MCP split over demos: ‘Some people with ill-intention giving Chakwera bad advice’

August 5, 2019 Nyasa Times Reporter 53 Comments

Some concerned members of main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), on Monday, pleaded with the party leadership to restrain the party’s supporters from participating in the current anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations being organised by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC).

The concerned MCP members at the presser
The protests, that have turned violent, are aimed at forcing Ansah to resign as the Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on allegations that she mismanaged the presidential election in May.
But Ansah, a judge at Malawi Supreme Court of  Appeal, has insisted that she would not resign.
Still determined to force her out, HRDC is set to hold the fifth round of the demonstrations on Tuesday in the four cities of Malawi.
And in the Capital Lilongwe the protests will end with a two-day vigil at Capital Hill, the headquarters of the government.
However at a press conference in Lilongwe, the concerned MCP members, who claim that they are representing so many other members in the party including District Chairpersons, said they are now tired of demonstrating and just want to wait for the outcome of the presidential election case in the Constitutional Court.
Apparently, MCP and UTM party challenged the presidential election results in the Constitutional Court, alleging that the results were rigged in favour of President Peter Mutharika.
“Ife tikuona kuti kunamizana kwachuluka. Tikudziwa kuti chisankho tinaluza koma anthu ena azolinga zoipa anapita ndi uphungu woipa kwa Mtsogoleri wathu Chakwera. Chofunika ndichoti tivomere kuti timange chipani. Ngati sitikutero, ndiye tiyeni tidikire chigamulo cha Court. (We believe we are being cheated. We all know that we lost the election. But there are some people with ill intentions who are giving bad advice to our president. We need to accept that we lost the election so we can move on building the party. If not, let’s wait for what the court will say),” reads their statement.
The concerned MCP members, led by Levison Banda and Jacob Banda, said it is high time the court was left alone to do its job.
“We cannot continue to be deceived that the protests are peaceful when they are actually violent and lead to burning of public buildings and looting of shops and destruction of businesses.
“It is sad that some people in MCP are not advising the party’s president well. The party needed to begin ground work to strategize for its future.
“We are discouraging our friends from taking part in these demonstrations because we feel they are not being organized in good faith,” says in part a statement read out at the press conference.
MCP leadership was not immediately available to comment.
The coming out of the District Chairmen also symbolises the discomfort some senior members of the party are experiencing as they watch MCP regressing to a record of violence which characterised the party in its 31 year rule. Chakwera, a reverend, was entrusted with the leadership of the party in 2013 in a desperate bid to rebuild it. That rebuilding has collapsed.
No wonder that the District Chairmen are worried with the future of the oldest party.
“Anthu ambiri akumudzi okonda chipani cha MCP akudandaula kuti nkhanza zimene tikuchitira a Malawi komanso ife tokhatokha a Congress kuphatikizapo mafumu zikupha chipani. Tidzafuna anthu ake omwewa kuti adzativotere. (Our followers in rural areas are worried that the brutality we are unleashing on Malawians, on our own members and chiefs is destroying the party. We will need the same people we are victimizing to vote for us).”
So many other stakeholders including the government have condemned the violent protests, saying they are further bringing the country down.
And government just made an application in the High Court to restrain HRDC from holding the demonstrations on the basis that they are violent, but the court has reserved its ruling on the matter to a later date.

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53 replies on “MCP split over demos: ‘Some people with ill-intention giving Chakwera bad advice’”

  2. Tatopa ndi ma demo kkkkk which MCP yatopa ndikudandaula pomwe mandandowo sanayankhidwe? Mchewa amasiya kulima fodya ngakhale mitengo ya chaka chatha inali yotsika? Tippex ameneyu DPP cadets at work.

  4. I think the understanding of these demos is different, as other people still don’t understand that these demos are for Malawians (Citizens of the Republic of Malawi) and not political parties.

  5. Chakakala………….. You are saying people are tired and MCP is getting bad publicity! You are not right. Which people are you talking about?
    Each time demos are held numbers of protesters are swelling up. It just shows you how much people hate and dislike dishonesty. Why do you condone evil? Stealing is stealing and nothing will change the fact that results were altered. People want change.

  6. These are stupid cadets masquerading as MCP supporters. Look at their faces. It simply shows that have pocketed some money to uttr such rubbish.

  9. MCP Ya Bwanali imene ikudya ndalama zImene DPP ikubera a Malawi kuti anthu ogwira ntchito m’boma akhale asanalandiribe mpakana lero

  11. I cant recognize anyone in that photo, and how can they claim to be MCP when they are cadets sent by Ambwana dausi

  12. This is not about MCP apwanga but Malawians who are taking to the street so stop your nonsense.
    If Dausi has given you Chibadzi through Uladi Mussa and Ntaba then mwalemba mumadzi

    This is the beggining of revolution to oust Jane Ansah and her ex boyfriend. No tippex on our election.

    1. Iwe…stop thinking that Malawians means achewa only. Districts in the south and east are peaceful. Districts in the centre even mobilize dambwe to mount roadblocks. Is this aMalawi or achipeta otuwa?

  14. Mkunama apwanga kaya timafana iyi mwatipatsa mabazi kuti tisokoneze ma demo koma apa mwalemba mumadzi,
    It’s Malawians who are Marching and not MCP so stop your nonsense here.

    The court has ruled in favour of Demos so stop nonsense. We will March and March relentless day in and day out.

  15. Interesting that’s how desperate is the establishment. This just shows that DPP is in a panic mode. It’s an old tactic it is written all over Dausi, Mchacha, Ben Phiri shallow thinking minds. MCP which MCP?????

  17. Vuto lake mukayamba kulandila ndrama ku boma nkumaukila chipani chanu mutha ndinu. Muone momwe athera a Kabwira, a Msowoya, a Jumbe, a Chijanja, ndi ena omwe mukuwadziwa.
    Zitsanzo mulinazo musanamizidwe mudzgwa chagada.

  19. The demonstrations are for all Malawians who feel the elections were mismanaged. It is not an MCP or UTM show that is why HRDC has insisted that no party colours at these demos. Therefore, MCP members could either join or stay away.

    1. Which Malawians? HRDC has no mandate from anybody, thats why they are failing to organise in the South. People in the South are Restraining themselves not to be involved with HRDC.

  20. Mbuzi za anthu how can you say that?When there’s evidence kuti chisankho sichinayende bwino its obvious mwadyapo ndalama agalu inu.

  21. AM an MCP FAN ITS MY RIGHT TO DEMOSTRATE, NGATI ANZA AMCP ENA AMCP MWADYA MA BANZI YU BETTER SHUT UP YOUR MOUTH WHO IS HAPPY WITH THE WAY ANSAH HANDLED ELECTIONS

  22. Disgruntled party members (if at all they are MCP) will always be there. This is like the prevalence of a disease, when you have it in a society it means some people will be affected no matter what. However, this shouldn’t be a problem to MCP as they are not represented by that ka small grouping.

    Only in a confused country do you find people giving attention to the pressers by just any member of the general public.

    1. My friend you are deceiving yourself. The publicity that our mighty MCP is now getting is negative. go and ask the villagers themselves. May be in LL but Kasungu, Dowa, Dedza and elsewhere people are tired of these demos and want to see MCP going forward in strategizing for the next elections. We are just basing our arguments on unfounded hearseys. The truth of the matter is that we lost though by a small margine coz of our own greed. We needed an alliance to win these elections but our ego failed us.

      1. Our thinking is different, so is that of the majority to your opinion. I bet you stay in all those mentioned districts Mr know it all villager. Villager tired of demos??????? Opinions don’t change facts.

        This is revolution time and it starts with protests, soon or later things will change for better.

  26. Pa Likundu pawo!! Idiots this is garbage. To hell with your DPP akupatsani zingati?? Belebeza iwe, satatana

  28. This is an expression of wise thinking & talking in the midst of confusion within the party top leadership. Malawi is already a poor nation & we want to destroy within a few days what we have built so many years through thick and thin. Let us sober up.

  29. Jane Ansah knows that she messed up the elections – she announced a fraudulent elections. Give us the results you used to announce the elections – they can’t do it. UNDP has learnt it in hard way – if I am wrong please release the audit report. In case you do not know if you fail to produce an audit report a company can be closed. So going on a forum and saying empty things means you have been bribed to say so. We so many of those speaking on TV so are getting a lot of money and their life style has changed. They even like this situations as they cash in a lot. They hate peaceful times as it means no business for theme.

  30. Surprising, but comforting, that there are some brave hearts in MCP willing to express their love for country this way, and disagree with their leadership. These are, possibly among a few MCPers looking beyond the present, and focusing on the future. The majority are intent on destroying our small country and democracy we all helped in building since independence and the fall of the dreaded dictatorship.
    Enough of the destructive demos: down with the current official leadership which seems to simply follow Mtambo, like sheep.
    Meanwhile, where is oChakwera, the so-called leader? Oh, I forgot: he’s in the US enjoying prime rib while his country burns.

    1. You destroyed Malawi pobela mavoti and you now people to remain silent. Next time do us favour – do not steal votes. Steal Ndiwo or anything in your house we will never bother you. But I am sure those in the house will cause trouble for you and your relatives will solve that.

  31. Abale anthu anzelu ku MCP adakalipo. Chipanichi akuchiononga ndi atumbuka. Well done the MCP youth. That was a powerful press conference.

  34. Koma cadet ndi galu. Mpakana wayamba ma press conference kumanamizira ngati wa mcp? Mutha ngati makatani

  35. Akulimbikira ma demo ndi atsogoleri anali ku DPP, PP now MCP
    Atsogoleri omaliza zipani zonse akuba
    They want to rule to make more money
    Look around they have big money
    They don’t have a proper business tallying with there expenditure and assets
    Some have money outside Malawi
    Zimene anaba ali ku DPP ndi PP

  36. These names mentioned in the article are all CADETS not MCP members. We dont have such names in our Mighty Party.

  38. Why didn’t you go and talk to your president? There have always people like you. The problem of dealing with each concerned through media is that people will always misunderstand your motives. There have always been people like you in the past in MCP, they have tried this strategy, but it has not worked.

    1. With DPP at the helm stealing has become so fashionable. Kuteleko awa akufuna ndalama zakuba.

  40. How much did Peter Hitler Mutharika bribe you with? Even during the colonizers some people stood side by side with the oppressors. We are not surprised to hear some of these individuals flip flopping because they are cowards and chickens. True Malawians will continue to demonstrate until this thieve called Peter Hitler Mutharika steps down. He can’t force himself to govern the 70% of people that rejected him in the general elections. It is time Malawi go for FEDERALISM where the presidency will be rotated among our three provinces. Peter Hitler Mutharika has built a Malawi that only the Southerners must dominate other regions. We in the Northern region we want to be independent and we are tired of being oppressed by these terrorists. We are being slaughtered by police and refused to exercise our constitutional rights. The DPP has formed a terrorist government that rule by violence. They have formed malitia mainly made by Peter Hitler Mutharika’s tribe, Lomwe. These are Lomwe Interhangwe DPP malitia (DPP cadets) just like in Rwanda where a million none Hutus were slaughtered. We got to stop this Peter Hitler Mutharika and his DPP Interhangwe by all means necessary. Malawi will never get better until this man steps down. We must continuing to fight until our beloved country is free from thieves, murderers, dictators, and tribalistics. FORWARD WITH THE STRUGGLE OF THE PEOPLE! NO SURRENDER AND NO RETREAT. ALLUTA CONTINUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

    1. I repeat that come what may, no ntumbuka will ever rule this country. Foolish and myopic atumbuka have forgotten the attrocities that were meted by the EMUSIPI regime on your fore fathers and made them your bedfellows. Have you heard of Mkwapatila Mhango, Mikeka Mkandawire, Orton Chirwa, Yatuta and Dunduzu Chisiza, Kanyama Chiume, Chief Timbiri, etc? Zenasi Ungapake Tembo and tumbuka teachers? Go back kuthengere and ask if you haven’t.

  42. It is interesting to see a voice of reason coming out of EMUSIPI against the extremely violent demos. The faction of the fake accent ex-reverend and Arafat have gone into the petticoat of Mitambo to perpetrate unprecedented violence that had included stoning, burnings, looting, maiming, nyau roadblocks, etc etc.

  44. Lol. Propaganda. DPP is running scared. Za ziiiiiii. Munabela nokha, zayamba kukanika kudyeka eti. Tomorrow is D-Day. The devils and demons are scared.

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