MCP’s Mia impresses during running mate debate – Analyst

March 8, 2019 Osman Faiti -Nyasa Times 45 Comments

Mzuzu-based social and political commentator Emily Mkamanga  has said Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential running mate Mohammed Sidik Mia  strengthened his case to be vice president with a good performance im the first  televised debate ahead of May 21 Tripartite Elections at Bingu International Convention Cente (BICC) auditorium in Lilongwe.

Sidik Mia of Malawi Congress Party

The debate on Thursday night was organised by private broadcaster Zodiak where panellists unanimously agreed that poor leadership has led to a decay of fundamental values the country’s democracy was founded on.

In that encounter – when there were four vice-president hopefuls on stage – Mia set the ball rolling.

“Best leadership will come through servant leadership uniting all Malawians is key to progressing together,” he said.

He took pride of his performances when he served as Cabinet minister in former president Bingu wa Mutharika’s regime, saying one of his works in the BICC where there was debate.

“This place we are here, is a fruit of my work,” said Mia.

Mia managed to provide practical policy  solutions to Malawi’s challenges. He was seen as matured, able to manipulate the mind and has shown his vast exeperince of the private sector and its role in driving the economy.

Analysts says Mia was light on his feet and heavy on detail when necessary tackling women empowerment, education  and private sector issues.

“On all issues discussed, I think Sidik Mia was the best,” said Mkamanga in quotes reported in the local press .

“He clearly explained what Malawi Congress Party (MCP) will do when it goes into government. He was also positive in the way he articulated issues.

“It was easy fro him to change someone’s mind to vote for MCP. He was very convincing,” said Mkamanga, who is also a newspaper columnist at  The Nation.

MCP president, Lazarus Chakwera commended Mia for his good show during the night.

“Thanks well done Hon Mia. You have represented us well,” Chakwera tweeted.

Other presidential running mates who participated in the debate were  Jerry Jana of People’s Party, Frank Mwenifumbo of United Democratic Front (UDF) and Micheal Usi of UTM.

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Everton Chimulirenji did not turn up for the debate.

The second running mates debate is scheduled for March 14 at Comesa Hall in Blantyre.

Meanwhile, Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Malawi is also organising debates for selected presidential hopefuls in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections to take place on March 29 and April 5.

 

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45 replies on “MCP’s Mia impresses during running mate debate – Analyst”

  2. Letting your wife be an MP is that women empowerment for the family or natiion.
    Giving business to people with albinism is that security them.
    Construct houses for them that is a long term solution remember chakwera said within a month will have the solution…which houses can you built within a monttmh….tents?
    Extension workers up to the extent of having vehickes…blue lie .
    Giving licences to all small miners…playing cards or licence? Getting licences in Malawi is atiresome job to Malawians who are poor.
    How can Mia promote small scale business when he is monopolising livestock industry in the lower shire..
    Who was impressed ?

  3. A game of opposition parties! Keep on debating, your friends are doing it right now! Mpikisano wa otsutsa olamulira boma tili pheeee!

  4. I must have been watching a very different debate. The candidates failed to clearly articulate the root causes of our problems and as a result there were no tangible and feasible solutions offered. If anybody has a single problem area where a feasible solution or approach was presented by any of the candidates, kindly share it!

  5. I was impressed by Chimulirenji’s no show. This was planned to bring him to shame and kusabwera kwake kwapangitsa kuti tidziwe kukhala ndi PhD ya kaya ndi dzuko la Cyprus kaya kuti sikutanthauza ndiwe dolo. Ba panganani rank nokhanokha wathu ali phee 2019 boma!

  6. Mia is the only trusted running mate who has proven beyond reasonable doubt that he can assist the country. MCP engineered by him and Dr. Lazarus Chakwera is the only last hope we have as Malawians let us put them in government by any means this country will have to improve in different areas as manufacturing, business, infrastructure, health, education, loyalty to our nation (which has reduced over time). Malawi will not be a dumping site but will ably grow..right now university students are not perceived as university students ..they are just loitering in town during lunch to look for food ..visit a place behind queens in Blantyre you will find noble college of medicine and kcn students moving around and scrambling for cheap food there. ,abolishing malswitch was a devilish ideology. loans are not helping at all it just assists one month only the other months you are back to normal..please ask the running mates on the issue of malswitch in the next debate..it is so pathetic to have a child at the university these days ..they are always too skinny when they are coming from different public universities.. this is an issue that needs to be urgently solved…

  8. Zosadabwitsa zinamveka kale kuti a Mia anawonera mayeso. Presidency doesnt need experience. I watched all the runningmates performed fairly. Dr Jana as well as Dr Usi they did very well.

    1. They may have done well in the debate, but that is inconsequential when it comes to winning the Presidency.

  10. Mia did ok. Only problem is his words dont match his actions in PP, DPP and UDF. Who gave all those contracts to the Portuguese? Who helped facilitate building of Ndata by Mota?

    He’s old wine repackaged in an even older poisonous bottle!

  11. Sidik he is genius, paring with Pastor Chakwera they can make Malawi abetter nation to live.

  14. Mia’s performance is not a surprise at all, he is bound to impress because MCP is well organised and ready to Govern. Chakwera knew what he and MCP were doing by taking Mia as early as they did so that they can start working together to set the pace. other Parties chose their Running mates in the last minutes for the sake of nomination papers, these are the Parties that don’t work with Vice presidents.

  15. Of all the previous vice president which one can you point out kuti anapanga zinthu? We only say about the president not the vice. Kukweza kamba mmwamba bwanji?

    1. Somebody is feeling the pain here from the articulation of this Wiselessman. Ena bwezi akungoti APULOFESA KKKKK

  16. Vice president thing in Malawi is not important, the president can do without the vice president.

    1. And we can do without your dull mentality too kkkk Malawi needs a deputy president not a Vice! He needs to work like everyone else, deliver and be accountable on his own! Just MPs to amend the laws are dpp sleeping piglets and absent in parliament when passing bills.

  17. To say the truth Mia is experienced in as far as govt business is concerned. He is mature and intelligent to become the next state vice president.

    1. ndekuti chizungu chija simunanvesa… amati as far as it is a good move….after being implemented simayenera kuulusidwa for the sake of their security .

    3. Kodi tizingo khalira nkhani za ma lubino….kuteloko debate iyi inali yokambilana za ma albino kapena za chitukuko

      1. Kodi inu ma supporter a running away soldier mukuopa nkhani ya ma Albino bwanji? Inu ali mwana wanu kusowa kapena kuphedwa mungamanene kuti tidzingokhalira nkhani yomweyi? What’s wrong with people? May death strike your household so you can appreciate how urgent this issue is!!!!

      2. Eti ada anthu akukoloka ndi mmadzi, kusowa pokhala, katundu kuonongeka mmadera ambiri, sakulemba zimenezo koma ma alubino. Kodi anthu ku malawi kwathu kuno ndi ma alubino okha? enawo akuvutikawo simunalembe pa tsamba lanuli bwanji?

    4. Kodi tizingo khalira khani za ma albino nanu inu….. Kuteloko debate iyi inali yokambilana za ma albino…

    1. Mia is no stranger in Malawi politics, no need for likasa. MCP 2019 bomaaaaaa!!!!!!! Wina ndiuja anathawayu, boma likupita kwa achaeniake odziwa momwe limayenera kuyendera. Gogogo MCP go!!!???

    3. Mia has beyond reasonable doubt proved to be the Vice president that Malawi needs during last night’s debate

    4. We should all understand that the event was not a campaign podium but a debate where policies are discussed.So i choose to differ with Emily Mkamanga .She being naive in her analysis.Thats total bias, My take is that all participants performed very well basing on the questions from the moderator.My thinking is that the next Debate should have a different moderator who can control the motions in the debate and not turning them into a question time or a mere round table discussion.We need depth in the way the moderator will be asking the questions to the participants .The moderator needs to be a bit hard on follow up questions in that way the public can get the real juice out of the debate.

      3. woow! finally someone who was actually following the debate. I agree with you 100%!

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