Malawi youngest MP Magonjwa draws fire over tribal bigotry 

June 7, 2020 Osman Faiti - Nyasa Times 122 Comments

Malawi’s youngest Member of Parliament Fyness Magonjwa of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is  drawing criticism for openly saying that Yaos and Lomwes and other tribes in the southern region should be voting for each other because the opposition  Malawi Congress Party (MCP) with UTM Party have ganged up the support from the Chewa base in the central region.

Fyness Magonjwa: No Yao and Lhomwe vote for MCP and UTM

Magonjwa’s remarks captured in a video clip which is circulating on social media were made when she addressed a campaign meeting in her Machinga South East constituency.

She challenged to be recorded on her remarks and warned chiefs in her constituency against attending political rallies organised by the opposition.

“Sindikufuna kuzaona mfumu iliyise itaima pamsonkhano wa UTM ikuti UTM wooye, Kwacha Kwacha, (no chief should ever speak at a political rally organised by the opposition,)” she said

Meanwhile, commentators have   denounced the  speech on social media and accused te MP of propagating violence and tribalism of the worst type.

Private practice lawyer Bright Theu described the MP’s remarks as “spectacular display of her ignorance and tribal bigotry.”

He said:”Even with audacity to command chiefs – probably believing she is above them as this other rogue-minded fella  [apparently referring to President Peter Mutharika] who thinks one branch of the state is supreme above the other.”

Social and political commentator Idriss Ali Nassah pointed out that MP Mwagonjwa is a “poorly educated, semi-literate disrespectful little tribalist.”

Nassah said Magonjwa is a “useful idiot for illustration purposes. The lesson she is teaching us all is this; if you elect tribalists, they will give you tribalism in return.”

Another commentator Rhodrick Junaid Kalumpha,  who comes from the  Yao land like Nassah, cautioned Magonjwa against dragging Yao chiefs in “such gutter politics.”

Kalumpha advised: “Politicians have come and gone. You have come and you will go. Our chiefs have remained and will remain. I f you don’t believe me, ask the colonialists who came to colonise this part of Malawi.”

Many  believe the parliamentarian lacks political maturity as evidenced by her speech which has potential to divide Malawians.

” The remarks made by that young MP are the worst I have seen from a politician in years. That is an impeachable and prosecutable offense.

“Education is important and it is a necessity for men and women in leadership. It exposes you and shapes you to think and reason critically. It’s why I said at the start that she needed be in school. I think she should be impeached and arrested for those remarks,” wrote Pemphero Mphande.

Economist Henry Kachaje said: “God forgive her for her zeal is rooted in ignorance and probably poor upbringing.”

A firstborn in a family of four children, Magonjwa who  turns 26 on June 26 grew up in Machinga, is a self-styled admirer of First Lady Gertrude Mutharika.

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122 replies on “Malawi youngest MP Magonjwa draws fire over tribal bigotry ”

  1. I think should go back to school to learn about democracy and life in general. She is inexperienced in anything we may talk about. MSCE is of very little value and poor education in our school as of today and she wroter her MSCE 3 years ago and accidentally joined politics to become MP. She knows nothing at all

  3. Walakwa chani mzimene atumbuka ndi achewa akhala akunena, others have the courage to say it in public. The DPP/UTM will get massive support from the south thus their base just as much MCP/UTM will get their supoort from central region. thus their base

  5. Well done Fyness. Walasa tcthe..e lawina by calling a spade by its name. Achewa ndi atumbuka akhala akunena ndikumenya anthu aku mmwera openly all this time ndiye lero zaipa coz Fyness wabwezera?

  6. She just called a spade a spade. What she said is right,it has nothing to do with education. Idris and Kachanje are educated but they vote for MCZp because of their region. Stop insulting her , it is true we vote by regions from referendum, it started. The central except Ntcheu was for MCP, including Kachanje and Idris. If school helps , then it hasn’t helped Idris, all what he learnt was opposing. He is myopic.

  7. Mukamati alomwe this, alomwe that what did you think you were doing? Lero muziti athu akugawana mitundu when you are actually propagating the same. Seing a veh reg TO… what were you saying, what have you bèen peaching in relation to the Southern region officials in various institutions? Now you want their votes? This girl much as she is very undiplomatic but there is nothing fabrication in her statements thats what Malawian politics has been known for since Democracy replaced the one part system of governance.

  8. I loved the fact that we have the youngest MP representing the youth….ALAS!!!! what a waste of thinking. The family of this young illiterate girl – should atleast put some sense into her empty skull. It is clear that this girl can not even marry anybody from other tribes except Chewa and Lohmwe.

  9. Mbuzi ya munthu ameneyu. u MP WOUPEZA CHIFUKWA CHA BOTTOM POWER WO ? ADYEDWA DYEDWA AWA

  10. Just forgive this chick she is too small minded she think that to be an mp she have power and authority undermine community leaders like chiefs

    Stupid small b▪▪▪h

    1. The lady MP is not wrong. In fact that’s what APM has been doing since he was elected president through his actions (nepotism, cronyism). Only that young lady ndi mbuli ndiye wangonena pali video

      1. Mwana Opusa Fyness. Zolankhula Zako Zero, English Kulankhula , Zero,, Mmutu Mulibe Nzeru. Politicians Amabwera, Amapita. B4 Iwe, Kunali Ena, Mwabwera inu, Kudzabweranso Ena So Mind Mmene Ukulankhulira.

        How Can You Demand Mafumu Yet Akusamala Iwe? How Old Are They Kuti Akakumvere Iweyo?? Unawachotse Udindo Wawo Mafumu Iwe? Ur Too Young For That.

  11. Ndi mbuli ngati zimenezi mu Parliament nde tidzidabwa as to why we remain one of the POOREST NATION ON EARTH.

  12. I come from the constituency that Fyness Magonjwa is mis-representing in Parliament. We are very unlucky to have this illiterate lady as a member of parliament. She just goes to parliament to collect allowances nothing else. I feel ashamed to call her a member of parliament for my constituency.

    1. Inu simunapiteko bwanji ku parliament ko mmalo mwa iyeyo that she shouldn’t be “Mis-representing you”?

  13. Mwana ndi bulutu lotheratu. That’s the end of her political career. Suopsyeza ma fumu. Ndipake kubanja akukanika kubeleka.

  14. Truth pains let’s just change our tribalistic thinking and doing of things.Tribalism is rooted in either educated or non educated fellows.Most educated tribalists are a theme of deception.

  16. Aka si KABULUTU KAJA. She can’t even construct a sentence in English. God knows what she does at parliament as I doubt if she understands anything that goes on. It’s sad that our country can stoop that low as to have such thick people representing us. Imagine her, Chimulirenji and NTCHONA representing us somewhere abroad (without the help of Kagame), mayoo ine.

    2. Who said speaking in English is evidence of education??? That is evidence of corrupted mind. When british colonized Malawi they imposed their language on us as a sign of superiority. Ove 56 years after colonialism we still think English is superior. Corrupt thinking.
      Inuyo mwaphunzira mwapindulira chiyani moyo wanu komanso wa dziko?

  17. Forget about her,this fella is not even educated she is one of the illiterate MPs in Malawi.She such a nambypamby.

  19. I dont see any story here this is a fact kuno timasakhana mitundu and let me ask why a northern will not rule this country because of tribalism so this a a fact

  20. MUKANENA KUVOTA KWA MITUNDU OR ZIGAWO NDIYE DPP ILI MMADZI, ANTHU AMBIRI SANALEMBETSE. MWACHISANZO BLANTYRE YONSE NDI 498,000 VS LILONGWE 1,100,000 VOTERS; MABOMA ONSE KU SOUT
    SANALEMBETSE BWINO. IFA YA DPP NDI MP NGATI AWA ILI PAMENEPA

      1. Siyabonga Ngati half ya LL ndiya akumwera then this really shows Kuti naonso Ngati a malawi they face similar problems just like apa central ndi north and amavotela kusintha mwachitsanzo mankhwala mzipatala zipangizo zama phunzilo umphawi wa cash sikuoneka even if agwire ntchito molimbika bwanji zipangizo zaulimi kukwela mtengo mpaka mlimi waku south ko kulepheranawo kugula fertilizer pa mtengo wa 22 thousand kwacha. And I have never heard Kuti with the half percentage of Southerners apa Central DPP or UDF half more votes there to make them win the erection, thank you @ Siyabonga. This young lady mp is stupid to divide the nation with tribalism this country choose democracy and Torrance.

      2. Provide statistics from census please. Am interested on the population dimensions.

    2. This is another tribalistic remark. Why talk about figures in Lilongwe? Are you trying to insinuate that because lilongwe is beis predominantly chewa then all the chewa will vote for LC thereby guaranting him an automatic win? Just thought it’s better we saw the log in our own eyes before we see a sperk in someone’s.

  21. muthandizeniko mwaliyu.
    zongouzidwa ngati nthano mmhhhh.
    Sanakhaleko bongwe uyu.

    1. Amwene mwanayu si mwali. Ndi mzimayi ndithu. Koma zimene wayankulazo zaonetsa umbuli weniweni. Kodi ukundiuza kuti kumpoto , pakati kulibe ma suporter a DPP. Sh
      ame this is ignorance at its highest peack. This one should really be impeached. Ameneyu is not fit kupanga malamulo a dziko. Chimidzi ndicjambiri

  23. With 50%+1 you will need every section or region of the country. Such tribal politics is coming to an end mwana iwe. Surprising, you speak Chichewa and not Lomwe during your rallies. Ask you master if he knows Lomwe. It is only Bakili Muluzi and Joyce Banda who are true Yaos. I have not heard Atupele speak Yao. He is even not a staunch Muslim.

  24. The MP is telling the truth and expressing her freedom of expression as advocated by Mtambo and the Malawi Human Rights and even the media. Chakwera is the most tribalistic person. Look he only do his campaigns amongst his kinsmen. Today he is Mchinji, tomorrow at Malembo, Chigwiri, Msundwe, Mponela. He can not do the same in South or North. Well done madam young MP

    1. Liar we saw chakwera in Blantyre Zomba Mangochi are these districts not south? Ask your president Peter if he ever visited the north side of Malawi on his acting as the President since he was denied to be the tippex president of the Republic of Malawi

  26. FINE MAGONJWA, THEN NORTHERNERS WOULD RATHER VOTE FOR CHAKWERA AND CHILIMA BECAUSE THEY ARE BOTH MARRIED FROM RUMPHI AND MZIMBA. BESIDES THEY ARE CLOSEST NEIGHBORS COMPARED TO THE DISTANT APM AND ATUPELE. WHAT ABOUT THAT TYPE OF MYOPIC THINKING?

    1. Northerners Will only vote for a change the chakwera chilima marriages can’t bring any changes in developing the one of the poorest country in the world. They need a right government with visionary leadership that can bring change in the country despite where the person is coming from. If southern region or central region has good roads school infrastructure medicine money in their pockets let the North too have what is right for them to sustain the daily business developments .

      1. Mina I like your thinking 100%. People from the north also need to love their place and actively seek to invest there. If northerners rush settle in the centre and south who is to blame? Unfortunately in a country where resources are limited they will be allocated to areas with a higher population. However I feel the north has produced great Malawians and if they opted to settle in Mzuzu etc governments will have to bow down to them and offer them the facilities. The more they settle in Lilongwe and Blantyre the more value they bring to these places. Look at Sidik Mia. He lives in Ngabu all his family is there and they have learned to create wealth there. The north seriously has to rethink itself. Even if Malawi has federal government s it will still lose because most of the tax from northerners will end up in the centre or south.

    2. Chilimas wife apart from a northerners providing seed is from Chiradzulu near Choda. When she is saying she is going to her village, it has always been Chiradzulu. Even her cars were always registered CZ. The time her father showed up from SA was during her wedding. However she might as well use her surname to win votes from the north. Who wouldn’t lol

  27. Illiteracy is a disease indeed, while APM needs more votes to add into the 1.9 million votes outside Southern Region, this idiot ,standard 8 young MP is making nonsense statements against Central and Northern Region voters? If truth is to be told, as long as the 1 million votes for state vice president Dr Chilima all go to Dr Chakwera, Professor Aurthur Peter Muthalika will straight away evaporate from Statehouse.He will face a humiliating defeat.May be this explains why APM has literally started dodging the presidential rerun elections.Today he talks about Covid 19 and then braaa…..braaa……………braa!

  28. Waste of space this MP is. She needs to go back to school and do a course in Public Administration and Government Studies

    1. Before she does Public Administration she needs to do her secondary school first…. Ntchito siinayambike ndithu

      1. ndimaona ngati atabwerelaso form 3 akaphunzire sentence construction zitha kumuthandiza ndithu

  29. Amwali, mbiya sya uMP kunong’a kwele. Mwausye Atupele kuti wana malowe ni wandu waku Machinga? Timyione iyoyo.

  30. This illiterate Fyness reminds me of Roy Comsy of Thyolo in those days
    She thinks she has arrived in life
    Shame !!
    Siunafike , manga ma buleki
    Umufuse Atupele kuti lero ndi ndani

  31. A young woman like you Watan kuyankhula motero iwe mother malawi,ndiwe Mtsogoleri,ndiye Pokhara Mtsogoleri ukuyenera kumanga Malawi.Iweyo siwoyamba kukhala MP waderaro kunali ena.Tikufuna zomanga malawi.Ndipo ulibe mphamvu zoretsa a opposition kufika kumalawi wa constituency yanuwo.macitizen aku constituency adavotera inu chifukwa choti akufuna change.Lemekezani mafumu komanso ndimakolo anthu

  32. Kodi mukungoti sukulu,
    Ndi nzelu zachibadwa zomwe zimafunika.
    Inu simumuwona Zaulosi Chilima
    Zomwe amabwebweta
    Ndizomwe amawonetsa pandale,
    Zimawonetselatu kuti amangoyendela nzelu zasukulu zokha basi
    Koma zachibadwidwe alibe
    Ngakhale Lucias Banda
    Alindinzelu zoophsya pandale kupambana Chilima.

  33. Ndiye wina wake dzana lija mkumati ‘ Legislature is above Judiciary “. Moti khanda la psyululu limeneli lingakhale patsogolo pa chief justice pa kaganizidwe koyendetsela dziko? Ma President enawa , eti mkumati ………

  34. Kodi kunena Chilungamo ndi mlandu? A Chewa Aku central region nthawi zonse amavotela MCP kuybila nthawi ya Kamuzu. Pali ma video clips azibusa a Nkhoma synod, Livingston is synod akuwuza anthu kuti akavotele Chakwera mchewa nzawo zimenezi ndiye zabwino? Wanena wanena chisankho ichi ndi chamzigawo. Central region (Chakwera/Chilima) Vs Southern region (Mutharika/Muluzi) ndiye olo titamanama kuti a Malawi ndife amodzi nzaboza ndale zimene wabweretsa Chakwera ndi Chilima zagawa dziko. Mwali wayankhula mmene akuzimvera iyel

    1. It:s not the politics of Chakwera and Chilima. It was Muluzi himself who had planted this in the minds of his followers. In 1994 he told people not to vote for Chihana because he was a Northerner. In 2003 he brought Bingu to succeed him becoz he neither wanted a chewa nor tumbuka to lead UDF. Leave Chilima and Chakwera out of this nepotism

      1. Ida. You are collect. I heard similar statements way back in January 1994 prior to multiparty elections.

    2. The issue is not about freedom of expression. She is entitled to her thoughts. But however, in a democracy people has freedom of association which she is denying people in her area that itself is dictatorship. People are entitled to associate themselves with whomever they wish that is their God given right . When another human being infringes such freedoms in a so called democracy it is unacceptable.

      What is she scared of? She does not own the people they are not her personal property and she does not have the right to threaten or intimidate them. That’s unacceptable.

      Chiefs are meant to be non partisan and are supposed to recieve anyone from any party. She does not have the mandate to threaten them or lecture them in their office. She should give the due respect they deserve.

      She is not superior to the chiefs as shr claims on one of her posts.

      It just shows that Malawi has too many uneducated and arrogant politicians who have no clue of what democracy entails. Unless she understood the rights embedded for every Malawian in our constitution she does not qualify to represent anyone.

      This is political trash and frankly low of the lowest. The trouble is that she is dealing with uneducated poor people whom by design politicians control them to keep them ignorant of their rights.

      That is the tragedy of having uneducated fools in politics.

      It’s time that the qualifications for parliamentarians are reviewed. We don’t need such trash in parliament. PUNTO

    4. Anthu atopa ndi DPP so they only bad thing is when you talk ill of MCP. The language used towards the mp is bad

  35. Leave this young and clever MP alone. She has said nothing but the TRUTH. Let Idrissa and Theu try to contest for parliament and let us see if they will win.

  36. People from the southern region have been chased by MCP members who were told by Chakwera. MCP thugs set up road blocks and harassed us. So Idriss and Theu should fu*k off.

    1. Very true and thats why we have video evidence of the same circulating in the media. Its a good thing we judge based on actual evidence and not hearsay.

  40. The only difference is that in her naivety she spoke out loud what is already happening on both sides and has been happening ever since the first 1994 elections in Malawi. We mainly vote on tribal lines despite a few rogue votes. Shes just 26 and learning on the job. No need to finish her, rather let her grow.Nasty comments by the commentators like Mr Theu and Idris Nassah suffocate the youth who are bound to make mistakes .

  41. Nassar you think education helped you….if it were someone from DPP dressing down a woman ikanakhala gender issue..stop this nosense..where were you when Nsundwe terrotised LCity…you must be stupid in all fronts..check this out

  45. Hope she will be called to be disciplined.
    As young as she is but uttering such tribalistic
    word?
    I doubt if she really went to School.
    At School we mix up with different people of different backgrounds and we don’t even co sider where one comes from…You are students period…..
    What future leader is she building up

  46. Kachaje maujeni ako m’mene MIKE BANGO amapeleka inaugral speech yonyoza ma southerners unali kuti?

  48. School ndiyofunika. She is young, ignorant and overzealous. Although young, she is very fertile. Go and count the children she already has. Typical of what she is promoting!
    Atitopetsa for only one term if her people are not insane.

  49. Apparently one of the requirements in Malawi to be an MP is that you should have an MSCE certificate……..koma mayiwa olo standard 8 anafikamo, akati alankhule chizungu ayi ndithu zosanveka, personally what she said at this rally is exactly what the DPP hierarchy are advocating……

    My father is a lomwe and my mother is a Yao but above all they are both Malawians and so are chewas and Timbuktu’s so for that reason I will vote for any Malawian who will be on the ballot paper who I feel will make a difference to the people of Malawi.

    By the way can some sensible people who are still in DPP teach this bar girl that it was the chewas who gave lomwes land in mulanje and thyolo as refugees in the 1800s when the Portuguese in Mozambique were killing them there….koma lero achewa omwewo amene anakupatsani malo lero ayipa .

  50. This MP is illiterate and obviously too stupid even to understand implications of her utterances. She believes she is very important even more so than Chiefs. Chiefs must punish her. How can an illiterate person like this girl represent and influence development in her area? Can she follow discussions in English which is norm in parliament?

    1. Where were you when MIKE BANGO was talking trash during his inaugral speech in parliament.

  53. It is sometimes ok to be a fool and nobody knows! But is another thing to open ones mouth and confirmed ones foolishness. Am happy to have heard her both last times when she literally murdered the English language and now when she dished out garbage from her unlearned brain! Now you know what caliber of people some unfortunate Malawians have for MPs! This is pure ignorance and bigotry of the highest order!

  54. How many yaos and lomwes did registered if we have to vote for tribalism , is this country Malawi for the tribes or religion no this young lady is really an idiot selfish and pride. She doesn’t even know what is democracy , she needs to go back to school this young lady magonjwa kkkkkkk what can I say in English kkkkkkk

  59. I wonder if anything useful comes out of machinga look at bakili and his idiot son. Let her go back to school or prison.

    1. When did this happen? I understand why you call yourself duda and you are represent by little Miss Muppet

  65. This one deserves to be forgiven she doesnt know what she is talking about. She is a kid & ignorant. She doesn’t even know what is meant by being a Member of Parliament.

    1. Kalitu pa banja koma mimba kakukanika kutenga. Save for other responsible ladies out there not this uneducated twart

  68. WE CANNOT GO VERY FAR LIKE THIS!

    “The idea that we can outsource our democratic responsibilities to a government or a political party, however committed that government or party might be to the shared dream, is reckless.”

    Mamphela Ramphele, Conversations with My Sons and Daughters, Johannesburg: Penguin Books, 2012, p. 14.

  69. Kodi kamunthu kosa phunzila aka kanalowa bwanji mu parliament? There should be standards for one to be an mp. Ku Parliamentiko amabvako cian uyu. Malawi!!!

    1. Each MP represents the brains of his or her people in terms of reasoning. Can you imagine what sort of brains we have in her constituency

  70. Kikikikikikiki my people are indeed “destroyed for luck of knowledge ” ooohhhh God have mercy🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  71. If you think education is expensive , try igonarance
    She can make a good wife for Peter mutharika as a second wife,for they both think alike.

    1. Don’t worry, this is normal and how our brains we the lomwes and yaos function. And this is how we reason and we will surely proper Malawi. As lomwes and yaos this is the best from our brains, hence we support her

  73. This is very sad for a young politician like her. I believe she can do better than this. She would do well do learn from her mistake and change for the better. We all make mistakes but it’s never too late to change.

  74. This is very dangerous to the peace loving people of Malawi, she need to make a public apology to the whole nation.

  75. so sad to hear such remarks from youthful law maker. as youth i was admirer of her position. only to be betrayed by her idiotic mind

  76. It’s a waste of time and space to comment on that little savage tsetse fly that can’t even construct a sentence, people who voted for her are the ones pulling this country backwards in all aspects, we can’t develop if such kind are the ones we call leaders.

  77. Mwana opusa kwambiri akuwona ngati kuchipani amukonda not knowing mabwana angoziwa kuti kachisiru aka katiwonongera zinthu…though u never know mwina katumidwa

  78. This girl is an uneducated, unintelligent and a complete idiot. The problem with such type of creatures is that they copy each and everything their masters do and say. She was poorly brought up and not suitable for the august House

  79. My friend, education is very important. See you are exposing your stupidity and ignorance. In fact you are an ignoramus or idiot.

    1. Next time they should try a young one from an orphanage for an MP, not this brainless zombie

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