Karonga North MP Ghambi dumps DPP to join UTM

August 29, 2018 Tiwonge Kumwenda- Nyasa Times 39 Comments

Karonga North member of Parliament (MP) Vincent Ghambi on Wednesday announced that he has withdrawn his membership from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)  joined the United Transformation Movement (UTM), a  new political grouping led by Vice-President Saulosi Chilima.

Ghambi: I am out of DPP now am in UTM

Ghambi  said DPP has let Malawians and his constituents asked him to join UTM  and he is convinced  the movement  is the political grouping that he deserves to belong.

“First I have to thank President peter  Mutharika for appointing me as  deputy minister. I don’t have any problem with him but DPP officials in the northern region are  some of beast of prey that have made me move to join UTM,” said Ghambi.

Ghambi said he had fallen out with DPP officials in the region,  including Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango,  are openly supporting Mungasula Mwambande as the party’s preferred candidate for the 2019 elections.

In his welcome remarks, UTM regional governor for the north Afiki Mbewe said the development shows that Malawians are in love with the Chilima-led movement.

He is said UTM in an effective alternative for Malawi  in 2019.

The regional governor  for DPP (North) Kenneth Sanga said it is the  constituents who are  turning against their own MP Ghambi not the party.

DPP general secretary Greselder Jeffrey said Ghambi’s resignation will not bother the party as it  expects a DPP MP from the constituency in the next elections.

Other notable faces who  joined UTM and attended the rally  included Mzuzu central legislature Leonard Njikho (DPP), Mzuzu deputy Mayor Mwakikunga (Peoples Party), councilor for Mzilawayingwe ward (Mzuzu) Fleza Chung (DPP), People’s Party Karonga north west shadow MP Felix Katwafu Kayira, Sam Kavina Chisambi DPP MP.

In the north UTM has attracted legislators Agness Nyalonje, Olipa Muyaba and Rabson Chihaula Shaba from Mzimba, Chinthu Phiri of Nkhatabay and Mzuzu MP Njinkho apart form Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya.

Elsewhere, UTM has attracted legislators who include  former first lady and legislator for Balaka West Patricia Shanil-Dzimbiri.  Lucius Banda from Balaka, UTM national chairperson Noel Masangwi of Blantyre Nkolokoti, Willet Kalonga from Chiradzulu, Malisoni Ndau from Ntcheu, Mwanza Central MP Paul Chibingu, Allan Ngumuya of Blantyre City South and Boni Kalindo from Mulanje.

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39 replies on “Karonga North MP Ghambi dumps DPP to join UTM”

  2. Ali ndi Ghambi clip tigayireni ku ma group a WhatsApp or fb.
    New Catch yakeyo….one person demoralizing so many and some of youths akuwonadi zopepera izi. ola osakavotanso. movement yayamba kubowayi…

  3. Misonzi ya malemu mbendera singapite pa chabe. DPP is destroying itself through UTM and UTM obvious cannot win……

  4. Can MCP organise one university to provide honorary degree to me Chipwete of Thunga Thyolo. He provided an analysis quoted by many. olo at least make msonkhano pa Thunga and honour him in speech and material. he is a hero.

  6. Koma movement imeneyi ndiye ayinsotu. Ndabwerera ku MCP. These are pipo who stole money and hv been corrupt. Ku kwangosala Chaponda basi. Believe rumours are there he is on his way……UTM ndazisiya

  7. DPP yonse shifting little by little. Anthuwa onse muchenjera komanso akuba kufuna kupusisa A Malawi…..Akudxiwa atetezedwa ku UTM mmmbake week. They cannt join MCP. it’s for new leaders.

  8. Anthuwa ndiamozi kuwina UTM kapena DPP 2019 onse anzaka koko Ife ndinawaziwa Kale.Angofuna kugawanisa mavoti basi.

  9. If they are people who have destroyed this country its us the people from the north. Mostly we dont have morals and direction timangotengekapo ndi mphepo basi.

    1. Nadi pano. Awa wayambapo kunjirira kwa wankhungu wanyawo. Uyu wafuma DPP chifukwa wamunola udindo.ndendende me Chilima.

  10. Dear UTM some of these MPs will add no value to the movement.these are the same MPs who rejected the electoral reforms in parliament.the only way you can achieve the transformation is by bringing in more new faces in leadership positions and not these recycled politicians.

    Please conduct free and fair primary election in each constituency and ward so that we can take you very serious with your agenda for change

  11. Same old story in Malawi. Aba iba ku DPP now going to UTM because they know DPP is rotten. UTM is supposed to represent a new beginning but now its same old story of recycled politicians who have failed us in the past.
    Thats why in the US they look at a persons record. Can the current MP’s in UTM tell us which bills they presented in Parliament, which bills they supported and which bills they voted against then we can judge them based on that.
    SKC we know already wanted to be president of DPP because not to end corruption but because he saw opportunity to get wealthy. Thats why up to now he just says azawawulura when he takes over because he may be implicated in some, but by then he will have immunity.

    1. How I wish we had atolankhaniodziwa akafukufuku to do real analysis Koma awaongodziwa phone in programs

  12. Inu mukati ndiwachisembwere kidi chisembwerecho amapanga ali ku UTM kapena ali ku DPP? nanga alipo asamanyenga? inu simumanyenga ? nanga chitukuko ndi chiwerewere zikugwirizana chani? musiyeni mzanu basi UTM iwinatu muonaso namga kapena anabwerapo kwanu ndikubwereka chonyengera? mayesa ndi chake

    1. Akumana ndi mtsogoleri wa manyengedwe. Manyengedwe team…..tiyeni Nazoni.

      United dpp Tilinayo Muno

  13. Uyu siuja wachiwerewere uja uyu. Achoke achoke ndithu, asationongere mbiri ya mighty DPP ndi zisembwere zakezo. shupiti!

  15. DPP yonse yapita ku UTM , so what change should we expect from this? Mr. Chipwete of Thunga in Thyolo can provide a better analysis to Malawians.

  17. Don’t get me wrong. Bandag makes great retreads. However, if UTM allows itself to become the Bandag of Malawi politics – a place where the bald tyres of Malawian politics go for a retread – it will soon lose the confidence of young Malawians.

    The movement is beginning to look like a vehicle with one good wheel plus three of these little orange spare wheels that Japanese car companies like to provide – for emergency use only.

  18. This is the same guy whose malipsyata video made rounds on the social media 2 years ago. He is known to be skirting around with DPP sendera women. The Man is morally bunkrupt to be a leader.

    1. Joining colleagues ndi vuto? Timabera limodzi.

      a gathering of anthu ofuna maudindo me a short cut. over my dead body…….I cannt support DPP B……UTM.

      UTM u were called to destroy DPP for MCP to go through. abale anga a mcp Lusungu akubwerera kubera kuba in his own way. God is fighting a battle Chakwera take heart….

  19. The headline might as well be: ” UTM Welcomes Ebola”!

    When you attract contamination by those political fiti who will dance to anyone’s tune, provided they get to keep their places at the trough, you make transformation less and less likely. You are diluting the dream. If this is not stopped, the movement will become just another bale of political kaunjika – a collection of political stuffed-shirts in which everyone has sweated except an honest man.

    1. Viva MCP. so proud of this guy? UTM no morals indeed.
      Cannt beat MCP. the party has 1.2million plus already. Inu mukagawana zida ndi DPP, UDF and PP muona MCP kudusa mosavuta and South has now good number of voters……We thank u UTM for coming to reduce DPP lethal powers. Now that hv found whom to pounce…..

  21. Good riddance. After eating mitanda iwiri pamene ukudya omaliza umvekere nsima sinapsye. Pitani bwino bambo.

  22. And if you think you have delivered, try to complete as an independent candidate. Why do you need UTM?

  23. Hon. Vincent Palisha Ghambi
    Please be honest. Did you join DPP so that you could be their perpetual parliamentary candidate/member of parliament or because you desired to develop Malawi and bring meaningful development to our country? Are you joining UTM to be an automatic candidate for the parliamentary seat in your constituency? For me, this is the politics we want to abandon, namely, people looking for positions and personal benefits/fame. After all, what significant development have you brought to your area? Have you recently driven/walked on the roads in your constituency? Are you happy with them? What about the accusations regarding the mismanagement of the CDF? Have you addressed them? Nyengo yakwana! Please consider giving other people an opportunity. You have done your part.

  25. Some of the people joining UTM makes me feel this movement is another failure. Is this movement not rapidly becoming DPP Team A? Dr. Chilima and UTM executive you can do better to shut your doors for some of the people who want to represent UTM in the next General Election. I may be the only person, but I can see a big problem if you are given the mandate to govern. One person cannot change the way things run, it should be collective efforts, Sindikuona Tsogolo Lowala ndi anthu ake amenewa. We still have a problem in Malawi, I am afraid to say so. You are increasingly making MCP a better choice come 2019. Seeing these people joining UTM if the election was to be held to today I would go for MCP. What do you think Mr Humpreys Mvula and other so-called political analysts?

    Ndikuva chisoni zedi Ndi mother Malawi particularly my homeland northern Region. Kodi siamenewa amakapanga zopusa ku Newyork?

    2. MCP basi. UTM achinamtaba. zazikuru capitals. uyunsouyu. I don’t see change in UTM.
      Kodi achinyamata Ana ndi amenewa yet?

    1. kkkkkkk iwe dzina lanji limenelo, ngati machende akuwawa pita kuchipatala ndi chinzonono chimenecho.

    2. Wayakhaliratu amenewo, imilirani mwanva, by the name you are using here is not even worth to mention God, if it is to bless U.T.M as you thought you are doing, sorry you are cursing it.

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