Govt condemns Chilima’s apology to journo assault over ‘mistaken identity’ suggestion
Government says it is pleased with the public admission by the leader of UTM Party, Vice-President Saulos Chilim that journalist George Banda was harmed on 6th February 2019 at COMESA International Conference Centre in Blantyre by UTM security personnel in a mistaken identity act.
Some UTM members assaulted a Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) stringer George Banda after they reportedly mistook him for a governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member when Chilima was presenting his nomination papers.
Chilima has since condemned the attack as regrettable and reiterating his party’s commitment to ensuring that journalists are operating freely.
“From findings of my aides, the incident emanated from a case of mistaken identity,” Chilima said in a statement delivered to media watchdog Misa Malawi.
However, in a statement made available to Nyasa Times, Minister of Information and Communications Technology Henry Mussa dismisses the apology and condemns the suggestion by Chilima that the violence against Banda is regrettable because he was not the target.
“This suggestion is worrying because it means that in the view of the UTM leader, violence against all their targets is fine and acceptable,” said Mussa, who is government spokesman.
“Government urges all peace-loving Malawians to roundly take exception to this kind of policy by UTM. It is a dangerous and evil policy. Violence, regardless of the target, is unacceptable,” reads the statement.
Government is asking Chilima to name the individual who was mistaken for Banda and provide the reasons why he or she deserved to be harmed.
“We hope the law enforcement agencies of the State will ensure that all those that are being targeted by the UTM are protected andthose that are plotting violence against them are investigated and brought to book.
“We believe Dr. Chilima has given these agencies a starting point,” Mussa said.
Meanwhile, Misa Malawi chairperson Teresa Ndanga welcomed Chilima’s apology.
“UTM president Saulos Klaus Chilima says he was shocked to learn of the incident at Comesa Hall on Wednesday during the presentation of his presidential nomination papers.
“Misa Malawi would like to express its gratitude for the remorse that the UTM president and his party have shown,” reads a statement signed by Ndanga.
She says Misa would be following up to ensure Banda is duly compensated for his losses.
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Aaaaaaaaah A Mussa are you trying to deflect from Friday’s shock. Waves,????
A Henry Mussa, Kupusatu Kameneko is the very reason Mr Maliseche didn’t even consider you for VP
Mr Mussa if I were you I would just disappear into oblivion after Friday’s shocking waves…………….kikikikikikikikikikikikiki
A Henry Mussa mudakaphupha after the Tsunami on Friday?? Ine ndikanangolowa pansi after kusambwazidwa ndi Mr Maliseche
I think this Mussa is a stupid guy. Chilima urged you, as a govt to bring the perpetrators to book and here you are showing your stupidity. It pains me we have such stupid men for our ministers.
Henry Mussa you still have a voice after Friday’s Tsunami?????
A Henry Mussa I hope you have started parking after Friday’s embarrassment
Foolish mussa
Mussa you are stupid. how many cases of violence have been perpetrated by DPP cadets that your party promptly admitted and condemned. A reporter was attacked at parliament while the president was addressing the SONA. Nothing was said and several recent attacks have been undertaken against the opposition by the same, you say nothing. Ndiye apa uziti nyonyonyo. Shutup
Palibe zodabwitsa apa! UTM ndi mwana wa DPP; make mbuu, mwana mbuu! Ine ndikuwona kuti chipani chomwe chingapulumutse dziko lathu lino ndi chipani cha MCP basi, chifukwa chimatsogoleredwa ndi Abusa ndiponso a Sheikh. Mu MCP muli malilime, chipulumutso, sadaka, jando ndiponso mgonero. A Malawi anzanga, chuluke-chuluke ndi wanjuchi,kumanena yomwe yakuluma.
Amene sakuidziwa MCP ndani? Poti kuphatikidza nkhaza za UDF, DPP komanso tikhaza ta UTM sangafike pa MCP. MCP ndi make wa nkhaza
If you think a country is only run by religious leaders then you must be stupid….we don’t need a religious leader as a basis for electing someone as president, it takes brains and good policies to run a country not religion my friend. If American or European presidents were chosen on the basis of religion, then I would agree with you, but unfortunately people in developed world don’t choose presidents sorely on the basis of being a religious leader but on how he/she plans to take their country forward. Ngati ali ndi mfundo zotukulira Malawi uno let him campaign for them and us Malawian we get to choose osati ndine m’busa komanso nzangayu ndi shehe. Don’t mix things my friend.
To understand whether Mussa understand the meaning f apology, we must find out what his religion is. The Bible says forgive your neighbour 70 times, after the apology. Apology is an indication of realising the mistake made. So, why cant Mussa appreciate the effort? This is a typical attitude of terrorists who don’t accept apology from anyone.
mussa shut yur stinky mouth ufool. zimbabwe thief. shut up. ukuona ngati mmene umazuzikla anthu ku ministry kwako nde tosefe??/ muululidwatu. iwe nde ndipsi umangotilelokudzuka kuuza staff idule air tiket kupita kunja not on a government mission.
inu a dpp mwaononga ,mwam,enya ,mwasokoneza zingati?/
sit your asre down
I’ve always known that UTM is he center of violence.
Spend more time strategizing on ways to sell your useless running mate.
The running mate is not a bambo a sikono , who also involved in sexual harassment. What more if he becomes vp how many she will sexually abuse and label them Mentally affected. If you think he is useless, celebrate, but if you re attacking him yet he has no past records likes Manganya, then it is obvious ,you’re worried.
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Oh! Now a personal attack on the future VP?
How pathetic is that @BigMan?
KKKKKKKKK guys why are you bothered by our running mate? Why can’t you just focus on your party affairs? kkkkkk samanamadi kuti ovutika ndi oonera eti?
Trying to compare this to dpp cadet violence?? What a foolish statement. This coming from you who’s cadets came to present papers with panga knives, who strip women, beat opposition and burn their things. Only god knows how you ppl are running our country and by this standard what stupid things you have already done
there is no big issue here. why have they remained silent on the many savegery beatings by DPP?
And this nasty thing about security personnel. Who said they have to assault anyone who is misbehaving or appear to them as misbehaving or different? Please take them through some courses on morality, rights and discipline. Even Social disobedience does not warrant one to be assaulted in the name of security. This should never be OK nor condoned because it is just wrong. Apititseni pa mzuni pompa apa atsekuke maso. Unfortunately most people are used to this behavior. Let’s hope the police will investigate this to the later and also not assault the assaulter in the name of being the police
Minister this is pedestrian. You, minister Henry Mussa was beaten and assaulted mpakana galimoto yaboma kuswedwa ndi DPP thugs. Can you remind Malawians what happened to those hoodlums?. Did your president say anything ? Did your government say anything ?. Were those DPP hoodlums brought to justice ?. Were the hoodlums held accountable for the 100 million tax payer vehicle they smashed?. did the police act on those social misfits?. Ndinu omvesa Chisoni kwambiri anduna. You think Malawians are idiots or what?. Hypocrites is what you are.
pajaso sanakutengeni pa u vice president ndichifukwa mukulubwalubwa palibe nkani apa wodandaulayo wapepesedwa puma ndi nyere sizimagwilana amusa , mwakula muchoke mbomamo ndichifukwa mungoshosha zopanda nchito
amusa musamakale ndi puma ayi , the vice president has apologised on behalf of his party komaso after investigating the incident himself that’s he has apologised on behalf of utm and the nation , police will investigate palibe vuto
OK? “He was assaulted because he was identified like someone else”. So it could be OK if it were a known DPP, MCP,pp, rasta supporter being present there? Are we really going to be safe if UTP/UTM wins?
Auzeni awa akhale chete. Alteast anzanu are man enough to accept, take responsibility and issue formal apology koma chimene mumadziwa inu a DPP ndi kukana basi. What did you do when DPP hoodlums and thugs attacked journalists during 2018 SONA. You couldn’t even condemn the act, let alone accept, take responsibility and apologize. Ndiye lero muzitiuza chiyani apa. Kodi what do you take Malawians for?.
Kodi paja Henry Musa anamusotha ma cadet paja eti. Shaa komatu anamupweteka mkulu uyutu kwabasi anyamata amene aja ndithu. Chisomo ndithu kuti sanathyole sagwada za bwanawa ana adad ndithu
@ new shire
paja Henry Musa anamusotha ma cadet paja eti. Shaa komatu anamupweteka mkulu uyutu kwabasi anyamata amene aja ndithu. Chisomo ndithu kuti sanathyole sagwada za bwanawa ana adad ndithu
Mr Mussa why you are putting words in other people’s mouth? Seems you are not yet redeemed from old testament politics, I think is good time to start seeing things the way they are. You are not a Sophist so don’t sophisticate the matter. We have to acknowledge the attack and it is wrong and we us Malawians we should not entertain such things. Congratulations to Mr Chilima for your apology and effort to condemn the attack. Our beloved president Mr Mutharika should learn from Mr Chilima no need for him to wait others to force him just to open his mouth to say something when things are not in order.
Come on Mr Mussa, we know you guys are rattled by the joker of a running mate imposed on you by APM, but surely your statement is just a continuation of the DPP nuisance that we have been subjected to these last few days.
When your cadets beat up people you play hide and seek and blame the victims, now here is a leader who saw the incident and immediately apologized to Malawians and to the journalists too. Now you think that that is a problem? Please don’t bore us with your lame duck government, we cant wait to throw you out.
Samva awa kupepesa. Sawakhulupililanso a peter
You immature, childish, power hungry, unexperienced, scandalous crook and untrustworthy minister (APM, 2019), SKC is not a police officer! You are really unexperienced. Tell your useless police to do that and they should start with all cases of assault against DPP cadets.
By the way, am told you people are finding it hard to accept the age-mate, am sorry. To me it only tells lupanga will be pakhosi pamwiniwake soon
Kkkkk may be they were targeting me?
Chimulirenji effects a Mussa achina misala
Anzanuwo abvomera kuti a Police anuwo atseguliridwa khomo adzagwire walakwayo zija mumakana inu a DPP. Musataye nthawi apa ndi ma statement pitani mukamange Chilima akuti samutetedza monga APM amatetedzera ma Cadet aja amadzola paint ya blue.
Start with your party, name those attacked and undressed woman in mangochi. The target was Dpp coackroaches.
Exactly , let the Nation be informed of the people that are on the target list. Otherwise this issue of mistaken identity is so dangerous as it is putting life of innocent people in danger
I am not a supporter of the DPP.However, I am with honourable Mussa in condembing the reasons which Dr Chilima gave for apologising.There is nobody who deserves pain.It is immoral to inflict pain on any sentient being let alone a human being
Thank you my brother, at least i know there are still people like you out there amene ali ndi umunthu.
Very sad to see a whole Minister responding to petty issues like this. You guys really need to go. But also SCK you need to leave the writing to your PR or legal team. Do be too clever- you have goofed big time on this one.
Zinthu zimakhala bwino tsogoleri akazuzula nsanga ngati momwe SKC wapangilamu osati zomwe amapanga APM kudikila matsiku angapo
Mussa uyambe ndi iweyo kunena zomwe ma Cadet anaphera Chasowa ndi Issa Njauwunju. Kodi Ndinu opanda nzeru eti?
How many atrocities have you commited against innocent Malawians. How many murders have you commited, i.e Chasowa, the 20 demonstrates etc. Have you ever apologised? Hypocrites.
DPPP Paja ndiyopusa kuyambira kale. NOSENSE!
A Mussa ndi achitsiru. Munayamba mwapepesapo ino ma cadet akamenya munthu? Utsogoleri tikuwufuna ife ndi wa Chilima wopepesa zinthu zikalakwika. DPP imakula mtima, its arrigant. Kagwere ukooo!
Mussa musakulitse nkhani akusiyani WA running mate basi. Komasi timakunyadilani poti you are pat of UTM
Am not surprised with Henry mussa, no wonder why President exposed them how stupid they are. Look ur duty in DPP is to make sure that maliseche abwana ako sakuoneka basi nothing else. Idiots! Just go and polish ur semi God shoes. U crooks and foolish people.
A Polomondo Nanu, ndiye walakwitsa chani Mussa?
DPP should know that they are behind times and their last act was the running mate unveiling. All this noise is about diverting attention from that underwhelming act.
Some People are indeed selfish and lacks public attentions, no wonder Mr President has opted to choose the ordinary person but with mature self experience. People like Honouble Musa are busy cooking issues with someone from opposite rank. No wonder in your 20yrs plus in politics, you never be promoted to the vice/running mate rank.
Let us school you that UTM president was addressing the apology to MISA Malawi authority and not to you or your ministry. Kambani ZANU za DPP bwana
Mr Musa! Zinazi muyaluka nazo. Inu mwapangapo chani pa nkhani zonse za ma Cadet anu? Mungapepese nga wapangila SKC? Inu sibwezi mukukana kuti si ma cadet anu koma anthu ena disguised as DPP cadets. Kambani nkhani yina. Don’t waste our precious time.
A musa inu mwasowa chonena eti, asiyileni a police
Foolish Minister
Let the Police investigate the matter. It is their responsibility. Henry, waganiza bwanji kodi pamenepa?
Well, I think DPP is ashamed and doesn’t know how to turnish the image of Chilima. They wished he (SKC) had not apologised right at the scene. Now they are coming with wrong assumptions…ma cadets a DPP akalakwitsa amadikira kuti dziko lonse (especially ma CSOs) liapange pressurise kuti apepese. Chilima doesn’t need to be told to apologise when something is wrong, he knows when something is wrong and he reprimands right from there.
Kkkkkk ayi unali ukali a musa umeneu atasiyidwa u runningmate kkkkkkkkkkk apepesa munthu paliso nkhani apa wapepesa munthu Pitala wakusiyani u raningmate kkkkkk kusamva akamanena osamva ayi ndizimezi sono kkkkkkkkk ashiiii wachita bwinomulra sono ndi Everton kkkkkkkkkkkkkk DPP Boma !!!!! 2019 kkkkkkkkkk
Kkkkkkkk APM was right these guys have very shallow understanding thus why he could not pick them for runningmate. Chilima has apologised with no strings attached to it. Kkkkkk Just understand it that way next time u will be a runningmate. Kkkkkkkk
Hon. Mussa is correct. Mistaken Identity means that the correct Target would have been harmed and Chilima would have been happy. Do you want leaders particularly in this political dispensation?
I understand Hon Mussa’s concern and his quick to respond or react thank you honourable but urge the Police to. first arrest those that attacked Mia and Chakwera ,Winiko, and those that attacked Govatit including those that undressed innocent UTM lady and gentlemen there after arrest the people that attacked the mec reporter otherwise you better shut up and cicentrate on preparing you retirement home with your friends who have destroyed our beautiful nation with loot
Zapweteka poti ndi inu.
Henry has a valid point if looked at soberly.
We also have moral and civic responsibilities as citizens to condemn and fight against such conduct.