Deguzman justifies dumping UTM for DPP: Catholic bishops concerned with social media zealots
Blantyre-based Deguzman Kaminjolo, a journalist turned PR specialist, has dismissed social media fabrications that he has switched his support from UTM Party to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) because he has been given money.
Kaminjolo, who is one the thriving businessperson, took to Facebook to dismiss the allegations of being lured with money as “bullshit”.
He said his support for President Peter Mutharika and his running mate Atupele Muluzi is “out of conviction and weighed in a scale my free choice is tilting towards DPP.”
Deguzman said he could no longer support UTM which is in alliance with Malawi Congress Party (MCP).
“What we loved in UTM is no longer there and that promises for real change has been replaced by vindictiveness.
“For me my reason not to associate with MCP are personal. At their worst they threatened my family,” he said.
Opposition social media carpers have claiming those dumping their grouping to support DPP-UDF alliance are being motivated by monetary offers.
But that assertion has been dismissed as baseless.
However, in 26th pastoral letter titled A Further Call for a New Era in Malawi: Leadership at the Service of Citizens, the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM)—a grouping of Catholic bishops— expressed concern over abuse of freedom of expression on social media by political party supporters who are spreading false stories and continuously castigating each other.
“We are concerned with the general abuse of freedom of expression by political party zealots on social media by among others, fabricating all forms of falsehood, lies and rumour mongering,” reads the letter in part.
I ask again, how can anyone in their right mind chose to vote for a senile old clown like APM and put DPP cadets back into power so that they continue raping, and burning innocent women and children in their very own homes?
Unfortunately there isn’t anything chilima can do to reverse the alliance. And Chakwera has already started spitting fire saying ” we shall use chilima where it suits him”. Yes, USE . It means owners of victory shall be MCP and they shall have the power to use whoever they want including kachilima. Zaunduna wa finance amukaniranso zeze akuti that was only wishful. And Lazaro said when they win, the alliance terms of agreement shall be reviewed. Hahahaha NYEKHWETHE ijatu ndiimeneyi Mr Hamdan. Inu a UTM muchedwa nayo MCP iyi. Musiyeni Arafat chimunyerere yekha chipako .
DPP mpakana 2025 wooooo.
Ili nde bodza lenileni mungonena chabe kuti alliance ya utm and mcp simakugonetsani tulo inuuu. Koma Degzman pali chaniso pamenepa mmesa mwamugula ndi dolar tazimva kale kuti aziyankhula za against alliance ya utm ndi mcp. Mwalemba mmadzi
I can assure you that within 12 months you will be begging forgiveness from Tonse Alliance
The TONSE alliance where things are falling apart?
What I dont get is, if you were in UTM because you didnt like DPP. And you wanted Peter out. Has Peter and DPP changed during the court case to convince you that they are not the same guys you were fighting when in UTM.
And why can’t you leave UTM and say you are not following any party because non is appealing to you.
And stop this nonsense of they threatened your family. Like others have said, the ones who threatened your family are the Ntabas and them. Mention one person in MCP right not who was a decision maker in MCP when your family was thretened if they were threatened at all. Some people who really suffered under MCP can point to actual people like Bakili, Ntaba, Dausi for the things they did to them. In MCP the most powerful person was Kamuzu then came the Secretary General of MCP. And currently the only active former Secretary General is Bakili. Since you are a journalist find out the year he was SG and what MCP did in those years.
MCP is a violent party. It has not changed. We have seen its bloody violence for 12 months and all because Chakwera is related to John Tembo the mastermind of MCP killings. Tembo picked Chakwera from church and imposed him as leader of MCP.
We joined UTM because we didn’t want MCP. Now that UTM has been swallowed by the very MCP we hated in the first place, the best option is to return to mighty DPP.
Enanu munali ana, mwabadwa chamma 1990 mu, za mcp simukuzidziwa
Thus why there is a subject called ‘History’
Good job Deguzman! MCP is a violent party which has perpetrated violence for 12 months and in its 31-year rule, killed, imprisoned an exiled thousands of Malawians.
Entire UTM is confused following Chakwera’s contradictory remarks of Chilima’s claims of doubling as vp and minister of finance and alternating presidency.. Typical nyekhwe.
This are people entrenched and barricaded in tribalism. They are not after one Malawi and they only want to enjoy stolen taxes. There is no way one can be threatened by MCP. It is actually dpp who are threatening people opposed to their views starting with APM who is busy castigating the judges. People must learn to live and love. Hatred will not take us anywhere. People must learn to fend for themselves and not depend on politics. Political leaders are there simply to regulate things and I mean the social welfare of everyone. It is only the wicked and led by a wicked President who have that mentality.
We have been threatened by MCP in the past 12 months – Chakwera has perpetrated violence. He told MCP members to chase people from the southern region. With UTM and HRDC, MCP has damaged buildings and shops. Chakwera formed the Nsundwe violent group who destroyed government property and killed a policeman. He also asked MCP members to form militia to harass people trying to access loans claiming they were selling ID cards. For more than 30 years, MCP killed thousands of Malawians, imprisoned thousands and forced thousands into exile. So, MCP is a BLOODY VIOLENT party.
SKC what did we tell you about your so called Alliance we told to stand alone taoneni lero akungokunena miseche achina mnesa akuti ndiwe wadyera ukufuna zonse zizakhale zako SKC for once please open your eyes. Wekhatu unakaima and u would have scoped lots of votes …apapa zavuta coz you have merged with a party yomwe ili ndi bad reputation uchokeko ku MCP its not too late …
Bwa?
Zakuwawa kuti munthu amene umamuwelengela kwaaambili wachoka?
Apa ndipang’ono,
CHILIMA weniweniyu
Achoka mumgwirizano
Apanga zija zoima payekha
Asakhale SCAPE GOAT
Just go to dpp who does not know that people go to dpp in order to solicit bribes. Its your choice do not mention mighty MCP at all.
Seriously who is Deguz? Just a social media show off empty tin! Go man
Nothing can change me with news of a jounalist joining Dpp Alliance
There is no way somebody can just dump UTM for DPP without money changing hands. Deep down your heart you know what has happened.
Who is he that we should be shaken; an opportunist. Useless. We know where to get votes
Kafikeni ndi sinking titanic yanuyo. Bye bye.
Welcome Kamunjolo to DPP. Icome from the North. In 2019 I was supporting UTM because I did not want MCP because of what they have been doing to us Northerners. Today I support DPP and many from the do the same. In 2019 North was for Chilima but this guy has let us Northerners down.
Deg, you will be more disappointed by the DPP that you probably are now. It is however, entirely your choice and please proceed, but a word of wisdom to you. In life we have to learn to forgive those who have wronged you. From what you have said, it is clear that you are not one of those people who believe in co-existence. One thing though that you forget is that you are a beneficiary of the same MCP you hate. Your father was a General Manager of one of the subsidiary of Times Group which made your life easy when your he managed to raise you in a comfortable environment and send you to school. You also worked as a journalist for Times Group which strong link with MCP. Good luck to you brother wherever you are going, we know what you are looking for.
Shame indeed! When a defector joins UTM-MCP alliance no issue but if joins DPP-UDF alliance it becomes an issue imeneyo ndiye timayitcha nyekhweyo!!! at its best. Bakalirani like that and if you claim those defectors are being bought why dont do the same, dont you have money? kkkkkkkkk Game yakula iyi ana achepa
Honourable folks,
Do not quote Pastoral Letter out of context. When the bishops calls for a new era, it does not mean MCP; infact, MCP cannot be synonymous with new era. MCP ruled Malawi for over 30 years and we were done with it. Neither, did they mean DPP. The new era will dawn 24hrs after voting on 23 June 2020. MCP is bad. DPP is bad. UTM is bad. UDF is bad. Only Malawi and her citizens are good.
MMATELO, AKALOWA KWANUKO WABWINO AKALOWA DDP-UDF CHITSILU FORTSEKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
We want people who can put Malawi first than money.People without principals will act like this dude.Time will tell bra.
Very poor thinking fellow full of subjective poverty, who can choose a sinking ship at this hour! Awa angovomera kuti umphawi wapangitsa this stupid choice. Many have abandoned dpp that your vote will not match such votes. Go thee well
Nice you are gone. Mumabowa!!!!!
You will not be missed by us who are supporting UTM/MCP alliance. Your argument for switching to DPP does not hold any water. The MCP that you hate was led among other people by Dausi, Ntaba and Bakili who are in your DPP party and UDF. Those who are leading this new MCP right now were not leaders then. Anyway, go well. But you will fall together with your DPP come 23 June. Change is here already. We don’t want unprincipled politicians like you in the Tonse Alliance. Atinke nawo amasokoneza ulendo nthawi zonse. Genuine supporters of UTM and MCP will move on to victory.
It’s his right. I don’t think he’s a politician for us to worry about him switching sides. Or that he’s contributed anything tangible to the policies of this country..byee Deguzman….
Iye conviction yake yamuuza kuti he should be where his ego is massaged. Enjoy it!
Tonse alliance kuona nyekhwe kkkk atibera volume 10
That is his freedom of association BUT to suggest that he has gone there out of conviction then he must tell that to a child. There is nothing that can move Kaminjolo other than money. He has bern given money that is a fact.
Kkkk Gwalidi yours is only one vote mind you..elections are won on ballot.
Kodi awa ndi andaninso? Does supporters no him?
Pitani bwino man, amalawi wolifunira dziko lawo dzabwino tivotere Tonse alliance,who is perfect padziko lapansili kusungabe mangawa.Pitani muzikatukwana azimayi.visionless leaders.People wants change.Pano umphawi wachuluka zedi.Tisankha ena.Munthalika adzayese kutigwera kut mudzaziwe kut he is old, ndimomwe dpp yitaluzilemu kudzakhala wakwaokwawo.Akakugayireni K145 million ija.
He doesn’t have any problems with UTM. It’s MCP he has problems with. Linda madzi apite ndiye uziti nda dala.
Difficult to believe an informed person like Kaminjolo. I am at pains to appreciate reasons given by people like him for associating with APM when it’s glaringly obvious that the DPP, with him as the torch bearer, has ransacked Malawi through plunder nepotism corruption and anything that is bad governance.
Anyway, there is a thing called “freedom of association” and I am one of those who respect this.
I absolutely understand where you are coming from. Very hard to just forget.
Only desperate and hopeless people like Chilima and Patricia Kaliati would join and support MCP. Alibe kopita!
Saulosi anauzidwa. Dont take people to MCP. It is a party of death and darkness. Ankawaponya otsutsa mu shire river kuti adibwe ndi Ngona. MCP has never changed and it will lose again big time . It’s a party for central region especially Lilongwe and dowa. It’s has no structures in the sought and northern region. Now Saulosi you join such a party which has associated itself with Mayi Joyce Banda madeya a munthu . Miss 💰 cashgate? Miss ndege ya MALAWI . She left MALAWI and spent four years ku America and South Africa!! Get out Saulosi. Bola uime Pawekha or 2025 you can win. This time MCP wasn’t to use u . I feel sorry for my college mate
As far as i know this dude, surely money has coaxed him. At one time he was block shaminngly.
Good choice my brother, mcp is a killer party my father killed like a dog.
Yendani bwino uku timati kesephana ndi galimoto ya malipilo
Good that Deguzman has left UTM and you do not want to associate with Malawi Crocodiles Party (MCP) chipani chakupha ndichankhanza.
Uyende bwino, moreover ur services were not that important, sitikusowani
When did MCP threaten your family? Who in MCP threaten your family? They could be in DPP now. Just be careful you could be drinking with those you claim threatened your family
Iyeyo UTM alibe nayo vuto. Vuto ndi MCP. Linda madzi apite ndiye uziti nda dala!
Good that he has left UTM for DPP. Kindly don’t come back and claim that it was the devil which lured you into joining DPP when DPP is dumped out of government. DPP is going no debate about it. Fair thee well deguzman.
Apite ndithu, ndipo anagoona kuchedwa. It’s a shame for a young man like this joining a party that has literally suffered Malawians in all angles.
Its gud when people leave when change is just around the corner..Let him eat the money that DPP
So Joza is real after all. Incarnate baffoon. Cartoon face.
Joining a political party indeed is about personal convictions. We need to accept that everyone’s journey is different and we have experienced different things in our lives. So people like Deguzman have their story to tell. People like Njaunjus Chldren will also have theirs, same as Namata and Chipembere. For us who knew, the late Stewart Kaminjolo was victimised under the regime. So no, I don’t think he is coming back for his peace of mind.
Do not forget that election is a game of numbers. A single vote counts. In politics, there is no life friend or enemy. All the parties are fighting in order to rule me and you and to control the public purse
The whole of Malawi was threatened by the erstwhile MCP not just your family. Your argument does not hold.
How you were threatened and how Aleke Bandas family was threatened is different. Even how Gadamas family was threatened.
Thanks that he has gone otherwise we would have messed up if he was around. Don’t come back.
A Miriam Gwalidi mwanamapotu apa. It it was the other way round, you would have climbed a mountain. Same with some zealots who see anything in DPP-UDF as wrong. Take for an example of what the terrorist grouping of MCP-UTM-HRDC-come synods and dioceses did to Malawians. Torturing Malawians with no mercy. Calling Jane Ansah hule. Undressing a police woman. Killing a policeman. They just sat phwiiiii watching as if it was a movie. Now see what many zombies are doing after APM has revealed the huleness of Abiti Ntila. When Abiti Ntila called APM a drunkard, they were mouth agape, celebrating. What stupid double standards! The the game is on. DPP-UDF have gone full throttle. Those people whose property and businesses you were burning will give you an answer through the ballot.