MCP rebuffs UTM as alliance talks starts with hitches

March 4, 2020 Kapote Mwakikunga 94 Comments

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general Einshower Mkaka on Tuesday night threw spanners into the proposed MCP-UTM alliance by telling the UTM Party team to ask its president Saulos Chilima to discuss with MCP presidential hopeful Lazarus  Chakwera, Nyasa Times has learnt.

UTM officials led by Secretary General Patricia Kaliati and spokesperson Joseph Chidanti Malunga are talking with MCP on alliance

Senior UTM officials Patricia Kaliati and Jospeh Chidanti Malunga were furious after waiting for hours as MCP team played hide and seek.

However, spokespersons for both MCP and UTM are reluctant to give details of the talks which brought together a selected team of negotiators from both parties last night.

The first spanner was the meeting venue,  with MCP officials insisted to be held at their headquarters in Lilongwe City Centre. The UTM team rejected.

The two parties then agreed to meet at Crossroads at 6pm.

As the UTM team was travelling from Area 10 offices, MCP officials called to say the party had given powers to Chakwera to negotiate any alliance.

The UTM had to retreat and it has since recommended that Chilima set  up a solo campaign team and treat alliance negotiations as ‘plan B’.

Mkaka is suspected to be a Sidik Mia operative who wants his fanancier to run again as runningmate to Chakwera.

However, some people privy  to the talks say the two parties might reach agreement although the sticky issue remained that of who will be the presidential candidate during the May 19 election.

“The discussions were held in a very peaceful and friendly atmosphere. At the end of it all,ban agreement will be reached,” said our source.

MCP wants party president Chakwera to be the torch bearer for the two parties in the polls while UTM is fighting for their leader Chilima.

Chakwera, meanwhile , is said to be searching for a runningmate from the North with former Speaker Richard Msowoya being targetted.

Apart from Msowoya, Chakwera also privately met Kamlepo Kalua and Ralph Mhone to see if they could run as PP runningmate as  former president Joyce Banda cannot run.

Meanwhile, UTM officials are suspicious that Aford’s  Frank Mwenefumbo who is close to UDF’s Atupele Muluzi is pretending to work with Chilima.

Mwenefumbo hosted UDF officials before they went to State House for signing ceremony.

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94 replies on “MCP rebuffs UTM as alliance talks starts with hitches”

  1. Chilima does not understand that often leadership is everything–it is the driver of a successful alliance, even cobbling together a ‘Malawi First Agenda’ for the alliance! If that is the case how can you make choosing a leader for an alliance the last thing??!!! If I was MCP I would allow Chilima to go lead his mother party DPP! and devote the remaining time on strategizing to carry the day with the resources available!!!

  3. MCP If you think you can win on your own forget .Let the best leader to head the alliance.and I suggest Chilima will be the best candidate. Iknow will not agree with me but pamapeto muzandimvomeleza

  4. Please Dr. Chakwera and MCP you should to know that UTM is a spoiler. You should know that UTM will be home and dry seeing MCP in opposition again after the forthcoming elections. Chilima hates MCP in totality and does not want to see the mighty party in power with him in opposition. He is claiming to be popular but that nonsense. MC is a large party and you can sell yourself so cheaply. Chilima is power-hungry and he thinks is smart than anyone else – that’s nonsense again. Please prove your critics wrong that MCP is old-fashioned and that its supporters are illiterate. But all Malawians can bear witness that the contrary was told in just ended court case where MCP proved to be well organised and beyond everybody’s imagination. In the same vein, please do not relent to speak to Malawians. They want to hear what next after the court case. But questions are arising when we hear MEC is starting registration in two days’ time. Is it the same incompetent MEC? Why have you allowed them? people are asking those questions? When did we prepare the voters out there? Please MCP do not let us down. Why are they starting in the central region? When did MEC inform Malawians about the registration process? Everything seems to be in rumours as no reliable media outlet has confirmed this, can you arrest the rumours please if they are false? What is that Malawians should know?

  5. Folks, Chakwera wouldn’t be that desperate and stupid to pick on clueless Msowoya or emotional Mhone or sellout Kamlepo.

    The thing is that the proposed MCP/UTM Alliance is sending shivers down many spines and agents of doom will go to any length to derail the discussions going on.

    That said, Chakwera and Chilima should know that Malawians are keenly watching what is going on and to them nothing short of a successful outcome of the discussions will be accepted. There is goodwill out there and people will support you come the day.

    Believe you me one careless move such as a decision to go it alone could result in irreparable political damage to either of the two leaders. The worst that Malawians expect is DPP winning.

    You’ve been warned.

  7. Kapote is waiting more time by writing different stories about MIA and CHAKWERA and we all know whom you are working with but dont worry wait and see.

  9. bwera kwa adad azakulandira bwinonso iwe kuteoku ukupanga mwano mary amache kwao ndi kwa kamoto kuteroko so why behaving like that

  10. make alliance with afford this will work unlike mcp mpoto yonse idzakhala yako ndiye kuphatikiza ntcheu wapiti basi awo amcp angofuna akugwiritse ntchito kenaka azakutaye. nanga sakuona mtima wako. stand alone you will make it

    1. NKHANI YAKULA KU MCP MIPANDO AGAWANA MMALO MOGANIDZILA KUTI MABVUTO AWANTHU AWATHENSA BWANJI KOMA AMALAWI

  13. This story is a piece of garbage. Too many stories within one headlined article. Mia, Kalua, Mkaka etc. Is this really a journalist or rookie reporter?

  14. I like Fiction ….Kamulepo for Running Mate ….People are loving him for Voting No to Electoral Reforms …Bolani munakati Adadi is considering him for U Minister ….Both Chakwera and Chilima realise that the Momentum is for Change ….They can not afford to Miss the Tide because of Petty Politics …to from Shakespair….there is a tide in the affairs of men ……

  15. Free advice to both UTM and MCP
    It is time for both of your parties to have sober minds and talk Malawi and not MCP and UTM if you really care for Malawi. You need to be assured that you will only have your ego to blame if you did not carry the day in the forthcoming elections.
    It is clear that working as individual parties while going against a coalition of DPP & UDF you will NOT STAND ANY CHANCE.
    The only expectation is that each one of you will need a partner.
    I can openely bate that NON of YO WILL CARRY THE DAY working single handedly. We will wait and see

  16. Mgwirizano umenewu utheke basi chifukwa tikuwufuna ndife anthu a dziko la Malawi kuti zithu zisithe. UTM ndi MCP muyesetse kukhala pamodzi kuti kufuna kwathu kutheke, musakonde maudindo koma kondani dziko.

  17. Every sane person knows that Kapote is a DPP cadet who is trying his best to paint a bad picture about the alliance between MC and UTM.

  19. This is my last word to you all parties MCP and UTM, NO party will win the elections if MCP /UTM go to polls separately. You are giving more chance to dpp party to win again. If Chakwera and Chilima do not agree then I for one count my vote out. One of you should accept defeat in the process and later on see the real process of the two parties. MCP can rule only for 6 years as it is seen and then give all powers to Chilima as long as you have grabbed it from dpp party and we cannot count udf which is another non counted grouping people of bca hill. He really caused the damage to Malawi’s economy because of school as he did not go far only MYP gauard.

  21. UTM, you mean up to now you don’t know how Chewas behave?
    They say this today but tomorrow they will do a different thing. Chigoba effect.
    Go back to your roots and treat yourselves in the same manner that prodigal son in the Holy Bible reacted. A true Father will not forsake his own children.

  22. What i think know now is selfshness among our leaders. They want to do their own

  23. You are saying both spokesperson for the two parties are reluctant to give details off what transpired, so you as a reporter, do you report hearsays? Why can`t you wait and tell us that they have failed to reach an agreement or they have agreed. Otherwise, what is the news here?

  24. sometimes we see the red flags but we refuse to accept that they are red flags. our minds wish they were green. Be very careful. Learn to see things as they are

  25. Who cares whether parties are in coalition or not??? Every sane Malawian knows that neither DPP nor MCP nor UTM nor any party coalition will save this Nation. It’s only REVOLUTION which will get this beautiful nation out of fire because all politicians are devils, thieves, liars, bigots, maggots… No wonder their main focus is on who will be closer to chimphika… shame!!! Long live comrade Mtambo and team… Don’t relent

    1. Another idiot. Which country in the world was saved by revolution? Use your brain to think not your mouth. The so called revolution you are advocating for has destabilized countries.

    2. Hahahahahah so you also realised this kkkkk. I have said that before that these people are all but one they have no interest in the welfare of people. They just want to fatten their bellies pompano a zayamba kutitukwana

    3. Did you not listen to the viral audio of comrade Mtambo and Chakwera talking about demonstrating with the purpose to tarnish an image. I wonder what you have to say about that. clearly he is a chakwera boy. so your theory which is good about no party freeing us betrays you

  26. Chakwera/Mia is the combination. Mia brought in over 200,000 votes from the South from 67,000 in 2014. This were rigged votes by DPP though. MP4 Noooooooop

  27. Good morning my Friend cadet Kapote, are you ever tired of writing your fake, and unounded stories against the MCP-UTM alliance? whether you like it or not the alliance is on and discussion have started on a very good note, and for your information we know whom you are working for and for what reason. I like peolpe of your type because people like you only makes democrancy grow and the alliance talks grow stronger. Previously you wrote tha Mia would not accept the alliance thing but now seeing that Mia is quiet you have thought of another thing kkkkkkkkkk ukunyatu.

  28. Prefer UTM to go alone as party. Leave these Stubborn people we call MCP, we love UTM SKC can do it alone without alliance God can bring joy on UTM supporters face and bring miserable face on the face of enemies after fresh Election. Believe me.

  30. Such reporting is the reason why Facebook and WhatsApp news is flourishing. Theriz more truth there than the hogwash I have subjected myself into reading here

    1. Mind you this reporter is the cadet who is not sleeping with the MCP/UTM alliance! Can anything good come from the faded blue camp?

  31. Politics, Leadership, Management, Royalty etc needs in-born/natural expertise, sobriety and deep consultations. Leadership cannot be forced onto a person nor is it taught. If you are greedy, big-headed, and pompous you look an idiot you are.
    All this drama we are hearing and watching is just the beginning of the end of some cartoons. If this was happening on the otherside of the fence, most people would have been walking on the streets in the country announcing on their megaphone the fall-out as if others do not have eyes/ears to see and hear for themselves. Kaya, muona kuti mupanga bwanji.

  32. MCP will never change nkhani yakula apa ndi ya Sidiki Mia, ingosiyani za alliance chifukwa pa nonsenu palibe amene angapeze 50+1, people will cast their votes God will choose a leader that’s it, aliyense ayende payekha.

  34. MUNTHU wanenadi zoona mmusimu kuti CHAKWELA akadzakhala pampando adzachita chimodzimodzi ngati BINGU Inde mwazina kuba 75billion kwacha Pamenepo ndie wabooleza

  35. If this is the reality on the ground then both Chakwera and Chilima ndibange not worth of that top position. The writing on the wall is very simple: work together or burst. Chilima listen to this: ndinyenga ndinyenga anachezera gule wa ana. You may thnk that it will be easier for you to ascend to that position after 5 yrs but the truth is that politics is never that predictable. Make the most of what you have right now and leave the rest to fate.

  36. Feed your ego and lose again. Foul mouthing a would be partner because of numbers you have now.
    Take it or leave it, the coming presidential elections won’t be the same and many will be surprised.
    Today is not tomorrow, mark these words.

  37. Anthu inu mukuoneka simukugona ndi MCP & UTM alliance!!! Dziwani kuti musanati, mumvabe painnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn heavyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy zotsatila zikatulukaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa posachedwapaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

  39. it seems your name is slowly turning from nyasatimes to nyasalies.I know that some people are surving using lies as their tool to put daily bread on the table.Propaganda neither will make your paper nor your professional better but we expect much from you by writing the truth not lies.Don’t dent your hardly earned profession coz of these selfish & myopic politicians whose motto is to destroy not build.

  40. The issue here is a given fact that MCP can not beat DPP. And Chilima has got a Vice Presidency pension he has got nothing to lose. Imagine MCP was with PP but thry couldn’t get 2 million votes so where do you think they woll get 50+1. What people dont know is that this is a popular vote not parliamentary one you can be surprised to find that Chilima might get more voted. If you know the number of MPs Mnangagwa of ZANU PF got against MDC of Neldon Chamisa you can start thinking that Presidential elections is totally different. Zanu PF got majority MPs BUT Presidential vote Chamisa almost beat him if he didn’t beat him.. so people write off Chilima at your own peril. Chilima got a million plus vote with only 4 MPs tet Atupele got 200 thousand plus with 20 MPd this doesn’t spell something in your mind??????

  43. This is not true, it’s cooked story by the writer, I mean how can Chakwera can go looking for Kamlepo and Raph Mhone,what is that? This Mwakikunga must be careful, inuso a Nyasatimes Kodi akumalipila zingati kuti azibwelatsopo mabodza akeso Finye ameneyu?

  45. Mwakikunga or whatever u call urself ukufuna kunena kut suzachita manyazi akapanga announce the alliance which is to happen in due course…cadet walipilidwa zochulukatu kut uzilemba mbwelera zakozi about MCP and UTM alliance….kapolo wadziko iwe

  46. Skc sinking into oblivion….konsekonse wakanidwa. Fare thee well our pompous narcissistic rejected chilima

  48. These talks will never be with the heartless Nkaka. Just looking at Nkaka he a man full of anger. Chilima matama amuthera sipaja amati chisankho awina nanga akukanyengerera chani ku MCP. UTM is just a briefcase party and chilima can not dictate what to do. That not withstanding but Nkaka is a certified devil

    1. Look at the depth of the story..so basic n full of propaganda..not first time to hear these stories on this forum…pipo are afraid of this alliance n are making all these stupid claims n stories..God have mercy on these cadets

    2. Chilima is a force to be reckoned with, 1M votes for a party that is only a few months old is not a joke. Kamuzu anali wamatama, speaking English and acting like an English aristocratic gentleman yet he achieved things for this country. Leaders have personal flaws but that does not mean they cannot get things done.

    3. Unganiuze chomwe pitala akukanyengelera ku UDF? Pamene amanena kuti ndikunyenyani nyenyani, pano akuthawira ku udf chifukwa chani? Iwe Cadet kwitande uzigwilitsa ntchito nzeru osati mutu popeleka ndemanga

    4. never in your short sojourn on this green earth should you underestimate your opponent mortal! never be blinded saying UTM is a briefcase party but base yourself on figures, UTM was formed and campaigned for only 10 months and yet amassed a million plus votes from malawians. mind you it was a proven fact that most people did not register by the time they saw hope in UTM leadership. Now check the vote margin btwn your big parties and UTM, i tell you if you are a well reasoned mortal you will see that UTM was the most victorious party in 2019 elections. If UTM had votes like UDF yes i would have agreed with your point. Wake up my friend people are now interested in the capability of the leader and not the party per say.

    5. sizikumveka mwanenatu komanso story yakenso alembawo siikumveka. Not fit for publishing I think. So many mixes kkkkk

    6. But MCP Cant win alone thats spirit of porverty you are Thinking.MCP and UTM alone cant win

  49. Media literacy is important to avoid being taken for granted by gonzo journalist like “Mwapote” who write in order to gauge the feelings of MCP and UTM supporters. I can see that his technique is working.

  51. Koma mwakikunga ndiwedi DPP operative, cadet weniweni. Usamalembe zamtu mwako. Uzilemba zomwe zachitikadi. Lies will not help you and anyone else.

  52. The contest right now is between Peter Mutharika and Lazarus Chakwera, period. Alliance does not mean equality in share, UTM cannot come with their agenda because they are junior partners. Its a 90% share for MCP with 70 plus strong MPs and a 10% share for UTM with 4 MPs. Common sense should dictate that Chilima is junior to Chakwera just as Atupele is junior to Mutharika.

  53. kkkkkkkkkkkk !!!! Who is fooling who ? This alliance talk is a non starter. Political Masterbation !!!Full Stop !!

    1. I was about to believe this story until I read at the end that Chakwera wants Msowoya, Kamlepo or Ralph Mhone, and also that UTM is not comfortable with Mwenefumbo.

      This is a cadet’s handwriting sure. Hahahhaha

  55. Kkkkk koma Mkaka amachitenga chipani cha MCP ngati cha mithumba mwake, pali ameneyu , Richard Chimwendo ,anadya za mbiri za Sidick Mia, ndichifikwa chake timati even MCP italowa mu Boma kuzakhala katangale wosaneneka chifukwa cha anthu amenewa kumphatikizapo achina Kukuyu anthu woyipa kwambiri, Koma Mulungu sangalore anthu oipa osafunira dziko lawo zabwino,amaona ngati Chakwera ndi Mia adawina kale, but they have to know that once beaten twice shy, please put Malawi first not your positions Malawi is not your Farm

    1. Pa katangale pokhapo mwanama. I have confidence in Chakwera. Many of these things are happening because he is not yet the President and he is afraid of making some bold decisions which can jeopadise his chances. Once he is in the system, many of the things shall not be the same, especially corruption. I believe what Bingu did is what exactly will happen to MCP.

      1. My freind munthu dont be bothered ndi zolemba za Kapote ndi ma cadet enawa onsewa ndi ma DPP operative cadets ndipo akungotumidwa. Alliance ilipo Chakwela President, Chilima vice period, Sidik anagwirizana kale ndi Chakwela. awa akungolilalila zawavuta alliance imeniyi akuiopa heavy. ife sitikukamba za alliance ya UDF- DPP chifukwa ilibe phindu komanso ndi ya fake koma iwowa kumaikamba yathu iyi chifukwa akuyiopa maningi.

  57. Pfupa lokakamiza silichedwa kuswa mphika..ngati zisakusakanizika zisiyeno basi..its not the end of the world…vomerezani have a plan B and work things out .

    1. I agree it’s very dangerous to force things otherwise people will accept but with sinister motives.

  58. Another propaganda from same reporter who writes negatively about UTM/MCP Alliance. You may write what ever you wish but the alliance is a done deal , mark my words. God bless Malawi

  59. UTM alliance with MCP? Now who will be Kaliati in the alliance? Who will be Manganya in this alliance? Kkkkkk nok

  60. It will be insane to trust people like honourable Mwenifumbo. Now on the issue of an alliance: Don’t waste our time hoping against hope. Call it quits, If UTM has the muscle let them do it solo, equally with MCP. The truth of the matter is that whichever direction, CHANGE has knocked on our doors. The north will give a block vote, for long we have been taken for granted. Our problem is not quarter system, we have a myriad of issues which needs a sane leader to solve.

  61. Well so far they haven’t agreed which definitely means there are glitches which hopefully you can iron out. I am not sure if MCP is indeed looking for a running mate in the north, however If this is true then maybe we indeed have a problem. Now instead of wasting Malawians time can these parties discuss and agree whether there will be in an alliance or not. MCP cannot be stringing UTM along, when they are still looking elsewhere. Maybe discuss with them first, see what they have to offer. Discuss with others and make a decision otherwise to.is running out. As Party leaders please bare in mind that Malawians are the ones who will be making the final decision so respect the fact that they too are watching.

  62. Chilima and Chakwera both power hungry individuals eill be surprised if they will agree

  63. MCP thinks has already won the elections, remember its only central region of which Chilima is also becoming stronger…

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