DPP flood Blantyre city in ‘Nyekhwe’ march against ConCourt ruling
Thousands of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters on , flooded the streets of Blantyre in a protest march against the Constitutional Court election case ruling.
DPP prominent politicians including party publicity secretary Nicholas Dausi, who is also Minister of Homeland Security, deputy minister of Homeland Security Charles Mchacha,members of parliament including Sameer Suleman, party executive members Henry Mussa and Brown Mpinganjira were among the marching protesters.
This protest march comes barely days after the quasi-religious organization, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) applauded the DPP for accepting the ruling of the Constitutional Court.
DPP was among political parties in the country whose leaders signed a peace pact in the run up to the court ruling to accept the Concourt election case ruling.
However, Dausi said the ruling was irregular and against the will of the people.
“This protest march is to show that Malawians are not happy with the ruling,” he said.
Some of the marchers in what was called ‘Restoration of Democratic Justice’, carried placards which read that the DPP would win again in the Constitutional Court sanctioned fresh presidential election in July.
DPP cadets were singing their DPP war-cry in Malawi’s lingua franca, Chichewa: “Olimbana ndi Adad awona Nyekhwe! (“Those opposing President Peter Mutharika we will deal with them!”)
Other supporters were singing Zivute zitani ife Amalawi tili pambuyo pa a Adad (Come hail or high waters we stand solidly behind President Mutharika).
They also broke into a chant: Boma! Boma! Boma! Boma! (We’re in power! We’re in power!)
Others sloganeered: Chala m’mwamba! Chala m’mwamba! Chala m’mwamba! (DPP slogan/symbol Raise your finger, raise your finger!)
The DPP marchers went to deliver a petition to Blantyre City Council (BCC) and then headed to Kameza Roundabout through the populous Ndirande Township to welcome President Peter Mutharika, arriving in the commercial capital from Lilongwe by road.
They will escort the President to the gates of Sanjika Palace, a distance of about 10 kilometres.
Reacting to DPP’s demonstrations, governance expert Makhumbo Munthali told Nyasa Times that “they are simply exercising their right to demonstration.”
Lilongwe-based political scientist Godfrey Pumbwa said marching for the restoration of democratic justice,” it doesn’t make sense” because they are already in government.
“If they have observed that something democratically is wrong, they should just discuss to see the way forward,” Pumbwa said.
The five-judge panel comprising Healey Potani, Redson Kapindu, Ivy Kamanga, Mike Tembo and Dingiswayo Madise on February 3, nullified the presidential election in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections and directed that a fresh election be held within 150 days from February 3 2020.
The court said MEC failed in all constitutional tests it set out on the elections and that the irregularities were so glaring that the credibility of the election was in question.
But President Mutharika said he considered the judgement delivered by a five-judge panel as “serious subversion of justice, an attack on the country’s democratic system and an attempt to undermine the will of people”.
Mutharika has since lodged an appeal at the Supreme Court of Malawi.
The international community applauded Malawi for the landmark and historic election case ruling.
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A very confused party led by very confused and corrupt leaders
@Chechamba, if that is true then why wasting time with MCP whose time is long gone as it was also in govt. just like UDF n PP
Yes DPP will go that is for sure, but not this time around. MCP minus UTM can’t floor DPP even if they combine with UTM the battle will not be a walk over.
DPP has a sophisticated system that was perfected by Chilima in 2014 so much that it will not be easy to uproot them
All i see are rehearsals for the fall of the once mighty DPP. Shame
THERE IS TIME FOR EVERYTHING, MCP ONE PARTY ERA WENT SO TOO WAS THE UDF ERA OF BAKILI MULUZI . NOW IT IS TIME FOR THE MUTHALIKAS ERA TO DISAPPEAR FOR GOOD FROM THE POLITICAL SCENE.
IN DEMOCRACY, THE MAJORITY RULE, TIME TO PRETEND THAT THE LOMWES ARE IN MAJORITY IS OVER NOR TO THINK THAT OTHER TRIBES CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A SELFISH AND UNGRATEFUL TRIBE.
UTM/MCP ALLIANCE IS HERE TO STAY FOR THE NEXT THIRTY YEARS .
Ana asatana omwa magazi amalawi, mbava achinadyabulosi amfiti, mwasowa zochita eti, ndiye musanati muva kuwawa ndalama za amalawi mwabazi muzibweza
Coming to paint Blantyre Red soon! Mutseguka mmimba a pumbwa nose tigwetsa!
If you call that flooding Blantyre we are coming with a Tsunami! Mark my words be careful what you wish fir
Mtundu omvetsa chisoni mmaganizidwe ndi mmachitidwe Momwe! Nonse kungokhala mbava, opanda odzudzula mzake?
Too late. This does not sound proper. Isn’t it that they have appealed?
We take judicial matters to courts not to Street. Please find something better and logical to demonstrate against. Court issues are solved in courts.
Nonsense, just messing up lunchtime traffic as usual. Who advises these people?
DPP is full of jokes. Thats all I can say.
So you mean it;s only that Burundian who has right to hold demos in Mw? Never going back to the party of death and darkness. Koma jelasi limampangitsa munthu kuombera manja mfiti. Eti a mikanjo amadana ndo kongelesi aja ati mpaka kumpereka babyu ku ng’ona eti?
MUNYA MUWINA DPP INATHA NGATI UDF
Pamenepa wayiwona Nyekhwe ndani kkkkkkkkkkk.Wonders shall never end
Koma Pumbwa ndi Pumbwa basi
Kod mesa mwapita ku supreme court nde mukupanga demonstrate for what now
The DPP does not stand for femocracy and certainly not for justice. They claim the judges decision was irregular; what about the election itself? Their cries are the cries of a dying monster.
Lero DPP yadziwa akulu, hahahah government mpaka matching againt government hahah
Now we know how foolish this party and its leaders are! Marching against the Court ruling ? Are you judges? I thought you already appealed against the ruling? This party is full of people who have nothing else to do except politicking! Just a look at some of the leaders..one wonders what else can they do in life except politics? No wonder they are clinging to power! By the way…you want to see Nyekhwe? Go and march ku Nsundwe on Friday!!
These DPP supporters most of them are empty tins, who believe in handouts only.Any country with hard-working people prospers.A country with people who are waiting for handouts ends up in poverty.All DPP supporters chitani manyazi tippex tense uja mungamati majudge sanagamule bwino chifukwa sizinakukomeleni.Anthu adyera inu ,Zada Zanu guys.Tippex helped you alot,38% that was not what you got coz that was for tippex.The real percentage u got was 7%.This is the best time to start packing up.Apa mukuchita kuoneka Kut mukuvutika .Chisiyeni chipani Chi chakanika kutukula Malawi.Onse okavotera DPP mitu yawo siyimagwira bwino bwino.Mukufuna musauke chamtundu wanji?
Did dpp want the ruling to be in their favour after stealing votes? Insulting the Judges ? If dpp wins then I and family must leave the country because its nomore warm heart of africa
Sorry for you utm boma
Who is advising these people? Are there people with any sense In DPP, who are there legal advisers .
Mubwere kuno muone chinameta nkhanga mpala mwina mumangomva central region and northern region
nyekhwe march koma yaaa
Ministers,MPs etc is it the government protesting ?
Ndakuwonani anthu inu A dpp mumafuna mudakawina mulandu ndi inuyo,ndiye apa
zakuvutani mumafuna zonse zikhale zanu,anthu adyela inu! your mission statement for
dpp are corruption,bribery ,albino killing,and petro boming.pomaliza chaka chino simuwina
guys titseka ma loophore wonse ,ndiponso munatchela kumwezi azani anawo.
Its so shameful to see such stupid people marching on the street like they not educated.Dausi think that he can be wamuyaya in politics.We are just waiting for the light time to come and we shall deal with you all DPP mafias.
Musanati mulira zenizeni. Umfumu wanu munachulitsa kukondelana. Muzapangire kuno kwa Msundwe zibwana zimenezo muzachale sembe ya democrancy.
osati zinyau za kwa nsundwe zizayelekeze zibwana zawozo ku mwera
Nanga inu nyau munali nazo dzulo zija munazitenga kuti? Mitu yoyendera mamina basi osati ubongo. That’s why we everyone wants you out because you have demonstrated that you do not reason.
Chimodzimodzi a Kwa Msundwe sangapangire Ku Blantyre.
kkkk mbava paulendo kkk usatulukire ku mocambique pepa akuthyola mwendo UTM MOTOOOOOOOOOOO
Amenewa mukuwalekerera. Just justifies that MEC and DPP are one. Sitikusowanso umboni wina. The best to do is kuwamanga. In a democratic/multiparty gvt people must respect the rule of law. Akunyoza ma judge zooona????????????????
No they are not one. DPP was a respondent in the case and the court clearly stated that there was no evidence of rigging in the elections despite irregularities which petitioners brought before the court so they are right the fact that there was no rigging why fresh elections? MCP and UTM know that they can not oust APM so this is the only way they think they can oust him in this second chance. This is a calculated move by the court itself but come rain or sunshine chakwera will never win as long as anathawa ntchito ya Mulungu sauwona mpando ng’oooo! Yona ameneyu muvutika naye mpaka mumutaye basi otherwise kaya muziwona while dpp will come back into power after the fresh elections
This is a sign of how confused DPP is. Matching against Concourt I thought they have appeared against the Judge. DPP you are just wasting your time go start preparing for fresh election time is not on your side. Even your appeal I doubt if it will bring anything valuable, there is too much evidence working against you. Imagine what those Commissioners were testifying before PAC last week, it was terrible to hear and see respectable Ladies and Gentlemen struggle to respond to very simple questions.
Kaya ine ndiri Kuma stand.
Bola ku mastandiko kusangwe mvula! Ine ndili kunyanja ku Mangochi.
Flooding, you mean all the confused hungry people who were walking aimlessly in the Blantyre CBD
The same confused people will vote for APM, wait. Inu a MCP muzatenga mazilo KU Southern Region, dikirani, muziona, mwakula mwatha.
YOU ,MUST BE DREAMING
Walking is a good exercise otherwise your debut title does not make sense at all, “restoration of democratic justices” really?
Hello random person scrolling through the comments, I just wanted to take this time to say: DPP is sh**t and will be buried soon. Good day!
nyekhweeeeeeeeeeeee kkkk.kodi chipanaichi chidakali ndi ma supporter ambili chonchi?
ine ndmati anthu anachitulukatu.
zilipo pa malawi.
Nyekhweeeeeeeeeeeee
Ndi akumudzi osowa ufa aja panopa akuyenda kuchoka kwa mmawa mpaka 4 koloko olo chakudya pakamwa akafika home mdengu mulibe kanthu olo pogona pawo posagonekanso mchofunda chomwe alibe mkumasangalala kut tikupita ku blantyre tikaende pitala wathu pitala wathu zomvetsa chisoni
Kuphatikizapo iweyo,ukudzichotsapo bwanji? Ati Ife tiziti you are independent, nonsense! Chilungamo chiimabe or mutayenda maliseche ochitila uFisiwo,siziphula kanthu mwava malemu?
The demo was full of evil-minded people, many practicing witchcraft, carrying zitwumwa, like Mwnaveka, salvages wanting to continue depriving education equity and socioeconomic development. Malawi is not for the Lomwes only. MCP and UTM will bring sanity, equity, and fairness to all Malawians.
koma kuta anthu ku thyolo, mulanje,chilazulu,phalombe, balaka,