DPP claims Mutharika, ex-ministers marked for arrests: Minister Chimwendo says rule of law scare ‘mafias’
Even before the music starts, the esrtwhile ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has already started dancing to the tune, claiming the Tonse Alliance-led administration is planning a political witch-hunt against its leaders, including former president Peter Mutharika.
DPP publicity secretary Nicholas Dausi told journalists in Lilongwe on Saturday that the party has credible information, pointing to the fact that the new administration intends to use trumped-up charges to corner leaders of the party.
Dausi, who is also member of Parliament for Mwanza Central Constituency and former Minister of Homeland Security, claimed that Mutharika, bodyguard Norman Chisale, former ministers Ben Phiri, Bright Msaka, Joseph Mwanamvekha, Charles Mchacha and himself are among those targeted for the arrest.
He wondered why the civil society organizations (CSOs) and the international community remained quiet when the police arrested Isaac Jomo Osman and DPP’s regional governor for the Central Region, David Kambalame.
However, Dausi fell short of telling the public what sort of crimes and offences the DPP leaders committed to deserve arrests
Reacting to the sentiments, the Minister of Homeland Security, Richard Chimwendo Banda, said the new government does not have any plans to victimize innocent people because they belong to different political parties.
Chimwendo-Banda also assured that the Tonse Alliance-led government will not use the police or any other law enforcement agency to advance political agenda.
“However, if there are some people in DPP who know they committed crimes, they stole from the government purse, or indeed they did anything that contravened the law, we urge them to come forward and present their case. Otherwise, the law will still pursue them for the offence they committed,” said Chimwendo Banda.
Meanwhile, Malawians have taken to the social media, criticizing Dausi for making wild claims about the arrests.
Jones Mawerenga says no one is above the law; hence, DPP leaders needed to recognize that anyone who broke the law their tenure and was being shielded from arrest then, still remains a culprit and liable for prosecution.
“Equality before the law means that everyone who broke the it [the law] must be prosecuted. Osati kumangomanga anthu okuba mbatata ndi nkhuku pamene political big mafias are going scot-free,” says Mawerenga.
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98% on this forum have spoken loud and clear. Those that abused power have a case to answer and the people will push for justice.
Rulling based on vengeance will not take Mr Covid Chakwera far. People are watching all this keenly. Surprisingly nkhanza zomwe Chakwera akuchitazi zikumusangalatsanso bishop Msusa. Asatana okhaokha.
Ngati zakubazo munadya nawo muli pa chipsyezo akulu, mumangidwa nawo
Ndiwe opanda nzeru mbale. Nkhanza zake ziti zomwe wachita Chakwera?
Man akuti amanga yense amene anaba ndalama za boma tu. Vuto lake ndilakuti amene anali mu boma ndi DPP. Just imagine Getu supplied energy bulbs to escom at 4500 each while escom sold the bulb at K500, losing K4000 on each bulb, pali nzeru APA? Zikumvekanso kuti APM bought those two buses from funds from Escom, is this justice?
Thieves will always react when they see policemen patrolling the streets, the guilty are always afraid
kkkkkkkk are you afraid of being arrested Mr Dausi? if your are innocent why should you be afraid? man tudziwa ife kuti munaba kwambiri this time we will be doing demonstrations to force courts to give you stiffer punishments than ever nanji nanji munatukwana ma judge nde eee musovatu man. ana anu ena ndi aja akuphwanya ma computer ku ministry of lands ati kubisa information.Big up Chimwendo for wise response!!
Why should you be scared if you did noting wrong? Looking for sympathy, not this time around. Mwachitsanzo unatiwuza kuti K145m yija mwabweza siunatiwonetse umboni wake. Ubweza bwanji chinthu choti ndichako?
Ndizoona Dausi mmangidwadi koma wayialapo Ntaba pa anthu mwatchulawo mkhala oyambirira kunjatidwa kenaka ma cadet anu enawo palibenso za witch hunting apa nzodziwaratu kuti anthuni your are the first culprits. Ngati mulibe milandu mkulira chiyani mantha amaenewo. Dausi ukakhala mneneri wa kayidi mndende basi
Zitsilu za DPP u relaxed so much in ur reign thinking that the law has a shorter arm…. looting public resources as like a normal thing to do, controlling enforcement agencies to ur interests. Animwamwa inu kumangolembana ndikukwezana nchito nokhanokha muidziwa tauni Leto. Mr Saudi have u oredy forgotten the oppression schemes that u were orchasrating for opposition people thinking that u will be in power forever….shame
Investigating allegations of theft of taxpayers’ money by those in the Mutharika Administration is not “witch-hunting”, Mr Dausi.
Getrude
Recent crime in kbnsl
Mafias trying to circumnavigate the law by crying for sympathy from the same people they victimised during their regime and over a sudden they are the victims. The law shall act accordingly when your crookery acts comes out, you will all have to pay the price if found guilty since Malawi belongs to everyone of us and not just you and your DPP Crowns.
Shameless Mutharika will be prosecuted and face the music (not persecuted as Dausi wishes us to believe!!!) if he flouted the law, no doubt about that!!!! The challenge with zero-integrity Mutharika is that he was no-respector-of rule-of-law and hence will not understand when the long arm of the law begins to INCH towards him!!!! It is not difficult to catch these thieves: just check their accumulated wealth against taxes paid to government!!!
Only if they did something wrong, yes this gvt will arrest them.
Aàaaaà! Dausi are u trying to say u don’t know anything anything of why this criminal (Jomo) was arrested? You’re a fool man. That time is over bro, and you’re to pay back all the money, albino cases coming too.
The arm of the law will from now on do it’s work. Who ever wronged and wrongs the law will face it, and regardless. No more sacred cows. NTCHONA too must be investigated on the cement deal and other crimes. Expect no mercy.
Baba zonizo ngati mudaba, kabwezeni chifukwa Boma ilili ili silikusiyani
If you feel these are all trumped up charges, you are at liberty to seek legal representation. Why worry? diffend yourselves.
Soon embassies and high commissions will be emptied of their sons and cronies who didn’t deserve those positions 💪🏾🇲🇼
Dausi used to pose as an INVINCIBLE MAN but the tables have been upturned and they’re shivering because MRA and other government bodies are becoming so excited to expose the rotten DPP mafias by WHISTLEBLOWING as a show of PATRIOTISM 💪🏾🇲🇼
Just get yourself a good lawyer. I am sure you have enough loot to afford one.
Let Dausi and the team face the music, no crying this time around, mwatibela mokwana a Malawi , it’s time u need to pay back what u have stolen from Malawians.
U thought u were champions when u misuse and abused our resources left and right . Malawians were suffering day and night due to your greediness, there were
(1) no medicines in hospitals,
(2) fertiliser prices too high
(3) Corruption too high
(4) Water charges too high
(5) Electricity prices too high
(6) Nepotism too high
(7) Roads potholes too high
(8) goods prices in shops too high
(9) tribalism too high
(10) Stealing from Parastatals too high
Eishiii everything in DPP administration was too high .
Lets see
Does that mean government should not arrest these guys if there’s evidence that they committed a criminal offence?
I think Dausi must be probed for possible financial crimes and other crimes relating to burning MEC warehouse in Lilongwe in post 2014 election.
Government should recruit more professional investigators and prosecutors to do a proper job this time.
DPP should feel grateful and have nothing to fear going to court to answer charges of corruption as the former President respected the rule of Law and maintained there was No corruption in Malawi. He was just Blind to even his own wife’s blundering. I say LOCK THEM UP. . APM should have returned to Malawi to give back and a assist the people of Malawi but did NOT he supported blunder and rape. Shame on him for being provided such a good life.
Let all have the same measure.People got killed like Albino and money got looted in the process.Am waiting for justice
The DPP robbers have the best lodge where they’re all the best guests Mikuyu is among those inns. Their anxieties be pacified as there will be redcarpet reception for the fatcats like Dausi the arsonist with the black angel financiers and in attendance will be the sharp clowns like Mchacha Goodall Gondwe will feign vimbuza at Lumbazi
You DPP guys ngati mumaba mumangidwa. Sikuti wina akukusakani ayi. Munaba. Ngati simunabe why scared? Pali ma court. Sikuti amangomanga zopanda umboni. Mumabisala kuseli kwa boma. Achina Muli, Mchacha, Ben Phiri.. awa ndiye ngosafunika kufufuza. Arrest them pronto. The moment you let them roaming around all evidence will disappear. Ma Mafia akuti apa Malawi.
Dausi ndi Zeze, inu mumafuna kuti mungoba tax payers money nde angokusiyani choncho basi? If u didn’t do anything wrong then no need to panic 😂🤣😂
Mwayamba kale mwayamba kale ku njenjemela !
If you committed a crime you will face the music, it’s that simple! Anzanu ayamba kuulura kale
Back during my school days, I remember reading a novel by James Hadley Chase titled “The Guilty Are Afraid”.
Mafias of Malawian origin kuopa milandu tsopano. Zifinyeni vimbava ivi
I thought your admunstratiom mr dausi I can remind you uf yiu don’t care told us malawiians that ince yiu win tiona nyenkhwe guku ka chiba mtambo a chilima ndi anzawo for no reason and now this administration is trying to apply same nyenkhwestism ma board guard a mtambo were not just created but because of your behaviour for his life. dance to the tune bwana former minister nice to hear your are dressing up for the dance welcome
Corruption is always committed in a syndicate. The whole government is rotten to the core and has been like that ever since Malawi began. It got worse at dawn of multiparty. It requires investigations which can always become challenging especially when computer systems are weak to flag risks when they operate in real-time. It requires experts with half the Malawi budget to pursue this move. No sane thief can come forward without being hunted.
There is a Chichewa saying which goes like, “Wakuba amathatwa yekha” (A thief runs when no one is chasing them. If it is true that most of the DPP big wigs have been involved in ‘shady’ deals [enriching themselves overnight) and some questionable criminality like the torching of the MEC warehouses following the 2014 elections, then it is understandable for them to BE VERY AFRAID! because the chief mafia that jealously defended and protected them from the rule of law has suddenly lost his ‘magical’ powers to protect his gang members anymore!. Not even the International community would be daft enough to intervene in the Malawi justice system to shield those who have suddenly lost all impunity that gave them immunity against the rule of law. THIS IS THE TRUE MEANING OF NYEKHWE. Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide!. Remember the Covad-19 international travel restrictions? No easy cross-border escape!This is the power of the new Malawi, thriving on a society that believes that NO ONE SHOULD BE ABOVE THE LAW–that! Mr Dausi, is the true meaning of NYEKHWE! It strikes fear only in the hearts of those that have broken the law in the past, the present and will break it in the future. This is JUSTICE FOR ALL! Those that will be in the current government had also better tread very carefully, Malawians will be watching very closely! God bless Malawi.
Chule wadadwa m’madzi muli mwake ! Dog eats dog bro… You’ll be dancing all the way to the cell you thieving bastards !
If stealing is OK, how come APM never stole money while in the US.
His administration appears to have encouraged /promoted a culture of theft. In fact that culture was so prevalent that about 40% of the population still see nothing wrong with stealing money, vehicles, houses, an election, and whatever else they could get away with. Now they seek sympathy from the very people who went without because of their greed.
Sorry, you’re on your own on this one.
LMC and SKC Make Malawi Great Again!
Looks like we may not have enough room in our prisons, DPP cadets are shaking in their pants!
Kokolikooo ameneyoo
You have nothing to fear If your hands are clean, Tonse Government will only go by the book🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I’m really loving The New Malawi
Ufa bwa pamaliro sosefa,
Odausi mwalakwaji?
Ana ako kumatseketsa bar kuti agula chilichonse nkutulutsa anthu onse,
Ndalama amazitenga kutiko zoseweretsa choncho?kunena bwino
Who ever did wrong, MUST be arrested, period.
Attention DPP suspected government resource looters, the tonse alliance has invited anyone who actually broke the law should come forth for consideration. One of my suggestion is returning the stolen government property shall be a good start.
Mr Dausi, Jomo has got a case to answer for beating Billy Mayaya. Why should Billy Mayaya condemn the arrest of a person who wanted to kill him? Kodi saja mmati ma CSOs ndi ma “terrorists”? Lero mwawafuna?
If witch hunting in Chichewa means “kusaka afiti “, then the new govt is doing the right thing. Gredara Jeffrey anaziulula yekha kuti ndi mfiti yoopsa( yopha albino?). Hunt this witch, please, before she wrecks more havoc.
Dpp torched utm offices lives were were lost
Dpp police cadets raped women in msundwe
Dpp cadets almost killed president Chakwera at Chibavi maimed body guard
Dpp has looted the economy
Dpp killed Njauju
Dpp peter mutharika involved in k145m
Kickbacks
Dpp peter mutharika took his brothers body to south Africa under the guise of Phiri
Dpp peter mutharika fraudurentry used Tax payers money to buy 2 buses said paid from his pocket
Among the various crimes
AND GOV. SHOULDNT DO ANYTHING
DAUSI U R A FOOL!
IF HON CHIMWENDO DOES NOT TAKE UP THESE CASES THEN MALAWIANS WILL NOT SEE WHAT THEY WERE. FIGHTING FOR
On that list,there is somebody who is alleged to have murdered issa njaunje.the same person is also responsible for the murder of buleya lule.justice needs to be done.it is not witch hunt.
Mr Dausi kunjenjemera bwanji,wayenela kuti umaba nawo.
The DPP government broke hell on the people and expected let politically connected law breakers run amok without answering charges. Now is the time to face the music.
Dausi iyi ndiyo timati Nyekhwete muyiona. Anthu opanda chisoni achina Dausi ndi anzako waku Maula basi. Which Civil Society Organization are you referring to. To hell we went to streets then because of arrogance of dpp govt which was full of thieves and nepotism. Mumanamizana kuti dpp mpaka 2084 munya muona.
Choka naweso apa galu mkamwa mofiiramo usatibowepo apa
Let it be known that the heavy hand of the law will pounce on you. Let that sink in.
Bwana Dausi dekhani Boma ili lilibe mlandu ndi munthu yemwe ndiwosalakwa ndipo SKC ananelatu kuti azapeleka matsiku okwanila kwa anthu onse omwe anaba kuti abweze za Boma zomwe anatenga apo bii azaona Nyekhwee!eh!
Dausi is a very stupid person. He can go on a top of a mountain we don’t care. The fact is dpp was an evil party and stole from poor people. Go to dausi home in mwanza and see the house he has built. See his wealth yet this nincompoop a few years ago was walking with slippers. Arrest them with no mercy . Every one has a case in dpp including udf. Lock them up soonest
Mangani mbava zonse,palibe Za political witch-hunting.Ma alubino adaphedwa ndipo ena adadulidwa ziwalo, adalakwa Chian,we want justice.What about 145 million adalandira Peter Munthalika? We want justice for all wrong doing by DPP leaders. What about K577 billion cash gate?Tonse alliance government you got a big job to do,takulembani ntchito tigwiritse mbava gwirani ntchito.
The civil society organisations and international organisations already told the DPP government that corruption was too much in the country . DPP leaders did nothing Coz it was themselves thieves.On violence by cadets what did you do? Nothing,you even failed to condemn the action instead you blamed the opposition.Area 24 family was petrol bombed in UTM office during DPP reign,my question is what did you do ,as usual you are still investigating.Ndipo Kut corruption and bribes zithe anthu ena akuyenera kumangidwa.Tonse alliance government is very slow in arresting these mafias,aka DPP leaders.There was too much violence when DPP was ruling the country.Dausi don’t cry now, you were arresting opposition people faster than DPP cadets if they comit any crime.Who killed Njaunje? Tonse alliance government do your job.Civil society organisations knows how bad DPP is.
Amene sanatibere a Malawi misonkho yathu asadandaule koma wakuba yense kaya ndi former minister kaya anali bodyguard wandani aziwatso mabwedzedwe a ndalama za Malawi.
U reap what u sow Mr Dausi
Let all thieves and criminals in the DPP be arrested. The government should not bow down just because Dausi has created an impression that the present government is witch hunting. Let Dausi call it whatever he wants to and even if it means arresting ALL FORMER MINISTERS let it be so as long as they are guilty of a crime. Today, he is soliciting the help of CSOs whom he and hid boss Peter used to call ‘terrorists’, Shame on you! We all know that all the people that Dausi has mentioned as being targeted by the current government for arrest, including himself are criminals who have become billionaires overnight from illegal activities. Imagine the likes of Mchacha, Ben Phiri, Norman Chisale, Peter Mutharika, Gertrude Mutharika, (the list is endless). The vice president, in his campaign promised to arrest all thieves, fraudsters and looters and put them in jail. Dausi should wait until arrested before crying. This scenario reminds me of a novel I read in Secondary school in the early 1970s by James Hadley Chase titled “The Guilty are afraid” and Dausi and his DPP buddies are afraid that soon the law will catch up with them.
Dausi is advancing what is being cooked by the Tonse Alliance, there is no smoke without fire. If arresting be done, we need to go back in times and begin with John Jembo, the master mind in many atrocities MCP did, then you also deal with Joyce Banda, Khumbo Kachali, Kasambala,needs to be in too, the list goes on. Boma likupupuluma,they want manage what they are up to, eventually,their term will end without doing any tangible development. Result, will be replaced.
You just highlighted incompetency of previous governments. What in the world was stopping them from going after people who committed crimes. Let me guess. Because they were deeply involved in crime themselves, therefore it was more beneficial to look the other way.
Woyipa amathawa yekha opanda omuthamangitsa! Atelo mau a Mulungu!
Mr Dausi and all the DPP officials…we have a very short message for you! If you thought you will get away with crimes because you were untouchables during the DPP era then forget it! Tonse will make sure you pay for your crimes! Actually 60% of Malawians voted for Tonse alliance so that the Mafia DPP government should go and all who plundered our economy should be jailed. Actually now that you are afraid of being arrested ife tikukondwa kwambiri! The same police you used to silence your political opponents will pounce on you sir.
You designated HRDC as a terrorist entity and people advised you to tread carefully because you will need CSOs when in opposition! Mwaiwala? Ndiye pano muziti ma CSOs blah blah? Shut up! Nyekhwe is real…and then you will be sent to the courts…the once you castigated muli pa msana pa njobvu!!
Dausi will be arrested for sure. He killed Njaunju, he petrol bombed MEC offices in Lilongwe, he wanted to kill comrade Timothy Mtambo, he and Ntaba are being mentioned in Zomba High court albino millings nyekhwe nyekhwe kkkkkkk
Go go go and arrest mbava zimenezi for causing a lot of pain to people of Malawi
Arrest all thieves of DPP without fear or favour. Alpha anthu wosalakwa with this thievery. Lack of meds in hospitals..innocent souls dying as a result of their stealing.
Wamantha amathawa yekha…
Akulota atamangidwa awa. Makoto vita kwambiri Pepanii wawa. Koma kumanga ndiye kuchitika. Panopa ayambire Uladi Musa mlandu wake uli kukhoti kale.
Mwayiwalira Getrude
The law will find you guys
Dausi, u don’t have Malawian sympathy. No any meaningful person or credible NGO can defend the stupid and mafia Jomo. U were beating innocent people and thought you will rule forever. Rubbish.
chakwera and chilima are probably the only leaders who have not been jailed prior to ascendency to power
Za Ziiii Everyone will answer for their Sins ….A Dausi mwatoyiwala khale kuti a Human Rightswo Munatowamenya atabwera ku Blantyre Achina Mayaya …And No one was Arrested …What we need are Special Courts to Handle Corruption Cases…Milandu imatenga Zaka Zambiri Mbava mkumadyererabe Misonkho Yathu…
All from southern region, let’s say regionalism is also the driving factor behind these arrests. Oh lord Malawi is truly back to one party state
Probably one of them Looters …The Regional Sympathy Card won’t work ….Mbava ndi Mbava Basi. ..
pa ize. If you are indeed innocent, you will be found innocent. They haven’t even started pursuing the results of their investigations and you are already crying!
Okudya zake alibe mulandu! People who stole government money will not be spared whether they are DPP or not. Tell your DPP followers never to steal, beat up people, as they would be surely arrested. Actually these shall bring more votes, moving from 58% to 98%, than just watching!!
Hope they will start with the cachgate queen,the Kaliyati s etc.
Why didn’t DPP didn’t do that?
CORRECTION: Why didn’t DPP do that?
ziendera mwa malamulo osati monga momwe mumabgogawana ndalama cisawawa and now mutafunana nokhanokha kaamba simumalowesa mu mabuku zomwe mumapanga nazo. maina a ma kampani osaziwika bwino.
eya munjatidwadi mukacita vibwibwi. tulusani mapepala ose apa paja dpp ndi sisitimi
zojudula tizidziwa.
SIMUNATI APUMBWA YINU MULIRA NDIPO MUZIWONA NDI KUBA KWANU KUNJA..
sikutitu angofikila kugwidwa kumangidwa kutsekeledwa ayhiiii inu.
ayankhe kae mafuso akapezeka kuti pena pankakhotombera hetiniiii