Lowe accepted to serve in Presidential Taskforce: Refuses to comment on MCP claims

April 30, 2020 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 25 Comments

Leader of opposition in parliament Lobin Lowe accepted through President Peter Mtuharika  before he was lopped into the now restructured Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19. And has refused to comment on his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) claims that government  did  not consult him.

Lowe (left) on duty as member of Presidential Taskforce of Covid-19 on Thursday in Lilongwe

On Wednesday at a news conference in Lilongwe, MCP secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka accused President Peter Mutharika of announcing that Lowe was in the committee without consulting him and the party.

However, when contacted, Lowe asked for more time before commenting but said he was carrying with the duties of the taskforce.

“Just give me a little more time on this issue,” said Lowe.

President Mutharika announced this week of the restructured coronavirus committee which will now be headed by minister of Disaster Preparedness and Public Events Everton Chimulirenji.

The previous committee was headed by the minister of Health Jappie Mhango who is now embroiled in coronavirus allowance scam.

Mutharika also thanked Lowe for accepting to serve in the committee and representing all opposition parties as its leader in National Assembly.

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25 replies on “Lowe accepted to serve in Presidential Taskforce: Refuses to comment on MCP claims”

  2. Lowe is very sensible. Timakunyadirani. You are calm and pragmatic. We commend you for working with government. Manyazi agwira Chakwera.

  3. My fellow commentators. I see that you miss the point. Though Mr Lowe accepted the National assignment, the process of his appointment was wrong. You must know that it is this method of hand-picking people for national chores that cause the problem of corruption. It will be difficult for Mr. Lowe to bite the Finger that feeds him. If there was a good will gesture from DDP in co-opting the opposition parties in addressing this task, the appointment appointment of Mr. Lowe should been channeled through the MCP machinery. What I mean is DPP should have either requested MCP to nominate their Cadre who would serve on this task force, or requested MCP to release Mr. Lowe for this task. This is good leadership policy of good governance and transparency.

    1. Very plausible Boss

      Zitayeni zomwe sizikutsata momwe zimayendera

      If Hon Lowe wasn’t appointed through MCP it is completely wrong.

      But we know the biggest problem is the appointing authority!

      This APM has outlived his relevance to our society.

      1. Atumbuka playing know it all as usual. He he he vindere vakufikapo. Kulira Kulila basi non stop.muwona nyekhwe simunati. Lowe is Chief whip of Mcp consulting him is consulting Mcp. What you are saying is the same as consulting Nancy Pelosi is bypassing the DNC. She is majority reader of the same Democratic party in US House of Congress. It’s that simple, no need for calculus.him failing consult the party is Mcp structural problem, same as Mkaka making party sensitive posts on Facebook.

    2. yes, you are very right………..this is why our former speaker rejected the Ministerial position offer. There is a reason behind why this APM chose Lowe without consulting MCP. Just very soon you will hear him joining DPP

    3. Dr Mvuma, take note that Hon Lowe was appointed in his capacity as Leader of Opposition, not as an MCP member. It wasnt necessary to consult the MCP leadership

  4. Fishy. APM said Lowe represents the opposition. But apparently he never consulted the opposition parties about whom they wanted to be represent by. Very unprocedural. On the other hand, Lowe is a seasoned politician. He knows the procedures. He just got a wee bit greedy here. Ma allowance abvuta. But Lowe must be in a fix. He’s now weighing ma allowance versus the real possibility that the regime dishing out the money may very well be short-lived, and his own MCP would soon be in the driver’s seat busy plundering the public coffers. (I for one have no illusions about the MCP: it’s just as corrupt as the rest of them! A party of Darkness and Doom)

    1. Lowe is chief whip of Mcp, consulting him is consulting Mcp. Lowe didn’t wish to avail himself to his bosses and compatriots that is Mcp structural problem not Apm.

  5. Nkaka is still developing milk-teeth. Does he expect to be consulted about Lowe participating on national duty? Only his boss fake accent ex-reverend Lezala would consultant such a dunderhead.

  9. Embroiled in allowance scam? Please get your facts correct..this is not social media.please please..haaaa

  10. What is the issue here? Let him serve so that he helps in blocking you thieves from stealing. Mumafuna akane kuti mpeze mpata wobera? MCP was just to point out an irregularity in communication. Nothing else. In any case MP Lowe alowa my boma Alliance within the next two to three months. So there is no issue here.

  11. If Lowe refuses to comment on what Mkaka/MCP said, it is because he knows that there is Leadership failure in MCP. Mkaka/MCP should be very much ashamed by Lowe’s response unless if they are empty tins.

  15. Mkaka should not show in public his stupidity. Muntharika would not consult MCP as if MCP represents the opposition but Lowe represents the opposition. Why is PAC quiet when the same has happened to it.

  16. If MCP will have a bad name it is because of Nkaka, chimwendo Banda and Nsungama. These boys are poisonous full of bitterness. Imagine Nkaka says MCP is not ready to dialogue with APM. What happened with Kamuzu pillar of contact and dialogue. Nkaka is a certified devil. Uphulika chifukwa cha nkwiyo.

  17. To those who know the politics of Malawi don’t forget that Muluzi once funded Tembo inorder to frustrate Chakwamba after seeing that Chakwamba was a threat to Muluzi. So the whole problem is that this Lowe person met Brown Mpinganjira before the announcement of the Taskforce Team cant you smell a rotten rat there?????? This drafting in of Lowe was not done in good faith. Wakumva amve. Wamaso awone.

  18. You assume Lowe accepted prior that’s rubbish reporting. APM has the tendency of bulldozing his selfish agendas hence his dislike of Chakwera is evident.

  19. he has dug his own grave, let him go, stupid idiot, go and fill your poor corrupt stomach. your own people will disown you

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