Feb 3 Electoral Justice Day: HRDC says Malawians have lost hope in Chakwera administration
Malawi is today February 3 remembering this day one year after the High Court of Malawi sitting as the Constitutional Court judgement nullified the May 21 2019 Presidential Election and ordered a fresh election which Tonse Alliance won but Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has said the administration led by President Lazarus Chakwera is now hopeless.
Trapence, whose coalition championed change and led a series of street demonstrations against the 2019 presidential election which at times were violent, said the Chakwera administration had the greatest support and will of Malawians because citizens wanted to see a new and better Malawi for all.
He said while the struggle for electoral justice was meant to create a better Malawi for all but it is turning out that things are moving in circles and it is a better Malawi for a selected elite few.
HRDC head said Chakwera government is not delivering to the expectation of the citizenry.
“Malawians have completely lost hope in this Tonse government because of the broken promises,” said Trapence, stressing “this is the reality on the ground whether you like it or not.”
Trapence pointed out that most Malawians, including Tonse Alliance political party partners and followers, are “frustrated” with what he called the “slowness and lack of clear direction “of Chakwera government.
HRDC which is running a corruption whistle-blower initiative has also observed that corruption which was rampant in the previous administration continues to be embraced by Tonse Alliance government frontline troops and called on Chakwera not to be sleeping on the job.
Said Trapence: “Malawians hopes and expectations are doomed if things will remain the same. We need the President to be in control of the country’s affairs.
“We need him to be action-oriented. This is the right time to release the [President’s] Cabinet assessment to Malawians. This is the right time to manage those individuals who think they are more powerful than the President.”
Minister of Information Gospel Kazako, who is the official government spokesperson, has defended the Chakwera administration and parried away criticism from HRDC, saying speed advocated by HRDC is the one that saw Malawi becoming almost a lawless State with no respect of systems, values and ethics.
Kodi ulendowu ndi waku Kenaniii kapena wakwa Nsundwe? Chifukwatu abusawa ndiye awonjeza nkhanza plus nepotism. Akangodziwa kuti uyu ndi Mulomwe basi achoke ntchito really? Is this what Chakwera calls an inclusive government? If there is the biggest rubble that must be cleared in this country then it is Chakwera and chilima themselves. They have failed Malawians big time.
In Malawi we have about 68 CEO’s and out of these 94% were the Lhomwe’s and the remaining 6% were cadets. With these numbers it is obvious that if someone is going to get a chop it’s gonna be a Lhomwe! You can’t even start talking about nepotism because DPP is the father of nepotism. If we take out the campaign cabinet Mutharika administration was staffed with Lhomwe’s and Southerners with Kalirani as the only minister from the center and 2 from the North. Chakwera chose 2 Lhomwe ministers and you are still complaining? Evil people..
Losing hope is an understatement, actually the country has been thrown to the DOGS!! Every bit of Malawi has massively degenerated under the auspices of the Tonse Alliance. It is difficult to pick a star performer in their administration, all are dunderheads. The best these people did to the nation was dismantling the structures built by their predecessors; with them even chimbudzi chophoma sangathe kumanga koma kumanga anzawo on tramped-up charges. Ndepoti aChair ananena kale kuti bvuto la aMalawi sitichedwa kuiwala. Come next elections, these same empty buckets will again be catapulted into government to continue with their mediocrity.
You mean dismantling fraud, organised crime, thieving and embezzlement? Stopping free money that were being given to the Mulli’s of this world? DPP will find it had to come back and we are not missing it. Take it or leave it.
I chose to differ. With the current situation in the country, Tonse will lose the coming elections, unless they change their approach.
nde angazawine ndani if not Tonse???? kuganiza zosatheka mwene uku
mukumva kuwawa macadet
Some wishlists are too ridiculous, I must say, brought about with sheer malice.
Free passports, mega farms, well equipped hospitals, cheap water connections bla,bla; all these in eight months? Be honest.
That said, the way SPC is being treated with kid gloves despite glaring apparent incompetency leaves a lot of people wondering what’s going on. The rot at NOCMA, the appointment to very senior positions of cadets Medi/Mwapasa deserve plausible explanations.
And what’s the justification for SPC chairing parastatals NOCMA and Egenco? Who does he report to after each board meeting? We need answers to such seemingly glaring inconsistencies.
HRDC, easier said than done. Run in 2025 we will put you in power to run the affairs now that Chakwera has failed
I agree with Trapence on this one. I am one of the people who supported Tonse alliance with my personal resources hoping that the new government will rain in on corruption but see what is happening. The scumbags, fraudulent, deliquescent traffic police officers are stealing from Malawians like there is no tomorrow. They even mock us that tinalemba mmadzi ngati timaona kuti aleka kutibera ndalama zathu! If the truth is to be told Chakwera has failed us. Corruption is still rampant as if Tonse alliance did not campaign on a platform of ending corruption. Shame on our leaders amene akuona kuti bola iwowo akudya zonse zomwe amanena zokhudza DPP and it’s evilness zilibe ntchito.
I am really in a fix because evil DPP is not an option for me..
Trepence kulira sananuganizire. Wina chimangeni akuliranso. Wina akuti enock kanyimbiri akulira mokweza. Anzanu bendulo anampatsa ntchito. Ntambo ndi uyu akudya zanafuna. Nkaka ndi chimwendo Banda ndiye nanji nkaka was boasting at capital holel that he is more senior than Chilima and that chakwera asks him before going to Chilima
Blaming the new strain of Covid 19 is a silly excuse: In life crises will always happen. What is needed is leadership. The AIP was botched long before this new strain came on the scene. (Today it is Covid, RSA variant, tomorrow it could be cholera, typhoid, TB, army worms destroying maize, breakdown in security, etc etc. Crises are part of the human condition).
The main problem of Chakwera and his cabinet is that they expect to enjoy the trappings of power while somebody else will do the work of running the country. It does not work like that.
Take Kazako himself for instance. He started well, using a measured tone and tried to focus on improving ICT coverage and lowering of ICT costs. Six months later his every word reeks of arrogance and defensiveness, his efforts to improve the ICT sector (a very critical sector for development) long forgotten…
Any cabinet minister who wants to excel should not look for excuses; rather he should look for solutions. Establish key objectives for the ministry and work your butt off with the civil servants in that ministry as well as private sector stakeholders in that ministry’s line of work. Sitting phwii is not going to help anyone. Be humble, focused and realise that there are a lot of talented and patriotic Malawians willing to assist. But they need leadership…
Bwana KK Mulaudzi, I applaud you for such a constructive and piece of advice. If we all can think in such a fashion then real progress is guaranteed.
Honestly speaking, Chakwera is best placed to be in opposition. Munthu uyu was even failing to manage wrangles in MCP and thought presidency was a simple ride. He has no clue of running a government. His win came as a dream and he went dreaming soon after inauguration. His speeches are full of philosophy and rhetoric. They dont inspire Malawians. We want to see what you promised: Cheap passports, good hospitals which are well equipped-look at the cancer center at KCH and hospital infrastructure…there is a lot to be desired. We need the mega farms, where are they? Free water connections-where is it? Three months amnesity to thieves to surrender their loot.Where is it? Arresting corrupt officials-where is it? This is non-negotiable-get the petitions given by HRDC, arrest those alleged to have looted and they will be exonerated when innocent through courts…koma zigwireni zizipita ku Maula…what we can simply conclude now is that ..these guys were poor—they came in extremely poor—thieves gave them the money to keep quiet…they are now enjoying and increasing their belleys and muscles when Malawians are starving…what is happening to non-performers in parastatals..iwe Chilima—ukutani kumeneko..wayambako kunyambita thats why you are quiet???..These people are eating silently….but know one thing….if you continue….dont be cheated that you will bounce back…you will rule for one term and be burried forever…..Malawians dont live in the 70s..but a digital age of high expectations…..there is the 50+1 block that you have to overcome with our votes….Bingu star performed the first day he went into office…he had a mission and knew how to achieve it……inu nde ma clue-less MCP guys! Useless dudes…you are even making your own people that worked hard for you suffer..ndinu wotembeleredwa
Is DPP and Mutharika managing their wrangles? Just asking for a friend…
koma nde funso lanzerutu wawa
yes Chakwera managed his MCP wrangles lero ndi uyu aliku state house….pamenepo bwa???
Curbing the pandemic? Is someone suffering from dementia? Covid 19 is here to stay and you are telling me that this world will just be on standstill? Let us be on the offensive now, for me this defensive mode is not working? The world is on standstill yet we can see that things are spinning out if control. What’s wrong with these elected dunderheads? Always waiting on azungu I thought you went to school too. Let people live a normal life while sniffing masamba a blue gum. When you wanted us to vote for you munati kulibe Corona lero iyayi sekani chiruchonse inu ndiye kuntchito mukupita. Ine mukundinyaasa kwambiri. People with demented brains running a country..
My word!
Eyaa we knew it that these HRDC wanted to help Mtambo secure a beef job with the MCP.Enawa aiwalidwa kkk.Une Kudandaula kkkkk.Ngati ena akuyendetsa galimoto okha ,beriefcase kutenga okha nankha ena ntchito ija ayipezanso ya udaraiva kkkk.Ndale zachi Malawi kkkk.
HRDC ndi Judiciary munathandiza kulanda Boma la DPP losalakwa lero ndizimenezo.
A Gospel Kazako ayamba kunya manyi chifukwa choti ganyu yomwe anagwilira MCP ali ku Zodiak alipabwino pano lero akutha kugula mankhwala akumwa oyeletsa khungu,omwe aja anali biii ngati Khwangwala lero akumeta phanki ngati pumbwa kumedhelera mmutu.
Ife timadziwa kuti izizi zidzaoneka mapeto ake ndeizi kkk.Mtsinje wa Tinkanena unathera munsiizi kkk
boma la dipipi lake litilonso? mesa dipipi inachita kuba bomali kapena waiwala ndikukumbutse???
Ine nane zisakho zisanachitke kuti awa nsanje chabe palibe azapange. More over zathu salowa khola .how can gulu la anthu adyera lead us?now this is the story. Aliyense akutha kuona and things gonna be worse in the next 2 years. The sooner the better let us go on the street again and do what we did.osaopa. it’s our lives.we trusted the wrong guys thinking they will deliver.
HRDC have raised these points against Tonse government ( Chakwera in particular): 1) broken promises, 2) Lost Direction, 3) Malawians have lost hope.
Yes, going by broken promises, there are those he had to fulfill immediately ( reduction of passport price, fertilizer universal subsidy, reduction of presidential powers, loans to the youth and women, grannies’ stipends.He indeed promised cabinet assessment in 6 months period and 7 months gone with no removal of the dead woods.
These are all broken promises which have nothing to do with COVID 19.
At this same time of COVID, visionary leaders eg those of China are economically excelling whilst clueless leaders who are failing are blaming it on COVID. The rebuke from HRDC is indeed justified.
Well put! 100% correct!!!
Foolish commentator like you would compare a poor country to a rich countries.
Its you fool political commentator who is poor not malawi. We are a rich nation with poor leaders.
what makes you think malawi is rich??? rich coz of lake malawi?? kapena mulanje mountain??
Mmene zilili civil service nde zolengatu palibe chikuyenda. Inu ma cadet omwe aja azitiyan’ganira? Ndailira vote yanga ine!
OSAOPA!!! Malawi did not need a change OF government, but a change IN government. Afana oganiza bwino ndimfundo zawo alikuti? Chilima never had time to learn the government business from Mutharika because he was never at work, always planning and plotting with Calista and Kaliati. Malawi needs a leader with a work ethic of Kamuzu, the charisma of Bakili, the economic prowess of Bingu, the motherly heart of Joyce Banda, and the tolerance of Peter Mutharika. Unfortunately the only people that had brains to lead Malawi to prosperity died long ago in the hands of MCP. Chipembere, Chisiza, et al. Pano pasala the pompous Chilima, the naive Nankhumwa, the charlatan Chakwera, and the ignorant Roy Kachale. Just close this country and give it to Mozambique to be one of its provinces.
HRDC mukucedwa pati? During Timothy Mtambo era there was no space for dialogue. Inu ndiye kumangocurutsa kucenjeza basi.Ifetu with/out corona tikufuna Tonse allowance ikwaniritse zomwe idatilonjeza.HRDC ife takonzeka tikungodikilira inuyo kuti mutiuze mademo tiyamba liti?
Trapence angapange chani without Mtambo?
Chonde, musamati Malawians this…that… Mudzinena Ife a HRDC tikuti this…. that. You’ve no right to speak on my behalf/ without my consent.
Mukuweta njoka za DPP ndipo zizakulumani. Inu zoona mmene anthu anabvutikila kuti muwachotse m’boma a DPP pano mukumwera nawo limodzi mukudya limodzi banzi? Akadali m’mipando yomwe ija anali popanda chosintha mu boma!
Munthu akayamba ndale basi ameneyo chinyengo chimayamba kuphuka angakhale anali mbusa or olankhula za nzeru ngati Gospel Kazako ndaonera pa Abusa a Chakwera ndi munyamata wawo Gospel,
Kumpingo Abusa amachita bwino kwambiri ndipo ntchito zawo zimaoneka koma pano pangokhala pakamwa nawonso a Gospel amachita zopambana kwambiri ku Zodiac koma pano akungobakila abwana awo kaya akuopa kuchosedwa ntchito.
HRDC inu ndizalankhula mawa koma muli vuto lalikulu
Me, am a Diehard Supporter of Tonse Alliance Government, mainly MCP, but the way Chakwera is governing this Tonse Administration is very disappointing.
How can you trust DPP rubbles to help fulfil Tonse Alliance Government? There is too much sabotage from DPP people who are in government in strategic positions. Dr Chakwera should remove all the DPP Rubbles if he wants development deliveries are to be achieved otherwise, forget about development.
Chakwera is Too Slow in making critical decisions not on COVID 19 problems, but delivering changes that people are expecting from Tonse government.
He has failed to keep his word or promise about Cabinet assessments after 5 months. DPP will use this mistakes to win support from the ordinary people come 2025.
Give Dr Chilima a chance to speak about his UTM promises of a Million Jobs and Bullet Trains; Kudya katatu and many more fake promises he made during Campaign.
Dr Chakwera, PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! BE PROACTIVE, MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS QUICK, OTSAMALUBWA LUBWA, KONZANI Boma msanga. Njoka za DPP mukuwetazo dzikulumani patsogolo.
Failures always blame others.
True.Mpaka pano kumalozabe Chala a DPP. Eti nkumati ma cadet akuchita sabotage development programs? Which programs? How are cadets sabotaging universal subsidy? How are they sabotaging free water and electricity connections? How are cadets sabotaging creation of 1 million jobs? Aaaah poor Malawians wake up!
Chakwera must step down. Tiyeni na osaopa style achoke achoke baba. Muvi woyang’anira umalowa maso. Achoke asnaononge zinthu zambiri. Anaononga kale pochita handle nkhani ya covid ndi umu a Malawi tikungofa. Ufumu umenewo siunachokere kwa Yehova nkoona zikukuvutani mmawa umwe a Chakwera. Gule kwao. Mwavinamo alowemo wina mbwalo.No time lwa ofe a Malawi kuti tikugwireni ndi kids gloves.
Step down. Modemo sitingapange nthawi ino koma tichite stay awa tizingokhala pankhomo osapita ku ntchito for a week azipita aku chipatala wokha koma ena tonse stay at home type of demo.
Are you seriously surprised that this chakwera government won’t deliver? Any sane person knew it all along. The fundamental problem was jealous and pompous from that guy ndimaganiza booo! He is now humbled.
The writing was on the wall. Covid or no covid, government cannot fail to slash passport fee, remove connection fees, universal fertilizer subsidy etc. These are just directives.
Koma bwana Kazako mulunena kuti HRDC imayambitsa ziwawa? Kodi chipanda kulimba mtima konyata omewa inu mukanakhala nduna.Chonde muziyankha zonveka ngati mulibe nzeru ndibwino kuikhala chete.Ife amene timamenyera ufulu balibe chomwe tupindula ndi boma lanuli ndiye musatikande pa chilonda mwanva.
Bola ma cadet kulibeko. Iya. matumbwa agalu amene aja
Typical of animal farm story where everytime animals were expressing their unhappiness they were reminded to choose between Napoleon and the old days of Mr Jones.
All kinds of criticism can be said in any language one decides to use but always remember that we have covid amongst us which has disrupted everything in the world. We now have a mutant which has no mercy like the first one and is busy killing without looking whether one is HRDC or MCP.
If world superpowers are on their knees seeking God’s intervention to end this pandemic then what is Malawi? The tonse alliance made a lot of promises and I would agree that there are slow in implementation. But how do they implement when tax collections are low due to covid? 8 months is too long for us outside the game but those in charge the time is too little. Let us Malawians stop replying on Govt for everything when we are government ourselves. Let us be innovative and create wealth by ourselves. Let us venture into farming. You can’t go wrong with ulimi. Let us invest in poultry and export eggs. Let us invest in piggery. So many opportunities available for us . Let us not be obsessed with how Chakwera or SKC is working. We are just wasting our precious time. By the time we will realize that our accusations to Chakwera or Chilima has yielded nothing, we will be an hour close to our coffin. Remember covid has no cure. Sanitize, wash your hands and maintain social distance.
a chitsiru inu momwe a Tonse ankapanga ma promise kunalibe Covid?
100% agree.
We are already not relying on the government does the government gives us our daily food?
We go to government hospital they say we don’t have medicine here go to private pharmacy and buy ,then can we say the government is moving to a good direction ? The problem is that this government over promised without thinking how it will fulfill. This is a lesson to politicians don’t promise people on the basis of relying on donations. Calculate first how much the country is making, remember promise is a credit.
Only foolish people believed on the promises. One with analytical mind did understand that creating 1 million jobs within one year with the country economic status was great lie.
Zoonadi achikulire
In other words, accusations against Mutharika have yielded nothing. We should therefore not accuse the pastor.
M’chichewa chomveka bwino, kusintha kunali kungotaya nthawi chabe.
Kkkkkkk malankhula bwana
@Che Pichesi, you are talking nonsense when the Tonse government were making promises did they not know that there is covid?
Kupanga ulimi or business doesn’t mean we should not hold government accountable, do you know that poor governance can kill the very fundamental principles of success be it in private or public sector?
Munthu oziwa ntchito salira kumaliza ntchitoyo kuti anthu aziwe kuti amayiziwa ntchito ndichifukwa chake kumakhala ma interviews. So 7 months is enough for people to have a picture of whether the government is ticking or not so don’t say its too early NO!
Demonstration are coming again. Very dangerous but we can not stop it. The population which was gathering in 2019 were young and energetic and they learnt and understood that it works. This time it will work against Chakwera government
But be careful this MCP not DPP kkkkkk
Malawians wanted new administration but surprisingly cadets are still running the show. Please replace all cadets in government and parastatal positions.
Appoint your own people please, interviews or no interviews, njoka saweta.
Impossible, Cadets cannot be just replaced because there were legal processes followed in the recruitment. Tonse has managed to remove all Cadets who were recruited through shortcuts or corruplty. Since Cadets are also Malawians, they will still be working in government and its up to Tonse administration to work with them for the good of the country or not.
Maganizo ngati awa ndiomwe amayambitsa civil war. You mean that only Tonse Alliance people should work in government? What kind of retrogressive thinking is this?
Agree
Mwayamba kulumanatu kkkkkkk, wodzala sabola amakolola sabola no matter what, osaopa system tiye nayoni
Its you the ones who have failed to give a proper direction to Malawians but you are just there for your selfish gains.Honestly,how do expect everything to go smoothly in this time of Covid-19?Most of the countries or must say that the whole world is at a stand still because of this pandemic then these fools are saying Chakwera has failed Malawians while you know for sure the main focus is how to curb this pandemic.Yes you are the voice of the voiceless but on this point,you have lost your direction.
Vert very true my brother.
Don’t back they have failed these people they were promising while covid-19 has already started and they were the ones saying don’t be afraid of corona others were saying there is no Corona. Leaders with Vision they don’t only see where they are but they also see far from where they are.
@Lego vuto la nsanje, kaduka, nkhwizi ndilimenelo nthawi yakampeni mumawauza anthu kuti covid kulibe namupanga ma empty promises. Kumachita kuwauza anthu kuti azikumbatirana komanso azisonkhana m’mene angafunile. Lero nde muziti covid ndamene akusokoneza chitukuko.
Kunena kwa ndithe ndithe ndizimenezo
It is a reality true what this idiot hrdc saying chakwera is failing to turn things around in other way round
How is he failing to turn things around?Don’t just follow what HRDC are saying.As we are now,the main focus on most of the countries is on Covid-19 and Malawi is doing the same.You Malawians you are just used zokamba kamba and full of jealous.
Tisiye kumvera HRDC lero?
Dont be fooled MK 5 biilion for covid to the budget of MK 2.2 trillion kwacha is =0.25% which cannot affect any development agendas.
Yea oyenda ndi lupanga adzafa ndi lupanga ndithu, this is just the beginning, just watch! The same monster that Chakwera/Chilima team groomed is the same one that will bite them six fold and will lead to their downfall
HRDC yataninso lero? Mesa imatiuza kuti Tonse ndi more? Timothy m’bale wanu watani? Tamuuzeni kuti nzeru zake za ma demo zija awachitenso m’bomamo