DPP extends olive branch to opposition for ‘better Malawi’: Nankhumwa ready for talks with Chakwera, Chilima
Malawi’s political differences should be settled through peaceful means, such as mediation, rather than violent demonstrations that result in loss of life and property, governing Democratic Progressive Party Vice President (South) Kondwani Nankhumwa has said.
He was speaking at Nyambadwe School Ground, Ndirande, in Blantyre on Sunday, July 14, 2019 where he addressed a DPP ‘mega’ rally.
“The importance of political dialogue in order to achieve peace and security cannot be overemphasized. The post-election violence and hate speech that we’ve witnessed cannot continue if Malawi has to make any meaningful social and economic progress,” said Nankhumwa, who is also Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development.
He said he was ready to meet Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader, Lazarus Chakwera and UTM leader, Saulos Chilima to discuss how best the current political impasse in Malawi could be managed for the good of the people of Malawi.
“In the last Parliament, I and Dr. Chakwera worked together to ensure smooth transaction of business because we usually sat down and discussed matters when differences arose. What should stop us from settling the current disputes? Dr. Chilima served as Vice President in the DPP government; it should not be difficult to engage him. Let the two leaders give dialogue a chance and desist from fuelling anarchy,” said Nankhumwa.
The VP recalled that when the late Gwanda Chakuamba lost elections in 2004, he did not accept defeat claiming he was robbed of victory; his supporters went on rampage vandalizing property and even beating supporters of their opponents. He, however, was man enough to quickly accept defeat because he knew that Malawi is for all of us; he knew that national interests must always come ahead of personal interests, he said.
Nankhumwa said Chakuamba went on to serve the government under the late Bingu wa Mutharika, putting the nation’s interests above politics.
He called on former presidents Bakili Muluzi and Joyce Banda and former Vice President Justin Malewezi to intervene owing to their legacy as champions of peace and nation building.
“CSO, religious leaders and traditional leaders also have an important role too to promote peaceful co-existence amongst Malawians. I wish to call upon our media to desist from fuelling anarchy in this country through irresponsible reporting. The DPP is fully aware that the media has an important role to play in promoting peace and unity in this country in political diversity,” he said.
Meanwhile, MCP spokesperson Maurice Munthari has said his party will noy take DPP calls for negotiations seriously unless there is formal communication on the same.
On his part UTM spokesperson Jospeh Chidanti Malunga said the party is taking DPP calls for negotiations with caution as the governing party has been in the forefront castigation the opposition and unleashing terror.
Turning to DPP politics, Nankhumwa recalled it was not long ago when he was in Ndirande to share “the great and relentless vision of the DPP in the fellowship of development and togetherness”.
“They say it all begins in Ndirande, and indeed this is where it all began. It is therefore proper that we be here this afternoon to thank you for coming out in large numbers on May 21 to vote for President Mutharika and the DPP. This victory would not have been possible without your support,” he said.
Nankhumwa congratulated UDF’s Ishmael Mkumba and Chipiliro Mpinganjira for winning as MPs for Ndirande Malabada and Blantyre City Central constituencies, respectively.
“I would like all of you to disregard your political limitations and work together for the sake of peace in Ndirande and in order to develop Ndirande in line with the DPP social and economic development agenda. Ndirande must be developed; Ndirande belongs to all of us,” he said.
He said that during the campaign period, the party made promises that would help uplift the livelihood of the people of Ndirande. He said he addressed the rally in order to reaffirm DPP’s commitment to those promises.
Other speakers at the rally included DPP Secretary General Greselder Jeffrey, DPP Director of Elections Ben Malunga Phiri, DPP Publicity Secretary Nicholas Dausi, Deputy Treasurer General Mary Navicha, DPP Regional Governor (South) Charles Mchacha and Group Village Headman Makata.
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We had peace in Malawi until DPP came and started nepotism, corruption, tribalism, vandalism etc.
Which Peace? Ya Joyce Banda?
There was peace before May 21 elections, if the absence of protests means peace.
Need it be said here, that if DPP or Nankhumwa are serious about restoring peace, then Nankhumwa ought to negotiate with the President Peter Mutharika on 3 points. MEC was hijacked by Tippex against electoral laws and MEC guidelines. Jane Ansah’s authofity was undercut by powerful forces who without constitutional blessing introduced Tippex. That was criminal. Secondly, face the president and repeat his word that he like other leaders from major political parties agree that rigging took place. Thirdly, Jane Ansah, the MEC chair is being sacrificed in the public court while the president enjoys innocence. Is it worth it? She stated that dhe does not know who introduced Tippex. The president has not used hus authority to find out who did- suspicious right?
Nankhumwa ought to ask the president to stand up tall and announce a new election date. There is no need to spend tax payers money in the court system. Nankhumwa, do you understand your responsibility? See if you can speak truth to power!
Ndikayesa mwayenda kale in victory of your bogus winning!! Kkkkkkkk mwabhaizika , mantha tsopano.agalu amicila yokhota yamphanda inu
My foot kukamba ndi mcacha?
Keep Chilima and Joisi Banda out of these consultations: these two are poisonous and dividers, not unifiers.
Chilima is a Judas, and he got only a measly number of votes, so legitimizing his grandiosity is a big political mistake. As for Joisi Banda, she caused almost irreparable damage by championing institutional theft of public money in this country.
No dialogue, all that is needed is a re-run of the presidential election, period. They stole votes, now they are asking for dialogue? MCP and UTM don’t accept
Nankhumwa follow the right protocal. This invitation cannot be extended at a political meeting, what is wrong with DPP fools????. Im sure there is a certain decorum of addressing matters of national interest, and proper channels of addressing former presidents, and vice presidents,,,,,,Thanks
If there is going to be any talks at all it has to be high -level talks, The call should not come frrom Nankhumwa, There should be a formal invitation from Mathanyula to the parties involved if mathanyula and his cronies are serious
If Nankhumwa Kondwani was the President of DPP there would be peace in this country though we hear that he is rough than achimwenewo. Even speech one cannot hear properly.
Too late for Mama
DPP woyeee Mr koo mumatiyimirila .kakambe nawoni anthu okanikawo mwina adzatheka.
zisiyeni nyau,kuuma mitima.Akuyesa awinira ku court kkkkk mwauponda
The Ball is in your DPP court, you dont want to fire Jane Ansah, you are busy castigating the opposition & PAC, and worse you are arresting the leaders of the CSO’s you claim to be part of govt. So peacefully bwana Nankhumwa go to Sanjika & tell the big Kahuna about what l’ve said.
Ikatero timati ng’ombe yafooka. Mukayipana Mopitiliza apa imveka mau kkkk iulula zolakwa zonse ! MCP, UTM chnde osalora. Komanso akufuna kuti mupite pafupi akuvulazeni bwino. Chonde osalora. Chimenecho ndi chibwana cha mchombo lende.
Bodza osalola ikatero ng’ombe yafooka! Ipaneni kwambiri iulula ufiti wake onse!
They cannot be peace after you shamelessley stole the election, do you want them just to accept and move on???? what is your boss’s responsibility in all this mess
Has your BOSS sent a formal invitation to Chakwera, Chilima and JB??????
This should come from Mr Maliseche himself and not you Mr Nankhumwa, where is your BOSS?
Maliseche is hiding under Jane’s chitenje scratching his empty balls…. Bloody Gay. At least his gay partner…. Ben phiri should have taken the lead.. then this old retarded Gay would come out from under Jane’s chitenje. M.F&&kers. What a shameless bastard this old retarded Gay is. I hope the ass Hole is reading all these comments or his gay partner or his slut girlfriend or his clown wife. 😂🤣🤣😂🤣
I think there is intelligence and total maturity in Nankhuma’s speech
GLAD YOU NOW UNDERSTAND THAT ZAKUVUTA!!
The only language/conversation that should take place, and that we are interested in is “the truth” about what happened with the election.
Please spare us from the double, misleading talk, we are exhausted Sir.
Mr Nankhumwa, are you DPP or not? At the same rally, Dausi says a different thing from yours and above all your boss is talking a different language. What about the presiding officers are being hunted and killed? I think the other parties should not accept any meetings with you for now, lest they also die misteroiusly like what is happening to presiding officers.
The tribalistic regime of the Lomwe people think it can buy Malawians from other regions. Let Peter Hitler Mutharika step down because he stole the elections. He is saying Malawi is one but you look at the make of Peter Hitler Mutharika’s cabinet is “Lomwe Power”. There will be no peace in Malawi until we have a FEDERAL government with rotational presidency among the three regions. Peter Hitler Mutharika think he is immortal, and he is the god of the Lomwe people. Do you remember how his brother, Bingu WaMutharika, wanted Malawians to learn Lomwe by force. We can’t accept defeat from the elections that he stole. He filled all important cabinet positions with his Lomwe tribe to ensure security. Why security has only to come from his own Lomwe tribe. This shows that we are not one. He uses his tribe to oppress other tribes. We can’t sit back and watch this man brutalizing our people. It is time to fight him even with our last breath. Alluta continua!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nanunso takhalani chete. Athu asakho kwambili ndinu a henya. A bwenu bwenu
To MIKE
I posted my comment yesterday about Peter Hitler Lomwe King Mutharika being tribalistic. You Mike being a Lomwe you defended your Lomwe King, Peter Hitler Mutharika with more tribalism insult towards me. It seems all you Lomwe people are war mongers. Today Peter Hitler Lomwe King Mutharika came to Lilongwe heavily armed with Lomwe soldiers. Why? Because he knows he didn’t win the Centre or the North including some parts of the Southern region. Peter Hitler Mutharika ZANU PF of Zimbabwe taught him well how to steal elections. Which fools can they vote for a political party that has made them refugees in other countries. The DPP has made Malawians refugees to other countries because of the incompetent of the cabinet made up of bootlickers. Malawians, stop being coward. Talking without action is useless. Peter Hitler Mutharika is already doing ethnic cleansing. He continues from where his brother left and he is becoming worse. The arrest of discenting voices shows how desparate he is. Coming to Lilongwe with a Lomwe battalion shows this man is very dangerous for Malawi. He wants to arrest all leaders of other political parties and lock them up in jail. I*f Malawians don’t want him why he is forcing himself on people that don’t want him?
Timve ziti kweni kweni? Lero Chilima and Chakwera ndizitsilu. Mawa Chilima and Chakwera tiyeni tikhalirane pansi. It just shows that we are being led by dunderheads. You cant bash Chakwera and Chilima and expect them to ignore it. If its hypocrisy then you are wrong. You may fool our media just Mutharika did when he told them that he never said that his votes were stolen in the central region and they all believed him without questions being asked.
Mwadabwa chiyani mukanene zimenezo lero
mufa pawiri,mvesereni nakhumwayo.
The issue is not about DPP………………..
The is not DPP but MEC, what will the opposition discuss with DPP. Ansah’s resignation?
Sorry DPP VP Nankhumwa. How do you negotiate with a thief who stole votes? If anything, should the talks be with Chakwera and Chilima? May be between you and Mia/Usi. Besides, we don’t know what the Courts verdict is going to be. DPP could be sent packing.
Bwana Namkhumwa this is welcome, but read HISTORY. Remember the story of Chamberlain’s PEACE IN OUR TIME. As a Prime Minister of UK during the war he mistakenly thought that by following the peace way of convincing Hitler not to forge with is war ideas peace would come. Chamberlain was totally wrong. Actually when he appeared with the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace balcony, he said:
” My good friends,
This is the second time in our history that there has come back from Germany to Downing Street peace with honour. I believe it is peace for our time.
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. And now I recommend you to go home and sleep quietly in your beds.
AFTER A WEEK HE BOMBED UK & Allies.
Bwana Kondwani be careful & God bless you.
Who is fooling who? The boss himself is being defiant and militant Kho is extending a suspicious olive branch? Is he trying to undermine his own boss.
Is it another ploy to fool opposition to give in so that dpp continues plundering state resources? Is Kho being over-ambitious preparing himself for the presidency? Is it another coordinated mulhankho agenda to keep the country’s leadership in the lhomwe belt? (Ie fool Malawians to start looking at Nankhumwa as someone with good leadership qualities)
idiot negociating for what, inu simukuziwa chimene amalawi, amalawi munawapatsa president amene samafuna ndiye ndi chifukwa ali okwiya, kukhala bata pokha pokha ANSAH NDI PITALA atatula pansi udindo bata likhalapo
Are u asking muluzi and Joyce Banda? Muluzi with his young democrats, aimenso and open term, and now is supporting your government to avoid going to court. Better malewezi,
KKKKKKK Asking for Joice Banda is a mockery. I know Mr Muthalika sent Nankhumwa to coax opposition enter dialogue because Muthalika as a Lawyer has sensed that the constitutional court will annul the 21 May presidential elections therefore opposition should withdrawal never, never, never shall that happen in Malawi in as far as it is concerned dpp by now was and will be in near future assuming the role of opposition and MCP in govt. That is why David Banda lawyer for MEC IS BEING BEATEN because of frauld of elections. So Malawias are waiting from the courts to be bailed out from this devil called DPP and Jane Ansah.
This not an empty tin. Empty tin is useful in drawing water. This is empty tin with holes. Needs tinsmithing.
Surprisingly, your boss in his wisdom thinks the situation in malawi and the standoff can be addressed through ndikufinyani and ndikunyenyani means and approach. Let me make this point clear to Malawians and to mutharika especially that the problem we have before us is largely a political problem and not necessarily a legal problem. For certain, the decision that the courts will deliver on the electoral case, whichever way it goes, will never be a win-win decision for all the parties involved in the case thus the decision will never be peacefully accepted by all the parties. I thought Mutharika, being a law professor, would have a clear grasp of this whole issue interms of its underlying causes, nature, dimensions, extent, dynamics, realities and repulcations and therefore it be clear to him how such a situation would be delt with in a manner that will see restoration of peace and trangulity in our country but alas and sadly mutharika believes that the problem can be addressed through use of threats and force. I am afraid we, particularly he, is getting it all wrong. History is a wash with cases we can learn from. In most of those cases leaders used scripts similar to what “he/government” is using. Sadly, it never ended well. Simply put, it proved disastrous and catastrophic. The Sudan, Egypt, Algeria, Burkina Faso, DRC, Venezuela, Tunisia et al are some few classic examples I can volunteer forth to this effect. Therefore, Kondwani the message coming from you is what some of us have been waiting for but certainly not from you but from Peter Mutharika.
Nzika,Nankhuma seem to be more reasonable than his boss.Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
This man may have good intentions for peace in this interim tippex presidency. DPP has no leverage with Chakwera or Chilima & he has no mandate. This is so pointless in meeting the two when the matter of fraudulent elections is in court. This honorable should leave this rotten party for sake his political future for the unquenchable fire is coming for them!
This was supposed to be talked by Peter Muntharika himself and he mustn’t be pompous of talking nosense to opposition bcoz the ball is not only in his hands but in opposition hands as well. Nankhumwa still has just set the tone but too young to lead negotiations.
It must also be formal communication and not inform . DPP knows they have lost election but used their crooked ways through Tippex to blindfold Malawians that they have won Election.
Now time is running out of them DPP and MEC to Submit relevant and reliable documents to the Court of Law of which they don’t have.
That’s why now they opted to engage all presiding officers from all polling stations to sign new documents relating to Presidential result in order to clear Tippex but to no avail as they have been chased in Kasungu yesterday .
Nosense
Nonsensical
Dikila kaye ku khoti nawe iwe Nankhumwa ukuoneka kuti ndale dpp zakuvutani.Pano mukufuna mzimayi mumamunyoza uja kuti ndi cashgate queen JB kuti akuthandizeni mbuzi zawathu.Kodi ndalama munaba ndipo mukubabe zikupulumutseni nanga kwainu ndalama ndi Mulungu wanu.Simunati muvina gule nyimbo yake ndife mbava 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mwagenda katauluka mudikire katelenso. It’s not true bcz we do not have opposition in Malawi yet. Until the winner is known. So you even remember Joyce Banda today???