Furious Mutharika explains on jet hire, Malawi UN delegation: ‘I can’t resign, this nonsense has to stop’

October 8, 2015 Thom Chiumia -Nyasa Times 257 Comments

Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday held a news conference in Lilongwe on his United Nations trip and explained on the bloated delegation, disclosing it was 106 in total but that most people including some ministers were funded by other organisations not the tax payer’s money.

President Mutharika: This nonsense must stop
President Mutharika: This nonsense must stop

Before addressing reporters, Mutharika commented on his religious advisor Apostle Timothy Khoviwa’s earlier prayer.

“I really need grace to answer some of the lies and irresponsible statements that have been made by some politicians and some irresponsible media houses,” said Mutharika.

Mutharika explained that Malawi delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, was 106 but that most of the people who came on Malawi accreditation were funded by other organisations, citing Mzuzu University and Luanar Vice Chancellors who were at UN on Malawi team but had their own funding.

The Malawi leader said among other members of the Malawi delegation who were not funded by the government included civil society activist Emma Kaliya and Lucky Mbewe.

He also said the Malawi ministry of foreign affairs delegation was funded by UN and that only Minister of Foreign Affairs , George Chaponda was funded from Capital Hill.

According to Mutharika, ministry of health officials were funded by UNICEF and that Minister of Gender, Patricia Kaliati did also not travel on funding from government purse.

“This government did not pay, you are so obsessed about money that am wasting your money. This nonsense has got to stop,” said Mutharika in the news conference covered live on Malawi Broadcasting Corporation and monitored by Nyasa Times through online streaming.

Mutharika stressed that “Malawi delegation was the smallest” at the UN as compared to other nations.

Sounding furious, Mutharika asked his critics on the New York trip to: “Get over it now.”

He denied that his delegation and hangers-on flaunted their penchant for merry-making and shopping for expensive designer suits in New York, saying such assertions were “ completely garbage.”

Mutharika said he had to take a number of people, mostly technocrats as his backroom staff preparing his work on a number of activities he had to work on.

“I can’t be by myself, I am not a machine. I was all the times working and these people did a tremendous job,” said Mutharika.

“I read somewhere that I did fairly well, in fact everything we did was excellent,” stated Mutharika.

President Mutharika also took time to fend off criticism that he is leading an opulent life by chartering private jets for his external trips, refuting reports that he hired an expensive executive jet to New York. The President explained that he only had hired a jet from South Africa for five hours travel between Lilongwe and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where he took a commercial flight to New York.

The Head of State accused the media, particularly singling out Zodiak Radio for “irresponsible” reporting with false facts.

“It’s false, a lie and they owe me an apology. I hope they are decent enough to apologise to me. They have hurt me,” said Mutharika.

On the hired plane, Mutharika said: “It’s a small jet which has a capacity of 12 passengers. Why is that people cannot check facts.

“They are inciting people against me and the DPP that is politics.”

He noted that “no single African leader went to New York on commercial jet.”

Mutharika defended the use of hired planes, saying he is inconvenienced when he goes hitch-hatching on planes.

“One time I was at an airport for 10 hours. Do you want your president to sit at an airport for 10 hours ,” wondered Mutharika.

He said Malawi despite being poor, “should not advertise our poverty” to the world.

Asked on calls by some quarters for the President to resign, Mutharika said he will not quit.

“I am not going to step down. I have no intention to go into a debate. I have explained,” said Mutharika.

The President said he is not sitting down, disclosing that his next stop will be India and then London.

“Next week I am going to India, then in London in December for an African investment forum,” said Mutharika.

He said the foreign travels are for the benefit of Malawi and that he is actually persuaded by Minister of Foreign Affairs to attend the foreign events, saying he is not travelling to claim allowances.

“I don’t need to your money. When I came here in 2007 I was already a millionaire. I can do without your money,” he said.

“I want this radio station to tell me how I should go to India,” said Mutharika.

“Let’s stop this small vicious kind of politics of criticising without any basis,” he added.

Mutharika said the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) were wrong to criticise him on jet issue, saying when they were in power they used to take chartered jet to England for one month with hundreds of cheer leaders.

He then turned the screw on previous Peoples Party government saying the country had a presidential jet which was procured for purposes of wanting to make sure that the President uses it but it was sold in bizarre circumstances hence the sticky situation in presidential travel.

“Ask the PP government what happened to money for jet which was bought at $22 million,” he said.

Mutharika sounded more angrily when Zodiak award winning journalist Tereza Ndanga negotiated her slot to the microphone and asked the President to lead by example in slashing his spending like travel and hiring planes.

“You came with your fixed mind, I have explained this, that way, you were not listening to me,”Mutharika said.

All in all, President Mutharika said his visit to New York was “fruitful” and that no other country had more activities than Malawi.

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257 replies on “Furious Mutharika explains on jet hire, Malawi UN delegation: ‘I can’t resign, this nonsense has to stop’”

  3. Akuluakulu Palibe President Amene Angakomere Aliense Vuto Ndi Tecnology Munthaw Ya Bakili Kunalibe Ma Trip? Pano Zinthu Zikusintha(tecnology)kale Ndan Amanyoza President Pano Bwa Freedom Of Expresion Ngakhale Mnyumba Abambo Sikut Amakhonza Zonse Ai Or Atangot Lero Mukhale Ndinu President Mungakwanitse Kod Ubwino Wa President Mukufuna Mudziona Paekhapaekha?Kamuzu Bakili Bingu Joice Ndi Uti Mudayamikilako Amalawi Muganize Muli Inu Mungaendetse Dziko?

  5. Yes apm, we should advertise our poverty, no shame about it because that is what we are and that is the only way the world can help us to help ourselves eventually. You and your heartless dpp cohorts are busy stealing our money, so how can you alleviate our poverty.

    More shameful and embarrassing is you apm telling the whole world that you are going to put the whole nation on hiv/AIDS treatment. This is advertising lies that the whole nation is afflicted by AIDS. Just becsuse you want money to flow in and then steal it at the expense of the very same poor Malawians whose poverty you want yo hide. Nac money is not enough for you, even changed a minister of health so that you can steal better.

    Shame on you!! That is the reason you didn’t say anything on the day you arrived in Malawi from your shopping trip / UN meeting.

  6. no matter how obvious things might seem to be, there will always be Opposing opinions. It is a leader’s responsibility to reconcile such differences and select an optimal solution. Some mistakes are sO obvious but you still find some quarters defending them tooth and nail. Such is as a result of putting party matters above a nation’s wellbeing. If we can come and reason together as Malawians we can overcome every difficulties but if we, let our political belongingness control our emotions then we will remain divided and productivity will be far from reach.
    If a leader keeps disregarding critisms and advices but does as he please – that’s a Dictator. Truth be told: a wise leader does not fight his followers but rather admit mistakes where he is wrong. The obvious sign that someone has lost sense of direction is when he fights people just to prove a point. For example, Patricia Kaliati’s sister who is not involved directly with government affairs but runs personal businesses was part of the UN delegation. My question is; since the president is busy justifying his decisions, how can he justify the inclusion of this person in the team? Malawians let’s learn to admit where we are wrong.

  7. My worry is where my mother from Sonjeka village, T/A Mabuka Mulanje will buy Ciproflaxin for her typhoid. She was told today to buy it from any pharmacy and there is none at Mpala or Mathambi trading centre. THE CRISIS IS BITING HARD ON RURAL POOR AND APM IS MOCKING US. GIVE ME APM AND I WILL SLAP SENSE IN HIS SENSELESS AND ARROGANT HEAD

  8. No difference at all. The same old chap. Kamuzu did it without criticism as his was a dictatorship era. Bakili, Joyce Banda and Bingu all did it and left us poorer than they found us. I thought a law professor would do it differently. Poor Nalawi

  9. FURIOUS PRESIDENT + FURIOUS MALAWIANS = MORE FIRES

    FURIOUS MALAWIANS + FURIOUS PRESIDENT = MORE AND MORE FIRES

    MALAWI IS BURNING !! REALLY !!

  10. Mr. President just tell me one good thing that has happened to poor Malawians by you going to UN. If you’re so rich why not donate some dollars to the national fiscus instead of drawing huge per diems in dollars for attending UNGA even every bill is paid for by the state. Umatenga ma allowances as if you will take care of yourself. A rich president wouldn’t do that. There are even rumours that the president was more in allowances than the number of day he stayed in America. Shame complete shame

  11. He is the president we voted for,he deserve respect and honor. Lets help hm to pull malawi from poverty to prosperity. a president zabwino zomwe mukuchita tikuona pitiliza enawa biznes is to sell lies. i love yu Mr APM

    2. President Peter Mutharika is failing us.Tobe aproffesor and Lawyer is not an ability to lead acountry.Malawi neds aleader who knows peoples needs though not of higheducation.DZIKO LOKOMA KUKHALAMOLI LERO LIKUNYASA CHIFUKWA CHOSOWA UTSOGOLERI.AMBUYE TITHANDIZENI

  12. The problem with we malawians is that we’re fond of smearing each and denting each others image when something goes wrong. when someone has done something splendid,capital;we don’t appreciate and give a motivation to that particular person. But one hting we need to kmow is that whatever action is taken by the donors affects us all and more greatly the poor. Let’s reason together whilst building our nation. Journalist,stop denting our nation’s image and write and bloadcast positive news about Malawi so that we shall win back donor confidence and support.

  13. kodi inu mukuti president aziyenda bwanji? Ndege munagulisa ndipo palibe mwa ife amene anafunsa kuti ndalama zake zinayenda bwanji koma tikulimbana ndi munthu amene akusogolela pano. boma lililonse silingakonze chuma cha dziko amene amakonza chuma cha dziko ndife anthuwamba pogwirana manja kugwira ntchito molimbika,kutumiza katundu kunja osati kuyitanisa. Dziko lathu tikuliwononga totha pofuna zinthu zakunja zokha .

  15. Ndinalosela zonsezi ndipo ndikuziwa zomwe zizachitike before 13 February 2016. keep this page and comment

  17. Levelhead @ 191 and 188,whether you like it or not you are a cashgater and very soon we shall squeeze your little impotent balls.You have genuinely said you are a civil engineering contractor and everyone is very much aware how you lazy,greedy,stupid,corrupt idiots/imbeciles siphoned our money .Just wait asshole.

  18. DURING MCP’S ERA, IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM TO CHARTER A PLANE BECAUSE WE WERE FINANCIALLY WELL THAN THIS TIME.

  19. Bingu started to be arrogant after he had done some remarkable developments in his first term of office. Koma awa apanga chani?

    Just by being the president does not mean that you cannot be humble. Waiting at the airport for whatever number of hours is not an issue compared to your own people dying for luck of drugs in hospitals. Ambulances are grounded, patients in hospitals get one meal per day. A wise president would try his best to save his people by not being extravagant.

  21. We don’t have to judge anyone here about the comments. We can’t be di same in our brains ok. So just live your comment. Osati her Ena m’makomenta za usilesi.

  22. Ngakhale sine wandale koma apulezidenti ndikuwabakila chinthu chimodzi. Nanga tidzichita kuukweza umphawi wathu. Aaaaasa kumamyaudako kkkk tell them Mr president.

  24. I don’t have a problem with the president chattering a plain coz to say the fact, he needs all the respect. but zotenga chigulucho his explanation doesn’t make sense. again, as a president he should learn to control his temper. This was the same mistake his brother did. you can’t fight with the media and win. I’m sure he has to know about President Nixon of the US and the Watergate scandal. so watchout Mr president, your downfall is imminent.

  25. @ Bambo atuwiri, am not a politician but for a normal person can not back up that shit. ur president can not go by foot or go alone koma mkhani ndi yakuti why not taking atlist 10/15 people and use commercial fright instead of taking 115 pepo and using a chattered plane? that’s why Malawi is still poor because its citizens thinks poor and there is more fools like uuuuuu!!!!

  28. Kodi ananyamula anthu a ku Zambia kapena abale Athu? Mwatani kodi? Lets support the president please

  29. Contradictio in terminis. Is Luanar and Mzuni not government entities? The its tax payers monies bwana.

  30. Ku USA (NY UNGA) kunapita anthu 6 okha. Ku NY ku napita madeligates 18. ku NY madeligates anali 106. Different people speaking for the same Government and the same party. What a shame!

  31. anthu tanyanya kunena zabodza za dziko lathu ndi mtsogoleri wathu. munthu akuyesesa koma tikumunena ngakhale mukadakhala inu mukanatani kuposera ku kwiya. president ndi munthu just like you and me. please munthu walongosola anthu mukuti ali kukula mtima. funso mukadakakhala inu mukadatani?

  32. Mr APM dziwani kuti mutu odwala kasile adatema kadzidzi ndiye apa kwanu kusakhale kuloza chala ena pazakulakwa kwanu ifenso zachuma chanu sizikutikhudza chifukwa mulipo mukulandira ma allowance ndalamazo ndi za ife ma tax payers if you knew you are millionier prove it by working without getting paid in this time when our country is in need of money. So stop getting rude to us your employer (tax payers) otherwise if you knew you were a millionier you waste your time by applying this post of president you could have remained home and eat your money we did not beg you to lead us. Sakalipila mabwana ako akamakulangiza so stop if not quit the job..

  34. Watsala pang’ono kufa akafunse m’bale wake ku NDATA anayamba chonchi kenaka nkumwalira.

  35. This goes back to education,education,education.If most Malawians were fully educated, we woild have critisised this as a country with one voice.Only small portion of the population is questioning this while the majority are capping hands.No wonder he is challenging that he can never step down.

  36. if u were the president munakalola kumayenda pa ndege yachisawawa? we should face the fact in whatever we say. munamva kwandani kuti ndegeyo ndiyokwera mtengo? zamkutu basi

  37. I like you but for taking130 people on board was irresponsible . Even if there was launch of SDGs, you would have reasoned and indicate to the world that we are poor hence only 12 people travelling.

    We can predict danger ahead

  38. I believe on day tikusuyani kuzomba mental atsogoleri amisala please anthu anu azilankhula zoona.if you were a millioner why stilling our money
    ,,

  44. Sometimes I do not understand this hullabaloo. If you work in the private sector, you should understand that you spend money to make money!

    If our president just sits at home, does not dine and wine with people with money, where and how do we think we will make money.

    Some of this criticism is really unwarranted.

    Go on Mr President – I admire you in that u r the first president to run this country with no donor support – yet the country has not collapsed yet as some people would want.

  45. koma abale nzeru ndi chumadi.Funded by ministry of Health,by Capital hill,Ministry og Foreign Affairs etc zoona munthu wa nzeru nkumakamba zimenezi,is that all not our taxes?kupusa basi.Akhaule basi.Ufansso ndi Cadiak ngati m’bale wako kkkkkkkkkkkk…..

  46. Bwana President akuti anali a millionaire pamene ankabwera kuno, why did not hire the 12 seater jet with his personal money? Our country is poor and we don’t want leaders to hire jets when we are in a crisis. If he feels inconvenienced with hitch hiking, there are two solutions: either quitting the job or using personal resources! Let us learn to avoid justifying a wrong with another wrong….. If you allege that JB abused money from the jet sale, then get the evidence and take her to court. MCP hired jet to UK, yes, but they had plenty of money available from Press Corporation and tobacco estates for such issues. This as well took place once maybe in 5 years….. not every year as the current situation. In most occasions, Kamuzu sent women to UK as education visits which was one way of inspiring women to go to school rather than engage in early marriage. They became models and advocates for girl education. DPP government should get its facts right!

  47. My president let me just answer you how the money for the plane was used; If you have time please visit any Barracks near you and see for urself the modern equipment that was purchased from that sale. I hope from there you will know that ur not the only intelligent person on land if u are. sometimes appreciate what your friends do. I work for gvt but waonjeza

  48. ReST IN PEACE PITALA WAFA KALE IWE CHIFUKWA CHOSAMVERA ANZAKO NG’OMA YOLIRA KWAMBIRI SIKHALITSA. UDZIMVA ZIMENE ANTHU AKUKUUZA IWE.

  49. Nganganga pambuyo pa APM/Saulosi Chilima ndi DPP. Zikumunyasa akakolope Nyanja. Cash gate yakupwetekani! Work hard to earn your living time for hand overs its over. Even the bible says”Uzadya thukuta lako”

  51. Bingunso anayamba kulalata chonchi nde tiziona, “i dont want your money” nde why are u still clinging to presidency? we dont want u either

  53. Thanks Nyasa Times. Apa pokha you have reported correctly what the president said. This is fair reporting. This is how ethical journalism is about.

  54. DPP under Peter Mutharika is failing. Remember DPP under the dictator Bingu wa Mutharika brought Malawi to its knees by April 2012. This Party is a disaster for Malawi and Peter Mutharika is failing Malawians.

  55. Let him enjoy his perivilages. Mind u his is the head of the state has all the mandate to travel for the benefit of poor Malawian.Its not healthy to see our president starving abroad. Lets jakap Malawian-Andale ino jelous basi.Evin if we could vote for abusa akanapanga chimozimozi.

  56. The president takes Malawians for granted. When trying to explain the UNGA delegation he deliberately chose to give examples of few NGO or govt reps that were funded by other organizations. He did not even try to explain the DPP went there for. Neither did he explain where their funding came from. He boasted about being a millionnaire, why did he not bankroll the DPP cadres? If he came here to help us why not buy his own jet rich as he is? He did not accord the journalists enough time for questions with all the anger among Malawians! He is very insensitive. Very much like his late brother. He says he is very rich and he does not need our money but he was failing to look after Ndata which became dilapidated within 2 years! He waited for tax payers money to start looking after it. Shame!!!!!

  58. Some of your comments are useless. Shame on you guys. Democrancy sikupanga criticise ndizopanda pake zomwe. Please guys substantiate your allegations and prove it.

  59. The country in bloke and he s challenging that he is going on a trip to London and India. This man thinks we are all fools to be shouted at. We know the people who went to US and we know how they all have come back from this trip. We know that you have already prepared another list for next years UNGA and these people are busy planning to buy plots and stuff awaiting for allowances they will get in the next trip. Mr President, Malawians have the facts and not what you just told us in your press brief. Even if you are agitated with what Malawians are saying, the truth remain that YOU HAVE FAILED THIS COUNTRY and do not push the blame to former regimes.
    You failed us when you were a Minister of Education, Minister of Justice and Minister of Foreign Affairs. It is only now showing that you are a big failure.
    Talking of wealth, we all know your position when you were not in government. You started Southern Region Football League which you even failed to cough out MK5,000,000 and now you claim you were a millionaire. You were not even smelling the wealth of your late brother till Madam Callister bailed you out during the campaign period for you to go into Presidential race.
    Mr President,, this nonsense of treating Malawians like puppets and dogs should stop. You have not right to be furious in the face of Malawians because they are telling you the truth. You do not have to attack MCP because they have enough information to defend their case.
    You do not have to seek for an apology because Malawians are the ones seeking your apology for your lies. If anything, after Reverend Khoviwa’s prayer your comment should have been “I need God’s Grace to face the nation and apologize to them for the calamities that I have put them into.”
    Your Hon Minister of Foreign Affairs presented a big lie saying embassies funded the entourage to UNGA and that it was an 18 man delegation. This does not tally with your statements during the Press conference. Paja amati, UKANAMA SUKUCHEDWA KUCHA.
    Kwakucherani bambo president. We all know the roots that the entourage used on this trip. Other flew to Dubai with you to board the prestigious Emirates and others flew to expensive south african airways. The figures are there and they are no technocrats.
    You need to repent Mr President.
    Dziko lakukanikani ili. Mukapita ku India ko mukakhale komweko because Malawians akutopelani.

  61. My free advice to Mr kazako(MD for zodiac broadcasting station).DPP is the only party with the largest following in the country which means fighting the mighty DPP is fighty the majority Malawians who will make you the looser at the end. No wonder zodiac is loosing popularity day in out.

  64. Poverty has paralysed Malawians to the extent that they can not think any better. They think its even imposible For a Malawian to be called a millionaire. Am 30, a simple civil contractor but I was already a millionaire in 2010. Fellow Malawians being a professor in america is even more paying than being à state president in Malawi. Some of these people go for presidency only to be patriotic to this warm heart of Africa. Let’s change the way we think(you remind me of one of 2pac songs). Poverty is reducing us to nothing.

  65. Nkhalamba amazigwira ufiti m’mudzi chifukwa cha khalidwe ngati la Pitala. Arrogance. Gerald Viola was on MBC with a different story. He lied to defend this brute. He said the trips were budgeted for and that the Treasury was consulted. The old man Pitala now say the UN funded over 100. Is he not ashamed to put 106 on a plane. Why should he compare this to what Kamuzu did 30 years ago? What led Kamuzu to his downfall? You want to repeat the same things? That was one party era and during the cold war. Kamuzu was condemned for chartering the boeing 747 and he never did it again. Kamuzu was not a frequent traveller like you nowadays presidents. Mulibe khalidwe.

  66. Pliz macra musasokoneze ZBS sikuveka bwino kuno ku mzuzu.musalowetsepo ndale apa.ifeo overa tikhoza kukupangitsani samasoti ndi presd wanuo.

  68. mr presdent if ur saving our money why ur wife ndi bg wake kutchitoko.We also work when going to field we live our wife.Take care

  69. While I appreciate that the president is trying to bring more investors and donors to Malawi, the numbers mentioned to have been funded by other organizations is too tiny. What about the rest of them?

  70. Mr President sir, may you just clarify on how many were funded by gvt and how many by other funders in figures rather than your political comments since the gvt said u only apploved less than 20 pple which has shown mwians a big dfrence according to ur speech. so which is which or maybe u r working alone without the gvt? i have ever seen a worse mental challenged person shouting at another person as mad. your response has shown ur fruits of “chindere chakufikapo”

  71. DZIKO LA MALAWI ATSOGOLERI ANTHU NDI ANTHU ADYERA ONGUFUNA ZABWINO ZIKHALE KWAO OSAGANIZIRA ANTHU WOVUTIKA WHY GOING TO UN BUT YOU KNOW HOSPITLAS GOT NO MEDICINE AND GOVERNMENT WORKERS ARE NOT GETTING PAID IF YOU GOT YOUR OWN BILLIONS WHY NOT BORROW THE GOVERNMENT TO BUY ESPECIALLY MEDICINES IN HOSPITALS

  72. Old age is the biggest problem for Peter Muthalika. He could have done better rather than showing arrogance to Malawians. In the end he will be a loser.

  74. just before u this man left this country he was on media saying Malawi is in trouble, njala yavuta, wat do u call that? Is it not publicising poverty? Matama at old age.

  76. He should stop lying to Malawians that he came here as a millionaire.Who doesn’t know that Pitala is feasting from the loot of his deceased brother who was not even himself a millionaire when he was a minibus driver before becoming a president while lodging at his cousin’s house in area 15 .How would an adult person with millions in his account be lodging at his cousins house and driving a minibus to earn aliving?Pitala bought city houses at a very cheap price through the political influence of his brother and he claims here that he was a millionaire.The more you lie alot,the more Malawians will dig you about your past.Stop taking Malawians for granted.You don’t own them and they are not even your kids.You have messed the country economy with your useless zero aid budget while your flaunting your ill gotten wealth which your brother stole from the taxpayers you are insulting.Dziko lakukanikani kuyendetsa apa.You better simply shut up than giving us such garbage.You think Malawians are idiots whom you can play mind games with them?

  80. I thot u wea nd original professor hu cud rizon nd draw sam conclusiv idea,bt shame on u,aint pointn fingerz at u bt rather filn sory fo ma felo malawianz

  81. If I were Peter Muthalika the president of Malawi I could have known that anger can’t be contained by anger but with sobber mind diplomatic approach. I could have realized telling multitude that I came already a millionaire could raise blows on the hills and add petrol to already growing fire. But since I’m not Peter the president and I don’t even dream to become one this is just an advice on a silver platter.

  82. Mr Malawi President

    Thank you that you don’t need our money you are millionaire. Sorry we don’t want you because we are too poor. Must read sir

  83. Dear Sir,

    Do not allow the shallow thinkers get under your skin. Keep doing your work as well as yhou know how. Remember how they treated Kamuzu. Kamuzu sacrificed his life for Malawi! but when he was old, in need of help and support Kamuzu was mistreated and abused by Malawians.

    When he died they sang praises of him! in fact even people like me got really annoyed thinking what is it with these people!now he is dead they see how good he was!

    Then take your brother! when he was alive they annoyed him like they are annoying you! and then when joyce took over and he had died oh what a good president he was!. To be honest I don’t think most Malawians know their left from their right! I think they prefer to be negative than positive! and you know these days They are saying you are clueless? well let me tell you that they are clue less! But don’t give them the satisfaction of getting annoyed because if you get annoyed you lose your ability to make tough decisions. remain tough!remain calm! run Malawi and leave a legacy that will leave them wide mouthed!

    Do what you know is right and totally ignore tghe idiots who alway bark before thay know anything about a story.

    On a final note get legislation which makes sure that news papers publish ture stories! if it is proven tghat a lie is published that papaer should receive heavy penalty!.

    Recently you started charging for visas into Malawi and as usual the dits criticised and said we will have no tourism! for heavens sake! UK is chargeing£600 per per every 2 years just to extend their visa!That is just some os the charges! Instead of saying lets prop up our tourism
    they prefer to fear that people wont come to the country! Backward thinking! very back ward!

    Keep going Peter! Keep going! Dont allow them to annoy you. Get legislation and if anybody lies- Prison!@

  84. LORD HELP US, WE MADE IT WRONG WHEN WE INSISTED TO HAVE PHYSICAL, VISIBLE AND EARTHLY LEADERS, YOU WARNED US BUT WE NEVER LISTENED. CAN WE CHANGE NOW AND HAVE DIRECT LEADERSHIP FROM YOU AS WE USED TO HAVE ????

  85. Millionaire in 2007 from teaching at GWU? Hahaha koma abale inu. You cant even be heard when you talk. Wishful thinking of being millionaire in 2007. Iweyo, Godalk, Chaponda and all mitchona had not even a house in Malawi si manyumba mwabaiba mutalowa ndale using tax payers money? Idiot..

  86. hehede zinthu zavuta kumalawi. Presidemt wapenga. the guy has completely lost it. He just told us two things. He hired the jet for 5 hours between Lilongwe and Dubai …then he boarded a commercial flight? Malawi delegation was the busiest – shopping? Smallest delegation in intelligence?
    The president needs to be truthful – he is lying big time. Under such circumstances i expected the president to be remorseful and produce facts but he is lying.

    Whose president is this anyway? President for his ass licking visionless Violas and such plenty of people.
    The people around you are tidye nawo and they are the obvious advisers because they match your caliber so do not shout at Malawians who know better and are well informed.
    Things are not ok but with the Violas on your side i doubt that you can recognise the signs.

  87. I like playing with an angry snake. Yes one with noisy outbursts. Please resign if you cannot cut on useless travel. After all it was Malawians who are suffering now who elected you mr. president.

  88. Akulu awa ulendo wopita kuti umene anakhala pa airport ten hours? Amatanipo?
    Olo Ethiopian airways imapanga choncho ngati?

  89. President Nelson Mandela, RIP, used to make his own bed, how selfless he was. Awa a Gambino nkhonde ngati dinasour osazicbepetsa, ayi.

  90. Malawi is a country made up of ignorant and uninformed simpletons who lack basic knowledge of how things work but masquarade as knowledgeable. Gossip and opinion passes as truth. Even in the current age of information all they read are Nyasatimes headlines and social network postings of likeminded individuals.

    Are you surprised that Malawi is going nowhere. A president tazingogwirani ntchito,a Malawife partisan and tribal politics is our favourite pastime. Anyone who does not belong to our party or tribe can never do anything right. AKUTAYISANI NTHAWI anthuwa.

  91. A country full of citizens who just want to criticize about things that they don’t even have the capacity nor the exposure to follow. No wonder we are heading nowhere, busy wasting our time arguing about who went to the UN and why etc….. A whole two weeks of stupid noise! shame!

  92. Only in Malawi does a President shout and belittle his voters and they clap hands instead. What a country of strange beings! Malawians are timid and enslaved people, Kamuzu did a good job planting fear and stupidity in the people. This will always haunt and derail our development.Cry my country!

  93. He was not amillionare, quick. Check his declarations
    He was so penniless that his brother had to buy him what he calls his house in area 10 and furnish it for him just to get him out of state house where he had taken residence much to his brother’s embarrassment. .
    There was more to his brother’s death than meets the eye. He was “heart attacked” that is why his corpse was left to rot while the pepatraitor was getting ready to grab power, in the process trying to hide a death which was already known to the Nation.
    His own cometh neigh !

  94. Only ignorant, stupid and bootlicking dpp supporters can listen and believe your blatant lies, Peter.

    Just for a start the US embassy issued 115 visas for your entourage, where do you get your 106?

    Until a full list of each member of your entourage is published including how each member was funded, you are just wasting your time trying to convince us. Why hide this information? Where is your transparency and accountability you keep on preaching to us?

  95. Even 106 is too many for the country like Malawi you moron,even the dpp die hards must be rolling their eyes with this speech where ever they are, and you say we advertise our poverty to other people? To this day peyer don’t know that your presidency is right on the poorest of the poorest of the countries in this world? Damn you Peter, every country in this world knows that Malawi is one of the poorest and extra poorest of all time,so where do you get off telling your cadres that mcp used to take chartered jets,kamuzu did this country some good than you and your brother put together thus a fact. Teleza I salute you personally our president is just on the neck by the look of things if he continues this way it will be a replica of the former kahuna. He is a biggest f**l our country has ever produced sorry for my choice of language. You are not my president i thought you would know that but no no you are masquerading as a president. You don’t know squat of being a leader. Pp did better than the sh*t you are doing,the money you bought for a house in nyambadwe for a song we haven’t forgotten about it, if for any reason you thought we have then you gotta be kidding me, You will not quit? Well Malawians are patient but not stupid memories are still flesh in our minds, you killed honorable Chasowa now you want to kill the very voice of reason. Way to go Peter. I doubt if history will ever remember you.

  96. apange zomwe akufuna mesa munavotera nokha musalire kaya apita kuti ndiye ntchito yake amalawi munyanya kutengeka u president ziku phunzira koma kuyendetsa bwino yemweyo

  97. Explain the valet, chef, waitress, shoe shiner, wife, wife’s make up artist and he should have provided information with all the travelers and their sponsor tione ngati ena sakukanilani bodzali. Since you want to be confrontational… There’s something wrong with you Mr President and you are a failure in your past government assignment and so far your present job. So if you get an apology and then what? USA mumaigomelayo don’t bother with such petty issues because they are busy working inu muli busy kutiuza your travel plans… What about plans for our education system, health, finances, MDG,SGD,chabwino tourism.. Plans tu not nitty gritty as it is the job of the Ministry and public reform…ayi kuli ziii kulimbana ndiizi..paja amati ” a hit dog hollers” the truth is showing itself apa.

  98. The drunkard president! You think we are stupid? We are safe guarding our money here. If you don’t need our money then what do you want? Do you pay PAYE or any other tax yourself? Zikutuwawatu! And in your address you were not talking figures but hours. Tell us how much you spent on this trip alone. You need to account to us. As a tax payer myself, k will not be happy to see you going to India and London hiring a jet again. You better stay back if you can’t use commercial flight. We have just realized that the trips are not beneficial to us but yourself and your lieutenants. By the way, you just mentioned that its Chaponda who forces to attend those meetings….are serious Mr President? Are trying to tell us that Chaponda is one running this country? So where is your professorship here? Inflation is here and you say you don’t want to hear civil servants asking for salary increments? Wait! Just wait and see.

  100. Wayamba kutumbwa pano a Malawi atamuyika pa mpando wonona iyeyu atagwirizana ndi Mbendera kubela mavoti.

    This man really needed the presidency because he knew it’s the best business to reap real money.If he was already a millionaire and truelly loved his country,why didn’t he establish any businesses that would contribute to the prosperity of the country or create jobs for Malawians? Or why didn’t he financially support the cause for multi-party democracy which he is now enjoying? Can a millionaire fight against low income citizens for Malawi Housing property acquisition instead of just acquiring land and building his own mansions? Is he telling me he became a millionaire after selling books as an Academic? But there is no record of his major book authoring and publishing, plus a salaried professor can not easily become a millionaire,it’s not jealousy but reality.

    APM must not forget that he ascended to power through crooked ways and his intentions were to steal so he could become a millionaire in Malawi after being president.This explains why he abruptly abandoned his job as a lecturer in the US to take up a cabinet post in his brother’s government because the earnings in Malawi would far outweigh those in the US.Are these the actions of an already well to do person or millionaire? Why is he so arrogant as if he is paying Malawians? He’s got no brains to change Malawi for the better but all he knows is attending forums and getting allowances.

  101. Mugule minibus mudziyendera, ndege ndi yodhula, iyyya,,,, ife tatopa zomanngotidyera ndalama zanthuzo. Ku UN nde mwapindulako chiyani? Kungoti it was fruitful? Mxxxx

  102. Such rantings from a Head of State may not be helpful. He has just exposed his lack of leadership skills.

  104. The President has explained instead of analysing his speech you are busy cast gating and cursing him. He is angry because you are insulting him

  106. Mr. President you are so pathetic, I presidential and utter nonsensical. You can’t call Malawians nonsensical just because they got concerned with the way you use their resources. You are a very ungrateful personal as we know you travel because you’re motivated by external travel allowance. And shame to you Mr. President for being a liar. Government funded a lot of people including secretaries and friends of Ministers and TAs that support your party. A normal person who knows abused public resources should have been apologetic and not shouting at us. Who gave you such arrogance Mr. Muthalika. You will never intimidate us ask your brother Bingu he tried and failed and ended killing innocent citizens.

  108. Mr President all people are asking is you to cut your cloth according to size. Publish that list of delegates and travel in accordance with the state of our economy. As for the wage bill it’s not only about civil servants asking for more, it is also about wastage on current wages, allowances, vehicles etc by the bloated and inefficient civil service. You also need to know two wrongs don’t make a right, so stop referring to wrongs by your predecessors, every greedy leader is answerable to their own misdemeanours.

  110. Mutharika listen a rich or an educated person does not behave like you are behaving. You are behaving like an idiotic child who just cannot get enough sweets. You are a gluten for power and luxury because until you returned to Malawi you were poor. Malawi had given you a wife you never had and the stollen billions your thief brother Bingu stole from us Malawian taxpayers. We pray day and night for our men and women in the barracks to wake up because the opposing political parties are sleeping. Meanwhile May God choke you to death on the luxuries that we poor Malawians are funding you shameless overgrown toothless fat bafoon. We pray that soon the men and women from the barracks pick you up and you drive in the back of a land rover to Mikuyu.

  112. Mr president, whatever you have said does not justify your taking over a hundred delegates with you. And dont ask for an apology from zodiak, if someone needs to apologise here, then that someone is you, APM. You have completely lost track of leadership here and you are a disgrace to the malawian populace. You have said that you dont need our money, coz you were already a millionare when you came; are you serious? okay, you dont need our money and we are also telling you that we dont need you. pack and get out.

  113. I know now that u are nothing but insane Mr President. Dont take us Malawians as ur cats and we are not as stupid as u are. Dont push us my frnd coz we are more stronger than u are. Take my advice that never try again to bite the finger which feeds u coz tomorrow u wil surely go sturve

  114. Malawians are not informed people because their government does not tell them anything. Why reacting now? Why did he not tell us before departure and not him but one of his officials should have done that. Saying as you know we are going to be part of UN general assembly and Malawi is sending a delegation of 1000 people….out of which 800 people will.be financed by UN etc. A curious journalist who ask “so what should Malawians expect from this important gathering?” The official would say “as you know we have just reviewed the MDGs which were agreed in the year 2000 during the time of Bakili Muluzi as president. Now we are talking of SDGs etc…” Just an example. That would make.more sense for sure that shouting the whole nation upon your arrival. Perhaps this nonsense indeed bwana…

  115. kkkkk abaleee u millionaire uwu ukawa kochi imwe?? munthuyu analibe ngkhale ndalama zokwatilirira ngat getu anamuza mmaso muli gwa kuti nzakulola ukazakhala president akakhala khumucha akamulola kale kale, azimai a balaka otakata amfunse chair za shanil, u president umenewo ukazatha tizakuona ngat suzabwereranso pa umphala.

  116. Bakili Muluzi used to go to the UN using commercial airlines. In fact even Bingu first used to travel to the UN on commercial flights. The reason why Bingu in the second term needed a plane of his own was because of old age and the accompanying prostrate problems which make toilet visits at night on transAtlantic flights an embarassment for egocentric African tinpot leaders. Is Peter suggesting he too has become one of those? Is he suggesting that waiting 10 hours at an airport was inevitable, that his staffers couldn’t have avoided it with some imaginative booking? Come on, give us a break Mr Petros.

  117. “don’t publicise poverty!!” so you spend millions then go to the same donors to beg for money because your country is poor and has no food or medicine!! Seriously? Who the fuck advises this pumbwer? You taking the donors for fools or what?

    Just cos no African head of state went on commercial airline does it mean you have to kill your people so that you have to be in the same league as the other Presidents whose economies are much better than your own? Why not save the little you have for the people you arrogant bastard!!!

    Akufanso uyu…first get some money and get yourself some dentures and stop drinking water as if you are drinking hot coffee.

  121. I don’t think he is angry at Malawians; rather he is so very annoyed with himself for his failure to govern. the likes of Viola are only more thorns in Muthalika’s flesh. he yearns for advisors who could be just that – advisors. koma hiiiii. amvekele bwana mukawombe tebulo ndipo mukawawuze kuti .ng’we ng’we

  122. Zodiak has nothing to worry about. They doing their job as any other media in the universe

  123. In all fairness, the media ,the opposition and the civil society are just amplifying the whole thing. The president took over the reigns of power while the country was in a sorry economic state. We must not cheat ourselves that we are going to make it out from this mess by shunning away from international forums all in the name of cutting costs. As long as governments are there, expenditures are inevitable, some which will be hard to explain because are done for the common good. What the oversight organisations need to do is to task government to explain the transactions to ensure transparency and accountability. It is true that all the noise is coming from unfounded rumours therefore failing to make ends meet.

  124. Why should Malawians be shouted at as if we’re his own children?remember, dubiously you got in power by one man Maxon mbendera but be assured that the arrogance which you are displaying against the Malawi will one day lead you to exit.becareful Mr president.

  125. Your dead brother started with this same arrogance, mwano, remember he used to say he would smoke us???? ……….. Then the heart attack followed …….and we toasted champagne!!!!!

  126. Atolankhani a ku Malawi, a kapirilikoni a azungu. Akangomwa wine wa azungu basi kumanyoza dziko lawo, ma brute! You don’t have such kind of sensational reporting in neighbouring countries like Tanzania. Shame on you unpatriotic bunch of fools!

  127. Mr president, you say you’re persuaded by the minister of f/affairs. Does it mean that you cant make decision on your own looking at the state of our economy? You need medical sheckup in you brain for something is wrong with you.

  128. Koma ngati uli ndi $ osasiya bwanji mukuwona ngati ife makanda kumasamala makolo amugona ndi njala midzimu inu kumaseweletsa ndalama dziwani inchi bwana dzuwa likatuluka timayembekezela kuti lilowa enjoy our money.

  129. Did he really say he was a millionaire when he came in 2007? Since some of us know that he was not a millionaire, that makes him a liar, which is pretty serious for a president. He didn’t even have a house to his name in Mw which was why he ended up embroiled in those MHC deals. He accepted a govt salary as legal advisor to his brothe and then made money from various people including the Taiwanese from influence-peddling. He wanted the Presidency so much he became extremely hostile to JB who had her own expectations. Do you recall that his brother, he of minibus driving fame, used to say the same thing about himself? Bakili also used to say the same but at least in his case there was some grain of truth as he had made some money from his sugar business. But definitely not the Mutharikas, let alone Peter. These people were coming out of salaried jobs and few ever become millionaires from such jobs. No, Peter, you’re not a millionaire in 2007. Some other year perhaps and in another country, but not in Malawi and not in 2007.

  130. u need to find out clearly before publishing ur un balanced stories, mwaonatu zaonetseratu kuti wailesi zina they are busy campaigning MCP but u have failed DPPa! Boma! We love Peter Mutharika until 2025!!!

  131. I am from LOMWE belt. But I am so ashamed to have this APM as president and from home. Malawi impeach this person

  133. I miss the old college of CATHOLIC BISHOPS Chimole, Chamgwera , A solarium, Chisendera, Mkhori. Samasekerera zopusa ngati izi. Today’s Bishops have made the Catholic Church very weak on important national issues

  134. Harsh words from our president, seems to lack empathy, what a shame considering that he is not the legitimate president

  136. Mr President, a piece of advice, take it from your folk President j Zuma, the country has called him all sorts of derogatory names in the book from shower head, illiterate, womanizer, a murderer to name but fee. But one quality I admire most about him is his sense of calmness. Some accuse him of arrogance and I must admit that at some stage I felt so too. However I have realised that he is a true leader with key qualities of leadership. Remember it is said leaders are born but great ones are born. Therefore refrain from subjecting yourself to enormous pressure to please your opponents. It’s not healthy considering your age.

  137. A man bought a donkey, when the two ( wife and husbands) ride the donkey people said they misuse the donkey , then the man left the wife to ride the donkey but people told the man that the man was stumped why lefting a wife ride the donkey a lone. There after the man ride the donkey alone lefting a wife wolking , people start shouting why mistreating the lady . When the man heard that both him and the wife start wolking but people said you do not know how to use the donkey. ( Bingu bought the jet people talk , joyce sold people talk, then peter hire jet people talk)

  138. Stiff naked idiot of a president! You are not a democratic president because democratic presidents listens to the people since democracy is for the people and by the people. People have realised that you are not adding any value whatsoever to the country apart from hopping from one jet into the other. Ever since you dubiously got into power just point out one good thing that you have done. Stop imposing yourself on the people because you can not achieve anything when people you are supposed to lead does not need to be led by an idiot like you.

  140. This idiot is remarkable. Some professors can really be useless. You think you are the most important person in Malawi? You are not, fool. People outside Malawi are asking us how did you vote for that idiot you Malawians? I fail to answer them because, in the first place, we did not vote for this useless. This nosense of shouting at us must stop, you don’t have manners. Stupid!

  146. Inusotu mufa ngati maliro agalu. I thought you learnt a lesson from your brother. Vuto la A Malawi kusachedwa kuyiwala.

  148. Congratulations are inorder Your Excellency professor for the well articulated explanation about the UN trip

  149. This man old age has completely overtaken all his academic acumen, how can you say you don’t need our money and you were already a millionaire before you store our votes.is this the talk of a president!!! 20l9 you will be 80yrs old and I am assuring you malawi is not ready to nganga ngati President.The hope of this country is with MCP

  151. Mutharika is very stupid!
    If he was millionier in 2007 how come he contested in election instead of doing other businesses?
    Mr. President Freely RESIGN before things get very worse.
    You have done nothing!
    How fruitful was your journey?
    2019 don’t vote for Pulofesazi they are thiefs,bias,boasters just to mention afew.
    Supporting DPP is like supporting Wanderes with good players but losing everytime Thus DPP And Peter Mutharika!

  156. The President should not stand an unaccused. The travels he is making now are not beneficial to our immediate dire problems. He must sort out the mess we are in now and travel later. We desparately need the money he is using for his travels now than ever before, be it from well wishers or taxpayer’s money. He may boast of being a mature millioner already but the moneys he is using now do not come his already stuffed billions but from the very impoverished populace. Shame on the silly comment coming from the “Head” of state. He must be prepared to face even more acusations! Bravo! Zodiak and others for revealing the obvious mess!.

  158. This is clear manifestation that the president has forgotten that we put him on that position. He is so drunk with leadership that he cant respect peoples views. Who doesnt know in this country that the economy is in a miserable crisis. There is no way he can compare MCPs time and now. Stupid president

  159. YES, THE PRESIDENT NEEDS A JET BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THIS OFFICE. THE OFFICE IS A BUSY ONE & REQUIRES GOOD RESOURCES. MAY THE LORD BE WITH YOU BWANA & YOUR WIFE.

  164. Who shd apologise to this most foolish idiot after spending our money and now pushing the budden to the poor by raising everything. We dont need this bluff he forced himself on US. Leave our money and our malawi ur a failure

  167. I have some good news for you, if you won’t resign , WE THE PEOPLE will take you down soon, how about that????

  168. Sometimes I feel offended when our president is insulted but today’s press briefing was a shocker! How could Gerald Viola, a journalist split fire to media houses, ZBS to be precise? To me it means the president is surrounded by opportunistic advisors, they have no truth hence ill advising the president and they call that politics

  169. I need to remind Mathanyula that he is the president, he cannot talk to the electrolate like he is talking to his ugly wife or his partner Ben Phiri. What he forgets is that we, the people have the right to ask questions and rightly so deserve decent answers from our leadership, and not an angry bull dog charging at the citizenry

  172. Mr. President, welcome back home.

    Welcome back to a different home where the people are bitter beyond measure. If you thought Zodiak is the only media house that is diametrically opposed to your senseless plunder of the taxpayer’s money, well here is a news flash, this is just the beginning of the citizenery rising up to a different kind of non-violent revolution.

    You may dismiss us today but we will not relent. We will push until the economic change we desire becomes real for Malawians that are not Lomwe, pro-DPP, or Muntharika. Mr. President, you took on the presidency of Malawi and effectively signed a promissory note to which every Malawian falls heir. This promissory note was a promise that all Malawians, yes, Malawians that subscribe to the ideologies of the DPP and Malawian that affiliate to other political parties, Malawians for Thyolo, Ntchisi, Zomba, Nkhatabay, and Kasungu would be guaranteed economic prosperity and reliable, superior public services. It is increasingly becoming clear to us that you, Mr. President, have defaulted on the promissory note in so far as the Malawian citizens that are not part of your inner Mlakho wa alomwe-DPP-Mutharika circle are concerned.

    On one hand you tell us that the government does not have sufficient funds to hire new doctors, nurse, and teachers yet on the other hand there are funds to sweeten the lives of your cronies. But, Mr. President we refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the vaults at MRA and the RBM. And so we will speak our minds and demand from your government a rational and fairer distribution of the juicy stuff from Government account number One.

    These posts on social media (we are certain you read them Mr. President or your aides read and report to you) are a representation of a long queue of fed up Malawians that are coming to the DPP to demand real change in how government business is being conducted.

    We listened to your press conference, Mr. President. And we come here to tell you that you are a bad cherry picker. You tried to suppress evidence on who made the infamous UNGA trip but you terribly botched the damage limitation job. You indulged in the fallacy of pointing out how each one of the 106 got funded for the merry making trip to the Big Apple but ignored the significant portions. Emma Kaliya was easy to explain, so too was your wife and the staff from foreign affairs department, what we needed to hear was the MERA and MACRA portion. Guess you think we dont know who is behind Patricia Kaliyati’s ticket, and that of the stupid chief, and the other DPP loyalists.? You are wrong!

    Then there was the five hours stinker. So what if the private jet flew you from KIA to DBX in five hours? Does that suggest that the hired jet came in cheap? No. Don’t insult our intelligence on flight deals. If you wanted to demonstrate humility and identify with the suffering of your people, you should have flawn Malawian airlines to Lusaka or Harare and get on an Emirates flight to Dubai (since you wanted to see Dubai anyway). If you fly economy, you will save money that can be used to care for the lives of dying premature babies at KCH and QECH. The choice is simple really, luxury for yourself and a few individuals or preventing death of a child in the paediatric wards of our desolate hospitals. Dont hide behind the supposed importance of the UN. Who would miss Malawi if we chose not show up at UNGA?

    You said you once waited 10 hours at a certain airport. Ho ho ho ho. You must ditch your travel agent or fire whoever books your flights. Dont try to make us feel sorry for you because we wont. Its not as if you are president and was made to wait for 10 hours on a bus stop the way Likuni residents wait for buses at Lilongwe golf club. When you Mr. President wait for a connecting flight, we know that you are in VIP or some other private launge. The likes of Songololo and KLM launges at OR Tambo. Your feet and shoulders can be massaged, exotic coffees, wines, and bourbons served at the snap of your finger Mr. President. So, why mention the 10 hour wait as if you felt the real pain of waiting on metal-only airport chairs?

    Finally, don’t ever say you did not ascend to the presidency to squander the money we part away in taxes whilst cursing the tax collector. What else did you become president for if not to indulge in endless Mapwevupwevu? New York today, Mumbai tomorrow, London next. You rock Mr. President. But whats there to show for your trips, your impunity, and your mmmmh … professorship? Nothing! A mark of zero out of ten.

    You wish you cant stop us but you will not. We will irritate you until we see real change.

    Mi gwaaan!

  178. It has always been wrong for people to accuse the President on things they did not know. All along you insulted Mutharika for an entourage that looked bloated only due to UN procedures of registration. Malawians let us learn to gather all facts before we comment ignorantly on some of these issues.

  179. Koma zoona Mdala ameneyu wayamba zimenezi?? Dikilani ndiphike kaye chakudya….ndimulingalire bwino bwino..

  180. Hahahaha. I hear at one event there were 50 Malawians in a room yokwana anthu 60 okha. And you call that successful event? Bwanji mumaleka kupanga ku Malawi konkuno.

  182. I FULLY AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT. MALAWIAN JOURNALISTS ARE NOT MATURED. THEY DO NOT THINK BEFORE THEY WRITE. ALL THEY WANT IS TO TURNISH SOMEONE’S IMAGE. GROW UP YOU IDIOTS. I AM ALSO A VICTIM OF FALSELY ACCUSE IN MALAWI BY STUPID JOURNALIST AND I WAS INOCENT . . I CAN FEEL THE PRESIDENT’S FEELINGS. THEY SHOULD APOLOGISE. THE PRESIDENT HAD/HAS HIS OWN MONEY IN USA BEFORE HE CAME TO MALAWI. WHAT IS YOUR PRBLEM YOU JOURNALISTS? SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT AND NOT ABUSA ADYELAWO. I DO NOT THINK THAT YOU CAN BE ABUSA AND A POLITITIAN AT THE SAME TIME. ABUSA SHOULD STEP DOWN NOW!!

  184. Which successful events in New York? You left Malawi with your larger than life entourage just to conduct meetings in New York which were attended largely by Malawians.

  185. I have always related APM with telling porkies but I am in his corner on this one. Hacks and all should first of all do a thorough research before informing the masses.

  187. Thumb up to good reporting. i did not listen to the press conference but I am happy that you captured pertinent matters. Keep up the good work.

  188. That’s good prof APM to tell these idiots furiously. They are taking chances for your silence especially chakwera. They must know that you’re the president of Republic of Malawi and you deserve hiring chartered jets. But I don’t understand why this prostitute Joyce sold our jet? Seriously, she must bring back the jet. Chakwera, you must think twice before accusing the president because he is also a human being like you and he will get tired of you. Lastly, I thank God to bring you back safely. DPP bomaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Prof Mutharika 2024 bomaaaaaa

  189. One key issue raised by the State President Arthur Peter Mutharika today on his travel schedule and arrangements is that the decorum and safety of the Presidency cannot be compromised. A Head of State spending 10 hours within the premises of a foreign airport just to connect routes is not the best way of doing things.

    We should not compromise the security of our President at all costs. We should sit down and discuss on how we can get our own jet for the President

  193. Awa bodza anabwera olemera kuti mesa amasungidwa ndi nyani Bingu lero akutha mawu olo nyumba anagula yonenerera ku housing a Malawi kusamva siizi akunyada munthu mukumudziwa umphawi wake

  194. the president could do better if he directed all this anger on all troubles malawi is facing currently, it could do us better, but this is all part of silencing patriotic voices. poor malawi

  195. Kkkk, kuopyezana, if you were already rich why are you pocketing frm the poor Malawian? We will still speakout when we see things going out of hand becoz you were voted by minority and hated by majority

  197. Ok Mr President ave heard you precisely. Read the writings on the wall before its too late. Malawi your problem is visionless voting and emotionalism and envy. Look at what you have now at the helm. ZANU izo muziona

  198. Malawians are obsessed with envy and because of that like exagerating issues and destroy themselves in the end. Sad.

  199. My fellow Malawians , I’m done. It’s time for action, lets get organised. Dzuka Malawi dzuka!!!!

  200. Well said Mr. President! But you know how you can put this whole story to rest? Instruct the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to release the list of the 106 people that traveled with you, who funded them and what they went to do at the UN. The least you can do is to be TRANSPARENT!!

  202. inu pangan resign tatopa nanu bas mwalephera kupanga zomwe timafuna can u compare urself with kamuzu zakalekale koma mapwiya mwaonjeza mutipeza kumuzi kuno kuphalombe wk yamawayo koma apa mwalephera bas
    mapwiya kinamulhelani malhavi kanthlumilwa mapwiya!!!!

  203. munali ma millionaire ache ati? munalibe nyumba inu limodzi ndi mkulu wa ko may his rest in peace nditi ndi yimodzi yomwe yofikira maliro kwa goliati ku ine ndine mboni, monse mumagula ma nyumba ku housing mokumba mutapasana mitaji ndi akulu anu atakupasani unduna, muzingonena kut munali a phuzisi ku americaku osati muzianamiza anthu kuti munali ma millionaire.

  204. Malawians be very afraid. We are drifting into a replica of bingu’s second term rule. the underlying tone says it all! finally we are getting what we wished for on may 21. fasten your belts folks, for this ride is not only bumpy, but bloody and lethal as well.

  207. This is selfish at its peak…!! How come that one should be adamant on those cries… en boost to us about his millions? Now y. did u decide to join politics whilest u were already rich…yet you fail even to deliver @ family levels? Shame on u..en let me tell u dat we are nt stupid to tolarate this happening on our noise.. we ll always smell that sticky behaviour iyaa!!

  208. Mr Presdent, you just don’t get it do you? You are pushing us just a little hard now. Don’t say you were not warned.

  209. Madala mwaononga dziko lanthu lamtendele lija panopa lasanduka kuukilana ndi kulozana zala. Palibe chomwe mukuthandiza, amalawi ndi anthu amtendele ngati mwawatengabwino koma akati anyanyale dalamuzathawa omwewo waku US. Akuluwanu amathandiza anthu akumizi koma inu mukupha akumizi pokwezazithu mosalongosoka, Madala mulungu akukuonani makamaka lonjezo pamakampeni anu anthusadayiwalile mnkati muthandiza anthu akumizi pitani mumamizi panopa anthu akugona ndinjala. God where r u ?

  210. Fruitful !!!!???. where are the fruits? do not intimidate us. We are angry as well.
    We heard about T/A Kabudula, who paid for this chief and to do what?

    What wisdom is there for the organisations like UNICEF to sponsor T/A Kabudula to UN while we have no drugs in our hospitals.

    Who gives Mzuzu University and Luanar funding. I am sure its not from the government and therefore not my tax money, sir.

  211. kkkkkk koma malawi. Manyaka a tsogoleri munawatenga kuti? Akuti samadya ndalama za a malawi? Okay mawa uyende pa msewu opanda police tione ngati sukwapidwa ndi amasikini. Anthu akuvutika iwe mkumayakha mwano. Ambuye kumwambako langani mtundu wa amalawi potero mkwiyo wawo upita kwa bwampini. Kotero bwampini aleka kuvera mfiti ya munthu chaponda.

  212. This is the first time Malawi to be ruled by the head of Estate instead of Head State…!!!

  213. To hell with u Pitala ur bro Bingu was against Nation newspaper now ure shouting at Zodiak, ur end is nigh, continue being arrogant didnt know u could utter such nonsense thought ure calmer than Bingu. Send Chaponda to India

  214. This is what we expected but it now up to us as his employer to act and possibly fire him because it is possible as it has happened before. He has given us the raw deal and we cannot stand akimble watching him insulting his employers just like that. Action sooner than later. Mtundu umenewu unatemera kakalipa chani?

  215. so 106 is a small number mr president, koma abale moya kutitukwana kuti munali mamillionaire nanga mmazatani mdziko losaukali, anzanu olemera olo asakhale president amathandiza dziko lakwao ndi ndalama, ngakhale msanabadwe kale sinamveko ine kut chipatala kapena block iyi pali professor Peter wina wake amaphunzitsa ku amelika wamanga ichi, musamawatukwane choncho amalawi moya muzingodya ndalamazo kumeneko osati kumadyera a malawi nkumaatukwananso simunayankhule bwino u have to apologize for that, I cant keep silent and see my fellow malawians been insulted likeI

  216. Mathanyula, what activities are you talking about? Taking all the ass lickers to UN means an activity to us? Who benefits from foreign trips? NOT poor Malawians but the Mlahko wa Alomwe and your ass lickers. You have been asked to resign and you said No, ok then wait for cardiac arrest then you will resign Peter. Remember we used to call your brother Njanje, where is he? Peter you are just a coward.

  217. Eee koma bwana ndiye akwiya. Pepani bwana Peter Mutharika, mmene mwalongosolera apa zikuoneka kuti mukuyesesa kusamala chuma ndi mukugwira ntchito yoti Malawi asithe. Kungoti anthu akunena izi ndi izi chifukwa pali mau omwe amati ” Walumidwa ndi chakuda amaopa khala.” A Malawi tinataya chikhulupiriro chifukwa chonamizidwa, kupasidwa malonje aboza. Inunso mukudziwa, Kofi zomwe zakhala zikuchitika ndi azitsogoleri mmbuyomu ndi yabwino? Ku mangoba ndalama anthu kumasowa mankhwala mzipatalamu, katundu kongokwera mumtengo. Tikulira bwana tithandizeni. Mulamulire mosiyana ndi ena. Mulungu akuthandizeni, ndipo mumuike patsogolo ngati men’s anachitira Mose. Osati Mose Wa malemu achimwene anu ai koma weni Wa Mbaibulo

  218. That’s Why Malawi Is Poor Country In The World. Malawi Ndi Dziko La Anthu A Nsanje Mr President.

  220. akanangoyenda pansi bwa? Joyce cld do the same, Bingu did the same, chair also, kamuzu, u think chakwera could use commercial all the way? mmm, nay!! Kodi nde kuti ma bwana mwasiya kudya chips ndi spaghetti, ndi sausage etc coz of economic crisis yi? eeee, abaleee

  221. Then if he is a true Malawian and a Millionaire, why can’t he travel using his own money……nkhalamba iyi yanditopetsa.

  223. Wait a minute the so called Mr President, did you just use words like “rubbish” and ” I don’t need your money, I was millionaire before I came here”. Stupid president, without wasting my time and the reader’s let me remind you that you have just put yourself in a position, where you have to try so hard to justify everything you do because from now on, it’s on you. We are not stupid to have someone like who do not have any respect for citizenary. Your brother used the same words you are using now. Do I need to remind you what happened? To say that you came here already a millionaire is a big joke. If you love life and have money why do you want to go through the jungle of president of the poorest country? As a matter of fact, we know you are not there for us Malawians. So what do you want? Resign and go do something you know best, being president is not on the list of your exportees.

  225. Mwakhwana Bwanaaaaa. Thanks for explaining and putting the shameless homo sapiens in the shade.

  228. Nyasatimes,if u can please help us with a video of this press conference,some of us are abroad but we are very keen on these issues. Malawians are so lazy on posting interesting news stories on YouTube,or maybe there are some restrictions that i don’t know

  231. Mr president,
    dont be angry at tthese media institutions,they are not representing themselves but vews of Malawians,Mr presindent gone are the days when Malawians should close their mouth in fear of a president, bwana peter remember the sober and professional work of zodiak radio during the May 20 elections results,mwayiwala kale kodi?Mr president are you sure you are not recieving allowances? can you assure us that you will not get any pen during the coming trips? thank you if you will koma ndakayika.

  232. This same Zodiak helped you in your presidential campaign. Its time for checks and balances. Just do what Malawians want Mr President. Life is too hard for us.

  233. abwana president bravo for saying you don’t need our money. tibwezereni ma allowance aku UN komanso since u don’t need our money zichotsereni salary bwana. that will be a reflection of millionaire

  234. In a family when the wife and children are crying of something and accusing the drunkard husband/father, the drunkard comes home not showering insults to the family but he shows his maturity by staggering home with a KG of beef, a loaf of bread and biscuits for the children. That’s how a wise drunkard answers his critics. Now the question is Mr President, What have you brought for the people of Malawi to acknowledge that the trip was worthy of their tax money? Not coming and organising a press conference to shout at journalist or certain media houses. Man up and be counted as a leader.

  235. I guess this is enough ground of impeachment. The president is not caring that people are dying in hospitals due to lack of basic drugs. The government is indeed off track we needed not IMF to tell us!

  236. Why should some one ask you to Resign on the story based on hearsay with no facts? No one has that right only elections will decide in 2019.
    It was written by God that you would be President of Malawi. People tried to block you on Green card, treason persecution and they even tried to annul the election when they saw that you were winning but they could not erase what God had wrtten.
    Feel free, you are the President whether they like it or not. Go to India and London in peace on a chartered plane because indeed the rightful one was sold by some Idiot who after selling it was also chattering planes and we didn’t hear these mfwi mfwi mfwi sounds we hear now. People are jealousy about you and they will stop at nothing to chase after you. Just close your eyes and ears and do what ever you want to do. Let them waste their energies for nothing !

  238. This Peter guy is really arrogant and big headed.Instead of apologizing he is castigating the truth. He is telling blatant lies that Malawi had the smallest entourage. Check your facts Mr. President. It is not good to lie as Head of State, this is shameful. Disgusted Malawian.

  239. This just shows Peter is not fit to lead Malawi. He should quit so that Malawi can save the resources. Idiot

  240. APZm you remain a big fool like your late bingu. Are your response to all your critics really prove that you prayed as advised by your religious advisors. even King A had in his evil acts claimed that he was doing God’s Will upon the Israelites.

    Prophet Micaiah told him the truth that he Will not come back alive from the war but his evil false prophet told him that he will come alive.

    APM as it was with Ahab so it is the same with you that your religious advisors are false yo you.

    APM keep it up by following evil ways. Your brother bingu was also behaving the way you do and he greatly vowed and challenged Malawians that come 2014 he will be the president. As your evil brother was silenced to the grave so you shall also go the same way.

    God will fight for innocent souls who are perishing in hospitals because of your clueless heart. your days are few APM.

  241. You idiot Mutharika, you cannot in a democracy tell anyone to ”stop it”.
    So how do you know that Malawi had the smallest delegation to UN and that all African leaders travelled on private jets to attend the UN General assembly?
    And tell us why hire a plane to go to Dubai instead of flying to Johannesburg as there are direct flights from Johannesburg to New York. What other than to collect the bribes for government contracts you award to Asians does the stop over in Dubai serve?
    So you shut up yourself and listen to Malawians. Prove to us that you were a millionaire before your brother stole the billions?

  242. Hehehe,HE has spoken and its crystal clear,he doesn’t need our money the statement said and Malawi was the only country with more activities.

    I rest my case.

  243. Iwe usatiopsezepo apa, wavwa Peter!
    Publish all the names who attended the UN and who the funders were! Don’t just single out 4 names out of 115 people. Kufuna kuopseza anthu wayesa ana ako ife eti? Who paid those people making beds for Gertrude and shining your shoes? And from all these travels and investments you have done so far,,,,all we here about is ” fruitful, fruitful, fruitful..” Did you not read that IMF yatithawa? When are YOUR fruitfuls going to be REAL ACTIONABLE FRUITFUL? How is IMF dumping us fruitful? Kuzaza madzi nkamwa basi. You come here kuti uwopweze anthu apa instead of bringing facts. Nthawi zoopa president zinatha, get that into your head you dinosaur!!!!!!!

  245. Hehehe,HE has spoken and its crystal clear,he doesn’t need money the statement said and Malawi was the only country with more activities.

    I rest my case.

  247. Don’t go to India and don’t go to UK, you criticised Joyce Banda on her travels when in actual fact she was visiting the poor who live in shacks and giving them relief and houses, while you, the clueless president, who said you will be an office president, you spend most of your time globetrotting wasting tax payers money.

  248. Ok,tiuzeni kuti jet yokwela anthu 12 amalawife talipila ndalama zingati? Musaiyiwale ndipo musakwiye chifukwa ndalamazo si zanu ai ndi za a malawi. Nanga pa 106 omwe anapita ku UNGA ndi angati omwe atalipililidwe ndi misonkho yathu nanga ndi ndalama zingati? Ife sitingaope kuti wina wakwiya paja DPP youth moral imaimba kuti; “wakwiya ndi mfiti!!!!!!!!!!!

  249. Kkkkkkk osagwatu ndi cardiac arrest munthu wamkulu. Koma mkuluyu ndiwamwano koopsa…

  250. How can the nonsense stop when yourself is the fertile ground for breeding nonsense? Shamelessly, you make reference to the K22 million jet sale during PP regime. Are you in a competition for who is the best plunderer of government resources? I though people vote out regimes for a better change? You are so inept and irrelevant to Malawi Mr President.

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