Malawi newspaper columnist slams Mia: ‘Cat who thinks is a Tiger’

1. Mia needs to act right, his continuous kudelela of the Veep will backfire. He needs to work on his emotional intelligence.

2. True True True Mia and his wife are political prostitutes who started off as UDF, then switched to DPP and then switched to MCP. Mias think that they are superior to all the other ministers and frankly even Chakwera. Mia and his wife are the Marcos of Malawi the wife is Imelda – arrogant and unappreciative, the husband is like Marcos a submissive husband.

3. Pure nonsense, Chilima is just the Vice President so you want every cabinet Minister to worship him including the MCP president? That’s total bullshit from the journalist advancing a UTM agenda. Mia and other cabinet ministers have a job to do and am afraid it’s not bootlicking SKC, period. UTM and SKC should realise they are just a mere junior partner in this government so they should not overrate themselves after all malawians rebuffed their party big-time in 2019 polls

   1. Without Chilima, Chakwera would not have been a President for Malawi. Fact.

      1. Would Chilima have been president??

   2. Stupid Comments Chilima akuyenera kumupembedza kumeneko Coz Ka Ndalama Ka Mia now Kakubwerera coz of him Nde asamaone Ngati kuKhara Vice President Ku Chipani sizikugwirizana ndi Ku Dziko he must Obey him Coz he’s Second Citizen iyeyo Sitikumudziwa Mia wakoyo

      1. Maoko maoko.

4. Ephraim Munthali is a true Malawi who always writes about real affecting the country. I say Kudo to Ephraim.

   1. Matter of opinion. I have never seen (read) anything positive from this Munthali about MCP leadership in general and Chakwera in particular.

   2. He will never write anything good even if it is good about MCP except if it is about UTM

5. Chakwera never approved Chilima projects visits. Every Malawian know that Chilima is more powerful than the so called president.

6. This article does not seem to emanate from the tour of the vice president . There must be something that the writer has been observing about the Mia couple. It’s unfair to make all these allegations based on Mia’s absence during VP’s tour. Much as the journalist has all the freedom to write what he thinks ( for these are not facts) is the reason for Mia’s absence, it is also important to have limits when making allegations of this nature. I doubt if the writer had adequately investigated the reasons for Mia’s absence within that short period.
   I think Mrs Mia is just being attacked for working hard. I would advise Mrs Mia to regard this and any such articles as evidence of her hard work.Fortunately, the appointing authority can easily see the motive of this article. I hope the appointing authority will Never use ” Following the president/ Vice president wherever they go” as part of good performance of ministers. Infact it can be a sign of the opposite.

7. Tonse performance is very slow. The country need bingu speed at present. The country is falling apart. Weather is Chilima Chakwera or Mia. Pls speed up before we all fall on our face down.

8. mmmm mmm! That’s building a storm in a cup of tea….

9. We need development not politics

10. I dont know why Malawi thinks Mia is a Malawian. We can never trust an arab to be president. 2025 it will be Chakwera standing with Ntambo and Mia should go to hell and rot.

    1. yu are such a fool and clearly do not know his black side

11. Is the Columnist telling us we should go to the old ways when ministers, PSs etc left what they were doing and flocked to where the president went.
    We don’t want any more of that rubbish. Leave that to those who sent you: DPP

12. Totally agree with cut the chaff. Something is seriously wrong with the Mia’s. Despite being appointed into cabinet, one of them could have opted to decry the ministerial offer. Think about others. Chidanti could have made a better minister than one of them. Is it greed or what. Chilima is the vice president of the country. The hubby is indeed the ceremonial vice president of the party.

13. This true narration of the Mias. Too ambitious and they think they captured Chakwra because of the small coins they gave him to run the campaign. This other day I heard Mia say at the mosque that if Chakwera dares to remove him that will be the end of MCP

    1. Foseki
       Stop creating false stories Bulutu Iwe

14. Both overrated in my opinion. Chilima, MIA we need serious leaders to show up in 2025. People who can take this country forward. New blood, new ideas. Tired of the same old. You will agree with me, Chakwera hasn’t changed much it still feels like the country is not moving at all. Let’s be serious, my fellow Malawians, leave party, regional tribal politics. Let’s have a leader who can take us forward like Bingu did in his first term. Olo atakhala mtumbuka, nsena, kaya waku likoma I am game. Because I don’t see, nankhumwa, saulosi, Chakwera, moving us anywhere but 2 steps up 5 steps back. All talk zero productivity. Bingu adali chitsulo cha njanji. A man of action, like him or not.

15. The Nation was once a respectable Newspaper…..now full if Chaff eating writers!!

    Not long ago the same people accused the TS ministers of overcrowding small events.

    Fact 1: Both Mia & Chilima are Liabilities, none of them will serve Malawi beyond their respective capacities.
    Fact 2: Nation Newspaper has so many Liabilities in it’s house. It’s not rocket Science.

16. Very interesting

17. Unfortunately the media is usually what starts the problems because people who read the shit tend to initially or totally believe it. You have clearly mentioned both husband and wife in a negative manner, meaning the not so mighty DPP have obviously paid ypu as a reporter to publish this utter rubbish. I am in the hierarchy of the MCP and tonse alliance and for your information, Mia and SKC have a perfect working relationship. Madam mia, is simply showing her ability like every other minister. Besides who doesnt work to get promoted??? Refrain from causing confusion please.

    1. Is Mia a postive person

    2. Very TRUE!!

    3. Iwe ndi mbuzi eti. You cant see the truth in the article?

    4. Yee
       I have evidence that this shitty Munthu has been paid to write shity stuff and cause problems on Tonse Government it sad that most of these back door reporters will do any thing as long as there is money. Shame on you.
       You don’t love Malawi

    5. Freedom of speech my friend don’t be bitter

       1. Yee
          But the writter didn’t ask Sidik Mia why he failed to attend. What the wtiter is doing is to create tension between the two.

          Divine and rule

    6. Take a close analysis.The opposite of what you have commented is true.

18. Did Ephraim Munthali reach out to mr Mia to get his side of the story why he did not attend the vice president’s meeting?

    It is this kind of journalism that stinks in Malawi, whoever paid Ephraim Munthali to write such a divisive story for political gains is not patriotic enough to be called a true Malawian.

    As for Ephraim Munthali himself all I can say to him is that stop abusing the noble profession of journalism and find better ways of earning money rather ………you are a disgrace.

    1. It’s a column so no need to reach out. Opinion piece

    2. Munthali is a disgrace and one day I will tell the nation who is funding you. I have collected enough evidence against you

    3. Munthali is a disgrace to the family and nation. How can he be bought just like that. Shame on you

19. One would have thought Columnist like him will be Providing that Critical Balance …which at the end of the day will Benefit the Country …Like why should the same Projects be Toured by a Minister then a few weeks later the Presidency? Aren’t we spending much on the Tourism of Projects ? What we want is the Bingu First Term Drive – Quick implemention and Completion of Projects then the President or Vice goes to Open … Tourism of Projects must be left to Ministers who will Report …

20. Sidik Mia pursues Marxist materialism agenda.
    Ephraim Munthali, in this context,who is to blame? MCP through fear and ignorance brought them into their fold because they depended on their financial power.For this reason,I believe to say;their deception will be seen,their plots will be revealed,their betrayal will be shown,brought to light and exposed for what it is:an infernal deception.

21. I might be wrong and in that case I stand to be corrected. In adverts for jobs you will find where it says, “The candidate must have ….years experience” which means experience here matters. The current problem Malawi is facing is that most position holders do not have the appropriate experience nor qualifications and yet they are there as decision makers. Unfortunately, this emanates right from the top boss down through the vice downwards. The two top most servants do not possess any civil-service portfolio; mind you, company and government means of attaining goals/objectives differ. A company would look at how to maximise profits whilst government will concentrate on how to provide high quality services to her people as is needed. Here we are being led by two blind men. Not surprising that nothing seem to work and nothing like a plan is there, all we are doing is seemingly shooting in the dark with the hope that we are going to hit the target. Such a precedence is dangerous when you are dealing with people’s lives. Much as Mia could be “A cat thinking its a tiger”, he might have seen the weaknesses in the system hence his underrating stance. There is too much distorted areas in this government and nobody knows where we are heading to and till when. Muvi Wa Chilungamo yesterday said, “Munthu umakhala ndi nzeru za pakamwa koma m’mutu mulibe kali konse” – that is the best scenario one can describe what the country is going through. aMalawi, zofuna!!!

    1. You don’t need to have Civil Service Experience in order to lead a Country ….You just need a Professional Civil Service which is politically neutral,does not only care about allowances and is not always looking at how to Circumvent the System …in order to get rich quickly ..

       1. Absolutely right! The civil servants are the policy makers and are meant to work with the govt. of the day. You do not need to be a Medical Doctor to be a Minister of Health.

       2. You’re absolutely right ✅ 👏 100%

       3. Simunavetse I understood it to meam having a portfolio,therefore they can’t be pinned to doing things involving one ministry.

       4. Experience matters. You can not wake up today and say I will be a president or vice president. You need traceable portifolios to make good strategic decisions of the country

    2. I concur with you Boss, write up.

    3. U seem to be naive. One doesnt need to have civil service experience to be president or vice president. Gvt has technocrats in all the ministries who are at the disposal of the presidency and even the ministers to have expert advice. You seem not to know the history of Malawi. FYI, one of the best ministers to have served this country is late Aleke Banda (MHSRIP). He performed well in all the ministries he was appointed to lead because he used technocrats well.

    4. Balderdash! Kamuzu understood government machinery right from the 1961 elections he took over. Both Chakwera and Chilima have appropriate experience in government Chakwera was the people’s watchdog from the opposition benches while Chilima was the DPP government coupled with private sector experience is fountain of servant leadership these two lads have a vision for our nation. It’s heartening to see that journalists are whipping the two gentlemen left and right there are no repercussions. Don’t dismiss the duo by a wave of your hand Malawi might not be able to sweep away the DPP dung within this year remember the half done projects by the self enriching thugs need their constant attention to construct. Ephraim Munthali thinks he will scoop the Ralph Tenthani Accolade R10 was a unique writer

    5. You need to be corrected indeed. Based on past experience from within and outside Malawi, what you have mentioned is completely immaterial for us to develop. Tell me one biggest challenge in our country and see if the solution would be to have political leaders who were once civil servants.

22. The columnist might have missed something to tell us. We haven’t been told if the journalist talked to Mia to find out why he didn’t attend the Veep’s tours. In absence of such information it can be argued that Mia may have been attending to other equally important state matters.

23. Mia umamubvuta ndi umbuli Chimwene akuiwala ndichakuti Chilima is a real deal and he is king maker, Mia analephera kumuwinitsa Chakwera ali running mate beware kuli 51 Plus amamulepheretsa Chakwera 2019 akufunanso amupusiseso 2025 actually Mis is and his are failures they have nothing to bring or show up in our beloved country in another words is savage including Mkaka and Kamwendo

    1. I agree with you Sir.

    2. Mkaka excess political baggage for Chakwera. Chimwendo is a finer material he has his head in his shoulders while the Mkaka the blue eyed boy of Abusa is in the class of crook he cannot articulate his points during interviews Either slurring or lisping

24. Okay so what is the solution?🤔🇲🇼

    1. Nicely, he better share with us possible solutions

25. They want to sell newspapers. It’s a business.

    1. You they write stupid stuff in order to sell the newspaper.
       Next time someone will sue you or the newspaper and you will learn the hard way

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