DPP disassociates itself from Kalindo arson attack: Malawi VP Chilima condemns ‘satanic’ acts
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Sunday issued a strongly worded statement disassociating itself from the arson attack on legislator Bon Kalindo’s vehicle.
The statement, monitored on state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) says the party advocates for peaceful settlements of political disputes.
“We urge the police to investigate the matter and prosecute the perpetrators,” says the statement.
The DPP says the party does not condone violence.
Kalindo was one of DPP members that is in support for Vice-President Saulos Chilima’s presidential candidature in 2019 .
The outspoken legislature said he suspected DPP members plotted the torching of his car to silence him, but he challenged that his position remains the same.
This makes him and the others including legislators Noel Masangwi and Patricia Kaliati, the DPP cadets targets for violence.
Kalindo said on Thursday he would be distributing campaign materials for Chilima.
The cadets on Friday attacked legislators Noel Masangwi and Patricia Kaliati at parliament for their association with Chilima.
Meanwhile, Chilima in a statement signed by his press officer Pilirani Phiri, says the setting ablaze of DPP lawmaker Bon Kalindo’s car at his house was an act of barbarism.
Chilima condemned what he called “ primitive, uncivilised and satanic” acts of political terro, saying they have no space in modern Malawi.”
The Vice-President urges all peace-loving Malawians to resist this and to refrain from being used by selfish individuals whose aim is to tear the nation apart.
Former First Lady Callista Mutharika was the first person to openly support Chilima’s presidential candidacy, arguing her in-law, the current President, was too old to run for the presidency in May next year and that DPP cannot win with him.
Chilima had not yet commented on the former first lady proposal.
The influential Catholic bishops, in their latest pastoral latter titled ‘A call for a new era’, appealed to political parties to embrace intra-party democracy.
Meanwhile, Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) that organised last week’s demonstrations has told DPP that Malawians are tired “with their politics of terror, propaganda and manipulation”.
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A Kalindo ankayesa akalowa ndale akapatsidwa Unduna. The same applies to Masangwi. Akakhala Akweni ankaganiza azakhala nduna mpaka muyaya. Now that time is going without being appointed into ministerial positions or been given lucrative business ayamba phokos o kuti mukusapota VP akhale candidate wa DPP. Inu mwachita kutumidwa ndi MCP to detablise the party. Mwauponda. You cant yourself that VP is not a politician but a technocrat. Have you ever heard him talk about politics? How will he campaign? Mukufuna kumpangitsa manyazi mnyamatayu pa ground. try to take him to campaign rally mukamve ngati angakalankhule kugulu la anthu. If he wants let him achite declare his willingness to contest at convention akaone mmene akagwere and then he will quit his position. AKalindo, Angumuya, Angalande, Akaliati Che Masangwi musiyeni musamupeperetse Saulosi . Asiyeni andale apange ndale zawo iye azingodya nawo. Mukuotcha ka Mazda 323 kanu kuti mudetse DPP??? Nkona kona galimoto ya MP nikhala Mazda 323. Out of stock cars.
musaname, a dpp. munawapatsa ma cadet ma MK50,000.00 kuti akaphe a kalindo ndi kaliati. ndiye musatinyanse.
a kalindo samalani, akuphani peter muthalika saopa kupha. mkulu wake anapha chasowa mogwirizana ndi muli
A bwana kalindo musamale ndi amene mukuwatcha ma crododiles wo chifukwa ndiomwe atakupwetekeni chifukwa mwawaziwa. Imakhala ngati chimozimozi kuizindikira mbava!!!!!
NDIMMENE NDIKUMUDZIWILA KALINDO AKHOZA KUYATSA YEKHA MOTOWO CHOLINGA AYIPITSE MBILI YA AKULU ENA,IMENEYO NDI TACK-TICK NDIPO PAMENEPO WAPATSIDWA ZAMBILI NDI MKULU WINA NDITHUDI NDIKHULUPILILENI KALINDO CHILUNGAMO AKUCHIDZIWA. NDI NDALE ZAPAMALAWI ZIMENEZO,NKHANI NDI KUYIPITSILANA MBILI KOMA NKHONYA YOBWEZELA IMAWAWA
Nanga zopita ku parliament ndikukasokoneza kumeneko koma ndikusagwidwa apolice alipompo mbwe?
Now you understand when we say dpp is a party of thugs. No rational person follows dpp anyway!! All the top dpp hierarchy including the top most, support these thugs. Apart from the vp’s condemnation, all other condemnations by dpp are just superficial, deep down they congratulate the thugs for job well done. Where is peter and why is he silent up to this time? It is paramount that he himself speaks out. And please don’t drag mcp into this, only dpp savages behave like that.
You confused mcp, now it is you dpp complaining that mcp is confusing you.
Is it true that soon after the delivery of the speach the president, he went ahead to meet the men in suits who had not gone too far away after being ejected from from the honourable house and congratulated them for escorting him to parliament (check from Hot Current).
Dr. Saulos C. Chilima thanks a lot for this condemnation. Malawi as it is used to be, is a peaceful country that does not condon any barbaric of this nature. However, I want to remind you our devoted vice president that you need not to show partisan in your condemnation. I heard that some journalists were chased away at the former president welcome at Chileka airport, again, the peaceful demonstration ended in fracus in Mzuzu where Professor Peter Mutharika’s bill boards were removed and there is this famous albino killing of the innocent Masambuka. Where have you been not to condemn these barbaric attacks. People will not take you seriously. I think you just want to gain political mileage.
Bon kalindo is a matured and rosolute man and these are the virtues which we need if Malawi is to go to greater heights. Kalindo’s endorsement for Honourable Veep should not be the cause for him to be politically persecuted especially considering that we are in a democratic dispensation. The torching of his car by seemingly DPP militia has debunked the doubt that DPP is a party full of thugs and terrorists who are being cultivated by the president(APM) to unleash some monstrous acts on any body who seems to be at variance with him(APM).
I salute the veep for in his statement he clearly pointed out that no person should be persecuted for exercising his freedom of expression, and this also shows maturity on the part of the veep. DPP, in my analysis is a party that has now lost track and is slowly heading to extinction, it seems like a ship without a captain, such that it can sail in any way whether in zig-zag manner or it can hit a rock in any way nobody cares.
bring in the crips to deal with these bald headed thugs
Enforcer
Kalundo you are fight a loosing battle. What if Ncilima says he will not run for presidency? I have never seen a fool like you among the mps
Ask kamlepo where is he. He knows politics but you you think politics is playing drama making people laugh. You think people don’t know that paid thugs to burn your car for people to think it’s Dpp.
Mulomwe use wagwa nayo trick yako
Pepani kwambiri Honourable Bon. Thank you for CHAMPIONING intra party democracy in dpp. CHANGE INDEED MUST START WITHIN THE DPP. KEEP IT UP BON & Co. APM must learn to avoid use of inflammatory language such as ‘ tiwanyenyanyenya, tiwapondaponda, tithana nawo,’ in his speeches to fellow Malawians because his misguided supporters simply think that’s how to deal with people of dissenting views. AVOID INCITING YOUR SUPPORTERS WITH VIOLENT WORDS. BE A MAN OF PEACE, Mr. President. NO MORE WAR FROM YOUR MOUTH SIR.
Based on the president’s outbursts, particularly those he made in Zomba and throughout the way to Sanjika last week end, APM seems not sleeping with what the Chilima followers are saying and doing………!! Further, based on his statements, it may be proper and true to link him with the arson issue………..!! What did he mean when said, ine ndiimanso, enawa musawamvere akutumikila MCP ndipo “tiwanyenyanyenya”, “tiwapondaponda”……………………….!! Kodi kuwanyenyanyenyako sindiye kuotcha katundu waoku?
Sincerely to claim that DPP is not linked to the saga sizoona…………………… kodi kunyenyanyenya mukunenaku ndi kuotcha galimoto ya Kalindo malibe mgwirizano? Tikhulupilira bwanji kuti palibe popeza ndi zimene mukuuza anthu anu……………………………!! Utsi a bwana siufuka popanda motooooooooooooo!! Utsi tikuonau zoona zake ndi kuti moto mwayatsa ndinu……………………………… malinga mkunena kwanu!!
Akanakhala Kalindo ananena zimenezi, kenako galimoto lanu mkupsa tikanamva zina…………………. a bwana kumwabaku kuli Mulungu, ndipo alibe corruption yatchuka m’boma lanuli………………………………..!!
Abale kungonena kuti tikufuna adzatiimile basiiiiiiiii ikhale nkhani yaikulukulu………………………. ngati kuti walowa kale Chilimayo? Mukuopa komanso kubisa chani? Mukuoneka mulu ndi mantha kuti Chilima adzaulula zina zake………………..? Koma a bwna ndinu a mantha maningiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! Chonde muzikhala pansi polankhula mu kampanda denga wanu uja, chifukwa mukuoneka mutha kugwa ndi ukaliiiiiiiiiiii…………………………………………..!! Is it a treasonous case to compete with you in your party? Koma mwaukonda utsogoleri!! Eeeeeeeeeeeshi
Kkkkk Nyasa times mukuyesesa kulengeza za mpungwempungwe wamu dpp. Mwakhumbisisa kuti peter ndi saulosi adane ndithu kuti mwina MCP nkupeza mpata. Kwanga nkudikila ndi chidwi ndione ngati zithekedi mwafunisisazi.
Did Nyasatimes send Callista, Kalindo, Masangwi and the youth director to talk about Chilima? Actually, DPP should thank Nyasatimes for giving them a free publicity..
Kalindo – ng’oma yolilitsa sichedwa kung’ambika. Keep opening your mouth as if you are on stage doing comedy – you will one day be out of parliament.
How can DPP disassociate itself from from violence committed by its own youths cadets. DPP should take responsibility and discipline embarrassing the party. These DPP rascals have brought the party into disrepute and all the leaders can say is “DPP disassociates itself from Kalindo arson……”. These are your kids born in and bred by DPP. What type of “parent” is DPP.
I totally agree with you. How can anybody not connected to DPP gather courage, wear a suit and go to parliament to stop an MP from entering parliament? If indeed Dpp does not associate itself with what happened the last few days, let them arrest the culprits and show them to Malawians. We have not forgotten that some feller was openly found with a gun and boasted for having I, we have never heard of his arrest. I just this time around DPP will disappear for ever.
More fire Bon!!!! Tiyeni nawoni anyani amenewa. Atizunza, atibera, atibowa, atiwawa, atishosha, atifwala, atikwana, atishomola mokwanila. Gule kwawo 2019!!!!!!!
With all this stupidity, one Atupele Muluzi is still hanging on and enjoying his comfort there.