Chilima to run for president in 2019: Malawi VP tactical on ticket
After weeks of eager expectation and rumours, Vice President Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima has announced he will run for presidency in May 2019 Tripartite Elections.
Chilima has made the disclosure in an exclusive interview aired on private-owned Zodiak Broadcasting Station on Wednesday evening.
He said his transformational agenda would allow him to be an effective president.
However, during the television interview hosted by Zodiak’s Gospel Kazako, Chilima deliberately decided not to disclose the ticket on which he will contest as a tactical move to prevent adversaries from blocking and enticing political parties and individuals he plans to partner with.
An insider at the Veep’s office said Chilima’s decision not to reveal identity of the political ticket on which he will contest was a deliberate strategy not to expose those he will partner or work with so that political opponents do not persuade and entice them.
“It was a deliberate and strategic move not to disclose whether he will contest as an independent or work with a coalition of parties. If he revealed this his political opponents would have gone flat out to persuade and coax them not to join the movement,” said the source.
The source however said many influential people and politicians will be coming forward to endorse his candidature and Chilima will at an opportune time reveal the ticket on which he will contest.
His political rants up until now have been roundly derided as parables. But during the interview he actually said the words, and he seems like he means it.
Chilima empathically told Zodiak that he will put his candidacy forward for the presidency next year.
“There is nothing treasonous for one to express interest to run for the highest office,” he said.
Chilima said he will not impose himself on the banner in which he will contest for presidency.
“I want to approach it in a manner that there must be a due process,” he said.
Chilima said “politics of glorification” is killing Malawi democracy, saying time has come people to own parties not individuals.
“We glorify our leaders and when they become monsters we start complaining,” he said.
Asked if he will contest on the banner of the so-called Chilima Movement, he said: “I prefer to call it Transformational Movement because that’s what we must look forward to in 2019, transformational leadership.”
He continued: “If this is going to be a movement, it must be a movement that belongs to the people. It must stand a test of time.”
Adding: “The genesis of it yes it will be Transformational Movement.”
Chilima said there is “growing consensus” in the country to try a new type of leadership which is transformational.
“We need to identify first a number of political organisations that subscribe to the transformational agenda,” he said.
Chilima said consultations continue with a number of people on what to do next, confirming he is meeting and discussing with other leaders.
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kodi mungoti chilima ndi mwana. pitala anali wa ndale kwaa mereka??????????????????? poti tinangomuuona atabwera kukwera magalimoto, ma helokpta ngati ndi pledsdemt kale. sitikumudziwa kumbuyo kwaketu pitala.
musiyeni cilima ife tili pambuyo panu dhala ticite revamp. awa akukukakamila kuopa milandu. abokho awa,
asiyeni a mw tisankhe bwa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! kodi mwana wa mluzi ATUPELE anali wandale???????????????? olo ankawerenga zolemba tate wake ???????????????????/ anthu ena mmaganiza ila mphuno. onsewa anayamba kukhala a ndale kuti asankhidwe????????
cilima tyeni atate tisuntheko dzikoli patsogolo.
ka ben phili lomwe sidzina lake iyeso akudziwa silake dzinali ife klake tikuliziwa paja kankacenjera pakamwa kuti Pitala ali ku khichini kuphika zoti atulutse pa platter . mxiii look zomwe nganga yake ikutulutsa . zosapsa anta ciwisi. monga sucita manyazi? mxii mutu kuuma ngati timaujeni take. too many packs of lies
Aaah amafuna the likes of atupele oti nzeru alibe zambili. Kudalira kupatsidwa u president ngati ufumu
This is ridiculous. He will squander his support. Join mcp and call on Malawians to vote mcp. You have no support in rural areas. Combine with someone. Chakwera needs allies… Mcp is choking and containing him
I love this guy!!! very thoughtful, alibe phuma, very intelligent, very composed knows his facts, I will move mountains for him, just waiting
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Chilima is very immature – can’t decide on anything. Keeps guessing as he goes along.
Mukulira ndi nkodzo wanu omwe asakhwi
Kulira ndi nkodzo wako omwe! Uyooo watilira. Chilima boma. Wanya cadet
Ali immature ndi anganga ako aja
apulezident anga voti yanu ndili nayo bwelani kkkkkkkk kachinyamata
I can only wish you the best of luck SKC. Be the president Malawians have been yearning for and a kind of president they didn’t know they needed. But first thing first……resign from DPP, be much more courageous in your pronouncements, go into the trenches where the masses are, learn the language of the masses and articulate ideas like a village pro, resonate with the people at grassroots level otherwise the road is going to be long for you with no destination. Malawi is eagerly waiting to hear what you are all about and how you are going to take them out of this dark hole to prepare them for the world of tomorrow. Whilst still at it…….stop looking as if you are scared with cameras. Your body language should be that of a lion. Ofuna kumalankhula ndi ma binguuuuuu.
Takwera ya aChilima yomweyo. Wina afune asafune. Kkkkk
DPP yatembenuza makosi.
Big up Saulosi for offering yourself as alternative leader for next years’s revolution. My understanding is that for a big gain we need a big change. Many people of my groupings are ready to join transformational movement and bring change which is desired for this country. There is enough time to make this happen. Next year we need a revolution and not election. This movement should not do politcs which many Malawian think and know. This is movement is not into handouts and sharing clothes. This movement aims to inspire the country for transformational development. We have enough semi/literate people to understand and carry approach.
Intelligence information has it that SKC is teaming up with JB. Apparently, JB has announced that she will contest for the presidency, yes it’s true and SKC will be the VP, then JB will resign to pave way for SKC to become President. This is to ensure that SKC shields JB from cashgate cases. Trust me! Watch this space.
IF HE TEAMS UP WITH JB, THEN HE WILL LOOSE A LOT OF VOTES, AND DPP WILL WIN AGAIN. PART OF THE TRANSFORMATION AGENDA IS THAT WE WANT NEW BLOOD, JB HAS CORRUPTION BLOOD ON HER HANDS TOO. WE DONT NEED HER STOLEN HER IN OUR MISSION. IF YOU NEED MONEY BRO SKC WE WILL ALL CONTRIBUTE FOR YOUR COURSE K
Pangani kaye resign u president bwana VP. Musamatinamize.
Using your thinking, Bingu should have resigned as state president when he dumped UDF.
Vote yanga watenga ‘Baby’ President wangayu basi. Wina kaya akuwa bwanji my decision is made.
Chilima woyeeeh.
If malawians needs Transformational Leadership in this Country so called Malawi.
the battle field has begun, 2019 elections it will be a battle for presidential candidate, only God knows the leader who can rule our country.
this is all about political betrayal, the one who was relied by another party today cannot be relied anymore
about the leader its only God who knows.
Patients pay big boss be good and reasons for the better Malawi
And he says he still hasn’t withdrawn membership in DPP and last time on June 6 he said atuluka mu DPP koma a month later akulepherabe kulimba mtima to just write a letter that ndatuluka DPP.
Time is against VP Chilima and his surrogates; because it’s less than a year before we head to the voting booths.
Is he overestimating his capabilities, or is he underestimating the massive job ahead? I mean, if he learned anything during the past four years as VP, it should be that running a political party is complex; second only to running a democratic government.
Where are the political structures (party, officials etc)?
What is the primary agenda, other than aiming for zero tolerance on corruption (which actually is every Party’s wish).
And where is the money to run the organisation – elections can be expensive? And where is the money from – Malawians want to know that also?
All the best SK C. Mbavazi zipakile chaka cha mawa.
Mr Chilima. you look older than your age. Is it true that you are only 45 ? Mmmmm ndakaika.
Kkkkkk koma zinazi..awatu chomwe azapange akuchidziwa okha..mpaka pano kubisabe zomwe akufuna kuchita? Anthu akhukupilire zomwe akupanga kuselizo? Pena at chilima movement,iwo ati transformational movement..ziatero ukagophunzira chinthu chatsopano,nkunaona kuphweka..
To those who went to school,Chilima’s ideals are,proficiently comprehended and,the masses of our people,are there to jump on TRANSIFORMETIONAL PARTY,Bandwagon.Chilima emphasises,on building a peoples’ Party that will leave no body behind like the traitorous and bloody MCP,which had carried out untold sufferings of our people for 32 years.It is also unbelievable for Chakwera not to apologise to the masses of our country for what Banda and his dupes did, to our people.Surely,Chilima’s call for responsible and friendly national government,is well received to many Malawians in diaspora and it is our duty to see to it that in 2019,we want a new blood to steer the locomotive train of our people and look forward for our future and that of our children and the generations to come.Malawians,will commit unforgivable felony if at all cost,will vote for the MCP,let us burry it as our brothers in Kenya,Zambia and many other African countries have ditched independence Parties,what MCP had done to us to just still remain with brutal and tribalistically motivated Party which has exposed itself to be ruled by an ARAB,where he came from.we do not know.Again we make another mistake that we made when we accepted rogue Hastings Banda.FORWARD WITH CHILIMA AND BACKWARD WITH MCP AND DDP!!!!!!!!!!
Good idea koma athyola MCP uyu shaaaaa
Musanamizane achimwene, MCP is intact onani onse a Chilima movement ndi a DPP.
On the contrary, his move to stand for presidency will weaken DPP and raise the probability of MCP winning. Furthermore, since JB is also standing it also means that Southern Region is further weakened for DPP. This is still another chance for MCP to win. Central Region is till intact for MCP. Northern is obviously divided between MCP and PP. It is also obvious that MCP has a lions share in the North. The Mia factor in the Southern Region should also not be dismissed. It is a force to reckon with. However, we cannot rule out the fact that DPP is the party in power. Hence, they have the state machinery and resources in their control. DPP can still make it.
JB has no support in the southern region
Koma mwat DPP siipeza only 400,000 votes 2019 yi? Coz thats Thyolo and Mulanje only.
However, get it from me. Chilima Movement will not make it. It has failed to make necessary moves on time. Hence it remains at a pressure group level. They will have to come back later in 2024.
the movement will be dead by 2024
Kugwa chagada poyera-yera. No real strategy, malonda a mphaka basi.
Chilima and your Catholic backed Chilima movement umadikira kuti DPP ipange convetion then uzilengeza your presidential ambitions?
How many of those guys who have failed to win positions at the just held DPP convention have expressed willingness to join your movement?
Finally Mr Chilima where is your political base? Please let us know.
This is the way to go Sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you have my vote big time. Time has come for a better Malawi. Yes we can do it and we will do it come 2019. May God be your guide on this journey till Malawians reach their promised destination. We have suffered enough
This is childishness at it’s best, so he’s afraid people will coax those he wants to work with? Koma abale, ineyo I wanted to give you my vote koma izizi ukuchitazi as if you’re chibisabisa with standard 5 pupils I’m not with you. I loved your style of leadership but now I know you’re confused and being pushed to stand against your conscience for fear of losing! Or, of I were you, I would coax Atupele Muluzi and PP to join you. And come up with a government of national unity. But this type of doing things, you’re just wasting your time my brother!
Atupele Muluzi akugwira ntchito ndi nkhalamba. It will take him time to adjust kuti akugwira ntchito ndi wachinyamata mzake.
SKC,size ikukana mpakedi kuwasiyila convention yaoyo kunalibeko size yako,you have everything a transformational leader posses.Grand coalition is the way to go so that no party should monopolize the victory. I see freedom coming tomorrow.
At this juncture, Chilima’s only significant support is from the Catholic Church basi. And he’s destined for the garbage can, if he keeps up the way he has been acting lately. Maybe he defines “winning” as preventing DPP and APM from another mandate: but the what? That’s a wrong tactic, plain and simple.
And the company he’s keeping (i e. his current political supporters) is basically a disgruntled bunch, who show no tendency to change, and are in this for personal reasons ONLY.
Chilima is NOT a politician, and has shown not tendency to learn the ropes of politics. He’s Catholic first, and businessman second. No third here.
Where is the political structure for him – I mean he’s even keeping this a secret? And we are going to be voting in ten months!
My voting intentions have not changed a bit.
Mwananyanian, I salute you. You are right.Mwinanso catholic church igawikana because of baby Chilima.
Kuzolowera nkhalamba, aaaahhhh!
Quality of a leader. Good interview. May God finish what he started in you.
The hope of the youth is in you. We tried to invest our hope in Atupele but he, for the love of personal gains, opted to ‘work with ‘ a corrupt nepotistic clueless undemocratic government.
Wish you all the best. Please conduct a campaign free of hate and character assassination. Atticulation of development plans you’ve for the country is what the youth want to hear. Leave the foul-mouth to vichekulu ivi
Foolish man full of himself he cant even beat Atupele. Please stop saying he has the backing of catholics instead say he has the backing of Ziyaye and some foolish horny bishops. Am a staunch catholic and under no circumstances will i vote for such a thief and serial womaniser. The short period he has been chair of the reforms it became obvious that he is not intelligent but likes hijackinv ideas and glorifies himself. He has nothing to offer us in terms of development.
Does he really believe that we dont know that together with Mia Seppo they stole billions of NRB moneh and yet he has the nerve to attack govt of corruption? The guy turned reform meetings into feasts even forcing parastatals to pay hotels for meals. He never understood what a reform initiative was. Reducing water leakage is not a reform it is a normal task of all water proving organisations. I applaud APM for his personality although he knew that Chilima was just advancing his own agenda he jept quite as if he didnt kniw. Thats maturity.
Since he has announced he will stand as president, he cannot go into an alliance with MCP, Aford or PP since we already have presidential candidates there and it’s doubtful any of these torch bearers would willingly decide to surrender the seats.
This, leaves the small parties like PPM, MAFUNDE, Umodzi and a Host of briefcase parties. They say politics is a game of numbers. Whether these parties would contribute meaningful numbers is the question.
Anyway, anything can happen in the months to come.
Wishing you success!!
Am not a politician but by vitual of being a malawian i think chilima way of thinking is gateway to brighter malawi.
Still not saying what EXACTLY he is going to do. What is Chilima fearing? Not fit to be leader.
The movement has just started a few months ago, inu mukufuna briefcase yonse aitsegule?Mubeleremo nzeru?
Kkkkkkkkkk! It’s like kupeza chibwenzi ndikumabisa Kuopa kulandidwa. That’s inferiority complex.
That’s the way to go SKC…you gat my vote
Adzawinetu koma, otherwise voti yanu mudzayilira. Nanga miyambi yake imeneyi!1