MCP wrangles: Njobvuyalema hits at Msowoya for ‘uncharismatic attack’ on Chakwera
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) member of Parliament (MP) for Lilongwe Mapuyu North, Joseph Njobvuyalema, who some viewed him as close ally for Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya, who is also MCP first vice-president, has condemned Msowoya for fermenting leadership wrangles in the opposition party.
This follows a letter which Msowoya and secretary general Gustav Kaliwo, among other top brass penned the MCP president Lazarus Chakwera, accusing him of flouting the party constitution.
Njobvuyalema faulted Msowoya for “uncharismatic attack” on Chakwera.
“Msowoya as Deputy President is second in command in the party, if anything goes wrong in the MCP, it means him is also responsible,” said Njobvuyalema.
Njobvuyalema said Msowoya being the Speaker of Parliament again has put MCP members of Parliament in an awkward situation because they cannot access his office.
“Anyone accessing his office will be assumed of having plans to discuss plans on how to remove Dr Chakwera from his position, in other ways he will be viewed as being his sympathizer because most Parliamentary chairs are those from MCP as well,” said Njobvuyalema.
Njobvuyalema said he is also worried on how he will be accessing Msowoya’s office him being vice President of SADC- PF.
The veteran politician has since urged the two to quickly mend their fences and bring down the tension other than practicing “cheap politics”.
He asked the Msowoya faction which also has deputy secretary general James Kaunda and Tony Kandiero to end the current myopic frenzy of attacking and insulting Chakwera.
Political commentator from University of Malawi, Ernest Thindwa , observed that the endless infighting in MCP was an indication of a leadership lacking direction.
The Chancellor College-based political scientist faulted Chakwera’s style of leadership which has failed to harmonise the two warring factions and instead is fanning the flames by calling for a meeting excluding other senior members of the party executive.
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A Thindwa achitsilu what kind of direction r u taking about we want Mia
The article is confusing. It suggests that Hon Njovuyalema and Rt. Hon Msowoya are not allies as widely believed. I got it differently.
Njovuyalema was unhappy that Msowoya’s attack was ‘uncharismatic’ meaning that the attack lacked power. This means that Njovuyalema supports the attack and wished it had a killer punch to knock Chakwera down.
Njovuyalema bemoaned Chakwera’s attitude of practicing cheap politics characterized by calling for the unconstitutional meeting of directors that ignited Msowoya’s attack.
Njovuyalema conceded that Chakwera is a dictator in the officing characterized by his intolerance to alternative views. All MCP MPs who would appear associating with Msowoya would face Chakwera’s dictatorial chop that Njovuyalema himself, Jumbe and others already faced.
This is how I observe the article.
Adada msowoya mukawa mu PDP and nobody blocked u from joining mcp. U contested for any post. Was the party constitution different from the current one. Open your eyes and see that Malawians want chakwera and MCP. Don’t mislead James Kaunda.it is only him who stood firmly and strongly with MCP and not you. Does people at nyungwe agree with u? U will lose ur seat
Don’t say Malawians want Chakwera, I am a Malawian but don’t want him. That’s a fallacy.
Malawians dont want someone who criticises a leader when he is wrong. People want Chakwera to be treated like Kamuzu; Ukamuzuzula kuphedwa. °Olo atandithila DOOM mkamwa sindingavotele MCP° anatelo a Bakili Muluzi
Achidzimidzi shut up your mouth coz you know nothing about this scenario, Njobvu yalema is vice chairman of sadc pf so on national assembly issues he can meet Msowoya in his parliament office not In mcp offices
So just tell Njovuzalema to relinquish his vice chairmanship as he has no balls to meet Msowoya
MCP is a failed party don’t even thinks that you will lure this country any more was done DPP they are finishing there term of they go all these two parties makes Malawi to be poor as we are today no more these two parties new party is coming in which DEPECO the only hope party to change the life of Malawian DEPECO 2019 boma!!!!!.
Koma ku DEPECO ko kuli chizungutu osati chingerezi. kkkkkkkkkk
Mr Thidwa a well known political scientist why going so low in ur judgement? Why shieding Msowoya? The issue her is that Msowoya ndi m’nthila kuwiri anatenga nkhani from M C P kupita nazo kwa Godall Gondwe timadziwa ife zimenezi, musawelunze ngati munthu osaphunzira. Msowoya wanuyo it’s the end of his political ambitions.. Kauzyanga nifwiti yayi kweni fweti mtilinganenge. YEBO
Achipeta agule mbali ya Chakwera, Ntumbuka yekha mbali inayo. Next Achipeta agule mbali ya Lazalo, mkaladi wachichikunda yekha mbali inayo (atamunyambitira makwacha ake)…kkkkkkkk
A biased opinion from political commentator for not contrasting the root cause of the current wrangles. Richard Msowoya has power struggle crisis to introspect & his phoney allies. Every wrangle is premeditated from his camp to dislodge Chakwera which is so evident in his parallel structure, missing a picture of a common enemy which is ( the dirty DPP) probably he belongs to the hideous government. Check mate!!
Mr Gome,
The foremost mistake MCP is making is to blame Msowoya in the 2014 loss. Chakwera was the flag bearer for MCP and if the party failed it is because of him not Msowoya. Why is the MCP mean with the truth? Chakwera has invited Mia to help the party financially during campaign but the problem is that he came with insults to the number 2 man in the party. Why did Mia feel free to insult Msowoya despite being a new comer? Why didn’t Chakwera reprimand Mia for his actions? This gives impression that it was Chakwera himself who told Mia to insult Msowoya. His silence signifies something. The Tumbukas who are backing Chakwera for this insult are the same Tumbukas who sway to every wind which hits them. They always blame others for their failures. There is no valid reason to blame Msowoya for the loss in 2014. Mia has never shown the muscle that he can give Chakwera winning votes in 2019. Even if he sweeps the whole votes in Lower Shire the numbers cannot make Chakwera win because the same area used to support Gwanda in those days but never ascended to power. Thindwa is right that it is because of poor leadership in MCP that wrangles are featuring daily. Blaming DPP for the poor leadership is another scapegoat for these blind followers. The truth is that it is Mia who has brought confusion in MCP taking advantage of poverty in the party. Kabwila once said ” it is MCP which has joined Mia not Mia joining MCP”. Chakwera’s obvious failure in 2019 will make Mia to lead the party. Money talks.
I sometimes wonder if some of these political commentators understand politics all. The comment made by Ernest Thindwa is a nonsense regardless it comes from a person like him. you cannot just rush to conclude that because Msowoya wrote a letter then MCP leadership lacks direction, what do you mean? which direction are you referring to? Don’t you think that sometimes politician deliberately create squabbles in the party with the intension of popularizing its name, everybody will be talking about them at least everyday. if there are no issues coming out within the party no body will discuss them.
Ernest Thindwa poilitics is dynamic and you know it as a learned person in that area.
Chakwera has always reached out to them to mend fences but it seems they have their own agendas to accomplish. We already have info that they want to start their own party to bring divisions in MCP. Let them go ahead tione ngati adzakhalenso speaker, ndiwodzikonda and sakufuna competition. He is afraid of MIA
Chakwera has failed because he is being misled by Mia. When did Mia join MCP to be the one conducting functions? Mia is now controlling the party. MCP has brought this upon itself because of dyera ndi ndalama za Mia.
Kodi Mia walakwa chiyani?
BWANJI MIA ASIYE DDZACHE. A JOINE DPP CHIPANI CHA MCP CHIFE OR CHIPITIRIRE KUONDA ADYERERE MSOWOYA NDI KALIWO. A MALAWI TIPIRIRE KUNYERDWA PA MUTU
Banda you are another dunderhead just like your soulmate Msowoya. The coming in of Mia into MCP has brought a new breath of life in the party especially in the southern & eastern regions let alone the lower states of Shire. The so called 2nd Vice president Lombola is as good as ‘dead wood’, he should have been the one calling the shots in these areas but alas the guy is not proactive. Mia saw this weakness in him and has taken a huge advantage to sell his name which apparently he has done in a convincing fashion by assisting the MCP to claim a parliamentary seat in Nsanje and a local government seat in one of the wards in the dreaded Ndirande. So what the heck & hell are you talking or bubbling about? You are well placed to be called a DPP cadet, painted in blue lies!!! #Team MCP Chakwera/Mia 2019 Boma. Ignore this prediction your own peril! Wapulika nganya????
Tosay the truth, Chakwera has lost the steam. He has ever been in an illusion thinking that as a former pastor, he will ride on peoples’ sympathy. I was coming from Mzuzu when Chakwera’s name was announced to be amongst the 2014 aspirants. Those who don’t know politics celebrated and ulutated that a game changer had come. Amidst the noise, said that euphoria will be short lived and Chakwera won’t make it. I was unpopular in the whole bus for my razor sharp analysis of politics. What followed as results is bare to every Malawian. See what one Khumbo Kachali did at the 11th hour to support APM. People with political binoculars. So you are vilifying the likes of the Thindwas just because you want to hear what you want to hear. I like MCP as a party and followers coz they always act like soccer supporters, always burying their heads in sand.
You know what happened in Kenya. Over 90 % of predictions were favouring opposition. What came out?
Mia was with Amai in government. Why didn’t’ he give her a winning vote you allude to? A Chair adanena kuti politics is as serious business.
look at Chakwera. He has lost all the stamina he had on the pulpit. Little do many know his style of leadership when he was heading Malawi Assembles of God. Some of us are not surprised.
Komatu convention yayandikira abale. Tiyeni nazoni poti zonsezi ikuyambitsa ndi DPP wosati Sidik Mia pogula chipani.
Santana uyu sazatheka ndi die hard wa dpp. be neutral please. them solve their problems. When one is vying for a post it means the party is democratic. unlike in dpp one can not dare go for presidency agaist APM, or UDF, AFord just because they have one financier for the party. Ask my friend Chimunthu Banda. He was silenced untill retirememnt. DPP woyeeeeeeeeeeee
DPP UDF & PP are bedroom parties kkkkkk without tsogolo kapena kuti future.
Hon. Njobvuyalema just shut up!! Mwakula better retired now
Why do you want to meet Hon Msowoya at parliament building and not MCP offices?
Iwedi ndiwedi wachimidzimidzi. Thobwa lenileni la mbuzi without mind. In short mindless kapena kuti mbatata yowola. Njobvuyalema is a great politician. He knows what he’s talking about.