Chilima says UTM will not be intimidated: Condemns MP Kalindo’s arrest
Vice President Saulos Chilima, who is also torchbearer of UTM Party in May 21 Tripartite elections, has condemned the arrest of UTM Youth Director Bon Kalindo on Thursday, saying its a ploy to scare opposition figures and called on his supporters not to be intimidated.
Chilima spoke at Matenje School Ground in Salima North East on Saturday during a political rally that the country should not allow to slide back to the old regime of intimidation and scaring people.
“Some of us were here in 1992/93 when we were fighting the one party rule and we will not allow to slide back,” said Chilima, who led a pro multi-party democracy group when he was a student at Chancellor College of the University of Malawi during the dawn of democrcay.
“Bon Kalindo is innocent and should be released,” Chilima demanded of Kalindo, the Mulanje South legislator, who is spending a weekend in police cell.
“There are people who have been stoning police stations and are left scot free because they belong to the ruling party. Just release him, he has done nothing wrong,” said a highly charged Chilima, warning the powers-that-be to think progressively and not retrogression.
Kalindo was arrested on Thursday on charges of disorderly conduct contrary to Section 153 (1) of the Police Act as well as insulting the President contrary to Section 4 of the Protected Flags, Emblems and Names Act.
Police accuses Kalindo that he was insulting President Pater Mutharika at Balaka Police Station where Chilima went last Sunday to find out the reasons for the arrest of his two aides Joshua Valera and Kushiro Unyolo who represented him at a cultural ceremony at Liwonde.
“Let me assure you that none of us will be intimidated by these arrests, they will just make us stronger. No one should intimidate you,” said Chilima.
“You are arresting us without any crime but let me assure you that when we get in government we will arrest those with crimes, those who have stolen from you. Others did not have money in 2014 but are building mansions in lakeshore districts, we will turn those into hospitals after May this year,” said Chilima.
He said ” it’s unfortunate that I do not have a screen, I would have played you a clip where someone was insulting the President but was not arrested.”
Chilima also condemned the killing of people with albinism and blamed government for failing to protect its people.
“This is so because the leaders are greedy, they are just interested of what they will get in their pockets,” said Chilima.
When Kalindo was appearing at the Zomba Resident Magistrate Court, he was surrounded by almost 50 armed Police officers.
“They should have used this kind of security in protecting people with albinism,” said Chilima.
In his application for bail lawyer Kondwani Kumitengo said Kalindo should be granted bail, as he cannot be kept on remand when there is no evidence that he committed the cited crime.
The lawyer further said Kalindo being a citizen of the country is entitled to be granted bail. He said Kalindo is also a legislator, businessman, married with three children as well as a committee member in the parliamentary Committees of Agriculture and Media, attributes that can make him to appear before the court when needed.
Eastern Region chief resident magistrate Mzondi Mvula reserved to Monday his ruling on a bail application.
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Gwape wachamba uyu. Wait nchilima you will see what you have never seen. Two weeks from now I will mobilize 109 men and women kukachita chimbuzi 100 meters along the road to your main gate and see if you will not ask the police to arrest us. I will be among the group and I will pay them. So far 98 people are ready and will drink medicine that will open their bowls on that day.
Kalundo is an idiot and he deserves that. What he is doing will make you loose votes
Iwe SKC ukuzipopa kuti akumvera kutsitsa fuel, since ukuti amakumvera bwanji osalamula apolisi amutulutse Kalindo? Why not tell them what to do za ma albino Tiwone akukumvera. Ukuchita matama za Fuel when Collins Magalasi in december said they will reduce in the coming months. Taking advantage of poor rural folks who are ignorant. Same tactics DPP use.
UTM Party kkkkkkk
Kamutengetuu !
Amangwetu…..I find it strange that instead of going to Zomba to bring out of the cells one of his staunch henchmen who is under the duress of a tone of bricks for insulting a protected name SKC aka Arafat Hamdani elects to go and bark from Salima Northwest. This is a typical illustration of cowardly leadership. Leading from afar instead of leading from the frontline in order to protect his famous retirement package I presume.
Iwe si mtumbuka ndangonena kuti ndiwe mu Lhomwe , pali vuto kodi.
Iweeeee…where is this coming from? 4dya eti.
Dont be as dull as your president please, SKC already visited Kalindo who will be out on bail on monday.
Chilima did not lead any pro democracy group at Chanco in 1992. He was just a Unima Students Union (UMSU) executive member. It was Sudi Sulaimana who fought gallantly with the kayombe, the police and entire government in support of the Bishops who had been arrested by the then MCP led Government. Sudi Sulaimana continued the fight against Bakili Muluzi after ushering in multiparty democracy in Malawi. Musamupope Chilima. Just because he was a student at Chanco in 1992/1993 struggle for Multiparty dispensation does not mean that he fought for change of political governance. The running battles between the regime and Unima students in the three campuses of Chanco, Poly and Bunda were not led by UMSU but students in general who were in support of the contents of the pastoral letter. Zonama zomupopa Chilima mudziwauza ana wobadwira mu sukulu ya primary ya ulele wa. Sakudziwa chilichonse, amangothangira kulikonse kuona ngati kuli ma sweet.
True. “HARDtalk” Chilima tells people he led the fight against Kamuzu and MCP’s dictatorship: a BIG FAT LIE! Coward.
Chilima says this to embellish his resume baasi, to let people think he’s the brave one. When the Sulaimanas were heavily involved in the fight, Chilima was busy crying over girlfriends snatched away from him, because of his sense of superiority and entitlement.
For collaboration, you don”t have to go farther than ask those who were at Chirunga with “HARDtalk”.
Wosachedwa kulira; kugwetsa misozi.
Aaaaaah.
JJ Mbewe the pathfinder your just a dog, wosowa pokala
auze apumbwa sakuziwa kugwilisa nchito security force moyenera, they don’t know people who need security, kungodya chipwete basi ndi ukadaulo woziwa kuocha magalimoto anzao
Most of our police officers and those in-charge of them are idiots. I don’t have any respect for Malawi Police Service,. Most of them are thieves in Unifrom.
and we will not be intimidated by your lawlessness sir!
kkkkkkk exactly my brother tell them.
this country should never allow lawlessness, we are governed by laws and everyone should abide. if kalindo committed a crime let him face it.
Chilima, you have 40 police officers guarding you when people with albinism are lacking security. Shame on you for your hypocrisy.
Namalegeni, are you now a judge to prove that kalindo is innocent? let the rule of law take its cause. just because others have stoned police before and were not charged does not mean we should continue doing the vice. overcome evil by doing good osati zolubwalubwazi. uyu kalindo should face it, what he did was bad. if everyone should do that just because azibale awo amangidwa what type of Malawi will we have? i wonder you blame government that it does not protect people with albinism, i thought you are the government second in command?. you compare heavy security that appeared to kalindo with lack of security to people with albinism yet you yourself have the same number of security beyond what is constituted in the constitution. you should live by example if you want people to take you serious. May akuchedwa tisankhe kuti chipwilikitichi ndi drama tikuonayi ithe
Komatu amene mukumugulitsa Chilima yu mkalabongo ndi chamba mukulakwa kwambiri. Mukuona tsopano akuti akufuna kuchita hire bus ya SOSOSO ndi Matours kupita ku swearing in ceremony eti. Si misala imeneyi.
Podium talk is cheap..
Leave it in the hands of the court ,do not show off that you are more knowledgeable than any Malawian
Achilima matama nzanu akuzunzika kundende inu mukugona ndakazi Anu ngati muli ndi mphamvu Pitani mukantulutsetu mwatsara ndi inunso muone .
There doesn’t seem to be any malfeasance “games” played by the Police in this situation. And Chilima should let the Police and the justice system do their jobs – he’s showing some restraint so far for a change. Asa.
Also regarding Chilima: you know many of us have not made up our minds yet regarding who we are going to vote, especially when it comes to President. We really don’t know enough of him to comfortably vote for him. So, UTMers can ignore, with peril, the calls made ad nauseum for the man himself or one his surrogates to give us a detailed, all be it a brief, personal history of his. We want to know the man, like we know oChakwera, APM, Joisi Banda and Muluzi.
Chilima should have nothing to be ashamed of: after all nobody ever chose one’s place or place of birth. Even, for argument sake, if his dad was a Mozambican Portuguese, nobody would hold that against him. Trust me. What is he hiding?
Look at how many successful politicians, all over the world, whose ancestors committed shameful, even criminal acts!
Isn’t it the same court which acquitted Chiponda??
Though not sure but little to be trusted anyway!!
Manyi enieni . So if he is registrator , family man ! So what? Malawian MPS a shame especially winiko.
Let the wheels of justice take its course Mr. Chilima. Che Winiko is not an exception. Palibe za ndale apa koma anatukwana President yemwe kumangoidwa kwa anyamata anu sizikumukhuza President. Yakula ndi nsanje mwa che Winiko chifukwa akudziwa kutoi chawo kulibe ku Mulanje West. Ubwino wake he is stage man so angopitiriza madrama wo azipeza kangachepe popeza ku Parliament Bambowa sazapitanso. I salute the Judge who said that he will determine on the bail application on Monday. Walawa mu cell whole weekend kukona pansi kudya phala la mgaiwa and nyemba zake za anakamfumbwe. Kusamalika konse kutheratu . A chilima mulibe mphamvu yolamula kutulutsa Wininko asisyeni a makhoti agwire ntchito yawo
ADpp, choti muziwe kunali MCP amatitengera ziweto, ziwiya, timapasa ndalama,kwaombelanso mania,mudzifunse lero Ali kuti ?ndipo amcpwo zazalownso mboma
This is the consequence of misguided directives to insult the head of state in the name of do not be intimidated. Now see for yourself Arafat Hamdani.
APM at 81 is clearly going senile, its a shame that he has been surrounded by the likes of Dausi, Mwapasa, Gertrude, Mukhitho and Mchacha who are not people that can advise anyone let alone a president to do the right things in ruling the country.
These arrests of civil servants and members of parlianment is a recipe for disaster for his party and his legacy but he is too sleepy to notice.
Imagine if he reaches 2024 he will be almost 90 years old!!
My brother its not age we want, its stabilisation of the kwacha and development. Someone can be 45 but if he has no capacity to stabilise exchange rate, reduce inflation and reduce interest rates he is nothing and empty to us
Yet, unbiased democracy advocates (outside Malawi and even some right here) are hailing APM for no politically motivated arrests and imprisonment during his tenure.
The Kalindo arrest is not extrajudicial; the law is right there in the books for now. The Police are only doing their job.
How about that?
Indirectly two leaders SKC and Dr Laz and sn MP Bon K are in forefront inciting people with mental illness.
Do you think these 3 would allocate a budget for mentle health resulting ftom Stress ,Old Age or inheritance? How can they Support some leading such an inciting song?I wanted to vote for either Chilima or Dr L Chakwera but I have withdrawn my vote.?
Achitsiru inu……………………! Ndi anthu angati pa Malawi pano alankhula ngati zimenezi kwa anzawo…………………… nobody under the sun in more human than others! Azimai a dpp ayimbayimba zoonunkha kupambana zimene Kalindo ananena, munawachita chani? Za ziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii mukufuna kupatsidwa chani, kuonjezela zomwe muli nazo mukayamba kunzunza anzanuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Nde muziti mwasiyana pati ndi ena aja mumawanenawaaaaaaaa ngati muchita zomwezooooooooooooooooooooooooooo?
How has your posting replete with vulgarity been allowed here? You must be one of the UTM mbulis.
What can we expect from chilima on this story anyway? Kodi mmesa mmapita kupolisi komweko kukadimanda kuti anthu amasulidwe, tsono ngati mukuona kuti kalindo sanalakwe bwanji sumanapite kupolisi kukalalatira apolisi momwe tikudziwilani?
Ukufuna kuti akachita zimenezo iweyo utembenuke uziti chani…………………? Kuganiza ngati nkhululuku kwakoku kudzatha komaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?