DPP takes terror campaign to Gonapamuhanya: Blocks Chakwera atTumbuka Cultural Festival 

September 30, 2017 Judith Moyo – Nyasa Times 38 Comments

Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has stepped up its gear for terror campaign  against political competitors, especially the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) as on Saturday it unleashed violence in Rumphi against opposition leaders who were going to  attend Gonapamuhanya Cultural Festival of the Tumbuka ethnic group in Rumphi and Lundazi, Zambia.

Hacked by the DPP thugs in Rumphi

Leader of the opposition in Palrliament and MCP president Lazarous Chakwera forced out of his car as the DPP notorious Cadets blocked his motorcade to the venue of the ceremony, Bolero Ground in Rumphi.

Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe was irked with the incident and had to demand that he go personally to welcome Chakwera.

DPP cadres also pelted stones at the car of Alliance for Democracy (Aford) president Enock Chihana.

The panga wielding DPP thugs attacked opposition sympathisers leaving several  with life threatening injuries.

Chakwera blasted DPP’s “culture of disturbing opposition ”, adding violence would not win them votes in 2019 elections.

“Everywhere we are going the story is the same: that DPP is intimidating people. It is unacceptable.,” said Chakwera.

The thugs were said to have been organised by Jappie Mhango, the Minister of Transport and DPP campaign director.

But when contacted, Mhango said the thugs were not DPP members.

Despite the DPP violence, the ceremony proceeded with dance, recounting of history and beer drinking as the  Tumbuka ethnic group celebrated their cultural heritage.

The Tumbuka settled in Malawi in the 15th Century after migrating from Timbktu in Mali. They were Swahili speaking business people, selling jewels, hoes and soap.

The name Chikulamayembe is a corruption of the Swahili words ‘chukuwa jembe’ (take a hoe).

Gonapamuhanya was the first Chikulamayembe to settle at Bolero where the Chikulamayembe chieftaincy is today.

The present Chikulamayembe, Walter Gondwe, took over the throne in 1969 in acting capacity after Chikulamayembe the 11th (John Hardy Gondwe also known as Ziwange) was sick.

In 1977, Walter was crowned Chikulamayembe the 12th. In 2002, Chikulamayembe was elevated to senior chief. And in 2007, he was made Paramount Chief.

In 2012, his son Mtima Gondwe was unveiled as acting Chikulamayembe at a similar event.

Gonapamuhanya is commemorated every year .

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38 replies on “DPP takes terror campaign to Gonapamuhanya: Blocks Chakwera atTumbuka Cultural Festival ”

  1. I would advise t opposition parties to go for an “eye for an eye” principle to mitigate violence and barbaric acts they are going through. Remember an iron sharpen an iron and not otherwise.

  2. What ever you write against Dr Laz, I don’t care. What I know is he is the MAN of the moment. Inuyo zipangani zanuzo.

  3. Malawians, don’t allow MCP to fool us. These acts of terror are emblems of MCP. Remember, their RED SHIRTED thugs and MYP? The acts of terror are perpetrated by the MYPs who are demanding their retirement packages from the party. The only way to avoid such acts is by banning Chakwera from attending public functions until he and his party fully compensate the MYP thugs. The MCP President must explain the source of money he is using to construct the mansion at maula. Should he continue burying his head in the sand, he should not be surprised when Malawians of goodwill drag him to court soon.

  4. A Japhie Mhango this is end of ur political carrier how come a man like u kupanga zimenezi wamwana samala kukawa anyako kuno kuchalo. End of u and ur D P P party

  5. DEPECO we need new party in this country all old party are the the one has make this country poor as it is today Malawian we should not west time on these useless old party we need change to the youth

  6. DEPECO WOYEEEEEEEZ!!!!!!!!!!!! 2019 NEW PARTY IN DPP ARE PRODUCT OF MCP WHAT TEMBO WAS DOING DURING KAMUZU IT’S WHAT DPP IS DOING NOW KILLING PEOPLE IT’S WHAT MCP IS KNOWN WITH NOW DPP IS PRACTISING IT

  7. Atumbuka ndiomwe amaononga dziko lathu. They always take our politics too far. Umboni ndi umenewu, a Jappie Muhango!

  8. Mr OMEX70, you are asking God to help you politically yet your so called president dumped the same God looking for quick money in politics. Despite God teaching him a lesson in 2014 he is still fighting for quick money. His failure in 2014 it was God calling him back to pastorhood but he says ”no I still don’t need your job, you God”. MCP should stop involving God in our politics, You should know that you have put a cursed person on the front.

  9. Why do the people in Bolero get hold of this minister called Jappie Mhango and kill him and also destroy his village in retaliation for these foolish DPP cadets.

  10. MCP must tell us, people from Ntcheu, what happened to Muwalo, Matenje and others first before they start parading their thugs led by the fortune hunter, Jean. Is there any party this lady, who is getting thinner and thinner every day, has not served?

  11. A Chakwera, you were not able to attend the church services organized by the Seventh Day Adventist Saturation meetings at BNS. How come you were able to attend cultural gathering in Rumphi. Is it true that mwalowa gule?
    Basi Abwana Mulungu mwamutaya?

  13. MCP do not cry foul you created this monster during your 30 year rule of terror. Remember nyakura by your red shirted youth boasting as CHISWE you are now harvesting what you sowed. MCP will never rule Malawi again. The party shed aa lot of innocent peoples blood. Shokolokobangoshe

  14. A Chakwera, you were not able to attend the church services organized by the Seventh Day Adventist Saturation meetings at BNS. How come you attended the cultural.
    choncho basi a Chakwera Mulungu munamutay.

  15. This is a total lie. Which Tumbuktu did the Tumbuka come from. Mbiri zinazi muzichita nazo manyazi ponena. How did they travel from Mali? These people are pure offsprings of mainly the Chewa people and small Zambian tribes of Wiza and a family that crossed the lake from Tanzania and married the Chewas at Chilumba in Kalonga.
    To prove it scientifically take the DNA of Chief Kaluluma in Kasungu and that of Themba la mathemba Chikulamayemba and do the analysis.
    The word Tumbuka simply means mispronouncing of Chichewa words and it is a typical original Chichewa. It also very clear in Chokwe language of the the DRC in Katanga Province where the Chewa came from. 80 % of the tumbuka words originated from the original Chichewa language but pronounced motumbukira. Hence, the word kutumbukira. Please don’t distort history. Tumbuka, Nyanja, Mang’anga, Kunda and the Chipeta of central Malawi are all Chewas coming from the the great Luba Lunda Kingdom of DRC and Western Zambia.

    1. Sorry, Chikulamayembe, came with no Chewa blood, The original Gonapamyanya was of mixed blood of Arab and native Zanzibar, if he now has Chewa blood it must have come in much much later because of inter-marriages.

      The origin of Tumbukas is not the same as that of the Chikulamayembe. Chikulamayembe was made a Chief and given a tumbuka wife, hence offsprings are tumbuka.

      The chikulamayembe (Gondwe) clan are nephews of the Luhangas. The Luhangas have a connection to Congo, but not the original Gonapamhanya.

      Gondwe is a mlowoka, meaning he in the company of others crossed lake Nyasa, this can only be from Tanganyika or Mazambique, but we know Chiku wa majembe is swahili.

      I dont know how you connect Mlowoka Sawira, with Chewa.

    2. When I read Timbuktu, I had to read again. I couldn’t believe for a second that Tumbukas came from Timbuktu. How come their language is a Bantu language and is no where near the Nilo Saharan languages. There is just no way they could have travelled from Timbuktu and reached Southern Africa in those days. Thanks Joseph for the clarification

  20. Everything was organised by Japhie Mhango what a shame, chipani ichi chakuzadi chikutuluka mboma 2019 Dr Chakwera akuchita naye mantha M C P woooooooooooo yeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  21. This is the most primitive party ever since. 2019 ikuchedwa anthu away asamuke basi. They think dzulo lino ndi lawo.

    Muluza ma by-election komanso 2019 palibe chanu mfiti inu

  22. God! Save Malawians from the hands of these evil people! I don’t know how you can do that but I know that you can easily do that as you did with the scenario of Israel in Egypt. The Israel cried to you and you heard their cries and you came down to rescue them in a very powerful way. We pray that you should the same here in Malawi because there are some individuals who think they own this country and they feel they are supposed to be there ruling this nation forever. But show them that you are the creator of the universe in which Malawi if found. We can’t command you on how you can do it but you have several ways of doing it. God help us. We want Malawi that will be enjoyed by everyone not only a few individuals who think they are more bona fide Malawians than the rest of us. Do something Lord in Jesus Mighty Name. I pray. Amen!

  23. Kodi mukapha anthuwo adzakuvotereni ndani? Mantha eti? Mulumgu sangalole kuonamwazi anthu wosalakwa. Ndipherolanga kuti ntchito zoipazo zikutsatileni, mfiti inu. zigawenga zosadziwa democracy.

    Mwaiwala nthawi yomweyi? zozizwa zitha kuchitika ngati padzana paja, samalani muwopeni namalenga

  24. koma DPP cadets mwaonjeza bwanji how could you hurt innocent person like that, remember what goes round comes round , azakupwetekesani one day amakutumaniwo amalawi akadzakwiya

    1. Iwe Hatton tikudziwa kuti ndiwe wa dpp tamusiye chakwera ..ndipo ngati kuli amalawi osafunira dziko lawo wina ndiweyo komaso zikuonetsa kuti ndiwe mwana wanchigololo sukudziwa chomwe ukunena..nyapala yachabe chabe ana otumikila zibwezi za mai anu…ndipo wandinyasa ndimakoment ako aulisuluwo ukukamba a matenje uwafuse antaba chna Dausi omwe mulinawo konko ku dpp no akuuza.zitsiru mwasaukitsa dziko ndi mtchona wanuyi…

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