yambiri.
Shame to see the shallow thinking of commentators here, still stuck in regional and tribal politics. That is exactly what UTM and Chilima is dismantling.
Tikufuna ndale zakwiyozo kuti inu okuba inu nonse mumangidwe. Mukuwopa Chilima chifukwa mukuti wokwiya. Adzakukhawulitsani kumene. Inu mati azisekelera zopusa, zokuba kwanuko. Agalu inu….
Ine ndikudabwa. Kodi anthu amene mukuti Chilima alindinkwiyo. Ulipati?? Koma ngati tikuganiza kuti sizingatheke chipani kukondedwa nationwide then Malawians will never be happy because while one part of the country will be happy and developing because it is a stronghold of that party, the other side of the country will be sidelined and suffering because it is not a stronghold of the party. Now let the wise person understand that the issue of stronghold leads to uneven distribution of resources. The only party that can distribute resources evenly across the country, is the one with no stronghold. Only those who have other issues will see it otherwise. And palibe mkwiyo APA!!!!!
Mwabaiba then azikusekelerani ndani. Trump sasekerera za chibwana and he won elections in Americ. Wakuba osamusekerera.
Chilima is angry with you thieves
me voting for Chilima ? i doubt bola enawa ,ngati adzapambane Chilimayo it means my vote will be counted out from him , reason behind i don’t vote for vengeous leaders
AKUNGOPEREKEZA AMFUMU KULEDZERA. UTM PALIBE IZAPHULEPO. NDIE BOLANSO PP
If UTM were a national party , it would mean its base is the whole country. Even in advanced democracies like US, you can’t win without a defined base. It doesn’t have to be a physical location although it most often is.
You could easily have said the youth are your base but even there , ndizogawana.
Ambuye Che Chilima musawukatu inu chifukwa muluza!!! That’s just free advice
Ndale sumazidziwa iwe pumbwa.
Achilima ali ndi phuma adakadekha ku DPP adakadzakhala ndi ulemu wina kuma chifukwa chovera chopusitsidwa ndi azimayi achona Calista adzatha ngati makatani after election chifukwa wina afune asafune Dpp iwinanso. Mark my words
How can you say ‘iwinanso’ as if it won in the first place? DPP rigged the 2014 election and all the proof is there. But for arguments sake, let’s close our eyes and imagine that DPP won by the supposed 36%. With the poor performance and evident plunder of resources, should we seriously hope DPP can get 30%? Nde kudzikwata ndi singanotu! Only-brain-dead nepotistic lhomwes and a few beneficiaries of ndalama zo kuba will vote for DPP. You may also want to look at the registration figures which have not been falsified this time around. Lhomwes are not as many as you have been cheating us! Pepani but this is the truth! And if you try rigging muyambitsa nkhondo whose major casualties will be lhomwes who have come into our towns.
He will win come 21 may
Maloto a chumba
Mwana ameneyu akumvetsa kuwawa ,Chipani chenicheni sichimakhala chapamtundu.
Chakachino chokha tiyeni tisithe ena ayese nawo.
If you have no stronghold you are like nobody’s child. Forget of winning .
voti ilimu ntima. anthu siyani kwanamiza anthu zongoti eh tamuoneni, e kunalibe anthu, e kunali viwanthu.
hey people mabwana amapita mma holiday ku ma beach kukaona zina ndi zina. ife anthu wamba timati tikava za cilendo imeneyo timati ndi relaxing time yathu. ku maiko aazathu ma hotela simmapita ma bwana anta, anthu amalandila ndalama zao mu ntawi yake nkumapanga ma ploglam kutenga banja lao kukaona zina kopuma. kwathjukuno mahotela ndi a mabwana mwina ndi ma banja ao but in most cases amapitako ndi zibwezi zao, ndipo zibwezi zokhathamila kukawasolola. komaso ndalama zake ndoi izi sizikuoneka accountability yake. zomangotapa kugawana. ma bwana amapita ma chuthi aku aborad , ku ma embassy ku nde ya mabwana akugawa ndalama kuzibwezi heavy. the list is soooo on.
so now Cilima akumawauza anthu zinthu zomwe sanauzidwepo. anthu amangouzidwa tizazika mwala wa bliji, secomdary, tizathetsa ncitidwe opha malibino kodi tizidikila mpaka azasankhidwer? iyi ndi new chapter. anthu saziwa kuti nsonkho amawafinya nao a kabhaza, ogulisa mipilu, bwemba, masau ,maungu, ndalama zake mabwana amacitila maphwando ,kukwelela ndege konyauda ku ma beach.
kwathukuno hotel munthu wamba sanaonemo, amaipatukila ati ndimolowa anthu a ndalama.
ndi bwino tizaonele limodzi pa 21 pano.
a ndale akuonetsETSA KUTI ANTHU AKAMAZOVA AZIZAVOTA AKUZIWA COMWER AKUFUNA.
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He doesn’t have grassroots support and therefore has no base. He should forget about winning elections in May. Chipani cha mmatauni mokhamokha😀😀😀
amwene sitimatemngera kuloweza…..anthu akafuna change amakhakala aifuna……keep on having what you call structure anthu akakavotera chilima.
UTM has already won this election, MCP had a chance…….until they blundered into an alliance with the corruption tainted PP. Every time i hear Chakwera having to defend Joyce Banda’s administration (most of whose member are now running MCP) it makes me cringe.
Only when UTM was in alliance with PP, PP was an angel professed by Chilima even on podia. Now its MCP, PP gets the label. Dziko lathu lokondeka la anthu ozindikira😁😁
Only you conviniently forget the fact that Chilima and PP got into an alliance before JB saw through him.
If the party doesn’t have strongholds then it will be spirited away.
NDALE ZA AWA NDI ZAMAGAZI….ALI NDI MKWIYO KWAMBIRI……….AKUCHITA ZINTHU NGATI SAVIMBI…KU ANGOLA
Awa ndale zawo ndi za mkwiyo
Have you head APH speak about people who disagree with him . He is the one with mkwiyo. If Malawians still leave in dark ages without change then there is no hope for Malawi. Chilima was “turfed” out of DPP because he disagreed with kuba kwa DPP with impunity. Chilima has never been implicated with corruption or nepotism. Chilima is the only hope for Malawi unless you are one of those who have benefited from thieving.
Those who say parties in developing countries have bases eg in UK or America etc these have ideological bases which are different from each other. The Voters change from party to party without being paid to vote for a political party.
I begin to wonder if this guy is really for developing the country or venting anger to those that denied him chance to stand at DPP convention. Can some one convince me.
OK you need convincing, then read the UTM manifesto and see for yourself whether its about vengeance or simply ideas aiming at trying to improve the economic status of this country.
zikufunikatu nkwiyo dziko lino kt lisinthe baba
Dr. Chilima should not be cheated by the crowd of people coming to his rallies, whether he likes or not he will have to have his strong; if not then it shows the party has no structures in the districts.
ndikuyamba kunva kwa inu kt structures is the only way yowinisira zisankho………Muluzi anawina zisankho 1993 because anthu anali atatopa not because of ma structures mukuwanena panowa
Moto kuti buu
palibe za mkwiyo apa awina basi