MCP ‘occupy’ Capital Hill in march dubbed ‘Mutharika must fall’: Protests against Malawi tippex-ed election
Capital Hill, the seat of government in Lilongwe was under siege on Tuesday as scores of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and its alliance partners vowed to choke government operations.
Disgruntled MCP supporters staged another demonstration to express their anger with the outcome of the just-ended May 21 elections.
The demonstrations came after another peaceful march by party supporters on Friday in the streets of Lilongwe.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Peter Mutharika was declared winner in the elections which some civil society organisations such as non-partisan Public Affairs Committee (PAC) have branded as not being credible.
Analysts also say the scar of Tippex all over the ballots, and the rush to announce the results without spending a time to study its contents suggest that the Jane Ansah led Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) did not cover itself with glory.
The MCP, Peoples Party and Freedom Party supporters matched from the MCP headquarters to the Capital Hill in peaceful protest to force all civil servants out of their offices.
The march was dubbed ‘Mutharika must fall’, apparently from the remarks party president Lazarus Chakwera said last week that “for Malawi to progress, Mutharika must fall.”
There was a stand-off at the gates of the Capital Hill as police officers manning the gates said they could only allow a few party representatives to get into the government seat.
The party faithful were chanting songs in praise of MCP president Lazarus Chakwera and demonizing Mutharika for getting the presidency through what they called the (in)famous correction fluid Tippex.
A party official speaking from the megaphone said they want everyone at Capital Hill to leave their offices because the government is illegally elected.
Police asked MCP supporters not to proceed with flushing out people at Capital Hill but the party protesters, mostly comprising youths and donning the party’s red T-shirts, were not relenting.
The group carried tree branches while chanting anti- DPP songs and heaping praise on Lazarus Chakwera as the legitimate winner of the highly contested elections.
“Let us peacefully express ourselves,” said George Zulu, Deputy campaign director for MCP.
The MCP supporters managed to power the police manning the Capital Hill gates and gate crashed into the government seat compound.
They literally seized the Capital Hill as the youth league members were in control of the gates at Capital Hill.
The MCP cadres managed to force everyone at Capital Hill out of office.
Police deployed a contingent of law enforcers to Capital Hill, which is now under lock down.
Meanwhile, MCP is seeking redress in the courts and has cited “several rigging acts” by suspected agents of the governing DPP in the results management of the May 21 Tripartite Elections as having distorted results in DPP’s favour.
In a case filed at the Lilongwe Registry of the High Court of Malawi by MCP’s lawyer Senior Counsel Titus Mvalo, identifies the country’s oldest political establishment as the 1st claimant in the case, party president and Chakwera as 2nd Claimant with electoral body MEC as the defendant.
In the affidavit, Mvalo explicitly accuses DPP members, supporters, sympathisers, officials and agents of engaging in “several rigging acts” that allegedly distorted the results in favour of DPP “against the votes and will of the people of Malawi”.
On claims of officials allegedly caught tampering with results, the lawyer mentions a returning officer in Nsanje, Fred Thomas, as having “actually [been] found tampering with result sheets”.
Mvalo also cites cases of pre-marked ballot papers allegedly stuffed in ballot boxes in Zomba, Machinga and Mangochi districts.
On incidents of tampering that saw erasing fluid being used to change figures, MCP has attached to its application copies of the results sheets that were purportedly tampered with.
The affidavit also mentions an incident in Neno District where there was “an anomaly of presidential votes being 18 000 more than the parliamentary votes cast which raises the question of how that was possible”.
The party has also cited cases of presiding officers at some polling stations in Dedza and Lilongwe districts, who allegedly denied MCP election monitors access to copies of results sheets despite the fact that the voting procedure designed by MEC required each monitor to keep a signed copy of the results.
MCP contends that Mutharika “won a fraudulent election” fraught with irregularities, including alleged stuffing of ballot papers with pre-marked ballots, tampering with election results sheets through correction fluid and being found in possession of result sheets at home.
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Iwetu ndiwe munthu wopusa kwabasi ngati tambala wakuda wokwera amake. Why wish I’ll for the country and the president? His term of office is not 20 years as you say. Neither yourself nor the fake accent ex-reverend are immortals. Ngati wachisuta pita ukafunde bulangete.
I am in full support of protests but I don’t condone disturbing civil servants at Capital Hill. That was very stupid. The action must never be repeated. Never.
Three quarters of all malawians have offered to die for the truth since to do so could be better than living in this injustice country where even courts themselves opt to disregard constitution and do things in their favour and unjustly.You better kill us all so that we should stop seeing this nosense.This country belongs to every malawian and we have equal rights.Injustice today, death tomorrow and you know extremely well that previous well known people who used to oppress others because of their power are now answering such sins with god himself.Mutharika has 78 years so do you think you have even other 20 years to live???.Our god is watching every step of what you do and you should expect to answer questions very soon just like the way your brother BINGU wa MUTHARIKA is doing.
Mpake jane anapanga upo oti aliyese oluza azavomele kuluza kwake k20 billion sipano. Kokela kwako bcoz
i think Malawi is eyes open now those who are working wanted change while villagers were casting votes for maize which they grow them self using expensive fertilizer and farm inputs then government come and buy them at cheap price those who are working are highly taxed about 30 percent of their salary then going into the market taxed about 45 percent of the same salary someone pocket the tax money in the name of politician to buy flats in america and run small inustries the same person have bennefits all over to do business on even small scale claiming he is citizen of malawi on my foot one day you will face hands of God
i will be happy when we have erections again to vote again for whom we volted to win not muthalika must fall indeed ……………………
lets call for referendum………………………… …………………………………………..
Is zis is broken English from a very illiterate person? Is go back to skull and come back later and argue.. kkkkkkkkk
The storming of the Bastile in 1789 by ordinary people signaled the beginning of the French Revolution
Well done ordinary people from Lilongwe for storming the seat of the tipex government
Peter simtsogoleri wadziko lino iyayi koma ndi mtsogoleri wa bungwe la MEC ndi Court chifukwa ndiamene adamusankha munthu uja ndeife a Malawi tikufuna amene tidamuvotera ndiamene apite ku State House chifukwa zachita kuonetsa kuti mMalawi aliyense sakukondwa ndimomwe a MEC motsogozedwa ndi Ansah mothandizana ndia Court pazimene anachita podzisankhira mtsogoleri wawo osadikira a Malawi iwo eni osati zopangiridwa
we are tired of him
Peter sitikumufuna akapume sadayendetse bwino dziko mzaka zisanu zapitazi ndetikufuna kusintha abweremo Dr Chakwera amene adasankhidwa ndi mMalawi aliyense amene adaponya voti
MEC and DPP CRIMINALS MUST FALL. YOU THOUGHT MALAWAWIANS WERE SLEEPING, MUNYA MUONA!!!!
It is sad that instead of focusing on gainful activities, Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, will spend the next few months in political instability. Prof Lumumba, a Kenyan academic, noted that in Africa, elections are proxy for tribalism. A tribe with the largest number of voter is most likely to win. Unless the Central has more registered voters than the South, forget asking for re-runs. A hundred re-runs will not change the outcome. What you would have done is to waste your time and money. I might add that money that you need to buy medicine for your hospitals and stock your schools.
Democracy is expensive as such the route taken is the right one. People called for Federal System of Govt and now it makes sense. This is not the Malawi of Kamuzu anymore, justice beckons and we will heed the call of democracy. Make no mistake, things will no longer be the same and those who lead have a great task to make sure that Malawi as a country is governed equally.
What is practiced in Malawi elections is not democracy my friend. It is tribalism under the guise of democracy. The only thing I learnt from the votes is that over fifty years after independence we are still tribalist people. Why are there no demostration in Thyolo or the other Lomwe belt districts. Its because they are celebrating that one of their won has ascended back into the presidency. Chakwera know that he lost but as many African leaders before him, he would rather have the country burn than accept a loss.
Fuck you mbuzi iwe! Palibe chanzeru walemba nkhandwe iwe.Azibela ma voti choncho ife tiziti democracy? kapena anthu asadzudzure chifukwa choti anthu akuthyolo avomereza manyi amewa??.Mbuzi yachabechabe ndipo dziwa kuti ine ndilibe chipani ndipo sindikudana ndiutsogoleri wa peter mutharika koma tikufuna zinthuzo zizichitika mwachilungamo osati chinyengo, sukudziwa kuti mayiko ambiri akhala ali munkhondo kaamba ka mavuto odza chifukwa cha kusamvana pa ndale?.
Dambwe and nyau logic to anarchically – falsely dubbed peacefully – force civil servants of their offices without shame. Using the same logic, Chakwera’s campaigned with Makanja and brought panga wielding Kamano to the High Court. This ex-reverend is a real turncoat.
If MCP won’t shutdown government, muthalika won’t leave.
JIs it the job of a bunch of MCP thugs to shut down government?..
Agogo apa Ndiye malawi akuoneka wadzuka ma tippex aja awelenga amalawi mutani agogo munapanganso plan yopoyila bwanji ndinu mbava ndithu gogo uyu chitsilu ndithu
After seeking legal redress why then use dambwe logic to carry twigs and sticks to terrorize the entire Capital Hill? All These people and their leadership are total savages. MCP should never be allowed again to rule Malawi. We have said it before and are saying it again for the umpteenth time, this party of turncoats, death and darkness, after campaigning throughout with nyau Makanja and taking another war vinyau Kamani to the session at the high court on vacating the stupid court injunction will always remain the same. No change. Terrorists, murderers…dambwe logic-driven.
Last time of MCP won’t tell the new time, as leadership changes things change too, people you just hate MCP for nothing.
MCP has clearly demonstrated that the more it aspires to change and reform, the more it remains the same – cruel, tinpot, greedy, hungry for power.
You can’t have an accent if you don’t have teeth in your mouth like your Mathanyura guy. Tipped election and you want people to be quite. Shut up your blue mouth and fat elsewhere man
If Tippex had declared Chakwera a winner what would DPP be doing? Dancing? No sensible and honest person should accept these results.
Maganizo opanda umunthu nde muziti ndinu owopa mulungu?. What you have started is clearly shows us that even if you can win your leadership will be so brutal. Tyipically Roy werensky. Ulamuliro wanu uzakhala wa utsamunda weni weni.
Thus not peaceful demos, sakudziwa kuti ayamba akonza katundu yemwe mwaononga ku malo ogwirira ntchito za boma asanaone chikalata chao? Kodi ndi mcp yokha yomwe yaluza pa zisankhozi? Ife a UTM will do, GS said, but not the way azathu apangira i hope so.
Ife osauka amene timakhala patsogolo pochita ziwawa ndi amene timakhala patsogolo kuvulala akuluakulu awa madzulo amayimbira ma lamya ndikumamwera limodzi ngati simukudziwa, let’s be so observant when going for demos.
Pamapeto pake mtsogoleri akapereka mphamvu kwa achitetezo ndipo akakuvulazani muziti mwafera dziko? Kapena ndinu ma hero? Then later on muzizati boma ili liri ndi nkhaza linapha anthu osalakwa pamene inuyo ufulu wanu simunaugwiritse bwino ntchito.
Ganizani bwino a Malawi anzanga.
A Utm chisankho chake chitinso. Your lead thief failed miserably. Were you also in the race. Remind me please. How many Mps?
Mutharika must fall with his stolen votes. We need a legitimate government….we will protest until we get a fair election. If Peter and his police kill us on the streets, we shall die martyrs for our children’s happiness
Join the discussion…
Join the discussion…h
Vwachitika mbweno tiyeni tilindizge 2024 once rigging yachitka palije kewzgeraso nyuma tilirenge mpaka masozi yayumenge pambula chakutivwira chomeni wene mpoto wanyane. Kwambula kupulikana tichali kulirira aku mwera. Chonde lekani viwawa mufwirengepo waka pambula phindu lililose mukugomezga kuti pala angawerengaso muwinenge pepani mwawanthu ukolani mutima. mwanyakhe muli nawana pala mwafwa Chakwera wamwavwira wana awo chonde. Munditukenge pa kweni phindu nchichi?
There is a simple question there for APM and Jane to answer “WHO SUPPLIED TIPPEX”?
Anayankha kale MEC kuti they never supplied tippex. Wamva mwana wa chakwera wouma mutu iwe?
You don’t understand rhetoric. Is it because of your name?
MEC commissioners were in polling stations. They knew about the use of tippex. They never raised their concerns. It was an inside dealing. Why then is that in a certain district in the south had more votes cast than people that registered?
this is no peaceful demonstration at all. this is dissidency, this is an attempt to disrupt government activities.
NOBODY HAS BEEN HARMED
what government activities boss, stealing? poor service delivery?
Yes so what? Chitsime.. so what
who supplied Tippex?
zimandifetsa chisoni wandare amagwiritsa ntchito anthu osauka kumkapanga ziwonetsero kuseu pomwe ana awo ali phwee kuma nyumba kwao ana wa kapolo ana aphwere kunyamula masamba ati kukathana ndi boma.chonde inu andare musatitenge ngati zida zanu .ndikupepha iwe mzanga osauka kapolo ana aphwere.ndiwe ovetsa chisoni kwambiri kaya ndi uphawiwu dzinganizire akakuthyola mwendo ovutika ndi abale ako .
nobody was grabbed by hand to go to these demonstration , just like nobody was grabbed by hand to go and vote on 21 May
i thought malawi is a poorest country? do we have rich people in malawi? or may be are u the one?
Amalawi ena okhala ngati a Joniwa ndiye zitsiru zanthu. Do you Ufulu umene mukudwelelayu unabwera ulele. People fought for and unfortunate there not Lomwe or Yao who fought for the freedom being from Colonial master or during introduction of multiparty. Pano you to look like anthu ochenjera. Freedom does not come on a silver plat. You fight for it. Malawi this time to rise and let these thieves, mafias, murders and crooks go. We are tied of hearing the same problem year in year out. If the President can steal votes just to remain in power what will stop him from steal our money. Wakuba ndi wakuba ndithu. I don’t even trust him professorship it could be a stolen one.
Ndi omwewonso amene anakwanitsa kubweretsa Democracy Ku Malawi. Its their right>
The power of a citizen. Phwaaaaaa
Uchitsiru ndiye umene ukunenao…we cannot build a country with that stupidity
Iwe Joni, koma zimakusangalatsa pamene wandale akamakutuma kumabera mavoti ndikupeza matembelero ndi banja lako
GO MCP GO. We want change in this country.
musamangoti go. inunso pitanikoni. inu mukumwa tea muli phee
Keep up guys, this country belong to all of us
A MCP muphwisa muwona.
Go and get election results from MESN if you can’t trust MEC.
Anyapala amenewa akhauladi saanati
Mbava zakozo…aphwise ndi amako
Anthu aulesi akumwera inu. Ntchito matama, chigololo, kuba, uhule ndi kulandira zaulele
All these words are Chichewa words implying that the are achewa behaviors.
Athireni tear gas
Pitala Pitala Pitala, 2014 tinalila mokweza this time around things will not go your way, malawi analankhula pa vote iwe nkuba ndi mzimayi wako uja koma kuyankhula ukuku kuvuta kuti ubeso, mulungu si pitala
Revolution in the making. President anathawila ku Blantyre, Capital Hill under MCP control, whats next Kamuzu Palace?
ineso pano ndikubwela ndanyamuka atiwonjeza
Yona Chakwera Gama paja nsomba inamumeza atathawa kukalikira ku Nineveh…kkkkkkk
DPP rigging in 2019 was so blatant; MCP and all Malawians who love their country should not relent but seek redress “by all means necessary”. This country should not be held hostage by a few greedy people. MEC itself is heavily compromised, with the majority of members owing allegiance to DPP through open patronage. Some commissioners are actually founding members of Muhlakho wa Alhomwe – how can such commissioners be “independent”?
Okay??
we should not let this slide if we do that
what will stop them from doing this again in 2024 enough is enough tikumana kusewu
This tippex thing was denied by Mrs madando but the votes were all the same included in the electoral vote counts. All the previous elections tippex has never been used. So these elections were not free and fair at all.
Signs of the times
eeee koma abale
APM won genuinely