Hellen Chabunya dumps MCP to join UTM: ‘I would like to champion Chilima’s presidential bid’

November 12, 2018 Nyasa Times Reporter 28 Comments

Lilongwe-based Hellen Chabunya has resigned as Director of Recruitment in the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and withdrawn her membership to join newly formed UTM of State Vice-President Saulos Chilima.

Hellen Chabunya: Quits as Director of Recruitment for MCP and now in UTM

“Chilima’s solid performance and proven leadership skills coupled with his policies and proposed solutions for resonate well with my vision of the   Malawi I want my children to grow up in,” Chabunya told Nyasa Times.

Before joining maninstream politics in MCP, Chabunya was head of political and public affairs for the British High Commission.

She has previously worked for the Malawi Government in the Local Development Fund as a development communications specialist, and also Auction Holdings Commodity Exchange and Millenium Challenge Account Malawi.

In an interview with Nyasa Times, Chabunya said she relates to Chilima who left a successful career as business executive to serve.

“I relate to this calling and made the decision to leave the comfort of secure employment to start my political journey. As for the future, It has to be about faith and   obedience to what God has placed on your heart and for me, I would like to champion Dr. Chilima’s presidential bid,” she said.

Squarely focused on effecting positive change for Malawi, Chabunya advises that everyone can do something to bring positive change to Malawi.

“I love Malawi and I am greatly opposed to our current reality. We need more Malawian’s  -young and old – to step up. There are many capable Malawian’s who restrict their political participation to social media, the dinner table and political gossip. This is not helping, our ancestor when considering politics had to contend with the real possibility of death, presently you will be required to make sacrifice’s for your country but surely should not be a deterrent,” she said.

Chabunya said she is still aspiring to becouncillor for Chigoneka Ward in Lilongwe, saying her dream is to use her social capital in the international space and her training, to create a model developmental ward at Chigoneka.

“ I have lived in Area 47 for 30 years, I love my community  and have been working with my community leaders long before I decided to run for office. Additionally my passion is for local government, I believe that if the country is to develop we need to get our local councils functioning properly,” she told Nyasa Times.

Fact File

The ambitious young woman is married to Harris Chabunya and together they have a son Hadriel, and a daughter, Hannah.

She lost her mother, Jane Zalira when she was five; and her father, the late John Zalira was an enterprising man who ran various businesses, but was mainly a farmer. Somehow she has inherited his passion for farming.

 

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28 replies on “Hellen Chabunya dumps MCP to join UTM: ‘I would like to champion Chilima’s presidential bid’”

  4. I don’t know this so called Hellen Chabunya but I think she will regret big time. Joining the DPP team B at this moment? This woman is NOT serious. She will regret big time. Tell me anyone who has ever dumped MCP and come out to be a successful politician apart from Muluzi????

  5. She’s very intelligent yes with a wrong choice. Chilima has no moral conviction to serve Malawians but only the razzmatazz with executive arrogance. She’ll wake up to this reality one day!

    1. That’s a cheeky comment apa Bwana. It actually made me laugh.
      Hey, what you wrote about Chakwera could be true. Who knows what goes on in the world of weird Malawi politics?

  8. UTM will manage to have some MPs here and there but to say it will win next years general election is a fantasy. Whether we like it or not the race is between MCP and DPP.

    1. only 21st May 2019 will tell anything can happen u don’t know the future u just guessing! this factual.

  11. Malawians are easily being carried away…what can Chilima do to uplift the life of Malawians?He has only resurfaced and championing to be a good leader because the promise he was given in 2014 has been fulfilled.He has been there in DPP since 2014 what has he done to the nation,nothing.He promised us that he is going to disclose the names of those who are in government involved in corruption,where are the names now?Stop fooling yourselves Malawians

    1. u stop fooling yourself every is entitled to their own understanding and their right of association with the candidate of their choice/liking! If they love Chilima and seen potential in him than Adadi/Mchacha A team who are you to judge them? Stick to ur MCP/Dpp or PP no one has issues with that!

  15. Why did she join MCP in the first place? Changing political colours suddenly does not reflect visionary leadership as this lady would like us to believe. What wrong did MCP do? Why did she not join UTM when the party was struggling with registration? She is an opportunist!

  16. Amayi okongola awa ngati nyanja ya Malawi. Ndinaona mkazi was Nchacha polumbiritsidwa. Eee, ngakhale amakonda kumatinyozera azimayi m’dziko muno koma dona yache ija m’chiletso ndithu kkkkk

      2. Zithunzi za dona imeneyo zili ku office ya Mgeme. Koma dona yacheyo ikukhala ngati anaitola chamu Lunzu mu

  19. NTABAS WIFE CANNOT BE A FOOL TO LEAVE SANJIKA TO JOIN UTM PARTY — WOMEN ARE MORE SENSITIVE THAN MEN — MEN WILL ACTUALLY FOR AXES ON THEIR HEADS ( NKHWANGWA MMUTU ) — WELCOME MOVE MADAM HELLEN CHABUNYA– WE NEED MORE WOMEN OF YOUR KIND —

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