I stand with Chief Justice, Kaliati to reveal about ‘Midnight 6’ — Malawi VP Chilima

As criticism mounts over the Executive’s move to force Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda to immediately proceed on leave, pending retirement,  the country’s estranged vice-president Saulos Chilima has said  that he stands with the head of the Judiciary.

Chilima: I as Vice-President stand in solidarity with the Chief Justice and everyone who is being threatened

Chilima, wh is also UTM Party leader and running mate to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera in the June 23 fresh elections,  in a televised political rally  on Saturday condemned Chief Secretary to Government Lloyd Muhara, for  a public notice dated July 12 2020, that  stated the Chief Justice (CJ) would proceed on leave with immediate effect, pending retirement.

“Malawi is governed by laws. We will not be intimidated by these threats. I as Vice-President stand in solidarity with the Chief Justice and everyone who is being threatened,” said Chilima on Saturday at a rally at Ganya in his Ntcheu home district at the end of a whistle-stop tour.

Chilima said he  has evidence that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) , which he dumped in 2018, are scheming to remove Nyirenda and place in a control freak as head of the Judiciary, a key arm of government.

He claimed that President Mutharika has resorted to threatening everyone in order to hold on in power.

Apulofesa [Professor Mutharika], stop issuing these threats to intimidate people. Malawians are tired of your rule and want elections to take place,” said upfront talking Chilima.

Chilima said it is not strange that Mutharika is attacking judges and disrespecting court rulings as he has a history of disrespecting rule of law, citing the  his role in an alleged attempt to usurp power from former vice-president Joyce Banda following the death of president Bingu wa Mutharika in April 2012 well known as “Midnight 6”.

He said: “One of those on Midnight Six is with us in UTM, secretary general Patricia Kaliati. She will reveal everything at another day.”

Nyasa Times understands that if Tonse Alliance win the elections, it wants to bring back the treason case against Midnight Six.

One of the lawyers in Tonse Alliance said as a matter of law, any case can be resurrected, especially where evidence could have been discontinued without conviction.

President Peter Mutharika has publicly attacked the Judiciary, accusing the High Court’s Constitutional Court (ConCourt) and the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal for nullifying last year’s presidential election, and upholding of the same judgement of overthrowing his “elected” government.

At a public rally in Ndirande, Blantyre, on Saturday  Mutharika continued the attack on the Judiciary, accusing it of conniving with opposition political parties to overthrow his government.

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85 replies on “I stand with Chief Justice, Kaliati to reveal about ‘Midnight 6’ — Malawi VP Chilima”

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  1. Taonani zamidnight 6
    KALIYATI alipambalipa
    Mwini midnight 6 yo
    Chitsilu Chilima kusowa zolubwa
    JB nkumamuwona motani KALIYATI
    akamakumbukila zimenezi
    Chilima ndiwoppppppussssa

  2. Kodi iwe Chilima umayankhula ngati chitsiru siwe vice president nanga umayankhula ngati neni kapena oweta nkhumba bwanji ndiwe munthu omvetsa chisoni kwambiri.

  3. hahahaha hahahaha. UTM winning elections? Which elections now? Ku Malawi maina oyambira ndi C sanawinepo chitsankho please ask Chakufwa, Chakuamba, Chakwera, Chilima, Chipembere, Chiumia, Chirwa just to mention a few.

    ndiye mukuti mid night 6? when did this happened? kaliati masaya achita kulowa ndipo ndi mbina yomwe yomwe alibe olo.

  4. so if one of the midnight 6 is with you, what does it mean? You tolerating what she did to be part of midnight 6? Why don’t you start to deal with her to show that you indeed are serious on rule of law?

  5. Musayilekerere nkhalambayi. Ikufuna kubweretsa chisokonezo ikudziwa kuti yatha kale. Ikamayankhula umangodziwiratu kuti ichi chatha basi. Voterani Muthalika at your own risk. Muphetsa mtundu wa mtendere kale.

  6. Chilima, kodi a khoti adzapuma????????????? Chilichonse ku khoti, that is why u were sacked at Leasing and Finance together with Madalitso Kazombo

  7. A chilima Mudzipanga manyazi u vice mpakana liti
    You let your president speak you are just a vice
    Vice president opanda mphamvu just talking
    Let Mr chakwera speak your new boss and be respectful this time

    1. He is talking as a vise president of Malawi. He is entitled to do that. In other words I can say that he is the President of Malawi. If you ask me, how? Ndikupunzitsa.

    2. Koma this Chilima aphulika ndi mkwiyotu. I can foresee Chakwera akunyinyirika naye coz the guy seems to be racing against his own days. To Chilima, what he knows is kuzunza ena basi and kuti akhale president, failing which, life is meaningless to him. Koma Tonse Alliance muli mmavuto.

  8. Kamba amanyera amene wamutola. Chilima unali ndani iwe opanda professor. Umadziwika iwe? Pa 23 ndi pamene patadziwike Kuti Mwana NDI ndani.

  9. What kind of person accumulates such a huge number of holidays. Justice Nyirenda should be ashamed. Was he fearing to go on holiday because he did not want anyone to act on his behalf? Did he want to accumulate huge sums of money in allowances? Why would anyone want to work without taking leave? Justice Nyirenda has shown that he has VERY poor judgement and poor work ethic.

    1. If you know nothing about labour laws you better shut up.No matter how days you have accumulated if you don’t want to go on leave its up to you.You can sell those days and get paid.You are not forced to go on leave.You go on force leave if you have done something wrong and pending for disciplinary hearing.Hope you have understood.

      1. Actually it’s you who does not know labour laws i.r.t to leave. If you are working and your company allows accumulation of leave to this extent, your company is breaking the labour laws. Read, read and read so widely to gain knowledge. Practice, practice and practice widely to gain wisdom.

    2. How many leave days your adadi has accumulated and above all, how old is he kuti awudze nzake kuti wakula?

  10. To resuscitate the treason case will be an act of vengeance which will be uncalled for. President Mutharika never revenged against Joyce Banda. She could have always been in and out of court on many issues including the embezzlement of the sales proceeds of the airplane. Chilima should be very cautious that the treason case will be nothing but political vengeance. APM has his own massive supporters that would not just fold their arms and watch him being tortured. We will make demonstrations that will cause this country become very ungovernable. On this, blood will be spilled, gauranteed!

    1. You are wise. Vengeance will not take us anywhere. That’s why APM left Bakha Joice Banda alone even after she had sold a presidential jet and ran away with the money. APM is such a visionary and calm Leader.

    2. Courts do not act on hearsay evidence ndi chifukwa chake adadi anu amakanika to drag her to court

    3. This approach of always assuming taking the former presidents to court is vengeance is what has brought this country to this mess. If there is evidence in corruption or any other maters of public interest, these former leaders should be put through the court of laws. If found guilty, they should be put in jail. That will set a very good precedence. Muluzi was not jailed on cases which were very clear that he was guilty…look the wrong precedence we set as a country. This administration is stealing with no mercy knowing they will play a card of public sympathy in claiming that that would be perceived as vengeance if taken to court for such cases. That should stop. They need to pay for their deeds… Whether supporters demonstrate or not. The courts will be guided by evidence put before them . To hell with all threats of demos. Arrest them.

    4. Nanu inu, blood blood wakuti, mulibe kalikonse, kumangoyankhula zopanda nzeru. No one is above the law. The new government must clear the judicial case backlog and convict or acquit accordingly. Si za DPP zomangosunga mlandu wa bakili since 2006 mpaka pano just to keep atupele muluzi in line.

      All wrong doers must be dealt with. Kulibe zoketha mwazi mukunenazo. Ma keyboard warriors, mulibe kalikonse, palibe cha nzeru chomwe munachitako ku malawi, ntchito kulemba zoduka mutu pa internet

  11. We want to hest about what is going to benefit all Malawians…what or is goungbto benefit from Mid niggt six??

  12. There just no explanation why peter mutharika wasnt found guilty of treason because that was what was happening. I think he needs to be tried ..joy e banda took his first breath as a president the minute BINGU took his last breath therefore although DPP hide 3 days without saying that BINGU is dead they know that he was dead and they knew that Vp was president..therefore as a professor of law himself peter was in the red zone if the law

  13. Can anyone school me please, my grandpa is 80 years old and my uncle is 64years old, between the two which must go on leave or retire first???!!¿¿¿¿¡¡

  14. 82yr old man and 64yr old man who should retire here?? Mmmm blinded dpp supporters politic need to be followed carefully one way or another party will come in at some points so guard your words.

  15. Chilima is a bitter person. Kodi anayambira liti zoti “ morning ndiululua?” He is regretting that he took his party to MCP. There is no single day any MCP supporter let alone Chakwera has worn UTm attire. There is no single day Saulosi mwana wa hule pa pa Ntcheu has put on MCP cloth. What kind of alliance is that ? Remember MCP said “ tifuna Saulosi atiolotse kenaka tizamudoda!” MCP is just using u Saulosi . Akakhala akweni a Kaliati ndiye anatha . Lero akuchula za mid night 6 . Politics of revenge and hatred it’s what is in Chilima. Unfortunately you will not win this coming elections mapeto ake ndi ku Court. Last week you cried pa Gymkhan ground and in Mangochi kulilira anthu kuti akuvotere as VP. Shamev on Saulosi Arafati

  16. What else can you do. The man who has benefitted alot from the Judge. His hatred towards DPP has assisted you a great deal. There are no laws in Malawi if crooks like Chilima thrive. It’s all an illusion of the learned. Politics is becoming useless

  17. Kodi chilima akumasuta chakuti ? Chimpwetekatu chamba Arafat Hamdan waku mpanyirayu. Iwe judge Nyirenga just get lost. The majority of Malawians in this country do not want YOU and your judiciary’s biased regime change judgements.

    Bravo ADADI APM. Bravo Atupere. Bravo all law abiding Malawians for upholding the spirit of constitutionalism. The judiciary has failed in its duty and we have ourselves to protect the Constitution AT ALL COST!!

  18. Nde mukuti tikuvotereno moti muzizatha nthawi yathu ndikumalimbana ndi nkhani ya midnight 6?. Nanga Joyce banda amene mulinayo mumugwirizano wanuwo moti simukudziwa kuti anatibera ndalama nkuthawira kunja? Moti mkuona ngati ifeyo taiwala kuteroko? Mkumayankula ngani ya katangale daily koma okubayo mulinaye pamodzi nde nzomveka izo zoona a chilima? Muliranso

  19. The Chief Justice is going no where. Peter can take the matter to court that the Chief Justice has refused to take a forced leave. He is staying whether Peter likes it or not.

  20. We have such a humble president. If it was KAGAME, you may have been forgotten in this living world. Executive, judiciary and parliament have to work hand in in hand. But remember, Executive is a boss.

    1. Executive is not the boss in Malawi. Peter is going to learn it a hard way. He is not above the law. We will show him this very well. He is an illegal president. His days are numbered. Malawi can not be ruled by fools who don’t love Malawians.

    2. Do not be an embicile. Your fake professor has a reputation for total disrespect and disregard of the rule of law. In fact he attempted to usurp power even BEFORE he was president during the MIDNIGHT 6 in 2012. That was a WAKEUP CALL. This old man is very dangerous for our democracy.
      Kamuzu anavomeledza referendum 1993, kugonja ma election 1994. Bakili Muluzi anavomeledza 3rd term itakanidwa ku parliament. JB anavomeledza ataluza 2014.
      Koma awa akhetsa mwazi wa a Malawi osalakwa. Watch out, this man is dangerous

    3. No executive is no boss, Executive also works within its jurisdiction just as does the Judiciary and Parliament. As a matter of fact, the judiciary has also powers over the executive in some cases. It is the very judiciary that kept Mtharika in power up to now after the nullification of last years elections.

    4. Are you serious? How many arms of government are there? Does the raw stipulates that this arm is more powerful than this?

  21. There a lot of places Andrew Nyirenda can go for his holiday, there is a place called Maldives very beautiful. Or can to kaya mawa in likoma very beautiful. I wonder how the opposition don’t want an 64 year old judge to go and enjoy himself in long street capetown or Las Vegas watching naked ladies dancing on a pole. At 64 the chief justice deserves a holiday.

    1. Yes you’re right and at 80 someone does not need to be the president too! Apite akapume ndithu basi.

    2. What about the 80 year old sleeping at Sanjika after drinking red wine at tax payers expense

  22. This President has BEEN CONDEMNED by World Leaders and the Common Wealth of Jurists for his remarks of the Judiciary. Mr. President YOU WILL NOT be welcome outside Malawi for attempting to create Anarchy an discredit the RULE of LAW and Democracy in Malawi. Truly a sick twisted individual VOTE CHANGE

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  23. What Chilima is telling the nation is becoming interesting. People have for a long time been wondering and not very sure about what transpired for Bingu Wa Mutharika to die so suddenly, then the plotting of sending him/dead body to South Africa and the exact date our President died. Apart from Kaliati telling the UTM supporters at a meeting, we would suggest if she could be requested to officially do the same to an investigation board to establish the truth because telling it at a political meeting will not be official. Well done Dr. Chilima for wanting the citizens of Malawi to know as to why Akweni was part of the ‘Midnight Six’. In her quest to explain this, she should also do the nation a favour enlightening to us as to why one and only Allan Zalimba Ntata who was one of late Bingu’s advisors, just disappeared immediately his boss died, why did he suddenly abscond, and did he know anything concerning his death? C’mon UTM President, that is why your credibility is unquestionable. This guy likes setting the ball rolling; waiting for more revelations, bwana.

    1. Kaliati is Holy now because she is opposition. Wafika kumathero a ndale Kaliati. Pano wachita kuwonda ndikutuwa kumene alibe chilichonse. Ngati analephera u MP kwawo panonso Kaliati anganene chani cha nzeru. Angokhala ngati olodzedwa basi

  24. People please spare us your rhetorics last time it was Masangwi threatening to reveal something today its Mache about to reveal the Midnight Six saga. But why wait and not tell us now something you hiding which nay boomerang on yourself? The law expert maybe correct and Mache stands to be charged with concealing evedwnce so please warn her too

  25. Kulira kulira basi. Atibela volume 6 coming soon. Like it or not the nepotistic basterd Nyirenda is gone. Ralph kasambara bail to be revoked soon. Boma ndi boma basi.the powers that be.Nyekhwe!!!

    1. The dude should leave the judiciary alone. Why insist when his time is up. He should go and others should take over.

    2. %a kaliati asatinamize. Palibe chomwe adzanene chomwe sitimachidziwa. Malemu Edward Bwanali adatiuza kuti adzatiuza zone Kamuzu ankachita. Adamwalira isanena

    3. Mupiteso ku school Inu pumbwa who’s is nepostic between u and him.. judiciary is a stand alone arm of the government get it in your head..Mr muhara has power to write what he wrote others not the chief justice

    4. Why do you have retrogressive thinking at this age, and era. Can’t you see the power of democracy.. Am waiting to see new Malawi with advanced politics,

    5. Standing or not standing with nyirenda will yeild nothing apa pokha munvetsetsa kuti kuchepa kulipo. Nzako akakuchenjerera pogona iwe umachenjera podzuka kkkkkk

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