MCP convention postponed indefinitely
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has decided not to hold its national convention slated for April 5 2018 until the court cases against the party and its leadership are disposed of in the High Court.
MCP president Lazarus Chakwera says following the reservation by the High Court in Blantyre to lift an injunction obtained by the party’s embattled vice-president Richard Msowoya and four other members, MCP will pend its convention.
Some cases are yet to be heard in the High Court.
“To this end, while these multiple court cases may delay our calendar during this elective period, we shall not undermine our judges’ role in adjudicating over matters brought before them,” reads a communiqué issued by Chakwera .
In one case, according to the statement “there is a subsisting temporary injunction stopping the Malawi Congress Party from taking disciplinary action against some of its members and from holding its elective convention as of now”.
The suspended faction of Msowoya, which also includes secretary general Gustav Kaliwo, treasurer general Tony Kandiero, deputy secretary general Chatonda Kaunda and fired publicity secretary Jessie Kabwila, obtained the injunction restraining the party from holding a convention.
Chakwera said the party has tried without success to resolve the differences internally.
“Of course, we would have preferred if these political disputes were resolved amicably through internal party processes without resorting to the courts. This is a process we embarked on wholeheartedly but failed,” he said.
MCP has not indicated the new dates it plans to hold the convention.
For those of us in MCP, there is nothing strange with what the courts are doing. Onsewo ndi Nkholokolo zokhazokha. In fact it is much better for the MCP convention to delay than to have it now and give the monster more time to buy out Nkholokolozi zitasankhidwa mmipando. Remeber, the same people who wanted an early convention have turned against it now. That time Nkholokolo zimafuna kuti convention ikachitika chi monster chibwere kudzagula onse. But the wise MCP stood its feet because we knew the sinister plan ya Nkholokolozi. Now Nkholokolo zapenga thinking that by delaying convention MCP will not have adequate time to campaign. Mng’ooo mwauponda!!! Only stupid leaders can think of doing meaningful campaign in the year of elections. MCP has already sold itself to the majority of the Malawi nation. In fact this delay is a blessing in disguise, Watch my lips. Come May 2019 people will cry for failing to betray the nation when MCP comes back to power and to stay. The multiparty we fought for between 1992 and 1994 is not waht the thieves are doing. It is a shame Malawi has not benefited from the multiparty dispensation.
Bravo our mediocre legal system.
The Fearless Samurai (Jwampiriu)
That is the work of the prince of thieves who is afraid of MCP. The Msowoyas are also abusing the court system and why did they join the party.They are free to leave the party. A convention is where people choose new office bearers. Musowoya and others are free to form their own partyor free to join dpp just like what Mcheka has done.
There is so mud flying in the face of oChakwera, it is now seeing stars and is getting disoriented, politically.
Confusion reigns supreme in MCP, Kamuzu’s Party; and status will, no doubt, go on for some time. May be even after the convention, if one is held at all before the next elections.
As if we needed any more evidence of the lack of political incapacity of the current leader(ship).
And we are back to the “future”: where the so-called zigawenga (rebels) – the 4 K’s: Kabwila, Kaliwo, Kandiero, Kaunda, (and Msowoya) retain their positions in the Party. According to the Courts, so far. And now the emperor (oChakwera) has no power or strategy.
These wounds are plainly self inflicted on the Party by the leadership. MCP MUST now oust the leader(s), because they don’t seem to have any solutions out this mess.
Chakwera you are a failled leader who have emotional and you have deef ear. You think to run a party is like Church ministry?? Sorry go back to church and if you are failling run a party how could we trust you to give you country. What interesting is you throw all weight and trust to this CROOK COLOURED MUNTHU OSOWA NTUPO NGATI AMENEYI (MUNTHU OPANDA MFUNDA) that he can give you southern region votes no no no and you forget people here in Malawi they vote cause of tribe and where the leader come from.
Deef ear?pickled pigs ear kapena
Msowoya ndi kaliwo ndi anthu oyipa kwambiri, sakufunila chipani zinthu za bwino,,koma ubwino wake ife ma supporter a mcp tili pa mbuyo pa chipani plus chakwera
Simunati I ichi nchiyambi cha mavuto mu MCP. Legal battles mdziko muno ndimpaka chaka chamawa, nanji mukulimbana ndi Kaliwo QC .Tione momwe zithere.
Please BUSHIRI come and
Rescue us
PLEASE GOD REMOVE SCALES OF BLINDNESS FROM THE EYES OF MY FELLOW MALAWIANS SO THAT WE CAN SEE THAT BUSHIRI IS THE ANSWER TO OUR HARDSHIPS OTHERWISE WE WILL REGRET LIKE NEVER BEFORE IN HUMAN HISTORY
Zose ndithawi ziyenda MCP moving forward
Don’t worry Chakwera and the entire next government team!! The good thing is God is with the party and evidence is allover! Mind you Malawians are keenly following everything!!
Sincerely the decision to have an early convention was brilliant for it has expose their dirty colours!! By May all the Nkholokolo will have nothing to say! They are against the convention because akudziwa zao zinada kale ndipo its when they shall be silenced!
These squabbles have tested Chakwera`s potential to resolve internal party internal issues. Chakwera this is your litmus test and you have been rated accordingly!
Chakwera has never in earnest sat down with those disgruntled with his leadership to resolve the issues amicably. He either sidelines them or boots them out. Anybody that, to him, appears to be intelligent (Lovemore Munro, Felix Jumbe, Joseph Njobvuyalema, Jessie Kabwila et al) is put on the edge and surrounds himself with madeya or ‘yes bwanas’ (Eisenhower Mkaka et al). Anything he thinks of of says is law, nobody must question him. That’s what has taken MCP this far. Unfortunately he forgets that he is not operating in a church setting where pastors are normally either politely advised against some bullshit or not challenged at all. He is therefore the kind of guy who thinks knows it all and the best that has ever happened to MCP, mapeto ake ndi izi!!!!
The cost of dictatorship in a democratic society
One of the traits of a good and wise leader is his ability diffuse tension amongst his “children” and settle matters within the kraal. If MCP members have now reached a point where they take matters outside the “house” then it says a lot about the leader and his ability to lead. Even in the event that a case has gone to court, a seasoned should be able to eat his pride and settle the matter out of court. If a leader can’t resolve party matters amicably what more with a whole country. These court cases have just exposed MCP leadership. There is no way a whole can keep postponing its elective conference because it can’t resolve, what I would term, internal matters. Theres no way Malawians will give you a mandate to run the country. You’ll end up attending court cases every week like Zuma, with less focus on running the country. In need sacrifice your seat, as head of the party, for the sake of unity and give it to other gullible members to take. Let’s see if they have what it takes to run a sovereign state.
Chakwera akunama, he has not tried to solve the impasse. All he wants to do is remove Kaliwo and company so that adzidya bwino za Mia.
He doesn’t care if MCP wins or not! He is a liar and agent of the devil!
Chilunga if both sleep on the job well then bring the leader who take us some where you don’t have any crew.
My view is whether the M.C.P. Convention is delayed or not; Chakwera wa ku State House basi.
The wages of dictatorship and autocratic leadership is total chaos. Running a political party is different from running a Church where members have to obey their leaders, even when they lead them astray.
Aganyu a DPP awa….achina kabwila ndi anzake asiyeni azasimba lokoma MCP Ikazawina
Hahahahahahahahahahahha, chakwera bwanji??? Are you scared?? Or is it your fake accent that is troubling you?
Ikwana thawi azanong’oneza bondo a Sowoya ndazizawo came 2019
akhalila yomweyi….kwinaku giving dpp a chance to win again in 2019
Which DPP will win 2019 elections? Ngakhale mwana atha kukusekani inu, convention ngakhale ichedwe MCP will win. Mapwiya ali kale pa bench, azikadya zimene wabazi
I like doing things in sober mind, that’s great wishing you guys all the best in regarding subject matter
“In sober mind?” Mmesa pali chiltso ku court ndi chomwe chikuwalepheletsa kupangitsa msonkhanowo? Sukudziwa chomwe ukunena eti? Kumangotsatila zipanizi musakudziwa zomwe.zikuchitika eti?
Chakwera is as clueless as Peter Munthalika. These two cant take Malawi anywhere. Problem is that they sleep on the job. I wonder why we Malawians are not taking this as opportunity to bring about genuine political ideologies that can bring about the change we need.
You must be very stupid and clueless. Sycophant of APM masquerading as neutral.!
Chakwela you failed to to resolve the issues internally.These embatled mebers wrote if they could meet and discuss with you there concerns,instead you opted to suspend them rather than granting them an opportunity to tell side of the story.I wish you had practice all styles of leadership than sticking to dictatorship which wont take you to government come 2019 if you choose to ignore
Same old guards on the job. What new can they bring to our great nation. Age Limit for Presidency: 60 years and below. This has to be gazetted, otherwise we are wasting our resources on very old people who worked and retired elsewhere. We need young blood in the political arena to change the ways affairs are being handled
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