Following Chilima footsteps MCP restrains youths from painting their bodies

Main opposition Malawi Congess Party (MCP) has directed that no member of the party, especially the youths should paint their bodies during campaign rallies ahead of the 2019 tripartite elections following a similar call made by Vice President Saulos Chilima made to his United Transformation Movement (UTM).

Chimwendo (right) with Chakwera

The tendency of painting bodies in party colours is popular and rampant among the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youths in the party’s blue colours.

According to a statement from MCP director for youth Richard Chimwendo Banda, dated October 1, 2018 and seen by Nyasa Times, says MCP is dissuading its members from painting their bodies.

Chimwendo believes that as the elections get closer a lot of youth will be attracted to the party hence the need to warning now from being overzealous.

“As we draw closer to the 2019 campaign, many of the youths in this country will be joining the MCP from other parties. This is so owing to sound policies on youth empowerment and development.

“It is the same period that even the undecided youths regards the choice of party and leadership will also join. It is against this background that I would like to your to advise leaders to inform those joining us that we are against the culture of painting their bodies,” reads part of the statement.

Chimwendo added that the leadership of the MCP does not condone this practice because some overzealous youths who painted their bodies nearly disrupted a rally in Southern Region.

“It is the  party’s stance that no youth or any member should paint their bodies. This is not on and should be condoned,” said the official.

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29 replies on “Following Chilima footsteps MCP restrains youths from painting their bodies”

  1. UTM is DPP baby, like father like son.
    In Malawi what we need now is not a leader who promises everything rather we need an Ethical Leader, someone who can make Malawian start believing that it is possible to have leaders who are not thieves, corrupt and liars. until that day when we can achieve that goal of giving leadership role to selfless and ethical person respecting the citizen and our constitutional Malawi will need see development.

    Promises is what we been received for the passed 24 years, but which is not legally bidding is an empty promise. if not fulfilled you cannot challenge it in a court of law. In Malawi anyone can just wake up and starting promising knowing that, once voted into power, they will use that power to suppress anyone reminding then of the promises they are making today. In the DPP manifesto, there is promise to reduce presidential powers, today DPP leadership is using the same powers they wanted to reduce to reject any attempts to fulfill the promise.

    I have listen to the many promises given by UTM Leadership, my worry is on his past, the man giving these promises did injustice to Malawian, Though without evident but it is rumored that he had a hand in the mayhem of 2014 elections, scandalizing the whole electoral process. It appears he did put this DPP leadership he has turned around to start blaming.

    On the other hand am worried with the disciples UTM a leadership has “elected”, these are the same people we know way back from UDF time, they did not change when they started DPP I least expect them to change even now in UTM. Listening to there justification to form UTM, it is becoming very clear that selfishness is taking center stage.

    Remember this expression, “Pathological Liars” Malawian we need to be very careful we might move from hot water to boiling oil. UTM=DPP=UDF

  2. I have seen MCP paint boys before as well as UDF and DPP one but so far i haven’t seen UTM paint boys let me just leave it there….alot to be desired!!

  3. Inu a Patrick Mbewe, mukunamatu inu….u think DPP is not scared with MCP?? Over my dead body. although UTM is there but chiopyezo chachikulu chili ku MCP am telling you. Go and ask or do research on this, you will find that MCP is the big threat. Why, its because MCP has got alarge intact following who doesn’t being carried away with anything on the streets.

  4. MCP has been complacent naive until the advent of UTM. Each time the UTM coughs the MCP sneezes hard. Imitation is the best flattery MCP is the truest copycat of every positive step taken by this new sheriff in town whose vision isn’t foggy UTM is pegged on a solid grounding of ideas. Look at the plethora of agenda on the UTM MCP simply picks up and pastes it you look original in borrowed gowns our opposition was tepid very limp until Chilima picked the megaphone to expound development ideas to a nation pregnant with expectations

    1. You should be writing Dr Chakwera speeches , you can help him put meat to the bones. His speeches are too much cloud and no rain. Your Shakespeare is impeccable.

  5. Do you want reader to believe we copy from UTM? MIGHTY MCP IS A LEADER ,ANAWA MUSAMAWAPOPE NDI MABODZA ANUWO.We are the first ones to discourage this cadetism evel spirits.

    1. Just as your leadership, you haven’t put out any mfundo as Cesspool has done. Kungolubwalubwa. When will MCP know that the game has changed and you are not the big man anymore? Even DPP isn’t bothered about MCP anymore,. MCP is main opposition party on paper, in reality it’s UTM

  6. Who’s is following the steps of who? between a party and a movement? UTM is a joke and MCP ndi deal!!!! Kwacha!!!!!!

  7. When Chakwera called APM a prince of thieves in parliament those who are now UTM condemned him. Chakwera has been talking about many issues in parliament but you chose not to listen, but now Chilima who is still number 2 in the corrupt cabinet opens his mouth you think he is talking sense. The only hope for Malawi is MCP which in the past 4 years has taken on DPP in parliament on many issues. Chilima is still part of this government.

    1. its how u talk this is politics not a church sermon I guess u need to set a new agenda theory for ur leader of opposition hes been sleeping on the job even the CSO are louder then him!! Send him a new job description in case he lost the first one!!

  8. Just food for thought if the pro-opposition PAC will canvas for a single opposition block to counter DPP who will lose out: Joyce Banda, Chilima or Chakwela?
    I just want to caution Chakwela to be very alert because Chilima is proving to be a very cunning politician. The way I see it munthu wamkulu anakagwatu ku convention kupanda kunthamangitsa mwanayu nde inu a Chakwela mukangoti ndwii kudalira kuti you are the MCP president muzizimuka muli running mate.

  9. Kodi if their agendas are same why can’t they just agree to stand out in elections as one block against the DPP?

  10. Atolankhani sindikukumvtsani apa. Mutiuza kuti chilima ndiamene akayamba kupanga malamulo oti a chinyamata asdzipente kapena inayamba zimenezi ndi mcp? Inu a nyasa muzifotokoza bwino. Osakondera.

  11. kayaaaaaaaaa kaya you’re the smartes party but what matters is means and ways of delivery to its people….some leaders speaks as if they are teaching mwana english and chichewa hahahaah CHILIMA behind you continue reminding mcp and dpp party about culture hahahahaah chilima akumva nayo pheni go go go Chilima…we will vote for you me and the whole family… without you i wouldnt even attempt to register

    1. They have done because the youth who dressed in party colours were from DPP joining in chikhwawa. That’s why they warned this to the newly joining members from other parties because that is not the culture of MCP. If you follow politics carefully have you seen at any rally other than this of chikhwawa that MCP has conducted, have seen any MCP you dressing in party colours?.

  12. Look here its only DPP that is Democratic you paint your body, fine you don’t paint your body fine. Please let your youth paint their bodies to exercise there liking. Musawaphanyire ufulu kkkk Nanga ngati mukuphwanya ufulu wa anthu muli Ku opozishoni nanga mukatenga boma muzaphwanya maufulu angati. A Malawi musavotere MCP musavotere UTM amewa akuphwanyira achinyamata ufulu wao

  13. Do u follow what is happening on the ground? Do u know the mighty MCP was against the paintings even before Chilima became the vice President of this country? Before the birth of UTM? Leave MCP alone. Do research first before coming up with lies like this.

  14. MCP 2019 boma, CHAKWERA MIA MKANDAWIRE boma!!! tione zina Malawi ndi watose uyu. muvote mwanzeru amalawi anzanga, chilimayu uyu akugwilitsani chipwisi chonde, akukutcherani ndale anthuwa UTM DPP Ndiamodzi, zose zikuchitika za registration ya UTM ndi kukanizidwa ground la msonkhano anachita kukonza cholinga muziona ngati DPP ikukhomerera DPP NDI UTM ndi amodzicholingachaondikusokoneza chipani cha MCP, zidziweni ndaleamalawi, akudziwa kuti MCP kungowinaanthuwandi umbava waowu azafera ku ndende, chilima akugwilitsa ntchito magalimoto a boma ku misonkhano, chilima kuwina azakuuzani kuti ali busy kupangachitukuko zomanga mbava zizamuchedwetsa, VOTE MALAWI CONGRESS PARTY it’s for the malawians not individuals please please please Malawi change the government.chilima is still in the government voting him is same as voting the same government I LOVE MALAWI GOD BLESS MALAWI

  15. Who is following who? Every party is now following MCP. E.g. Universal Subsidy. MCP has been talking about this since JZU time. UTM matama basi.

  16. Who is copying who here? Chilima has been a DPP supporter since the time of Bingu and all these years DPP cadets have been painting themselves while MCP youth remain descent. He didn’t even question it during 2014 campaign and he has been okay with it for the past 4 years. We are not kids please. We know the truth and don’t twist it in order to sway people’s regard for MCP. MCP is a big party and you can’t compare it to an organization which is yet to be registered.

  17. Not Chilima following MCP? Unless you are not Malawians. Have you ever seen MCP youth painting themselves. If there are the smartest youth then its MCP. You want proof?

    1. He should just remember the comparison that appeared in the Times newspapers last year. This journalist doesn’t read widely or has a corrupted memory part of his brain

  18. Following Chilima? My foot! MCP youth have always been tidy people in public. This caution is just for those who will be joining from other parties and may be tempted to bring their strange culture to MCP.

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