DPP cadets spend night in police after terror in Lilongwe: Petrol bomb Mai Makuta’s house for being Team Chilima

Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) notorious youth cadets from Lilongwe market have spent a night in a cold police cell after they were arrested on Friday for injuring some vendors.

DPP cadets caught on camera recently assualting a person beleived to be a critic of government. Police did not o anything to the regime thugs

Police initially issued a press release identifying the arrested as DPP Lilongwe Vendors Association but withdrew it after political pressure from the DPP.

Atleast 10 vendors were wounded and were rushed to Bwaila Hospital where one vendor was admitted due to serious wounds.

Meanwhile, the police say they are yet to get a complaint from President Peter Mutharika’s former aide Anna Makuta whose house was petrol bombed on Thursday night.

The suspected DPP cadets petrol bombed the gates of her house in Area 47. The DPP spokesperson Francis Kasaila said the party does not engage in violent activities.

Makuta said she suspects she was the target because she attended a function on wednesday presided over by Vice-President Saulos Chilima.

Mutharika, 79, is facing an unprecedented resistance for an incumbent—eligible for a second term as per the Malawi Constitution—from some DPP members canvassing for the candidacy of Chilima, 45. In the May 20 2014 Tripartite Elections, Mutharika picked Chilima as his running mate from the private sector where he served as Airtel Malawi managing director.

Former first lady Callista Mutharika—widow of DPP founding president and the incumbent President’s elder brother, Bingu wa Mutharika—sparked the succession debate weeks ago when she said her in-law should pave the way for the comparatively youthful and energetic Chilima widely seen as a hands-on and results-oriented leader after he vibrantly led the Public Sector Reforms Programme that has lost steam since it was moved from his domain.

Mutharika has declared he will lead DPP in the elections while Chilima has remained silent on calls for him to vie for the presidency.

During the opening of the Budget Meeting of Parliament in Lilongwe on May 4, DPP youth cadets attempted to block  Mulanje West member of Parliament (MP) Patricia Kaliati who is also DPP national director of women, Blantyre City East MP Noel Masangwi from making it into the National Assembly where Mutharika delivered the State of the Nation Address (Sona). The disturbed delivery of the President’s speech and attacked perceived Chilima campaigners, including Kaliati and Masangwi.

On the night of May 4, another legislator Bon Kalindo had one of his vehicles petrol-bombed by unknown assiatlants at his house in Blantyre while he was at Parliament in Lilongwe.

The Vice-President was the first to condemn the violence perpetrated by the DPP youth, describing it as barbaric.

Parliament has since instituted a probe into the unprecedented incident in living memory where delivery of the Sona was disrupted by “strangers in the House”.

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LEGO
5 years ago

To my fellow youth of this beloved Malawi lets stand up against what the so called DPP are doing.Lets fight them and they can never defeat us.Its high time to defend our colors.We can not let our country to be ruled and intimidated by these cowards DPP and their cadets who are hungry for power

Azijo
5 years ago

DPP know that your day of judgment is coming. NEVER can this being done by DPP cadets can be tolerated in this democratic period. PLEASE let’s team up to remove these bandits from government. Petrol bombing and the president is silent to condemn this. This is so barbaric and ancient politics. This can never happen in South African where an opposition member can criticise government and it’s leadership so so open. POOR MOTHER MALAWI

Mas ter
Mas ter
5 years ago

Such is politics.Don’t worry

LEGO
5 years ago
Reply to  Mas ter

What do mean?Politics its not about what DPP and its doing.Umbuli basi ndikusayenda

Feirist narro
Feirist narro
5 years ago

feiristnarro

Feirist narro
Feirist narro
5 years ago

I wonder why other countries abroad continue giving aid to Malawi with such silly Judiciary system

Vincent Mkandawire
Vincent Mkandawire
5 years ago

This shows that Peter don’t love the people of Malawi .yet he is Quite ..and he expects us to vote for this stupid things that is happening now.people being beaten and looks on …very sad

parties without presidential candidates
parties without presidential candidates
5 years ago

Too much respect for the cadets.

Whisteri
Whisteri
5 years ago

Naye Mai makutayo uchitsiru ngati Callista ndi Patricia Kaliati bwanji? Iwo sakuona kuti akwera yokuphwa?

MAbvuto akula
MAbvuto akula
5 years ago

We must be spared of this nonsense! We will never be intimidated by good for nothing cadets, What they should know is that there DPP is being dented and DPP is loosing credibility.

Awize
Awize
5 years ago
Reply to  MAbvuto akula

This is deeply disturbing for our young democracy. APM and his Vice’s silence means alot to Malawians. Anthu awiriwa aphetsa anthu osalakwa bwanji ayankhule ndi pakamwa pawo. Anthuni bwanji mutlukemo mu ngalawa imeneyi muvulazidwa ndi kuphedwa ndi nkhani zaeni. APM and SKC know each other mungovutika chabe these people run together on a DPP party ticket. There will be blood at their convention and polling day I guess. Who controls these young gangsters to attack people?

Dead North
5 years ago

This story is false. Vendors were not DPP factions.

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