DPP’s Mphepo blasts ‘amateur politics’ of Chakwera, CSOs over ‘Maizegate’: Claims there is a plot of violent protests
Acting secretary general of ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Francis Mphepo has issued a statement in defence of the party vice president and Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda over Zambian maize misprocurement saga and accused leader of opposition Lazarous Chakwera, the media and civil society organisation for plotting to incite violence because of the maizegate scandal.
Mphepo offered defence of Chaponda and state-trader Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc), saying Admarc is dealing with Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZFC), a government agency and not middleman, Kaloswe Commuter and Courier Ltd .
He said no money has been paid for the maize to Kaloswe, saying one of the terms on the contract was that ADMARC will only start paying when ZCF deliverers 10,000 tones.
Mphepo said the delivered maize so far is less than 5,000 tonnes and payment cannot be processed until the threshold of 10,000 tonnes is met.
“The reports in the paper that Admarc is buying maize from Zambian government through Kaloswe at $345 per ton when Kaloswe is buying it from Zambian government at $215 are grossly malicious and totally false,” Mphepo, a close ally of Chaponda, said in the statement.
Mphepo stressed that Admarc is dealing with ZCF who have “a few agents” buying the grain from Zambian farmers to deliver to Malawi on their behalf “but Kaloswe is not one of them.”
According to Mphepho, Kaloswe contract with Admarc and ZCF was terminated.
“At one point Kaloswe tried to reinstate his contract with Admarc and ZCF by asking for an advance payment from the LC (letter of credit) which is in favour of ZCF,” said Mphepo.
He said the request was rejected because doing so “would have been going outside the LC’s conditions of payment.”
Mphepo also defended Admarc decision for taking an injunction stopping Daily Times from reporting on maizegate, saying it is not gagging orders but a court order to stop the paper from “printing lies.”
The state-trader has since lifted the injunction and the paper claimed it has been vindicated.
Mphepo claim the bad headlines of the maizegate is politically inspired, saying it is “a sponsored plot” which has implications on national security.
“We know the schemers of this plot are planning violent protests against the current unsibsdised prices of maize at Admarc,” claimed Mphepo.
Mphepo accused Chakwera as one of the plotters “in the shameless fabrication” but did not name others.
The DPP secretary general said Malawians should work against “selfish chequebook journalists and irresponsible power hungry politicians.”
But leader of opposition Chakwera, who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president dismissed claims by Mphepo, saying he was peddling “shameless propaganda.”
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Foolish mphepo. May you be struck by lightening. Chitsiru!!!
I am privileged to have known Mr. Mphepo for several years and he has never impressed me in those many years.
In actuall fact dpp didnt won the erections. Chilima can u see where u have brought the country to? Can u see how malawian whom u did steal from are suffering at ur expence???? Chilima u have a case to answer with God. All this is happening bcoz of u.. I was tempted to support u but looking at the role u played mmmm i draw back.
What DPP through Mphepo is. doing is what we call ‘INDITECT SELF EXPOSED’ What DPP has done by issuing that statement is an indicatikn that this maizegate is one of many plans by DPP to steal money for 2019 General electiobs as no more donor money is available to steal .Some stealing moves are working but for this is no longer a secret. Just keep quite otherwise it can create trouble for DPP as as party now or later. I think the right institutions to speak or defend this issue is none than ADMARC or ministry of Agriculture ..Now, am of opinion that DPP is involved in this maizegate.
Allah may you take away Chakwera before he gets mad before 2019 so that he cannot see his down.In the old times telling lies one was punished by stoning.Thank Allah that Chakwera was not there otherwise he was going to be stoned. You mean reverend telling lies and you idiots uncircumcised praising him.
I think those supporting this lier are crooks and idiots. Malawians when are we going to be civilized.Too many low thinking people. Kamuzu messed up our minds and we are passing on this jealousy mentality to our grand children. That’s bad.
Take your kettle and piss in hell with your Allah
This is another piece of SHIT. A very violent man. Wamabodza, chief gossiper. Evil man. Kankhope kali gwa. Destroying our DPP due to careless statements like this one. Shut up. Mbuzi.
Who is a novice between Chakwera and you Mphepo? Your world Mr mphepo is crumbling, very soon nonse inu kuphatikizapo mbuya wanuyo mutha psiti ndi cardiac arrest. Mr Mphepo, you are walking devils with your dpp that is a must to be erased on Malawi soil. Just shutup your evil mouth please! Leave Chakwera alone!
God may you take Mphepo away from the face of Malawi like you did with Kudontoni. Ana anu tikuvutika.
Ha ha ha A Mphepo or Wind, Air, Chiphwisi Mwasandukanso Admarc spokesperson, Government Spokesperson, Procurement Specialist? close your mouth? you dont convice anyone let alone your people in your area don’t vote for you.
stupid chaponda kubera anthu osauka zoona?
It is the time for the truth to speak not money,if chaponda is suspended by Court, who else can sheld him? Let us wait and see
Mphepo is not merely stupid but extra extremely stupid. So you want to cool down the hearts of Malawians with those expressions? In fact the late Kudonton, that death is due to you, I hope so. You were given that position soon after burial. if you were wise enough you could have refused that position the way Kutsaila did. Just accept the voices of the Malawians the owners of the tax money, we pay a lot of cash which we could have used various activities in our homes. People are dying because of hunger in villages, and you are there to bluff us, no way. zikomo a bamboo.
aMphepo, konseku kuti mumveke basi. Shame! so you think you are ruling dead people eti? tazikalerani zidzukulu zanu tinkhalamba inu mmalo momazipalasulira moto ndi bodza, all this to please APM? I think we can do better as a nation, zonamizana zija zidatha Madala.
Chakwerayo tisiyireni azimera mnofu wabakha.
A Mphepo? Inuyo mukulankhula ngati ndani pa nkhani imeneyi?
Are u now the government mouthpiece?
A Dausi, mulipo?
George Chaponda V Chidanti Malunga
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We will be watching this game to it’s final score.
Stupid Dpp Elders! Cant u speak what went wrong on the maize deal. if the opposition and cso are wrong on critising the govnt. Why ur president instituating a commission of inquirly? tinene kuti a president nawoso he is trying to insite violence like what leader of opposition and cso s? according to what u have said. dpp ppo r stupid and u r always contradicting urself.
Malawians do u think Peter is a president? A man is told what to say by Chaponda. Chaponda is called the party VP. He hopes to take over. If he does its better to give Malawi to British to rule it again. Also sad If it happens. Its not Chakwela Who reviewed maize scandal. It was Zambia. Chaponda was there in Zambia. Peter can not fire Chaponda a man who makes money for him meaning stealing. Everyone knows Peter is stealing through Chaponda. And mota Engil. We need to bring to court mota Engil for corruption. The stupid portugues. In fact hang them.
I think Mphepo is an idiot GOGO who seems to be out of touch with the issues. If Mphepo was leader enough he should have understood where corruption starts in a transaction. Payment of corrupt cash is ideally the very final stage of a series of stages of corruption. So whether money has been paid or not is a question which is neither here nor there and does not make any maizegate suspect clean. DPP has for a long time taken Malawians for a ride and its payback time. This confirms what most people said that voting DPP back to power was the biggest mistake the nation made. So Malawians will not smile at mediocre performance let alone corruption. Instead of blaming opposition, CSOs and other well wishers of this nation blame lack of leadership of APM. Shielding of thieves makes us think that APM is a Godfather of all this. So please stop the wild goose chase and put you DPP house in order. Someone said that this maizegate will not die a natural death and you will one day acknowledge this notion. Anthu in ndinu osimbwa eti. Asaaaaa.
Mr Wind/mphepo or whatever position you are holding, please you better shut up your stinking mouth. Don’t bore us with your stupidity.
Hahahaha what a govnt of lies! someone issued a statement that chaponda went to zambia almost 2times to discus the maize deal and kaloswe was used as transporter. ps of minstry of agriculture. check ur dpp mates statements b4 u come up wth ur intimidations. musaganize malawi walero ndiwamantha ngati kale we will speak till u know that ppo have power than their leaders
My friend is MP in Zambia government this issue is hot in Zambia. Shame. Malawians want to teach Zambians hon to steal. We have shameless people in politics. They are called Dr but headless people. KU Zambia wantu wochangamuka. Not like Malawians. During Kamuzu they laughed at me in school because I came from Malawi and because of Kamuzu way of ruling Malawi. To Day because of stealing of ministers and leader. Napo mulungu anatilanga a Malawi
Koma nkhalamba izinso???
Mr Mphepo, if you are not careful your bosses will be forced to pay the money from account# 1 through court orders. You better explain why we have this ‘ middleman ” Kaloswe.
And why your ADMARC accepted a high price from Kaloswe and not a lower price from ZCF. Why was your judgement impaired or not used when accepting the price. After all Dr Chaponda was the lead person .
Mr Mphepo you can not intimidate any one. Blame yourselves for being stupid to defend lies.
Mr Mphepo just short up please. Otherwise you will make this matter wase. Lets the commission do its job well. You are the one who is making cheap politics by backing these thiefs.
In what capacity is mphepo speaking as he is a party secretary general and not a government or admac officer who knows the processes in the procurement of maize. Our politics really sucks because of these kind of shameless politicians who meddles with everything including what doesn’t concern them .The DPP is so desperate defending this rotten chaponda including shamelessly obtaining a court injunction stopping times TV from digging deeper and now they are insinuating that the CSOs and opposition are trying to cause violence ,what a shame. Sooner or later Malawians are waking up and you will be exposed .Nkhalamba ngati chaponda all the looted money mukazidyera kuti??
Chala pakamwa
I don’t think these mcp& cso’s could come in if all things were done transparently& accountably, all these there indication that something went wrong, dpp contradicting your self, if you procured maize and it was in no one could have stood against you, *Don’t throw rains in desert where soil is already locken*
chakwera osamuyankha ameneyu
osalimbana ndimakape