Malawi opposition leader bemoans ‘selective justice’: Nankhumwa says all wrong-doers must face law
It is only when the new Tonse Alliance-led government of President Lazarus Chakwera arrests its own members suspected to have committed various crimes before that Malawians would stop suspecting that recent arrests of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leaders and supporters are politically-motivated, witch-hunting and persecution, leader of opposition, Kondwani Nankhumwa has said.
In a recent interview with Rainbow TV, Nankhumwa said in DPP where he serves as Vice President for Southern Region, they are not against arresting suspected criminals but selective justice where only DPP leaders and sympathizers are targeted.
“As the case is now, the Tonse government is pursuing selective justice. We’re not saying we are sacred cows and neither are those in the Tonse Alliance government. There are several high profile Tonse leaders and members who have criminal cases hanging over their heads. Let them face the law the same way DPP members are being arrested,” said the youthful politician who served as Leader of Government Business in Parliament in the previous DPP government of the immediate past president Peter Mutharika.
The Chakwera adminstration, which has been in place for four weeks, has launched a rapid crackdown against DPP leaders, members and sympathizers, locking them up on accusations of corruption, theft, abuse of office, murder and attempted murder, among other crimes.
In a recent letter addressed to President Chakwera, DPP Secretary General Gelzeder Jeffrey claimed the arrests had nothing to do with the rule of law but borne out of hatred by the new administration against sympathisers of DPP and Mutharika.
She said her party had expected government “to immediately start implementing social and economic development initiatives based on campaign promises, as a priority, instead of arresting DPP members on politically-motivated charges”.
According to Jeffrey, the DPP is a big institution, which played and still plays a critical role in entrenching and sustaining democracy in Malawi. She warned President Chakwera that “her party would not be cowed into submission or relegated to the footnote of politics by any arbitrary arrests and intimidation”.
During his inauguration as President, Chakwera pledged to “clear the rubble of corruption” based on the rule of law and not political victimization.
He pledged that he would serve all Malawians regardless of their political, regional, tribal or religious inclination.
You are right Nankhumwa. If this Tonse alliance is not selective in its arrests, why is it not arresting Humphreys Mvula who stole all the money for stagecoach company mpakana kutseka company? Why is it not arresting Patricia Kaliati, masangwi, Ralph Kasambara, mbava Newton kambala, Bandura of Director of Buildings etc?
The henious team that has ransacked our economy is not under the radar. JB has a case against Nankhumwa on the allegations of murdering Bingu Callista wants jefu wajefu in court the path to justice was full of thorns today you’ll simply distort the message into a victim’s cry”persecution ” the DPP is ready to engage legal choirmasters from South Africa. Stop braying
It is only thieves who can start implementing developments with an aim of stealing tax payers money. This is the reason DPP will never return back in govt like udf. You have never arrested anyone stealing money for the past 6yrs in power. even when Chilima told you about duty free saga at MRA you were quiet now its persecution my foot.
The less Nankhumwa talks, the better otherwise I will be very disappointed with his mediocrity. I have all along thought him a sane person but his repeated defence of crooks makes me suspect he, too, was a thief. Can he honestly defend Chisale’s theft of billions or Jomo Osman’s crooked and bullying ways?
Ulibe certificate iwe nde khale zii,ungautse mapiri pa chigwa.
Since when did you realize that we have selective justice.Just wait and dance to the tune
easy Bwana Nankhumwa, government is only dealing with thieves. should u happen to have thieved at one time, surely this gvt will arrest u.
That’s what we call politics
Shut up Nankhumwa and your fellow thievery looters! It’s time to face Nyekhwe and you can’t run away from it!
There’s no selective justice for the culprits. Every one who enjoyed the loot get ready. Even you Honourable if that company which constructed that shoddy road to msika wanjala is on the wrong get ready. We want to clean kuti myaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Really, ACB should has forgotten that they have a truckload of cash gate cases they are failing to finish prosecuting. They are excited with new cases. Poor management. We want cases of Mphwiyo, Kasambala and Kaluati’ s Vwaza Concession issue. Not forgetting Bakili Muluzi’s 15 years old fraud cases.
Inu munali kuti zaka zonsezi ndiye kumbwambwanako kolekelera zinthu . Anali m’boma ndi ndani pomwe mumanyang’anira zinthu zikuonengeka milandu tonse mukunena kuti boma la tsopano lizenge. Inuyo a boma La kale munalephera khalani chete, selective justice mumachita ndi inuyo mukanagwira anthu awa kuwazenga milandu simukananena zimenezi milandu mukasiya pano amangidwa ndithu izi musachotsere ndipo konthawira kulibe ndi coronayu basi kuphanga basi ngati nguluwe zaka nthengo ndipo a Bingu said you will be smoked out!!!!!!!!!!!’nn
DPP has done more harm to Malawians and do you the implications of tribalism and the quota system of education? Do you know how many people you killed indirectly through the quota system of education and those you refused employment? You made us be strangers in our own country. Corruption deny many people medical treatment. To put a cap of 12 points for Rumphi district was just killing the district. Mumafuna ana athu azikaphunzira kuti? Iwe Nankhumwa you better keep quiet for the time being. You start talking once the Tonse Alliance starts making mistakes. I would also ask you to go through the speeches that Chakwera made when he was leader of opposition. You should also go through what Chilima was talking about during the campaign. You should ask yourself why you refused to let ACB off your arms. Usatinyansepo apa Nankhumwa wamva?
Awa asatitayise nthawi. We just need our money back. Muzisanze
If you have got the information about those who committed crimes then why not reporting them to the ACB?
Tsono ngat mukudziw kt ko Bom la Achakwer kul nthu omwe ali olakw mukasilanj kwamanga popez inuyo ndi Boma lanu lakuba lija mwatuluk kumene ndipo ngat aliolakw ndiy kut kulakwako adalakw inu mukulamulir mumasilanj osamanga lelo ndiy mukufun muzianamiz amalawi kagweren uko Anthu akuba inu
Mwayiwala Richard makonde cashgate ku army ndi Toyota Malawi and universal car sales Mohamed kassam as ku globe. Amangeni amenewanso
KKKKKKK….AKUTHOTHOLANI NGATI NANDOLO BAMVA ZA DPP YINU.
Anankhumwa, inu pheeee asiyeni anzanu agwire ntchito yawo…. You are all idiots who entertained criminality, fake degrees from Jerusalem university, killing suspects in police custody etc but not this time around. Tonse is clearing the rubble of corruption first. You go away and massage APM
Don’t worry. It’s not selective, your turn is coming
Yes fat boy need to go in, so too agogo ake ku Mangochi.
indeed we have criminals like Kasambala, Kaliati, Masangwi roaming the streets. For those who have forgotten. Kasambala has a case on attempted murder, Masangwi on murder of Robert Chasowa, Kaliati influencing selection of undeserving student to secondary, influencing recruitment of cadet from Mulanje into the police, midnight six, dubious sale of vwaza. Kunkuyu self abduction
Munali ndi nthawi yonse yokwanila a DPP yowamanga anthuwa ngatidi anali ndi milandu pa nthawi yomwe munali Boma
Why didn’t the DPP arrest them when it was in power?
Yes it’s true but the last 5 years what were they doing
Take your evidence to the prosecution authorities.
Why didn`t the DPP arrest these people you have mentioned during their time when they were in gvt if they had evidence. They had all the machinery and resources to do that. I wonder why
The rule of Law is a significant backbone of any country. Malawi needs to avoid going astray by attempting to silence opposition . No any developed country will look favourably to any country that may appear to destroy opposition parties. The number of DPP members and alleged sympathizers who have been arrested within a month is very alarming.
It appears anyone who is not Tonse Alliance member nor sympathizer is deemed – labelled as the so called Cadet. What does cadet mean! In the minds of those promoting this name they see the so called cadet as someone who does not deserve anything in Malawi. If the so called called has a job,he/she should be removed from his/her job or arrested whether for alleged serious or trivial charges.
If I was to advise Tonse Alliance/Parliament, I would urge them to denounce the term of cadet and make it an offence for anyone describing someone as a cadet.The use of such a word appears to cement and justify the intimation of members of the opposition or someone who just chooses to differ from Tonse Alliance. Multiparty was adopted in 1994 and no party can swing the hands of time backwards.
DANGERS OF DIVIDE AND RULE possibly the account of a man held in central prison in Kigali, Rwanda , for his part in the genocide that took the lives of 800,000 in 1994 may take some of you to reflect that you victory should not be the fate of other Malawians.
Here is an account of a man held in central prison in Kigali who took part in genocide:
A car drove by with a loudspeaker saying that all Hutus had to defend themselves, that there was a single enemy: The Tutsis. I heard that. I jumped out of bed, grabbed a club , I went out ,and I began killing. There was an old woman nearby, with two young children who had not reached school age yet. We took them outside and made them to stand by a pit. I killed the children and killed the old woman.The we climbed back out of the pit and found an old man hiding behind the house. I knocked him out with a club…; I did not know the people I Killed very well. All we were told was to hunt down Tutsis, and we began to slaughter them……while I was killing ,I thought there was no problem , no consequences, since the authorities said the Tutsis were enemies.
In contrast to the despicable 1994 Rwanda genocide, Malawi adopted Multiparty Politics in the same year. Let us protect our multiparty politics.
Where are the culprits who brutally murdered the police officer at Msundwe. Are there other people now in Tonse Alliance who might also have commtted offences!
All those that wronged the country will face the music. If it means wiping the entire party, so be it.
Tonse won, its their turn to feast on your carcasses and grind your bones into powder. It will be years until their bellies are full.
P.s. tell Mchacha and Ben to brace themselves.
We will ‘finish’ DPP before the end of the year. Next arrest is Mr Arthur Peter Mutharika and Ms Gertrude Mutharika. Then the rest.
Yalakwa. Do you know the meaning of Democracy? Malawi is a signatory to some civilized world institutions unless you want Tonse Alliance to pull out and play jungle politics.
If you go that route, I beg you to speak those words louder and louder.
The Western world countries and across the Atlantic will suffocate Malawi by removing donations.
It’s people like you who will suffer most.
Do you how much the Kwacha has depreciated in value since Tonse Alliance got in power on 23 June?
Check the statics if you can. The kwacha is nose diving every single day.
You talk about creating a million jobs. Without the donations from civilized countries, Malawi will face millions and millions loss of jobs.
Days are gone when the civilized countries were just handing out money to dictotorship nations.
Let me give you one example possibly you follow and read politics in a shallow manner.
Contries oppressing opposition like Iran, Syria Zimbabwe and many more they have and are still facing hardships because civilized countries have cut aid to such countries.
You remember Mugabe error how the Zimbabwean dollar dimished to nothing!
If you want to bring Malawi to poverty beyond poverty I urge you to continue with your backward thinking and an attempt to dismantle opposition. The truth will be self harm.
Malawi is not an Island and civilized countries are watching you. Donations to Malawi will depend on rule of law and nothing less.
Speak louder with a megaphone : Cashing the bones of DPP to powder!
We’re only going after the people we’ve got evidence against. Next will be the big mbava himself, nkhalamba in Mangochi. Che fat man Nankhumwa, please bring forward any evidence you’ve got against anyone and the mighty Tonse govt will act.
A Tonse ali ku opposition mumayenela inuyo a DPP muli Boma kuwamanga ndipo zimachita kuoneselatu kuti anthuwa umboni woti mutha kupeleka ndikuwamanga panalibe ndiye pano inu mungoti phe wolakwa onse omwe amabisalira kukhala kumbuyo kwa Boma la DPP akuyenela kumangidwa basi
Atitopetsa nkulu uyu. Nanga munali kuti nthawi yonseyi osanena kuti anthu oononga amangidwe. You are a day late, and a dollar short, therefore you lack credibility.
Who has time to listen to mbava za dpp? Who has time to listen to Nankumwa woba certificate? Who has time to listen to mfiti yayikazi Jeffrey. You had all the powers to arrest wrong doers before you lost miserably. You killed Njaunju, Lule, Area 24 family and you thought you would get away with it. Rosa Mbilizi, Mukhito, Muhara 2500 litres, Mulakho fuel from Escom. Chisale became an overnight billionaire. Only Billy Gama and Blantyre Synod can listen to you dogs.
I can’t agree more. Let all wrongdoers be prosecuted. No one should be spared.
Right, including Pitala. Pano akunamizira identity theft yet all along he knew what was happening. His identity was stolen by his wife and his right hand man. You can’t make this stuff up! The noose is getting tighter. Arrest them all!
Chithupsa chikakhala kwanzako ndiye phinyitsa, koma chikhala kwako ndiye mayo! mayo! mayo!
Mr Nankhumwa, you were in govt. Why didn’t you arrest those people in Tonse Alliance who you intimate are guilty of criminal offences?
Mr Nankhumwa why didn’t you prosecute those in Tonse Alliance then? Does it mean DPP gaffmenti used to harbour criminals? You had all the chance to do Justice but u failed Malawians by letting the so called criminals go free let the Tonde Alliance clean the mess that’s why they were hired by the great citizes of this great Malawi Republic.
Come on, make up your mind man. Is it selective justice or political witch hunting? They are different you know. I hope you know the difference. It seems you are now accepting that DDP is mafioso.
It is true that government should not entertain selective justice. All perpetrators of corruption and other injustices are equall before the law and all of them should be prosecuted.
Za ziiiii, so u mean kubaku kunali kovomelezeka ndi chipani?
Either Nankhumwa should shut up or bring evidence of wrongdoing that he is aware of that any Tonse alliance member committed….the police or ACB can now just arrest Tonse alliance members to please DPP…..