Malawi govt removes VP Chilima on protocol list: Goodall ‘acting president’
Malawi government has removed Vice-President Saulos Chilima on protocol list as observed on Wednesday in official communication on the departure of President Peter Mutharika to Zambia for Comesa summit and the second-in-command conspicuously missed at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe as Mutharika left the country.




The vice president’s press office could not say why Chilima was not at the airport to see his boss off as has been the case in the past foreign trips of the President.
But the two top citizens have had a strenuous relationship since Chilima openly wanted to challenge the President at the recent [July 1-3] Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) convention.
Chilima withdrew his candidature for the party presidency after his supporters were harassed and tortured by notorious DPP cadets sent by senior party officials on a move to deter him from running for the top job.
At the airport, 82 year old Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe dismissed the military parade when the President jetted, an indication that he is now an acting president.
Mutharika is expected back in the country on Thursday but lawyers say it is unconstitutional to delegate presidential jobs to a cabinet minister when there is a vice president who should take over the presidential jobs when the head of state is not in the country.
The First Lady Getrude Mutharika has also remained behind.
The development comes after Mutharika on Friday directed that the Department of Disaster Management Affairs and National Public Events, previously under the office of Vice-President Saulos Chilima, to be under the Office of President and Cabinet.
This is the second time Mutharika has stripped Chilima of a portfolio. Last year, he transferred the Public Sector Reforms Programme (PSRP) from Chilima’s office to OPC at a time many people thought the reforms were working better under the Vice-President’s watch.
In a statement communicating the transfer of Dodma to OPC, Chief Secretary to Government Lloyd Muhara also said Mutharika has exercised his constitutional powers.
Chilima has publicly expressed dismay over growing levels of corruption in government, deteriorating standards of living among Malawians and hooliganism orchestrated by the ruling DPP youth cadets.
The vice president who dumped the DPP has also hinted at challenging Mutharika in next year’s Tripartite Elections.
Chilima is set to launch a United Transformation Movement (UTM) in Lilongwe on Saturday.
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No matter how many people would back this move by ALL but it is unconstitutional. If APM dies today Gudo can’t ascend to presidency. It is SKC who would take over
Why are we still paying Chilima’s salary. If Chilima is a man of good conscious then he should just resign as Vice President otherwise we are paying for doing nothing. This man Chilima is fooling Malawians he is just power hungry!!!!
In Malawi, if we want to change for the better, it is better to have functional Prime MInister, who heads the govt and president who head the state, otherwise the relevance of VP is not there. Goodall watch out when the president and vice are querrelling. Dont you remember Treason case during the era of Joyce Banda.
Where is Democracy? Let’s look back at David Cameron and Nick Cregg. They didn’t agree in many things but they still worked together for the good of their people. Here we see the fruits of anger, hatred, resentment. What’s wrong with Chilima doing what he believes it’s better for the Country.
Mr President I expected you to show maturity not fueling enemity. Chilima still remains our VP constitutionally. God forbid if anything happened to you Chilima will automatically take over not GG.
Your lack of judgement and immaturity will cost u the votes. You seem to be a person full of anger and all what your mind is centred on is Power. You have failed in many ways and you cannot be trusted. Malawi is worse since you ascended to power. It’s time you cleaned up your acts or else one day your acts will end up haunting you.
You are a learned person and should know better. Still disappointed with your Leadership.
You are showing ignorance. David Cameron and Nick Clegg were in a coalition government. Their parties, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have different policies. They had a binding agreement to work together – to agree to disagree sometimes. APM and Chilima were in the same party. And by the way, the UK has a parliamentary system not presidential system. Its annoying when people give examples out of ignorance.
Once Chilima becomes president, he will marry our wifes and girl friends.
How can people with different agenda work together? The only problem Malawian youths are too hasty and thirsty for power.
Zoonadi Bwanoni you are such a star 299 percent correct observation.malawi youths patience njeee.within 2years as vice president already kuyambitsa underground movement kuti akhale president
This is expected and shouldn’t be news at all. What is of interest Peter’s choice of “Acting President”. Gondwe might just be the running mate. That would be very interesting……..The golden Oldies running a country of a young population just to take them to the grave. These old people can’t even imagine what the world will be like in 20 years.
A Chilima is just power hungry. One day his private affairs will be put on the microscope that is when people will know who he is – one who cant be trusted.
A GOODALL KULIRA NDI MTIMA UKU NDIPO MUKUNAMIZANA HEAVY CHILIMATU NDI VICE PRESIDENT NDIPO DZIKO PANO LATSALA M’MANJA MWACHE TINAKUVOTERANI NONSE AWIRI OSATI CHI NKHALAMBA CHA NZIBWANO ZITATU CHO AYI
Mwaonatu panopa Dziko Lili Mmanja mwa atumbuka, al zinthu zayamaba kuyenda bwino. dzuwa latuluka Forex yayamba kupezeka . mayeso asiya kuoneredwa , cashgate yatha , mankhwala ayamaba kuppezeka mu zipatala ma albino asiya kuphedwa magetsi akuyaka mosalekeza
Another dictator in our country…..Whatsoever you will do he stills remain a VICE PRESIDENT
it is unconstitutional to delegate jobs to a cabinet minister where there is a vice president.
Mbava can only hand over presidency to another mbava that is how it works. You will know Malawians on May 21 the only May remaining here for liberation its when you will know that ooooh he, Peter, exercised his constitutional right wrongly.
Not TRUE!!!
These NKHALAMBA are more than MBAVA, they are sheer CONMEN! They connive with MWENYES to defreud ransack state enterprises without SHAME!.
Examples are COUNTLESS: fraudulently selling of MSB (now FDH is giving back stolen money to DPP and shamelessly they call it donations), forging official letterheads, tendering FAKE evidence in courts, KUTENGULE saga, Policegate , etc.
So, it’s JUST in order that they REWARD each other in this manner.
SHAME!!!
koma zoona mpaka mwayamba kuyendera ndodo agalu okuba inu? tatopa nanu mwamva.mwabanso ndalama za dzuwa kuno mvula ili pwaa ngati December.ofunika mulungu akutengeni agalu inu mukayambe kupsa mwachangu ku gahena.tionana 2019
Hahahahahahaha mpaka za Dzuwa
But it’s simple logic where the president and his vice part ways and start talt against each other in meetings. When the vice castigate the government he is running. When the president foolishes his vice. I don’t see any sensible person expecting the two to work together anymore.
It’s a sad development for a country but unrenciliable
Akulira ndi nkodzo wawo omwe man. Sad! Nkhalamba zaperekezana. Agogo kuperekeza gogo mzawo paulendo hahahahahhahahaha
Why do you people glorify a crook. Chilima is a crook and a serial womaniser. Just folliw his private life and you wouldn’t want that thpe of person to rule Malawi. DPP was cautioned against picking Chilima for running mate but as usual they couldn’t listen. When you argue that under Chilima reforms progressed well then you are not in governnent. Chilima was more on marketing that substance. He never understood what reforms meant other than potraying himself as knowledgeable when in fact his ignorance was exposed.
We are not after his personal life, are you? We are looking at the country at large, why do u personalize issues? You also have personal flaws that when we all hear, you wouldn’t even be employed where you are. Dont pretend to be an angel here. Lets talk Malawi and development, shupiti…
These fools do not know Chilima.Do you know how many families he has destroyed? Mpaka kukasongoneza ukwati kwa Tembo kumene…Siuja anathamangisidwa pa Dhoprite atampeza akunyenga
Is your private life ok? Those that have not sinned before cast the first stone. Are those on DPP better off? You talk like a parrot
Opusa iwe eti…everyone has made a mistake at some point in time. Tell us if you’re perfect yourself. What about Trump’s private life. Nobody cares about Chilima’s private life. We’re looking for someone who can transform Malawi. Ngati mumadya nawo ndalama zakuba mu DDP… WATCH OUT – WE ARE COMING OUT FOR YOU.
In the abscence of the VP the most senior cabinet minister dismisses the military parade.Its not that you become acting president by doing so.This has happened so many times previously..Bythe way, why was the VP not there is what the reporter needs to find out.
Sounds good. Chilima wouldn’t practically see the president off. Finance minister Goodall Gondwe is capable of being acting president.
Senior citizens.
Koma a gogo wa ndaseka kwambiri Mtima suvala msanza! !!!! mwati nthewela mwawaveka onse ali awiri? Peter ndi Goodall Gondwe? ?????
Malawi wafikapo😂😂😂
It was happy birth day as well? Ok. Nice trip
CHANGING IS ON THE WAY
same old politics in malawi….same old poverty for life.. this country is going nowahere ahead but under. vote these thieves again they will show you. Chaponda will be in carbin and Gondwell still at finance stealing for his boss.
Mpakatu ayamba kuyendera ndodo matate enieni anamanyonyolo a dpppppppp kkkkkkkkkk
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣koma yah eeeh makhongwi amenewo
By absconding duties chilima has technically resigned. Abscondment is a serious offence in Malawi Government.
Izi anzanu anayesa kale zinawakanika khalani chete
Kaka mukunenayo sikunali kufuna kwache ai. Abwana anuwa ndindani awaletsa kuti asamabwere kuofisi? Oipa athawa yekha opanda omupitikisa. Osadana ndichilungamo. Ndimalamulo apatchito. Sakuyenera kulandira salary. Kumeneko ndikuba. Osagwira ntchito asadye.
Uko absconding wat? Nkhalamba zafuna kuperekezana basi zitayeni zimapangaso celebrate bday on same day
we cannot really come to conclude that he is absconding duties because the reason why he was not available is not known ,there might be other untold story behind his absence .From the way i see Chilima he is responsible gentleman who can not just make a stupid decision of absconding duties like that.
Munali ana mmene zinkachitika eti? Pano mwayamba kumera tindevu tiwiri mwati muoneke a nzeru.
I agree fully..These chaps will never appreciate what we have gone through.
You bunch of DDP thieves…do not love our country.
Kodi good bye ameneyu wamtundu wanji? Goodall kugwirana chanza ndi Pitala. Pitala akuyang’ana kwina. Anyway mwina Pitala akuthamangira ndege.
Even our photojournalist dont know when to take a picture.Proffessionally they are supposed to takw avideo and cut off pixtures.
Mwina anthuwa they are not photogenic. Photojournalist wangoti ichi nabolani chiliko mushe
Za ku Ntchewu izi osamaziputa dala.
The Ngoni of Ntchewu have suffered a lot.
We Cry for Maseko
We Cry for Muwalo
We Cry for Gwede
We Cry for Njoloma.
We Cry for Ngwiri
We Cry for Khanga
We Cry for Mpasu
We Cry for Mbejere
Now is the time
Saulosi is the warrior
Umkotho we Sizwe!
Angoni aku Ntcheu too much basking in the empty self propelled fame Muwalo Nqumayo met his match in a Chewa from Kasungu your loud talk about Chilima being among the heroes church sermons do not catapult into a doer for four years he cocooned in the state residence so this euphoria about the Ntchewu does stretch beyond the homeboy noise. His youthfulness is not quite an investment Malawi can make in the Ncheu Ngoni the mere production of paeans about SKC then Malawi should be on high alert since you’re marketing cronyism and parochial politics not a unifying the Nqumayo monster is lurking through the UTM
Basically, while i am for chilima, this regionalism shit has to stop! That is what’s killing DPP RIGHT NOW
Anajomba kuntchito chifukwa Bebe amamva kuzizira……kkkkkkkkk
Munayamba izi Chilima wanuyo mukamuvotera nokha anthu a ku Nkhewu!
THIS WILL NOT WORK. IF PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA DROPS DOWN IN LUSAKA, IT IS CHILIMA WHO WILL TAKE OVER. THAT IS WHAT THE CONSTITUTION SAYS.
THE MOVE BY MUTHARIKA IS COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE AND CHILDISH! TINAZIONAPO KALE IZI IFE.
MUPEMPHERE ZOLIMBA KUTI WANUYO AFIKEKO KU MAY 2019, OLO ELSE YOU WILL BE FLOATING!
where was chilima. Gone to church fundraise?
Osamafunira anzako imfa ngati iwe sudzafa. Akupita anyamata kusiya madala. Dziko la Mulungu iri. Tadzingosapota zammawa amadziwa ndi Mulungu. Manganya wanena zomveka kwambiri kuti pachisankho chikubwerachi owina Mulungu akumudziwa kale mwina ndimadala mukudananawowa simudziwa. Wakufa sadziwika. Lemekeza atate wako chifukwa ndi Mulungu wako wachiwiri. Ungamve bwanji mumtima pamene anyamata anzako akunnyoza atate ako? Ndale sikunyozana. Ndale ndimpikisano. Aliyense amati musankhe ine koma owina amamusankha ndi Mulungu. Mudziwerenga mau a Mulungu kuti mukhale ndi nzeru za umulungu.
Zoona dala,tonse tikupita kuukalamba ndikudabwa nawo enawa akamati nkhalambazo ngati kuti iwowo azakhala mnyamata mpaka kale.We must watch our mouth,ndi dziko ili.
Inu mulinazo nzeruzo?😂😂😂
It will work because Mutharika will not drop dead in Lusaka you dunderhead. He is back in one piece today. Why so much ill-will on His Excellency?
Very bad thinking!