Chilima’s ‘challenge’ on cheap fertiliser excites people: Drums up support for Tonse Alliance

May 21, 2020 Wongani Chiuta - Nyasa Times 37 Comments

Vice-President Saulos Chilima, who is also running mate to Dr. Lazarus Chakwera  of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in the Tonse Alliance on Thursday embarked on a nine stop Imbizo tour of Nkhotakota  to canvass  votes for the July 2 fresh presidential election, promising  that the price of fertiliser  will be reduced to an amount every farmer can afford.

Chilima says fertiliser would be sold at K4 495 per 50 kilogramme bag
Chilima on whistle-stop tour in Nkhotakota

Speaking at Dwangwa, Liwalazi and Nsenjere his first three stops, Chilima appealed to the people to vote for Chakwera so that the country should start moving forward with better life for all.

Chilima lamented the fact that since May 2019 the country has been derailed with election issues and that it was high time the people of Malawi saw progress.

“Let me humbly ask all of you to go to registration centres to verify your names. Most importantly, when the time comes go and vote for Dr. Chakwera and the Tonse alliance,” said Chilima.

Later, Chilima took the people by surprise when he lifted a 50 kg bag of fertiliser and kept speaking for minutes while the bag lay on his shoulder assuring the people that the bag will be selling at K4,495.

The gesture to carry the bag sparked words of appreciation that the Vice President means business.

Some people dared the DPP-UDF alliance presidential candidate Peter Mutharika and his running mate Atupele Muluzi on Chilima’s challenge of carrying the bag.

“Izitu nzoona izi nanga mpaka oChilima kuyenda ndi feteleza. Ine nkavotela alliance. Okoma munthuyi oli ndi mphanvu…ena aja a DPP sangayesele izi,” said one in the crowd admiring the ability to lift the bag as well as expressing excitement over the reduced fertiliser.

Chilima also assured the people of religious freedom, disputing smear campaign that Tonse Allince will ban Islam in Malawi.

“This is being careless. This must stop. Civil strifes start like this when leaders are not careful in their speeches,” he said Chilima.

The Thursday Imbizos are part of his busy weekend with Friday going to Salima and Saturday heading to Dedza along the Salima road with a main rally at Mtakataka.

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37 replies on “Chilima’s ‘challenge’ on cheap fertiliser excites people: Drums up support for Tonse Alliance”

  1. Speaking from a neutral point of view,It looks like more than 50percent are unhappy about this current government. It’s the vote that choose who will lead and in this case,even the president has nothing to say to Malawians: dpp must do itshomework, unfortunately it’s a bit too late.MCP ndiyomwe yaponya joker at the moment.

  3. Makawi has 18m people with an average of 4 persons per household thus according to 2018 census. 4.5 million households if they can access two bags of fertilizer@K5000 EA will cost government budget a whooping K450,000,000,000. What if they decide to access as many as they wish? And his promises for salary increases including bonuses for civil servants? Our govt. budget is just K1.8T from taxes.Is Chilima’s economics going to meet this? So many local villagers I have come across are skeptical about this type of economics. Kaya!!!

    1. You are wrong,K450 000 000 000 is not from Govt coffers but selling price to buyers (farmers). Perhaps you should calculate landed cost of 50 Kg bag into Malawi and show how much will be the subsidy by Govt if selling price will be K4 495/50Kg bag. Then demonstrate to us whether Govt can afford that subsidy or not. Please recalculate!

  4. Fertilizer k4495? Hahaha kma kumalawi timanamizanadii2……… Zandale zakumalawi nzaukape bola kumajama yamoyo wako basiii akalowa m’boma tizanva zot “bwezi titapanga zija tidalonjeza zijaa kma anzathu anadya ndlama zambiri” after all we all supporting the fact that dpp ikudya makwacha that’s another ticket for utmcp kut izadye nayo nanga tanena kale kut nkhola anthu akudya mbuzi iwowo akazalowa akazanena zot mbuzi zatha tizalesa?

  5. Kodi tonse alayansi tizimva manifesto yandani pakuti Chakwera naye akukamba za manifesto ya MCP on fertilizer and was not the same as UTM as said in Mzuzu, Joyce Banda mudzi transformation. Cheni cheni mchiti?

  7. Munthu wopenga, Confused guy. It won’t be long before you regret your mess. DPP can’t afford to lose election in the hands of useless parties. DPP has been there before you and will be there whether you like it or not. There is a saying that ” if you can’t beat them just join them” that’s the best you can do. DPP- UDF Alliance is invincible. I ‘ve never seen dishonest guy like you and cruel man like Chakwera. Mulira mokweza this is just the beginning ‘coz Atupele will rule you very soon when the prof retires. And it started in USA with George Bush snr to George Bush Jnr and in Kenya with Jomo Kenyatta snr to Uhuru Kenyatta as well as in Botswana with Seretse Khama and Ian Khama. DPP woyeeeeeeeeee the popular part hey

  11. What about 1 million jobs? Just know that the youngest is Atupele not Cilima. Atupele 41 Cilima 47. Cilima Is too old we need young blood like Atupele.Ask Cilima what if there will be no rain?

    1. If kukhale kopanda mvula ,,, we will do irrigation farminng provided fertilizer is cheap ….. In Malawi tili ndi madzi okwanira kwambiri aise usavutike

    2. Zamvulazo ndi zina amaziwa ndi chauta bwana.Koma apa nkhani yachikoka ndi ya K4,495 osati zomangoti ekesipiriyensi -ekesipiriensi.

    4. what if there will be no rain////// thats no question its like asking what if Atupele dies before election?//kkkkkkkkkkkkk.

  12. Busy hiting about the bush. Amisala okawo nde atha kukopedwa ndi zimenezo. Ukungoononga campain ya anzako iwe chilima. Ife misala sitidya upite ku nsundwe konko uzikanamiza anthu

  13. We need healthy and strong presidents… weak and frail creatures should humbly retire and be advisors, not plunders of wealthy for their step sons and daughters!!!!!!

  14. Nkhalamba ngati ikulephera mkudzuka komwe inganyamulenso chiyani. Apa kwatsala kugwa mkumina Sinosi. Zako pumbwa.

  15. Zoyenda ndi Malata zija zabweranso Matches mchere kkkkkk Power Hungry Man ulira Mfweeee

    1. Waiwala kuti Tcheya amkayenda ndi ma truck a chimanga nthawi ya kampeni koma osagawa olo even 1 bag. Awa sakuyenda ndima truck a fetetezatu koma thumba limodzi for demonstration

  16. Nzophweka izi Adadi atha kuyamula matumba atatu pa phewa nkumayankhula pamsonkhano pali vuto apa. DDP WOYEEEE ADADI WOYEEE udf woyeeee

    1. Lero? Tambala wakuda anatinzunza uja? No way. Chakwera has brought that MCP terror back – Nsundwe boys, chasing people from the southern region, destroying property and businesses. kupha a police.

  18. Let a strong man show his ability. If peter dares to do a such its his death, there we can clearly see who’s able leader here.

  20. Kkkkk ndale zimenezi zilipobe zomayenda ndizithu zokanamizila anthu ngati chair kkkkk. Ziliko chaka chino komano nkhawa ndizakuti zizi A VIP akulonjezazi azakawanitsa bwanji poti Ali pa kaliyala like last time. Tonse ndi more you have my vote koma I will not listen to nonsensical reason ukamazalephera kukwanilitsa malonje. Mademo basi this growing season fertilizer ameneo apezeke

  21. This gentleman is not perfect (since he is only human) but he has what it takes to be a leader. I have no doubt that the Chakwera-Chilima pair will transform this country given a chance at the polls. Their vision is so clear, just like Dr K.H. Banda in 1958, who clearly said he had come to break their stupid federation and give his people self-rule and he exactly did that. Sitifuna atsogoleri odziluma mkamwa poyankhula, mawa namadzakana kuti sadanene zimenezo!

  23. Even a mad man can lift a 50kg bag of fertilizer. Does that make him suitable for leadership? Chilima failed to implement all of these policies when he is in government as Veep, will he do as again while he is Veep under MCP?

  24. chilima failed to implement his vision under mutharika the same will happen under chakwera. The vice presidency is like that anywhere. Chilima better study mcp manifesto and sell it to the public especially on ngodya zinayi. 16 years as VP is very longtime and knowing him very soon will be frustrated.

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