DPP-UDF thugs block Chilima campaign in Machinga: Malawi VP remains resolute
Suspected Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) thugs on Friday morning blocked State Vice President Saulos Chilima—who is also UTM Party president— from conducting campaign rallies at Ngokwe and Ntaja Trading Centres in Machinga district.
Chilima’s personal assistant, Pilirani Phiri, confirmed to Nyasa Times that the Vice President has cancelled his whistle-stop tour to the two trading centres due to the violence DPP-UDF zealots have incited in the area.
Phiri said the DPP and UDF followers, who were armed with panga-knives, blocked the road to Nselema with logs and are burning tyres to make the road impassable for the country’s second citizen.
“Political violence rears ugly face again this morning in Machinga. VP Chilima has cancelled his whistle stop at Ngokwe and Ntaja to avoid confrontation. Cancellation was option 1,” s Phiri said on his Twitter post.
However, UTM publicity secretary Joseph Chidanti Malunga assured that Chilima is proceeding to other areas in the district where he will deliver message of hope to civil and public servants.
Malunga said the main message Chilima is delivering to the people is that the MCP-UTM Alliance will promote all upgraded and deserving teachers and civil servants and ensure that all armed forces must be paid their due reward for their service, including peace-keeping service to Malawi.
“The other message is that the MCP-UTM Alliance will introduce a new and higher salary scale for the civil and public services and standardize salaries for civil servants and those working in parastatals….there will be no salary structure, which shall be higher and not lower,” he said.
Chilima, who is UTM Party president, will be on the ballot as running mate to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera, the torchbearer of nine member Tonse Alliance.
He is on record to allege that some governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) functionaries met and agreed to finance violence against opposition political party supporters, especially in the Southern Region.
Chancellor College-based political scientist Mustafa Hussein has since warned that the violence may degenerate into chaos if it remains unchecked.
In his view, violence is still deep-rooted in the country because political party leaders have failed to use party supporters who happen to be the youth in a productive way.
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This is unacceptable but izi ndi ndale za Chakwera kwao anachita kukumba misewu ati Mutharika asamapite. Kwa Msundwe anakhazikisa barracks ati yothibula anthu osusa, Ku mponela dowa ndi no go zone for DPP UDF. Ndale zotchingilana mayendedwe sizabwino alekeni atsogoleri ayende Pena paliponse ngati simufuna kumva uthenga wawo osapita Ku msonkhano wawo basi osawatchinga kulankhula ndi mayendedwe ndi ufulu wa wina aliyense mu Malawi
Stupidest government ever.And this is how genocide started.Mubvi oyang’anira suchedwa kulowa m’maso.
Stupid reporting what evidence have you got that it was DPP UDF thugs yet those who attacked DPP udf in Ndirande, Dowa, Nsundwe you call them unknown. This is stupid reporting and rushing to conclude that it is DPP means these thugs were staged to tarnish DPP. What can stop you from doing the same when you have masters of self abduction Kunkuyu
All this is because of chitsiru chamunthu mbuzi yamano kusi Bakili Muluzi. Kuba ndalama za amphawi anaba yekha ndiye chofunira kuti dziko lonse livutike chifukwa cha iyeyo ndi Chiyani?
Hey! why didnt the journalist added the fact that there are two catualties
who did put the vice presidents life at risk…. if you know what i mean
DPP and UDF alliance cadets, tsopano without thinking you block chilima it can also happens to your parties becareful,ana wosalifunira dziko zabwino.Munakana sukulu, ndizimenezo anthu akumakugwitsani ntchito moputsa,kumanyamula mapanga knives. Zopanda tsogolo.violence siyimanga mudzi,Dpp and UDF alliance mukupachira ndithu ulendo uno kkkkkkkkk.Remember Kut Atupele naye akuenda Madera ena mmumalawimuno.Tiwona momwe zithera, this is a game of numbers.
Mwayamba kale kuthyola miyendo ya anthu musanalowe m’boma🙄? Tikukuwonanitu!
ndiwe opusa kwambiri.Zifwamba zinzakozo umatchinga njira ngati munamanga ndinu mseuwo.
Iwenso ndiwe mbuli nanga amene antseka mseu kwa ndsundwe anamanga ndi iwowo? Musamale paja yobwezera kuwawa? Padzana Chakwera ndi Mtambo went to msundwe and congratulate them for blocking supporters for dpp what a shame! Chilima ananyoza Muluzi and lero Chilimayo ndikumapita kwa Muluziko what dd u expect tell chilima asamale ndi kulankhula konyoza
Wopusa ndiiwe ngati tambala wochecherera Mayi ake. Iwe ukusapota Zeze Arafat who shed blood in Machinga yesterday? Mac Hendes yours nonse
MBULI za dpp/udf ndizimenezo.
A Chakwera munthu osaphunzira degrees 2 religious studies alamulira dziko?
Kodi zinthuzo nanga running mate kwinako olo degree nix
Chakwela anampatsa Timothy Ntumbo,
Zitsilu za kwanSundwe kuti ziziwononga ndikuba katundu wa amalawi ku LL,
Chilima ndikuilowa kuthandizila.
Izi ndizomwe achinyamata mumawaphunzitsa
Chatsala maCadet ndi maYong Democrat
Akupezeni kwaNsundwe komweko
ZINYALALA ZA ANTHU
Stinking mouth
Uyu ndiye CADET weniwenitu zikundu zili phyuuu
Southerners were being chased from the centre and nyasatimes was very quiet. Anyhow as a people let us never condone violence
Ukunama cadet iwe. Ine kwathu ndi ku Machinga bwanji sindinathamangitsidwe kuno ku Lilongwe?
LIES, MABODZA.
Kodi DPP bodza muzasiyati?
Kodi DPP bodza muzasiyati?