DPP, MCP clash in Lower Shire: Cadets uproot opposition flags, use guns to scare

March 18, 2019 Osman Faiti -Nyasa Times 37 Comments

There was tension in the Lower Shire on Monday when supporters of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) clashed and DPP cadets used guns to shoot in the air to scare the opposition members and uprooted MCP flags.

DPP supporters came in a vehicle and uprooted MCP flags

The DPP supporters clad in their party colours and T-shirts were uprooting flags of MCP in Nsanje and Chikwawa ahead of President Peter Mutharika’s visit in the areas to see flood victims.

Nsanje Lalanje MCP legislator Lawrence Sitolo said DPP supporters uprooted MCP flags. He said the development angered MCP supporters who protested.

“DPP supporters came in a vehicle and uprooted all MCP flags along the way. MCP supporters responded to protect party material but they used violence,” Sitolo said.

The DPP Cadets pulled guns to shoot in the air to scare MCP supporters who were dispersed and they went on uprooting the flags.

DPP spokesman Nicholous dismissed the reports, saying no such a thing took place.

But eye witnesses said there were running battles after their flags were uprooted. They said the situation calmed down later after Abida Mia, wife to MCP deputy president Sidik Mia, called for restraint from the opposition members.

Mia said some people in blue colours were seen travelling around in a pickup and were up to something evil including uprooting MCP flags.

This is early political violence as the nation is gearing up to the 2014 tripartite elections.

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37 replies on “DPP, MCP clash in Lower Shire: Cadets uproot opposition flags, use guns to scare”

  1. If it is True that Guns were used by DPP Cadets then Malawi tili Pamavuto. The Question is who supplies the guns.? Who is killing the Albino? Why have the police not arrested anyone. The very Police arrested Kalindo on petty issues. My fellow Malawians let us not make the same mistake of voting for DPP other wise Muzalila Koko Koto kalanga ine for the next five years.

  2. Mwauponda a mcp mulira ndipo muzalira after 21st May. Paja inu yanu ija atibera atibera atiberanso!!!!!!!! kkkkl

    1. DPP thugs will go down in history as the most ruthless terrorist that ever ruled Malawi. They are synonymous to the barbaric vandals that invaded and terrorized western and eastern Europe at some point in time. But it’s all buried ugly history, gone forever.

    3. hey whether u are a gee or a girl… this is total stupidity and sick politics,we opted for multiparty system so zkupezeka kut some people akupanga force anthu kut azipanga support one party iwe ukuona ngat zabwino….be civilised malawians….bas akakupasan ka 200 inu mau pamwamba aaaa zovesa chisoni

  3. Anyone voting DPP in May should have their heads examined. We’ve had enough stealing, plundering, corruption, nepotism, albino murders and anything that is bad governance.

    You will have a shock of your life when MCP triumphs.

  4. You will shocked u internet commentators DPP is still the bigest threat..muzakhumudwa munhoti pheee

  5. Dausi is a completely uselesss person, has there ever been a minister more dull than this yellow bellied fool?

  6. The problem is mind set of the writer. He would want paint bad picture of DPP simply to please his pay master. That is why he withdrew an article from this same platform which talked about unbecoming conduct of Mrs. Mia during BT runingmate debate, silencing truth using cash. Secondly, MCP please reduce your desperation for power, do you think you can manage to frustrate or block a program of a sitting president? You will lose regrettably.

    2. This is a true story. I stay at Bangula myself and these DPP thugs also uprooted MCP flags at Bangula. To me I feel DPP days in power are really dwindling and on the other hand DPP must be schooled on the difference between multiparty and one party era

  9. DPP will get serious lessons during these elections. People’s patience is running out and they will wish they never lived in Malawi. Continue doing this and thinking that people are not powerful and stupid. They will not care about guns when their human rights are violated beyond control. They will fight everywhere, hunt for you in your houses, toilets and everywhere. Tick tock tick tock..time is coming!

  10. Shatup nonsenu apa. tizidandaula za ma cadet mpaka liti? iwo futi ifeso futi. ine am sure one day il start killing these ddp pipo starting with dausi

  11. This is APM’s and DPP’s strategy! All they want is civil war so that everybody should appreciate that it might not be a good environment for elections!! What they want is extension of time and or postponement of the whole exercise for a year or more …………………….. Kabila’s style in DR Congo! The best that the opposition parties should do is to convince their followers to keep up maintaining the calmness to prove APM and DPP otherwise………………………………………!!

    Nde mumati chani za Kamuzu inu a Mr APM komanso inu a DPP………..! Some of you ran away to US because you knew Kamuzu wouldn’t have tolerated your nonsensical behavioure…! Now you’re back into Malawi andare busy planning havoc…………………………………. mxiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii and God have mercy!

  13. If this is true why would Cadets be allowed to own guns? Remember the MYP had guns but they too were disarmed. Its a matter of time.
    Let us all remember leaders too will have power to a point in time and others will legally wrestle power from them and so goes life.
    Lets not think that Malawi has specific owners

  15. Mpaka mfuti? this is serious, where did they get the guns? who authorized use of gun by cadets? Dausi wa MYP has forgotten already how MYP was destroyed by Army because of misuse of guns. Dausi wa MYP has know taken the practice to DPP.

    If police is falling to do it job then we call upon our army to help before the matter is out of hand.

  17. APM and DPP act like they have never seen civilization in their lives. Why did Peter Mutharika spent most of hus life time in USA, and come back home only to be have as if he has been in Chitipa or Nsanje?

      1. OK mwanza neno ngati zakuwawani but i think the truth is these districts still lag behind even by malawi poverty standards. Kapena chabwino tinene kuti ntchisi and dowa. Eishhhh i guess umphwiwunso wangokhala paliponse…….. Mavuto

  19. MPAKANA AYAMBA KUKHALA NDI MFUTI – UWU NDIYE MUVI OYANGANIRA MR. PRESIDENT. tITHENDIZENI NDITHU. THIS IS CIVIL WAR YOUR CADENTS ARE INStigating. Zoopya inu mwakula mwatha, mukufuna mulisiye dzikoli in a bloody war, Mr Dausi backing evil doers in your DPP camp wont make things right even for your, This civil you are creating will affect all of us, Better advise your boys properly. Apolisi amanga ndani pamenepa, noone. This is an indication that this situation is already out of hand ngati apolice a kumawaopa ma cadets.

    1. Maybe they are the same policemen putting on DPP T-shirt as cadets why are they not being arrested?

      1. Very true assessment. Keep all shot bullets for ballistic assessment after elections. These DPP thugs masquerading as police officers must be arrested after ballistic identification, who had signed for a particular missile

  21. DPP IS SUFFERING, THE ONLY THING THESE PEOPLE CAN DO IS TO SCARE THE OTHER PARTIES TO GET SCARED OF THEM, TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR THEIR BOGUS PRESIDENT TO BE OUSTED BY MCP OR UTM.

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