DPP in mass firing as 100 Kasungu officials purged over Chilima-for-presidency
Troubled ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has fired over 100 members over support for Vice-President Saulos Chilima’s candidature in 2019 and replaced them with a whole new district committee in Kasungu.
District Secretary Fyson Makina said he is one of the fired official in the district.
He alleged that the fired district committee members attended a meeting which was convened by Anna Makuta, a former presidential aide now turned a Chilima campaigner for party presidency.
“Officials from national governing council came on Saturday to fire 113 district committee members and replaced them immediately,” he said.
Makina described the firing as illegal and said they have given the party five days to reinstate them or they will seek an audience with President Peter Mutharika.
Party spokesman Francis Kasails said he could not comment because he did not have details on the matter.
The DPP is sharply divided into two camps; those that want Mutharika to be the party presidential candidate and those who favour Chilima.
The former first lady Callista Mutharika, wife to the late president Bingu wa 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.
Catholic bishops, in their latest pastoral latter titled ‘A call for a new era’, appealed to political parties to embrace intra-party democracy.
Chilima, until now, has not said anything after former first lady encouraged him in April to represent the DPP in next year’s polls.
DPP is sailing in trobled waters. Anzanu a Congress akukonzekera ma primaries, inu mukadali pokangana utsogoleri. Omvetsa chisoni ndi a Chatinkha ndi a Kabwira kutsika zobanduka kukwakwera namgogoda.
He is waiting for convention. why should he leave the party? he want to stand as DPP president. Let DPP call fo a convention apikisane awiliwa. akuopa chiyani. if SKC is not popular akaluza basi APM akawina. lets learn to be democratic. amati kutsutsa galu nkukumba. kukumba kwake apa ndi convention basi. Asachoke akhale mommo. At the same time why is DPP removing pro chilima people and leaving chilima in the party? I wonder
Chilima boma basi mufune or not.
Why are you not firing those who are pro APM?
DPP was busy demonising Chakwera for replacing the old rigid MCP disrtrict chairmen saying he (Chakwera) was undemocratic. What has come of the Democratic party to fire the whole district committee ? Tikuonerani simunati mumangozionera patali koma lero ziri nkhonde. Proffessor adziwika apapa.
Achilima nanu desperation yanu mwawonjeza, mpaka kupangilathu T-shirt! kkkkkk. I doubt if God can give leadership to such type of people. Kumazichepetsa ndibwino. Zimenezi ndizimene zinamuvuta Joice Banda.
Shallow thinking, who told you that the T shirt were produced by SCK? people are just being overzealous.
Mutharika nyapapi wakalambadi. He should pave way for Chilima. How many people will DPPP fire? In the end, Mutharika will only remain Ben Phiri and few old men like Goodal and Chaponda. This is the time for Chilima to take over. We need a change in DPP and Change should be now. The problem in DPP is that the rebellion is even coming from the glass roots unlike in MCP where it was only the stupid Kaliwo and Useless Kabwira showing their dissent and MCP has systematically finished them all. They are now useless politically BUT moya is facing very serious challenges and the more he silence these people, the more they will gain momentum and believe me or NOT Mutharika will NOT pass this test. He is just cluesless with no any proper strategy to deal with this matter. Look at what is happening, he calls for a meeting and few minutes latter, all the meeting minutes are with Nyasatimes or Zodiak. Isn’t it embarrassing?? In the end of it all, every thing has time and time is now!!!!!!!!Mulamu Wakula Akapumeeeee.
APM, muvi oyang’anira umalowa m’maso. Act decisively and determinedly to expel Chilima from the DDP.This man must not be allowed to continue destabilizing the party.If he thinks he is popular let him form his own political party and contest in the next general election. APM, njoka saweta!
shaa kuchosana okhaokha chipani chopanda democracy
What is happening in DPP is quite unique. These people have been fired on allegations they are pro-Chilima but they are seeking audience with APM!!???. Khoswe akukapempha chitetezo kwamphaka?
Intelligent comment Abwana! DR – CHILIMA should not hid behind DPP. Will the people vote for DPP or Dr Chilima? why doesn’t he wont to come out of DPP and form his own PARTY if it is true that people of MALAWI really want him to be the next PRESIDENT? Who told him that the next president no matter what will come out from DPP? Does he know that most of those leaders encouraging him are faulty in the PARTY?
Chilima should really take over. APM is protecting theives too much. Those who are clean(if at all they are) should not worry with SKC.
Aaaaa’ Kasungu hmmmm kkkkkkkk DPP kkkkkk yhaaaa kasungu mainly is for Chakwela Calista comes from centre threfore……..thats why she is confusing our party . From today she is not on our side
If Chilima is confident of his victory why not start his own political party. DPP is a tribal party i therefore see no way in which us Llomwes can ditch APM for Chilima. The plot is thicker than what you see on the surface. Getrude Mutharika and Chisale are also supporting Chilima’s candidancy. Its a Ngoni movement which also puts the life of the President in danger as those he trusts and is intimate with are snakes.
APM must be decisive against Chilima by ditching him and squeezing his movement. Some of us were stunned when APM picked Chilima for running mate. The guy has no respect for authority he wants to take over everything. A guy who impregnated hus best friend’s wife (of course the best friend is an imbecile). APM you have the state apparatus unleash it with the venom of a cobra and you will see how calm things will be. The problem of not knowing what government is results in fear. As president you have the army, police, intelligence and the civil service all ready to be of service.
Your comments clearly demonstrate DPP character.
True, or is it a lhomwe character?
Tribal party? That’s scary! And I thought it was meant to be a “Progressive” entity? Shame for Mother Malawi
I like your first paragraph, you have really hammer it. But do you think it will be easy to be decisive against Chilima? My guess just as yours seems not be not that easy because Chilima is quite he has nothing to say though his silent speaks louder eish hahahahahaha am just trying also to understand because the Police,the Army and also the Intelligence you have mentioned here is not one person who can just say yes bwana, kikkkkkkkk eish I feel pains hahahahhahaha, also those Armies and the Polices some they want even Chakwera and Mia to take them out of chains they are in to day because of Chilima himself and his malume. By the way why not pick Dausi as a candidate? Hahahahahahahah zatha mbewa, Swiswili adyibwe basi.
Good day.
hahaha
Your APM has no more claim to DPP than Chilima. He was not there when DPP was being formed. He came to leap where he did not sow. If Bingu was not supported by other tribes, were we going to have DPP this day. Don’t forget Bingu had United Party. How far did it go? Where were the Lhomwes that time to support him. You only came to support him after chair made him president. This is the reason APM should be worry of his own tribe. They only support him not because they love him but because of the perceived benefits and the benefits they are getting because state house has one of their own. But APM is too naive to see this. To him anyone who tells him the truth is his enemy.
How can you boost yourself that DPP is a tribal party….So you mean all Malawians are Lhomwes?SHAME ON YOU WITH YOUR TRIBAL REMARKS!!!!!
DO WE ALL SUPPORT DPP?
You are pathetic and a vampire in our society. Hate shall swallow you one day. All those machinarly you are talking about are guided by the supreme laws of the land. Malawi is not a person estate as most of you misguided and pathetic zombies in our society think.
Your points are very idiotic mate we a free country not an authoritarian state
Mutu wako uli ngati wa APM…. cadet wotheratu
Bwana mukuonekatu kuti munakhazikika pa tribalism and this is the cancer in DPP. Malawi has got many tribes and your comments shows the character of those that are killing DPP.
No one is an angel. Character assassination is myopic.
DPP is his own party and no other. Chilima is DPP, let him contest for the presidency post in DPP
DPP’s intolerance of those with opposing views makes look like the Kamuzu Banda MCP which at its lowest killed 3 ministers and an MP for expressing their views. DPP is slowly and surely moving that direction and wouldn’t be surprised to hear that party members are disappearing. What a pity. Greed has set in and Satan has found home in the party.
Mr. Suzhou, above. Your sentiments betray you. You are neither for APM nor for Chilima. You are just a spoiler. Am sure that is not the purpose of this page
Musadabwe, Kazi wolanda uyembekeze adzako amukulanda mwachipongwe lero nanga sizimene mukuona UDF kupanga DPP. Zinali zowawa zedi koma lero sizimenezi mukuzionazi.