MCP makes huge sacrifices to accommodate alliance with UTM – Kunkuyu

March 2, 2020 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 65 Comments

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says it has made huge sacrifices and unprecedented give ins to accommodate an alliance with UTM Party in a bid to wrestle power from President Peter Mutharika at the ballot box this May in Malawi’s first ever fresh elections.

MCP stewards

MCP campaign director Moses Kunkuyu said this on Sunday in Blantyre during the launch of party stewards.

“We have made very tough decisions to arrive at this decision, there have to be huge sacrifices but we have to do it for the love of Malawi,” he said.

MCP and UTM have not yet made an agreement on the alliance but the UTM president Saulos Chilima said at a rally on Sunday in Mzuzu that the alliance talks are going on.

Chilima said people will be informed on the outcome of the talks, urging them to support whatever the outcome maybe and ensure that UTM gets into government.

He said other parties are under pressure to implement changes due to the 50 percent+one requirement to win the presidential election slated for May 19 2020. He said parties have been taken unawares and will do things to hoodwink people.

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party(DPP)  has already sealed an alliance deal with its long time political partner, the United Democratic Front (UDF).

Kunkuyu, however, could not say which sacrifices and tough decisions the party has made.

However, some political analysts say they are to do with positions, such as the presidential candidate and running mate as the MCP initially said it could not allow its vice president Sidik Mia out of the running mate position.

A UTM national executive alliance select team is currently meeting in Lilongwe to hammer out the alliance deals to be presented to the MCP.

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65 replies on “MCP makes huge sacrifices to accommodate alliance with UTM – Kunkuyu”

  1. AKUMKUYU KUYENDA YENDA U WON KU BLANTYRE WITH DPP, MUNAUKILA, U WENT TO UTM, KUTHAWA KU BT MKUPITA KU DEDZA, U LOST AGAIN NOW WHAT? CHITA MANYAZI AYISE, IT U WERE OCHUKA WHY LOSING, U FAILED TO DEVELOP UR AREA I BT ASAMONGOLUBWALUBWA SHUT UPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

  3. Awawa ma Stewards adzatiyabwa heavy akadzangowina. Zitati zitheke kuti MCP yalowa mbwalo eeish ndithu aMalawi adzazindikira kuti better the bad person u know. Awawa ngati ayamba kale kutumbwa account 1 asanayiwone nanga akadzayigwira? Hahahaha kudzavutatu. Exit Cadet enter Steward.

  5. kunkuyu anasakaza ndalama ku EDUCATION uyu. akufuna kudziyeletsa kutiphimba mmaso kuti tiziti.
    galu iwe

  6. MCP made sacrifices to accommodate UTM Really? Who needs who. Without UTM there is no way MCP can win election never. So stop this nonsense of sacrifices. Both parties will have to make sacrifices, otherwise aliyesnse payekha

    1. FYI, MCP won the last election, so your point is baseless. As for 50+1, well this is uncharted territory for all the parties.

  9. Hhahahaha haha finally UTM has started taking steps towards fall, MCP is not meant to be trusted…… Why chilima why?????aaaaaah better going back to APM

  10. cimodzi cokha, bwanji tisiye zomainonga ndlama kugula party colours. do uuo know every penny counts????? izi mumapanga ndiinu a m town ,tapitani kumudzi mukaone omwe amadzuka 1am kupita kovota. there is 2 much splashing of money mmalo mosungila zofunikila za ma elections. mumagula ma baloon,maluwa, kumaoneka magalimoto, ma t shirts, nsalu zoyala pansi the so called mabwana kumapondapo pokwera pa nsanja mmenemo ambuyanu akusowa comanga nciuno. etc.
    bwanji maganizo athu atakhala pongoti tikavote basi with a simple small emblem. komatu e mpaka parachte mmmmmm
    lets stop the show biz. even kwaazungu kwa ndlama sapanga mandionekedwe awa. cooonde

  12. Imeneyo nde MCP. Claiming sacrifices before talks. Its like kubukhilatu hall before marriage proposal. Then you go to a woman to tell her that she better accept your proposal because you have made sacrifices. Then you find out that whom you thought is a woman is actually a man too and has bigger and better “things” than yours. UTM lets go, awa angofuna kutiuza ngati chishango.

  13. Do u think mcp and utm u can control malawi my friend forget that serious this to party is nonsense party we didn’t forget how was bad mcp party u was killing our grand and buse do u think we don’t know that

  14. I really do t know what their job desicriptioni is but what I find striking is that there are No women??? This is what we call gender based discrimination …. backward think

  15. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) must realize that if they don’t treat UTM as an equal partner in all decision making they will never win the presidency by themselves. It seems like Peter Hitler Mutharika has outmaneuvered MCP and UTM. The move of DPP was to solidify their Southern base by partnering with Atupile Muluzi. Peter Hitler Mutharika thinks politics of regionalism and tribalism will take him very far. He is counting on the dissatisfaction and frustration that might come from the Northern region and some elements in Central region. These remnants can add up the numbers to the solidified Southern region. It is very important for the MCP to accept that alone they can’t win the elections and they need a solid Central region and Northern region support by announcing to their base that they will share the ministerial positions equally among the two alliance. They will also make joint decisions in governing Malawi. The MCP and UTM must be prepared to stay in this marriage for a long haul even in the next general elections. The 50 plus 1 has change Malawi that each region cannot by itself dominate others because of its population. Therefore the federal system could have fit this model because it unify Malawi. Each region must be allocated points and in order for a political party to win the presidency it must have more than 50 points. The presidency must also be rotated among our three regions. The Southern region will be allocated 35 points, Central region 30 point, and Northern region 25 points. If this could have been the formula I don’t think Peter Hitler Mutharika was going to stick to his regionalism and tribalism politics. Each province must also have a governor and the governorship must be rotated among the indigenous tribes of that region. For the sake of our children our political system must be improved where no Malawian will feel like a fourth class citizen. No region or tribe must dominate others. Those politics are a precipitant to a civil war. The UNITARY system was acceptable when Malawi had not many educated people. Today it is different because most Malawians are educated and wise. They can tell when it quack like a duck it is a duck not a chicken.Let MCP show Malawians that it is no longer a political party of violence but a political party that advocated federalism and rotational presidency among our three regions. If MCP stick to its old guns I see Peter Hitler Mutharika winning the presidency.

    1. Regionalism started with chihana. Anthu a kumpoto timakudziwani ndinu asankho kuposa anthu anzigawo zonse. Mulilira federal mpaka misonzi yamagazi kutuluka. U president simuzaulawa mpaka kalekale chifukwa cha sankho.

  16. Both MCP and UTM leaders are selfish. They want power instead of leadership. Malawi will never change.

  19. Mpakana launch ya Malawi Young Pioneers (MYP) The notorious paramilitary group that terrorized Malawians under the leaders of MCP for 30 yrs!….. this is a very sad development for Malawi

  20. Some people just love to hear themselves talk ayayayayayayayaya!……it just shows how ignorant Mr Kunkuyu is of what entails an alliance, what a shame!

  24. Ndendende MYP (Malawi Young Pionners) osasiyana!, Looks exactly like the paramillitary group that terrorrised Malawians when MCP was in power for 30 years!!……….ndipatseni madzi ndingakomoke ine!!

  25. Mwati awa ali ndi udindo wanji ku Chipaniko?? Bwezani moto pang’ono , I think Mr Kunkuyu is over-stepping his boundaries

  26. Very childish behavior Mr Kunkuyu, especially that we have not received official communication about the deliberations, Phuma bwanji???

  28. Its only a shallow minded who make alliance without common vision of the alliance on paper. Alliance is a must. DPP/UDF cannot make 50 + 1. Neither MCP or UTM alone can make it. MCP/ UTM can make 50 + 1. Therefore it should be a sacrifices now than waiting for a re run. We need you guys to let us out of the jaws of the group of thugs (DPP)

  30. My understanding of a coalition/alliance is that all the stakeholders believe that they are bringing something of value to the table, so this kind of rhetoric from Mr Kunkhuyu is very unfortunate,

  32. MaNothernor bass mwagwila njakata MAKWELA-KWELA mudzakwela zakuphwa.UTM ndiya anthu onyanyala KU UDF pano abwelelako mwatsala nokha atumbuka anthu osadziwa ndale ndipo AFORD RANGER munaikwilila
    ZITSILU

    1. ife tikuyang’ana ku ConCourt and Supreme Court kumene kwadzadza abale athu ma Northeners, basi tili duuu osatekeseka, Apumbwa , onse tigwetsa!!!! sweeeeeeeeet!

      1. you will never rule. just painfully accept. ikachoka DPP it’s MCP featuring SM or SKC and you still don’t feature. Phain

        1. no worries, if yathu ndi ya under ground ngati ku ConCourt ndi ku Supreme Court, that is where we rule tiri duuuuu, tiri chete, kumangokugwetsani a pumbwa ndi a bakha

  33. If you are really going into an alliance then this kind of talk coming from a senior member of MCP is totally unacceptable!. You must understand that each stakeholder in this alliance is bringing something valuable to this coalition, you are equal partners and therefore this feeling of superiority will only foster devisions…..so Cut it out Mr Kunkuyu! mwanva ana a CASHGATE PARTY

    1. Macadet mwapezachochitatu, ubale wanu ndi zipani ziwilizi ulipati kuti muyikepo ndemanga. Tangokhalani phee sizam’banja mwanu izi.

  34. Kulankhula kwa chibwana a Kunkuyu are you implying that others are not sacrificing? Have you already forgotten that you are a product of the CASHGATE party??

  37. Democracy is not cheap but sacrifice is a necessary evil. Tikufuna Malawi wokomela aliyese

  42. Now you are bringing the fearsome Youth League guys disguised as stewards..Foolish thinking…Akangwigwi inu

  44. I think akagwirizana timva. Some quarters are speaking like it’s done, whilst others are speaking like it’s not yet done.

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