Fears of fresh unrest as Malawi youths plan protests: Cadets set to take advantage

July 9, 2020 Green Muheya - Nyasa Times 50 Comments

Malawians are bracing for fresh unrest after the main activists under the banner of Youth for Change unveiled plans for a series of demonstrations with opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) notorious youth cadets set to join in looting and violence.

Police should be  prepared to deal with evil trouble shooters as Malawi youths remain in the trenches and will continue to fight

Youth for Change has announced plans for nationwide protests on July 13 against President Lazarus Chakwera’s appointment of a 31-member Cabinet which is being branded as “tokenism” to his picks.

“What Mr President has done is no more than a reward for the personal battle the beneficiaries fought,” reads a statement of the youth grouping in part.

In an interview, the grouping said it will mobilise one million Malawian youth for the march.

The demonstrations will include a vigil at President’s private residence in Area 6, Lilongwe where Chakwera is currently residing.

“We remain in the trenches and will continue to fight. We will take to the streets to push the presidency to address this Cabinet of nepotism,” said one of the activists.

Meanwhile, Nyasa Times understands that DPP Cadets wants to take advantage of the protest to cause havoc and make Malawi ungovernable.

The new Cabinet has angered most Malawians who took to social media to express disappointment with the inclusion of old-timers and “corrupt” individuals.

“The electorate voted for change, but this new Cabinet lacks novelty. It is definitely uninspiring, if not disappointing,” said Danwood Chirwa, a Malawian law professor at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

He said the new government should have sent a clear message to all and sundry that patronage; corruption and looting will end but to no avail.

“Individuals who have looted before should be investigated and prosecuted, and that new, clean and competent people should lead Malawi,” Chirwa said.

Gender activist Emma Kaliya also described the Cabinet as a raw deal, saying President Chakwera has not lived up to the promise of 40% female representation and that most women are deputy ministers.

The Cabinet composition shows that Chakwera’s Malawi Congress Party (MCP) dominates with 16 party members — 12 full ministers and four deputies — representing 51.6%, while Vice President Saulos Chilima’s UTM Party has six members: four ministers and two deputies, representing 19.4%.

There are also two independent legislators in the new government.

The president had initially named five people to Cabinet positions within days of his election.

Chakwera, who came into power in June after defeating former leader Peter Mutharika, has also nominated a new police chief, new central bank governor and tax authority head.

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50 replies on “Fears of fresh unrest as Malawi youths plan protests: Cadets set to take advantage”

  1. a youlth for change ndinu opusa kwambiri mkungofuna kutchuka ngati HRDC ngati kuti mwina HRDC yo ndima level anu muona tizikakuthizimulirani mkatikati momo tatopa ndi zama demostration we want to make business now

    1. So you think it’s only MCP nyau and their associates that are entitled to demonstrations? Munya muona

  2. Which cadet is this? kkkk now everyone who oppose you is a cadet? Since when did Kajolowoleka join the cadets. Ife ma cadets tili phee ku ma stand watching the dark comedy unfold.

  3. DEMONSTRATE ON THE STREETS AND MEET THE DREADED CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019 – otherwise, known as COVID – 19 simply

  4. Why did you not ask peter when several mistakes were made.Did you fear him or you think Chakwera is not a government. Be very careful despite him being a Rev. others can be directed to act.

    1. Iwenso ndi mbuzi eti, what have the courts always said on demonstrations? Palibe chomwe Lazaro angapange wachepa nazo.

  6. The President has a problem of oversight. There are good people even in his party/alliance, the likes of Kamuzu Chibambo, Chidanti Malunga, Proffessor Chisi( for Min. of Health), Mosses Kunkuyu( for Information Minister) and not Gaffars,etc . A word of warning to the President’ If it starts now with demonstrations before 100 days, then expect your early downfall. By the way was Chilima involved in this choosing? I don’t think so.. help me.

    2. Mr vice timaona ngati tasakha anthu adzelu ndimbatata zokhazokha what kind of this ministers now …agwape ndi afisi

  8. Ma Cadet akufuna potontholera, kayendeni ndithu Mufepo ndi Covid-19, ndani opanda nzeru angakayende ku nsewu motsogozedwa ndi bungwe loti lilibe ndi leader yemwe, youth for change? change What? we already changed, there is nothing to change again. ma Cadet awa…

  12. Where were these mercenaries when we had the real nepotistic cabinet in this country when DPP was in power?

    If they want to cause havoc in this country we will meet them on the streets…..we are a country of over 6 million eligible voters and not all of us can be in the cabinet at the same time……what Malawians want is that the government should deliver what the people want and so far we have seen our minimum wage increased to K50000, the tax threshold raised to K100000, and the bag of fertiliser reduced, these are the real things that makes a difference in the lives of ordinary Malawians.

    My advice to the Tonse alliance is to forge ahead and not to be destructed……we don’t like these political mercenaries masquerading as activists….They want to divert attention from the real stuff like all the investigations that are going on to arrest their pay masters…for being involved in cashgate.

    1. In fact the government is taking time too much before others are arrested. Kondwani was a minister and his wife was a member of Parliament why did you not write all these rubbish. I am sad that even Economists phoning all this nonsense.

    2. Are you going to receive the raised salary? Is there going to be universal fertiliser subsidy? Then add a cabinet of nepotism, cronyism and regionalism

  13. Marry Chilima nayeso mpaseni uminisita she has contributed, mpaseni mungotimaliza mutchuke ndinu,you don’t reward people in such a useless way.
    We don’t want this,mind you we voted to scrap of such nonsense so Mr you don’t raise our tempers
    Rescind that decision soon

  15. It seems the Tonse Government has Many well Wishers …It’s Good….Listen to Critics too…However while the two Cs call the shots Consult Strategists who Worked with Bingu in the First Term like Zikhale….they can share 1 or 2 things on How to Impress Malawians …Looters as Well will make alot of Noise …They think we Will Forget Billions Stollen ….Albinos killed and property burnt. …At the End of the Day it’s Chakwera and Chilimas Team….If they Steal ,Fail ….Two People are Responsible….If this is Their Winning Team …then be It ….It’s Better to Create Low Expections and Deliver More than Create Huge Expections and Deliver little… Take this Criticism positively and don’t Lose Focus on the main Goal….Clearing the Mess left behind …If there are those involved in Corruption in this Government …Let them see what that Minister in Bingu Govt saw …was it Mwaba ?

  16. Pls demonstrations ayi chonde. Let’s engage the appointing authority. Covid-19 is wrecking havoc in our country. Am also not happy with this cabinet but let us not put our lives at risk.

  17. Iwe Green Muheya, don’t start corrupting people’s mind that DPP cadets are set take advantage and all that bullshit you are spewing. It is evident that those that are mostly expressing anger are Tonse Alliance sympathisers themselves not cadets. Ma cadets ali ku ma stand watching the drama musawapake bibi. Let disgruntled Tonse supporters express themselves in ernest not discouraging them. Iyiyi ndi democracy asiyeni. Paja pa dzana paja mumakatenga ma injunction kuti mupange ma demo sichoncho?

  18. Hahahaha, address the issue at hand. Sizolimbana ndi ma cadet. Ife a DPP tilibe nthawi yokayendela kunsewu wanthu president anavomeleza kugonja, awa munawasakha nokha Ife kwanthu ndi kumastand kuonelela. Osamatipanga involve pa zanuzo. Takana

  22. This will be very shameful to Chakwela and Chilima. The same people supported are now against you. Kuyendesa boma nzosiyana ndi kuyendesa mpingo.

  23. Tonse should not be allowed to honeymoon this country has no time to waste. We want to demonstrate that they are better than dpp which so far they have failed to convince. They have deferred if not broken most of campaign promises. We also remember chilima saying price of fuel is very high because dpp is stealing from MERA. But eversince dpp stopped stealing from mera Malawians are angry why the fuel price has not been reduced.

  26. Truth usanamepo. Anthu sitikupangila DPP we are just doing checks and balances we can’t wait kuti zionongeke kuposa apapa . Wanted and voted for change and if president is walking his talk we take it to the road. This is new Malawi chisomo kapena chani zokambilana kulibe we talk it to the roads cheteee we started it and gave us results we changed regime basi simple. Abusa asithe cabinet pamenepo timvana

  28. Good move. People voted for change. This is worse than what Chakwera and Chilima were criticising DPP for.

  29. Mwati ma demonstration achani🤔🤔🙊🙊 Koma abale tikasowa zoguba, so mukufuna asankhe ndani tiwavotele? Anthu ndi ntchito zomwe sanayambe kutsutsa galu nkukumba amalawi.

  30. If it is testing water that is another goof that will eventually kill DDP. Becareful as this path might take you extinction of the party!!

    1. NO. Demonstrations put MCP and UTM in power. There is no need to fear demonstrations because our businesses were destroyed by MCP, UTM and HRDC thugs.

    2. Not at all my friend malawians will talk thru the streets as it was the case during APM regime. When we protested that time we were not against APM but bad things that were happening under his watch so this time its not being against Lazarus NO! but what has happened. Ndiye kuyenda ku nsewu its a right for every malawian so if you think you were malawians who went to streets that time forget it malawians are there whether enanu mukhala atidye nawo zanu izo but we shall stand for truth and will never be intimidated palibe zotithiraa utsi dziko ndi lathu paja chilima anatiuza kale kuti this is our country nobody can threaten us in anyway we shall die here so yea we are ready for the demos. DPP supporters have the right to join likewise mcp and utm suppoeters had the right to join hrdc then. So this time DPP have also the right to go with hrdc on the streets bcoz hrdc is not for a party but for malawians

    3. Iit is their rights to demonstrate, like what was happening during DPP reign. After all don’t say it is DPP , but Malawians who are not happy. Stop thinking you are superior. It is a constitutional right for people to demonstrate and that is democracy.

    4. Angotengana mbatata zokhazokha ndinkona Assemblies of God simakula munthawi ya chakwera

    5. Hehehehe, address the issue at hand osati kulimbana ndi macadet. Iwowa ndiamene asakha carbinat imene athu akhumudwa nayoyi. Pano Ife ma cadet tili kumastand kuonelela. Ndipo sitingataye nthawi kumakayenda kusewu. Wanthu president akupuma . Izi ndizanu Ife zisatikhudze

    6. Asiyeni ndi ufulu wawo. Ngati zafika popanga abolish ministry of women and gender and include makakadi ngati banja, ndiye tingosiya? Tiyeni go konko. Mpaka mia a choke. Apitenso ku sukulu kaye.

    9. DPP is heading for its own demise. The cabinet has not even been sworn in. They have not started working. Peter was a Minister during Bingu time did others proteste in the streets. Bingu had included his wife in cabinet. DPP wake up you are still sleeping in your grieving

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