Malawi independent presidential contestant says ‘concede defeat graciously’: Kaliya urges Ansah to stay put
Malawians have made a choice of who should govern them up to 2024 and it is time to move on and accept President Peter Mutharika has the mandate to be in power, says Reverend Hardwick Kaliya who was one of the presidential contestants in May 21 Tripartite Elections.
Kaliya, who was the only independent presidential candidate, told a news conference in Blantyre on Tuesday that he has accepted defeat and he respects the will of Malawians.
He said in any election there should be a winner and that in the May 21 polls, President Mutharika claimed victory.
There is controversy on the presidential results, which the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) declared Peter Mutharika of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) winner with 1 940 709 votes or 38.57 percent of the votes cast.
He was trailed by Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) with 1 781 740 votes (35.41 percent) while immediate-past vice-president Saulos Chilima of UTM came third with 1 018 369 votes or 20.24 percent.
MCP and UTM are seeking the Constitutional Court for nullification of the results.
While the case is court, MCP supporters have been conducting streets protests, some which have turned violent.
In his address to reporters, Kaliya condemned protests and post-election violence, saying that demonstrations are “pointless as the country already has a president.”
Kaliya urges MCP president Chakwera and UTM party leader Saulos Chilima to “accept the defeat graciously” as he has done.
The independent presidential contestant got 0.4% of the votes in the May 21 election.
Kaliya has also thrown his weight behind MEC chairperson Justice Jane Ansah saying that she should not resign because “she is well versed with the law to be compromised.”
Civil society grouping, Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) and political parties have been calling for resignation of Ansah.
“We have lost trust in her completely,” HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo said.
Chilima also said UTM’s position with Ansah is that, having dismally failed to lead the commission and having returned the most fraudulent elections in the history of this nation, she should just resign ‘so that a capable person can lead the commission.’
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gulu lochimwisana ili
Achitsiru awa
Akudyetsa banzi. Mbuzi yamunthu
Eish!!!!! Chinkhope
Akuti akufuna kuti ampatse uminister. Chitsilu wachamba uyu chimbava. And he knew he could not win even akanapanga upside down ndikumayenda ndi mutu
A foolish mad man! If Mutharika himself is in agreement that the votes were rigged, who and what are you to tell Malawians to concede the tippexed results? idiot, hopeless, empty headed, agent of the devil…….
Let Kaliya Worship Mutharika in an exchange of a certain position, that’s all. Akupatsani kaya ndi u Ambassador wo kaya nd u Board Chair wa Parastastal ina yake, u will get it dont panic.
To hell you you go you fake man of the collar. You probably are hoping DPP will give you a position. Malawi does not people like you and the Jane Ansah. I can’t wait for the day she will fall. Again, go to hell.
Shaaaaaa Kumeneko kunyansa, no wonder he can have such mau onyansa coming from his mouth
Useless individual. Mbuzi ya Mano kusi
Lol zonena za awawa is about as relevant as the rumblings of a mad man at the local tavern
Re-positioning himself. Why didn’t you just campaign for DPP openly as did Rastaman Chikomeni (“kill him”). It will be foolhardy if DPP gets enticed and offer you anything. Umphawi wakupwetekani baba ndalama mwathela campaign only to get a handful of votes. Next time be objective osangotengela anzanu.
I am sure this kaak Reverend is very sick. Hope you want Tip ex Government to give you a position.
A Kaliya uku ndiye timati kupusa kopusiratu muchitumbuka amati chindere chakufikapo moti mmene mumaima pa u President mukubvomereza tippex results? Kumbwambwana kwanji uku? U dont deserve to be a President even of chickens.
No one is disputing a fact that in an election there should be one winner, but the issue is, where the results that were declared credible? Mutharika, Chakwera and Chilima have said that there was electoral fraud.
Munthu opanda nzeru uyu,,he was even failing to articulate simple issues during the debates..Time wasters.
Tell him he is useless better if he joined dpp already and contest as councilor period.
Rev Kaliya just want publicity, there is no chance he will ever rule Malawi. So he has nothing to lose by endorsing Peter, despite widespread rigging allegations. Kaliya, just shut up and swallow your stupidity
Words of wisdom
Koma wisdom mumaidziwa?
Kape iwe
And try to tell us pliz, who is this lost soul answering the name of Kaliya????? Why does he want to speak for Malawians? Because Malawians rejected him & he doesn’t have the authority to speak on behalf of Malawians.
So this guy believes he was in a presidential contest and he has “accepted defeat”? Let me tell you, in the eyes of most Malawians, you were not part of the contesters. Inu mumangothandiza amfumu keledzera and that is why it is easy for you to say what you are saying. I am also seeing selfish motives behind this statement. Trying to attract the attention of Sanjika Palace
That’s the way to go.
Bravo Kaliya
You deserve respect
Mmmmmmmm nanunsoooooo!
Foolish man. Just pocket whatever amount you want to get. Shut up your mouth.
Kaliya, why are you showing your stupidity here? You want to be included in the cabinet? Who doesn’t know your motive by uttering such rubish? Who can listen to your rubish? It would have been good if you had just conced defeat and stop there..
kkkkkkkkkkk failures kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Mavuto enaso awa pa Malawi.
This is an Idiot the whole of him the whole country getting less than ten thousand votes,akufuna kuti Mutharika amupatse ntchito vuto ndi ulova basi walemba mmadzi Kaliya Peter is not that dull to consider you.
Awa tu so abusa eni eni sakuziwa chonena 0.4% pali nzeru APA, awapasa 80000 kuti apangise press conference alive ntchito mbusayu
How many vote did you get? Those were accidentally marked for you. By the way you are entitled to your opinion but not the facts.
tangopitani ku dpp komweko musatisokose apa inu mukuti you accepted the defeat how many vote did people cast for you kkk the who country only four hundred votes nde mukati lekani dpp chipani cha t-pex to rule this country kkkk
A kailiya mukudziwa kuti olo mutaima nawo pa masankho a thousand times you will still be a miserable looser, so it’s high time you stop this bitter jealousy of yours, and let the will of Malawians and democracy prevail. Ndimafuna ndinene kuti ndinu achitsilu ndi nkhope yanu yotupa ngati ndasi yodzadza yeast yo, koma it’s okey for now!
Nde mukanakhala president inuyo kuganiza kwake kwa chonchiiiiiiiiii
Mr Kaliya, don’t you know that the wishes of Malawians were in the figures that were “Tippexed”!! Ngati mulibe chochita osangokhala bwanji? In 2014 this same act happened! If not corrected now Malawi will continue having presidents that have imposed themselves on us Malawians!! Nde iwe ukuti chani? Eti nyong’onyong’onyong’ooooooooooooooooooo fotsekiiiiiiiiii