Malawi Muslims add weight to Dec 13 protests in solidarity with PAC

December 6, 2017 Zawadi Chilunga - Nyasa Times, 22 Comments

Muslims in the country have been urged to participate in Public Affairs Committee (PAC) nationwide demonstrations on December 13 to push for the enactment of the Electoral Reforms Bills, including the 50+1 provision for electing the President.

PAC’s Vice Chairperson Osman Karim: Drum support for demos

Quadria Muslim Association of Malawi National Secretary General, Osman Karim and publicity secretary Sheikh Jafaar Kawinga, encouraged the Muslim community to come in large numbers and participate in the demonstrations.

Karima said PAC are pushing for genuine issues of national interest and Muslims are  in full support of the protests, including any decision made by the quasi-religious body.

“As Muslims, we are in full support of the protests calling on all Muslims to join the protests,”Karim said.

Chancellor College political analyst Ernest Thindwa has also backed the decision, indicating that PAC as an organisation that represents people of all walks of life, it has every right to hold demonstrations as stipulated in the Constitution.

PAC executive director Robert Phiri has since assured the nation of a peaceful march.

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22 replies on “Malawi Muslims add weight to Dec 13 protests in solidarity with PAC”

  1. Malawians go out in large numbers. This is not about oposition but democracy and future of Malawi. Its for us and how we vote in future. We need to start practising democracy not handover ruling. Every Malawian has right to stand as a leader but not hand over. Brother to Brother. Father to son. 50+1 is good.

  3. One wonders after the march, is it not DPP who will be at the helm of leadership? Some fools think the march means DPP is out. What myopia? Wait and see what will happen in 2019. 50+1 or not. I guess the proponents of 50+1 will be brave enough to say that even all MPs should be subjected to the same dosage as the bill is proposing electal reforms. Don’t think DPP can be scared with any model. in 2019 somebody will go back to the pulpit. You will agree with me.

  4. We have idiots in DPP. Big idiots who who to have a minority president taking advantage of the highest popülation of idiots in the southern region. Look at what the Americans do.They use both the popular vote and the electoral college system. They even disregard the popular vote is the candidate wins more than 50% of the electoral college votes. In parliamentary system, a party with fewer seats cannot for a government. They enter into alliances.

  5. So, Muslim leaders who do not understand what democracy and equality is, are also in the fore-front of the 50+1 stupidity?

  8. Koma ndiye !!!! If dpp is not ready to rule democratic Malawi then they should just pack up and go. You can fool some people sometime but you can’t fool all the people all the time. This is the time to show dpp that Malawians are fed up by their mismanagement of our affairs. Just go go go go !!!!!!!

  9. We in the DPP are very concerned with these planned protests. Our enemies want to disrupt us from continuing with the stealing, plundering and finalising the lomwelisation process we embarked on with our matchona leaders, who never learnt anything in their 30 year western world sojourn. This is very unfair!!! Congress was allowed to misrule for over 30 years without any demos. We need a share of this great opportunity to also plunder willy nilly.

    These planned demos are not good at all. Mademo amenewa asaukitsa alomwefe kwabasi. Zathu zinayipa kale mmene tatakatilamu. A Cogress atha kudzatimaliza.

    Eishiii. Tikuopano.

  10. I said it yesterday that Grace chiumia is childish,akukolezela ziwawa. Look the direction things have taken now? That grace is now disgrace. Do you still wish to call these clergymen names? Mr president continue with dialogue, engage PAC. Don’t trust kyungu,ngolongoliwa and lundu. If GAWA UNDI does not trust lundu,where do u trust him from. Mbelwa Ali chete. Talk to PAC. Demos are not good now. IN 2011 pipo borrowed a leaf from Arab spring here in Malawi. Now they might be borrowing a leaf from Zimbabwe. You have a sleepy intelligence bwana. Remove grace she doesn’t fit in that cabinet now!

  11. You are talking of members of Quadria Muslim Association of Malawi. Majority of this group are from Mangochi, Machinga and some parts of Zomba, Balaka and Mulanje who politically belong to UDF and DPP. Do you think their members will go to march just because Quadria has said so? A Quadria member from Mangochi, Balaka and Machinga who currently resides in MZ, BT, LL and Zomba and at the same time belongs to DPP or UDF will not take this positively. So these church elders are giving this message to those who belong to the opposition members. This march is a flop, believe me. At the end the organizers will see that nothing has been achieved. If it was something to do with God we would even go there on our wheel chairs.

  12. Somehow these religious people think their faithful members have stopped thinking that they can be twisted and driven to any direction they want as if every decision they make is from God/Allah. In these churches there are people from different parties who are looking at this issue differently. Some are for it and others are against it though in the same church. And their thinking will depend on which political grouping they belong. These members know pretty well which political grouping their priests belong. This thinking by church elders to go marching cannot be accepted by every church member because it has nothing to do with God. Those who has already accepted to march are those who belong to the opposition who think this is their chance to taste the sweetness of being a ruling party member. PAC should simply say the opposition should come for the march. Priests and sheikhs should refrain from using the church for this political gain. Because they will be ashamed to see their members not going to the street.

    1. Santa or satana whatever u called. u see for sometime I thought ur verry smart guy especiary on political stuff, and i thought u ar human being!? But i come to realise that something is not alright with u mr satana.
      Well, that’s nut what i want to say, i would like to remind u mr. U always reflect that ur party is strong and what makes u to come up with that kind of comment? U see if ur a cleminal anybody who comes towards u, you thought is after u! its only ur party seems to be verry uncoftable with those dermostrations, u know what? Because this is a threat to ur party come 2019, in political world anything can happen am jst afriad it looks lyk payback tym, don’t say that because they come from Muslim background then they backing any political party no no! They are going for justice. go Muslim! Come on large number it’s show tym we can do it.

  13. By God, this bill has made some people go blind. The opposition thinks it will help Chakwera in a re-run thinking that all the opposition parties will back MCP. The fear by DPP is just coming from poor advisors of the President. Why is the party failing to see that this amendment is for their advantage. The DPP is failing to see that the second strongest opposition party is UDF, a party which is in their side. Recently PP is also going towards DPP side. Which party then is left to support MCP if there will be a re-run? We are remaining with AFORD which cannot change things for MCP. Obviously this amendment will make DPP go well with not less than 75%. I don’t know why DPP is failing to see this. And MCP with its total blindness cannot see that this bill is a bomb to them. Both DPP and MCP are blind on this bill. Do we expect the Eastern Region with its Yao majority vote for Chakwera and his MCP in a re-run? Come’n guys!!!!!

  17. Be careful of Jafaar Kawinga., he is double-faced. He said something different on MBC yesterday and I don’t doubt it it, he is an opportunist.

  18. PAC is the voice of reason & wisdom any administration should pay heed to.
    This is the real voice of the people not the hired chiefs & political CSOs

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