DPP infighting: Nankhumwa whipping up hatred against Chaponda

December 30, 2017 Green Muheya -Nyasa Times 48 Comments

Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members are accusing  its powerful director of elections and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa, of sowing division in the party in his  bid to oust former minister George Chaponda from his position of DPP vice-president (Southern Region).

Mutharika’s s blue-eyed boy Nankhumwa talks to the President

There has been calls in DPP for President Peter Mutharika to drop Chaponda, former Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, as the party’s second-in command because he is answering three corruption-related charges linked to the controversial procurement of maize from Zambia.

But according to DPP sources, Nankhumwa is the one fanning such calls and wipping hatred against Chaponda within the rank and file of the DPP.

While Nankhumwa denies that, Chaponda believes “there is no smoke without fire.”

Nnakhumwa accuses Chaponda of being on a “mudslinging offensive”, to create false stories aimed at deliberately putting hi on a collision course with Mutharika to crowd the President’s mind with serious falsehood so that he starts looking at him in negative light.

He argues that Mutharika’s focus is to uplift the social status of Malawians through the provision of transformational leadership and the last thing that he needs is to be distracted from that “noble quest “ by “senseless in-fighting! within the DPP based on misplaced ambitions.

An epic leadership battle promises to ensue within DPP in 2018, with individuals strategically positioning themselves in readiness for the party’s national convention.

All national governing council (NGC) positions will be up for grabs, including that of party president, although it is a foregone conclusion- President Mutharika is likely to stay at the helm of the party, automatically winning the DPP presidential ticket when general elections are due in 2019.

Other positions, which are likely to be less scrambled for are those of ‘regional’ vice presidents, which sources say occupants are largely determined by President Mutharika. They reveal that Nankhumwa, who took over as Leader of Government in Parliament from Chaponda,  is  repositioning himself  to replace Chaponda as DPP vice president for the South.

Chaponda is answering money laundering charges, among other counts, for his alleged involvement in the alleged fraudulent acquisition of state maize. He was also fired as Minister of Agriculture when it became apparent law-enforcing agencies were closing in on him.

Nankhumwa and Chaponda both are lawmakers from Mulanje but there has been cold political war amongst the two.

The Leader of the House strongly believes  it is awkward for President Mutharika to have someone suspected of corruption deputising him

But Chaponda said his court cases on corruption-related charges remain a private matter to him and cannot be discussed.

DPP spokesman Francis Kasaila also said Chaponda need “presumption of innocence” and will be allowed to hold his position as second-in command in the ruling party.

However, commentators argue that  though Chaponda remains innocent until proven guilty, in the court of public opinion, he may be looked at as the poster child of everything that is wrong with the ruling DPP

DPP secretary general Jeffrey wa Jeffrey refused to be drawn into “petty politics”, claiming she is too busy growing the DPP’s membership “to engage in useless political battles”.

Mzuzu-based political analyst Charles Kajoloweka, who has been one of the vocal citizens against Chaponda in the Zambia maize imports saga, said politically the corruption case against Chaponda “becomes an indelible stamp of corruption on the DPP as a party”.

The former minister, who is Mulanje South West member of Parliament (MP), denies any wrong doing.

Follow and Subscribe Nyasa TV :
Follow us in Twitter

48 replies on “DPP infighting: Nankhumwa whipping up hatred against Chaponda”

  1. Olo munyoze oro mutukwane atumbuka ndi inu ochedwa ochewa mwanyanayo basi , ngati mwanya ndi 50+1 muona
    amane akukutumaniyo wanya nayo kale mumati mutenga boma ndi timademo tanu mwayerara

  2. akanakhala kuti he is doing it good faith, he would have taken his suggestion to the president or Chaponda himself.koma chokha chongopita ku media shows that he wants the position and he knows kuti anthu atukwana chaponda.. Achoke ndi iyeyu Nankhumwa nkhope ngati Bilisi

  3. Asakane ufiti ndiwache many of us knows that he is the one behind many Gurus downfall he has his own devilsh scheme tool ambitious this Chisitu Guy they underestimated him but alas a crocodile

  4. Tikufunadi achinyamata koma osati mbuli yachuma, yakaduka komanso yatsankho ngati ichi mukuti Nankhumwachi

  6. Chaponda leave our dear Nankhumwa alone, he has done god as the Leader of the House. Congrats for all the suc
    cess during the recent parliamentary deliberations

  7. EDITORIAL……. CHAPONDA SHOULD STOP BLAMING OTHERS FOR HIS OWN MESS: LET HIM PAY THE PRICE FOR HIS ARROGANCE, GREEDY.

    QUICK FACTS
    • George Chaponda was chased in his own constituency by angry constituents

    • George Chaponda is one arrogant DPP officials who is not liked by many

    • George Chaponda was found in the wrong side by parliamentary inquiry committee

    • George Chaponda was arrested by ACB for his own wrong doings

    • George Chaponda is going under trial by the courts in Malawi

    George Chaponda should stop blaming some officials in the ruling DPP and others for his own mistakes. Let him dance to his own tunes and blame himself for his own making.

    That George Chaponda is hated by his own people is not something new. Many politicians from all the political party’s do not like this man for his arrogance and selfishness.

    In fact, 90% of those that know him were happy when ACB had closed in on him. Chaponda is the reason there have been infightings in the ruling DPP, He harbors Presidential ambitions and for a long time he had been positioning himself to take over from Mutharika, thanks to his unpopularity and greedy that has ruin his political future.

    When he was minister, George Chaponda run for his dear life when the constituents in his own village chased him with trees, panga knives and stoned him. This was not to do with any DPP officials or his enemy but Chaponda does not know that he is an enemy of himself who keeps running away from his own shadow.

    Few months ago, a media outlet reported that Chaponda had assembled a media team which he had paid millions to clear his image in the maize gate scandal, not only that but also to mudslide other top officials in the DPP.

    The fall of George Chaponda was not engineered by anyone else but himself when he thought he was good enough to make millions out of poor Malawians purse through maize procurement deal in Zambia, a deal which had gone bad and exposed the ills that Chaponda and some other selfish Indians were up to.

    Maize Gate scandal resulted in the arrest of Chaponda who was later found in the long side of the law by the Parliamentary enquiry committee and now the courts are after him.

    All these things are pointing to one person, George Chaponda as an architect of his own down fall. Now that things are getting bad for him, George Chaponda must spare us the nonsense of pointing fingers at others as being behind his fall.

    Chaponda finished off himself and if indeed President Mutharika is to be respected as a man who walks the talk, let him call for NGC meeting where Chaponda should be told to resign from his post as the VP for the Southern Region or risk being fired.

    The more Chaponda remains in a key position in the DPP, he is tarnishing the image of the party and that of President Mutharika.

    While we wait for the courts to decide his fate, for now Chaponda must spare us from the nonsense of painting a picture that some people in DPP are against him and plotting for his down fall when it is all clear that Chaponda shot himself in the balls.

  8. Ukamva kuti DPP ndi ya dzigawenga anyamata ake ndi amenewa.Olo mtolankhani Chimakupa chokha makofi.Kondwani Nankhumwa the Mafia.

  9. Zamanyazi a kondwani! tinkaona ngati poti ndinu onyasa ndiye kuti muli ndi nzelu koma ayi ndithu.Munanyasa ndi mmutu momwe.Osangothokoza kuti munalawira unduna uchifwamba

  10. zamanyazi a kondwani! tinkaona ngati poti ndinu onyasa ndiye kuti muli ndi nzelu koma ayi ndithu.Munanyasa ndi mmutu momwe.

  11. zamanyazi a kondwani! tinkaona ngati poti ndinu onyasa ndiye kuti muli ndi nzelu koma ayi ndithu.Munanyasa ndi mmutu momwe.

  17. Ndalama; zakuba; kusowetsa; mtendere; awa; ndale akanangosiya; mmene; anthu; awanyozera; muja; kumapangabe; makani.

  26. Olo Ngolongoliwa amanena kuti ngati kuli mfiti ndi mafumu.Ndiye Peter Mutharika ataona anadziwa mwanayu otchedwa Kondwani Nankhumwa ndimfiti yotheratu nchifukwa anampatsa odindo omakweza koma kutsitsa.Awa sukulu yayi koma zimenezi ufiti ufiti ufiti

  27. If I was Hon George Chaponda I would resign honourably than kumaphupha chonchi.

    The guy ataba was told to resign until commission of enquiry found him guilty nde apaso akuti chani.

  33. If I’m to choose between Chaponda and Nankhumwa, ine ndisankha Nankhumwa .

    Chaponda amachita kuopsa kumaso kwake kuja.

  34. Much as I don’t support DPP but Chaponda is not supposed to accuse munthu wina for his misfortunes.

    Munthu anaba and anachotsedwa unduna and he’s accusing wina

  35. Here in Zambia the name chaponda means a thief.

    Mwe inu wamalawi munachitika bwanji taking a thief to be cabinet minister. Her colleague here is answering maizegate query.

  38. Thy shall not bite the finger that feeds you as you cannot dislodge a legitemate signatory of the party without clear vision of repurcussiond

  40. George Chaponda munaba nokha chimanga and now you’re accusing munthu wina Nankhumwa kuti ndamene akupangitsa.

    Mesa munaba nokha abambo inu hahaha hahaha zantiiiiii

  41. Kondwani Nankhumwa ndi satana! so all the maizegate stories zinali kuti akhale VEEP Eti! komatu mulungu amaona ayalukatu gwape ameneyu

  42. I was surprised by Nankhumwa’s comments that chaponda should be fired.You can’t do that unless You want somebody’s position.What if Chaponda wins his case? because up until now there is no concrete evidence against him.Its just media’s opinion that he is guilty but the way i see the whole case it is not enough to convict him.

  43. For those of us who know Kondwani Nankhumwa this is not a surprise at all.The guy is young but evil. I have in mind what he did to Brown Mpinganjira mpaka BJ said “ndifere ndale?”. He can do anything to be on top. Remember the watsapp conversation few weeks before Kaliati

  44. Someone very senior at Daily Times mentioned to me that there are divisions in DPP.And that it was even Nankhumwa writing Maizegate stories against Chaponda and sending them to Nyasatimes and Daily Times.Remember Kondwani Nankhumwa is a journalist by profession and it was easy since he has alot of friends in the media.Mutharika knows and that’s why he was reluctant to fire chaponda as agriculture minister.Nankhumwa hates Chaponda after rumours that he was be groomed for presidency.He wants to be the only altenative from the lomwe belt should Mutharika decides to step down.

  45. Kondwani Nankhumwa is desperate to become vice president for the south.He is evil.You don’t do that to your fellow statesman.No wonder he also hates Chilima.This time should have be spent to unify the party and not pushing personal agendas.

  46. Ndizosadabwitsa.Nankhumwa would want Chaponda out so that he replaces him.Mind you vice presidency for south is key.Shame on Nankhumwa

  47. Za zii no salt.
    What does a regional president do?
    Nothing.
    Ask
    Kamlepo he has bn President for his political party for years but won nothing .
    Responsible and worthy journalism writes stories not on here says ….
    Please go back to school.
    This is just trash….

Comments are closed.