Malawi army will ensure peace whatever outcome of polls case – Gen Nundwe

December 25, 2019 Nyasa Times Reporter 46 Comments

The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) chief has assured that the military will do more to ensure peace for the Malawian people,  after the Constitutional Court delivers its ruling in the high-profile disputed presidential election case.

General Nundwe: Malawians should not be worried about possible unrest after the Constitutional Court delivers its ruling

The he Constitutional Court is expected to deliver a ruling on the case  which the opposition claims were rigged.

General Vincent Nundwe speaking at the MDF end of year ball at Kamuzu Barracks in Lilongwe on Monday evening said there is no  way soldiers will “just sit in barracks and watch the country burning”.

Said Nundwe: “As the military, we are always prepared for the worst scenarios. I can assure you that there is going to be peace in spite of whatever the outcome [of the case] is going to be. We are going to ensure that the situation remains calm.”

A lecturer at Mzuzu University, Euginio Njoloma, said it is good that MDF is committing itself to ensure calm because more tension is expected after the court delivers its judgement.

Over the past four months, voters in Malawi have eagerly followed live broadcasts of witnesses presenting evidence to a panel of five judges of alleged rigging in an election narrowly won by President Peter Mutharika.

For the first time in the country’s history, the court proceedings were aired on private radio stations and translated in the national dialect Chichewa.

Protesters have been demanding the resignation of the electoral body chief Jane Ansah and many of the post-election demonstrations turned violent.

If judges uphold the fraud allegations, fresh polls could be called within a matter of days, according to legal experts.

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46 replies on “Malawi army will ensure peace whatever outcome of polls case – Gen Nundwe”

  5. People shud not see Nundwe as somebody who don’t know wat he is trying to communicate to his fellow Malawians.
    He is a wel educated fella
    All what he says is to tel the Concourt deliver judgment without fear or favour as the MDF will be protecting them.
    So , to say he is meddling in politics, is to say the least, foolishness at the highest order
    A dpp munakhala bwanji?
    Mwalowetsa mitundu ndi ndale zomwezi?
    He is there to lender security for the peace , law and order of the country

    Dpp ingopempherani kuti milandu idzakukomeleni , apo biiiiii , mavuto osayamba akukutsatani

  6. Police have failed Malawian and​ if the court too will failed Malawian by farvouring Muthalika then better soldiers take over

  7. HRDC – Mtambo and his colleagues, Nundwe and his soldiers, Martha Chizuma, Judge Kalembera and colleagues, Times TV, and Malawi citizens who participated in demonstrations should be the winners of Nyasatimes award to be announced soon. Guess who will win for 2020, they are 5 people.

  8. The way the army has recently performed it is the waste scenerio, still the Malawi Police will remain the victim ever than before. As already suggested by the director of youth for MCP saying “wa polisi kodzeka ukawauze akadzako uku kwavuta”
    this statements should never be allowed ever before.
    An advise to the army General is that “master the basics not the youth are ready we do not want any blood shed here in Malawi.”

  9. THE BALL IS IN THE HANDS OF THE FIVE JUDGES TO DELIVER THE RULING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS AMIDST THE DPP INFLUENCE BEHIND THE SCENES TO HAVE THE RULING IN THEIR FAVOR.

  13. If Nundwe’s comments are aimed at any Party, then it is MCP, to be sure.
    Because, DPP have urged their cadets not to even go to the Court on the day of the ruling. But, In contrast, MCP have actually urged their malova to go and cause havoc heavy if the ruling does not favor their Party.
    So, why are most comments insinuating that the General was a denunciation of DPP?
    Clearly, Nundwe is sending a shot across the bow of MCP’s ship, so to speak. No less.

    1. Bodza a chimwene. You sound a staunch DPP supporter. From what I have heard, how I have heard, it is highly unlikely Mutharica and MEC will win.
      By the way, why did Kalekeni Kwaphala represent MEC and not the Malawian Voters – Complainants?

    2. This is nosence a DPP ndan samakuziwani kuti mumatuma ma cadets in the name of MCP supporters anthu oyipa inu chonsecho muli ndika crew kanu kazikwanje nosence fellows

  14. CALL IT NUNDWE ARMY NOT MALAWI ARMY. YOUR BOYS WERE PROTECTING YOUR HOMEBOY WHO KEPT MALAWI BURNING. YOU BETTER BE QUIET. OTITETEZA NDI AMBUYE. NGATI NDIWEDI MAMUNA PITA UKAISHOSHE TANZANIA TIKUONE. MWAONONGETSA ZINTHU ZAMBIRI MUDZINA LOTI ‘FOLLOWING CONSTITUTION ORDER.

  17. I think some other people are paying nonsense comments here, we do not need police on judgment day even after! Police have failed this country on many occasions. We don’t have police in this country all you seen in those Uniforms as police are not real police which we use to know are all cadets.

  18. Peace does not need solders. The moment you see solders in the street just know that there is no peace

    1. You are stating the obvious. Take it from the context that there is an anticipation of violence after the court verdict whose magnitude will be relatively not manageable by the law enforcers. The military coming in is an obvious remedy to bring peace and tranquility. We have seen it already with the demos that only when soldiers are involved is when the irrational masses behave not to cause havoc. Imagine, MCP losing and the Sundwe guys invited by Chimwendo takes to the streets. The soldiere are a solution to bring peace.

    3. How sure are you or you just supposing? In any case why are the same soldiers sent to DRC? TO fight a wall or peace keeping? Let them in the formulae they should not be left out. Ene angawonjeze or compromised?

      1. Our soldiers are sent to DRC because there is no peace there he is right except you don’t grasp his thinking

  21. By getting involved in such media utterances, Nundwe is making the army to be part of the talk in town. The Malawi Army should have a media communications department to disseminate communications to the public. I can certainly tell that Mr Nundwe wants to be the talk of the town, however, fame will slowly compromise his professional discipline. He must desist from making such utterances.

    1. Maso ambeta ndiwe openga wamva, kaya ndiwe was DPP kaya opposition , nzeru ulibe , General akunenelathu kuti zachibwana ayi, iwe umvekere fwefwe, Ife tikufuna mutendere mudziko muno, tatopa ndi mikangano, wamva

      1. Mabvuto ndiwe mbuli bwanawe. Whenever a national army is involved in national peacekeeping means the country is in strife and there is no governance from incumbent civil office bearers. Let the instruments of law, police and politics deal with this incident. For an Army general to stand up and make such utterances means the army itself is part of this deadlock. The police boss should say what Nundwe has been saying. Army should not get involved. Unless munene kuti civil enforcers alephera. Umbuli wanu abwana.

    2. Some of us are comforted that our business and life will be protected by capable armed forces and not the blue eyed boys who have lost the moral authority to protect us. What ever Nundwe is hoping to get out of this is of no consequence. We pay him to protect us and thats what he will be doing. Those who were planning evil now know what they will be facing not the blue eyed Mwapasa

  22. Vincent Nundwe stop meddling in internal Politics keep silent on these matters focus on the threat from Tanzania over Lake Malawi that is where you should be sending your soldiers to protect our boundaries and stop undermining the Police with your active participation in HRDC organised demos Remember one security constitutional organ cannot be actively undermining another constitutional security organ by allowing HRDC to be stoning and ridiculing Police in the presence and under the protection of soldiers sent by you. Read your Acts you seem to be ignorant at times.

    1. The police have violated their constitutional mandate by raping malawian citizens.Allowing cadets to to knife innocent malawians in BT.Bravo Army.

    3. Kkk Taifas do not necessarily need a gift of bullet from a gun. They are other alternatives which can be used lets consult Phoka, Ntchisi, Mulanje guys etc

    4. Do we have functional police here, you fool,these are just party sympathisers, all Cadets with clueless ideas, supporting government of the day,

    5. So you want Nundwe out so police can continue raping our daughters. No way . We pay him to protect us and we the employers are happy with his performance.

    1. Which tax payers money?
      Tax payers money that end up in the pockets of a few Malawians it will not be toraleted.
      Let the Army bring order in our mother Malawi

    2. What taxpayers money are u talking about? Should we let people rig elections and stay silent because redoing the elections will cost the taxpayer? What about the money these nonsense people are stealing from government coffers? I thought this is what wasting taxpayers money means?
      Think before u write. Nonsense

    4. Whatever drain-wastage of the tax payers’ money you may construe, fresh elections would be the best destined task than much billions disappearing into a few elite greedy egocentric individuals’ pockets of the so-called “Boma lolamula” ruling party.

    5. And how much tax payers money has your DPP president and his groupies stolen? Rerun is putting tax payers money to a good cause ending corruption from your so called dad to cadets like you.

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