Mia-quake! MCP wins in south Malawi by-elections

October 18, 2017 Osman Faiti -Nyasa Times 72 Comments

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)  has suffered a humiliating by-election defeat in itys stronghold of southern region after losing Nsanje Lalanje parliamentary seat  and Ndirande Makata Local Government ward to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) with its new catch  Sidik Mia stamping his authority .

Mia with MCP councillor-elect for Ndirande Malabada Thom Litchowa

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it will announce official results on Wednesday, October 18, 2017.

But unofficial results collected from the MEC tally center shows  in Nsanje Lalanje, MCP’s candidate Lawrence Sitolo polled 8036 votes against Gladys Ganda of DPP who amassed 3449 – the seat going to MCP.

In Ndirande Makata Ward, MCP candidate Thom Litchowa obtained 969 votes against 910 for DPP’s Thom Lita, 363 for Ishmael Chilambo of United Democratic Front (UDF) and Mathews Shawa of People’s Party (PP) had 102 votes, according to results filed at the ward tally centre.

MCP’s imminent victory in Nsanje Lalanje could widely be attributed to efforts of its new recruit, businessperson and former Cabinet minister Mohammed Sidik Mia, who is regarded as an influential figure in the Shire Valley districts of Chikwawa and Nsanje. This is the first time since the 1999 General Elections that MCP is set to win a seat in the Southern Region.

The by-elections were held in Nsanje Lalanje Constituency and Ndirande Makata Ward in Blantyre Malabada Constituency in the Southern Region and Lilongwe City South East and Lilongwe Msozi North constituencies as well as Mtsiriza Ward in Lilongwe City West Constituency and Mayani North Ward in Dedza North Constituency in the Central Region.

Speaking early morning of Wednesday, Mia said from Lower Shire that MCP’s performance in the southern region by-elections is a sign of things to come.

“MCP listened to thousands of voters on the doorstep. This is a starter, we need the main meal which is the general elections, bring it On,” he said.

Mia said MCP will go further to “reconnect with voters and break with the failed political consensus.”

He said by-elections have showed “Malawians are ready for change”.

Crippling unemployment, economic turmoil and corruption scandals in government  led voters to punish the DPP in areas where MCP gained victories.

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72 replies on “Mia-quake! MCP wins in south Malawi by-elections”

  1. Now MCP get to work, get busy, don’t get complacent with these results you need to multiplicate these results in every constituency, do not leave any stone unturned, solidify your grassroots structures now

  2. Santana is a cheap loser. Let him argue forever. In 2019 when his party loses, he will say DPP will get it back in 2024,wagwa nayo mphwanga.

  3. During Bakiri Muluzi reign anthu akumwera sankavotera chakuyamba. Santana pano uvese. Masiku aja zipani zinalipo zitatu. Chakuyamba anayimira mcp only in 1999. Munthawi kumwera kunali udf, pakati panali mcp and ku mupoto aford. People in the north never voted for chakuamba in 1999. The only time they voted for him was in 2004. Kunena tchutchu since 1994 mcp chinangokhala chipani chapa central region. Koma pano I tell you Santana if mcp can manage to get eight hundred thousand and more voters from South then 2019 izalowa muboma. Chofunika ndichoti apeze mavote from South that’s all. Ndikuwona pano achinyamata ambiri akuimira mcp in the south. Kumpoto its unpredictable. Ngati Dpp ingamachitebe what it is doing now forget kuti ingazalowe muboma. The only hope for them is to join hands with udf. Amwene come in the north and see by yourself how people hate dpp. Zija anachita grace chiumia pomanga anthu zaipisa mbiri kwambiri mu dpp kuno ku north.

  5. Mr Kaitano, looks like you are very excited with this win. In your brain you think this as your fellow supporters are thinking, can be an indicator for MCP’s win in a 2019 presidential win. What a myopic thinking!!!! Kaitano should not think kuti masewera achitika apawa angalosere kuwina kwa Chakwera mu 2019. I have always been saying that with the type of politics we practice in our country, MCP will not in near future win the presidency because its numbers does not allow it. Kaitano should be reminded that this seat was once won by Simeon Khamfula during a bye-election in the UDF era. UDF made camps in the area to win the seat but Chakwamba defended the seat with a wide margin. MCP was strong indeed. Came the next general elections MCP led by the original giant of the Lower states failed to make it to the presidency yet supporters were dreaming for the presidential victory. This win can never predict the race in 2019. Take Mtsiriza ward, MCP gets a narrow win and give DPP a second place with closer votes. Can this happen in any ward in Mulanje? In Msugama’s constituency DPP is given 3597 votes, can this figure be given to MCP in any constituency in Chiradzulu? Nsanje and Chikwawa were used during Gwanda’s time to help MCP win presidential seat but failed completely. And this time Sidik Mia has given the ruling party a chance to have good number of votes while in Gwanda’s time this could not happen. Gwanda was man on the top when he failed to win for MCP. How then can Mia change the tables when he is just ”woperekeza”? MCP got a good number of MPs in 2014 but why did it fail in the presidential race? This is why we are saying MCP should not do a political masturbation with this win in Nsanje Lalanje. It has nothing to do with a change of GOVT in 2019. If Chakwera will stand in 2019 his seat for LoP will be waiting for him, period. Kaitano follow our politics closely and open your eyes widely otherwise you will find yourself living in fools’ paradise.

    1. Kodi anthu mumakamba za MCP kuti ankakuzani ife ozuzika eni .sitilankhula bwanji zidapita we forgiven and love the party … komaso tiyeni tikonde dzikoli osati chipani chonde…. mazidala awa akuwononga dziko ili abale we young generation we can build nice Malawi… kamuzu loved this country… koma pano angoba ndalama nde chani lets kick these people out.they dont love this country.young people wake up. Iwalani A chipani koma tifune munthu wokonda dzikoliiiiiiiiiii

    3. Santana,
      Your other cadets have accepted defeat, iwe ndiye ukuchedwa ndichani. You think the defeat will be reversed?

    4. Bwana Santana, munaonaso kuti wopambana akudandaula?
      Kusangalala ndicholowa chako pamene waona kuti zimene umayembekeze kuti zichitike zachitika.
      I think Santana school siidakuthandize, tilowe mkalasi apa.
      Santana, ukadzapambana pachilichonse wapanga in your life be happy, chifukwa ndicholowa chako kutero.
      Mr Santana, are you serious that surely you are there and you cant see that things are changing? Am trying to understand you, come on! For your information, people are not looking for M.C.P. People are looking for better leadership and better life am much sure including yourself.
      We want leadership that can lead us not from behind, leadership that can fight for us not with us,leadership that can fight against corruption not fight with corruption,leadership that can deliver to his people not milking his people,leadership that will stand for his people not stand on his people.
      We are tired especially me and those who love Malawi under the leadership that can not even know the direction where we are heading to!
      Santana if you are not changing now not joining me and others who are there crying for Malawi, but changing the type of your life style you think it is the best ever Malawians can see in you, it means you are still far and you didn’t make it, and or you are a stone.
      We can not all come from where you come from, we have different past! it seems your past is present!! me and my friends who can be happy to see Malawi having a good leadership,”” NOT”’ M.C.P or U.D.F or P.P or D.P.P or what ever party you may say, BUT GOOD LEADERSHIP am saying our Past is OVER!!

      God bless Malawi.

    5. IWE NDI SATANADI ? BY THE WAY, WHO ARE YOU IN THE SOCIETY ? IT ALSO REMINDS ME OF ONE DALLOW CHAP IN OUR CLASS IN THE EARLY 8O’S WHO USED TO EVEN FAIL TO COPY THE EXAMPLE FROM THE BLACK BOARD .
      ANYWAY, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT PALIBE CHIMENE UMACHITA CHANZERU APART FROM HERO WORSHIPPING AND PLEASE GIVE IS A BREAK !

  6. Kaitano usachoke tiyeni tidikirebe Santana mwazina lake angotipusisisa chifukwa iyeyo ndi satana. Santana ndiwe munthu opanda kuyamika, mutima wako uli ngati njoka. Mcp inakupasa maphunziro abwino ntchito yabwino. Bwanji sunakane kupita ku school ya mcp school ya anthu akupha. Mcp ukuyinyoza panu idakukhazika pabwino, wina aliyense ali mu dpp inamuphuzisa ndi mcp pano mukuti ndi akupha. Santana ndikuti tavesera anthu amene ankapha azawo anali ochokera kumwera. Ufufuze from Nkhata-Bay to Chitipa mu nthawi ya mcp yomwe palibe wakumupoto anachitidwa involved kupha. Abambo awo a Peter wanuyo ndi amene anali pa frontline kupha anthu. Ngakhale pano anthu akumwera akuphabe. Pompano mwapha Chasowa. Usachuluke mawu anthu akumwera ndinu amene mumampha mu Malawi. China chilichonse choipa mumachita inu akumwera. Kudula azimai mabere kumwera, kupha ma albino kumwera kudula amuna umuna wawo kumwera, pano mukuti blood suckers zonsenzo kumwera. Anachina Aaron Gadama, Orton Chirwa ndi ena otere munampha ndinu anthu akumwera. Mr Bakiri Muluzi komanso Dausi ndi anthu amene amasogore kumpha anzawo. Peter abambo ake anafa muvutikira chifukwa anampha anthu ambiri

  7. This is a warning shot to DPP, the people have spoken, we are tired, tatopa, can’t take it anymore , the last 3 years have been nothing but torture. I just wish someone new, fresh, vibrant and progressive would show up on our political fabric, I’m sick and tired of all of them, but DPP definitely needs to go they have failed miserably!

  9. Inetu pano sindikuchokapo chifukwa maso yanga akufuna atawerenga zomwe Santana, Winston komaso Jamax ataponye pano, where are you guys?kapena ndimalize chonchi mwina simuonekapo, uthenga wanga ndiochepa chifukwa ukupita kwa anthu ochepaso.
    Malawi inu mukudziwa anali wabwino nthawi imene inu muphunzira school ija, ndipo pano mukusangalala, ndichifukwa chake muli ndiubongo wotentha womwe umasunga mbiri yonse yakale.maka pa za anthu ophedwa aja nthawi ya one party system yomwe panalibe munthu yemwe akanatsutsa kapena kupeleka magaizo, Dziwani kuti amapanga zimene zija ali mu nyumba yanumo mukuwadziwa inu tisachite kutchula maina pano.
    Izi mwaziona lerozi musauze wina, Ndiumbuli waukulu kukhala munthu wosafunila anthu akwanu zabwino, ana akwanu zabwino, zidzukulu zakwanu zabwino, ndibwereze pamenepo kuti ndi umbuli waukulu kobasi.
    Pamodzi ndimaganizo amodzi, ndimtima umodzi, we can change Malawi kukhalaso wathanzi ndiwachikoka posankha atsogoleri omwe ali ndi maso mphenya.
    Can we find anthu ngati amenewo in Malawi? Yes we have them and many of them in our country, and remember sitidzakhala ndi mtsogoleri yemwe adzachoke kumwamba kugwa pansi, but we will have someone chosen by God, and this one will make Malawi dziko loyenda mkaka ndi uchi, who is this one? the one who will be chosen by God.
    Therefore lets change our mindset, we are all Malawians and this is our home.

    It begins with you.
    Love you guys and God bless Malawi.

    1. Santana is still updating his brain software so he can understand what is happening. The old software has a Trojan. I just hope the updating will be successful.

  10. ‘Scaver Ulayah” olo utapanda kubwera kuno ati akudandaule ndi ndani? Is there anything that can change in Malawi with your coming back home? Nothing at all.

  11. Kkkkkkkkkkkkk ine ndimafuna 6 kwa 6 ayi choncho ku Dedza ndi own goal imeneyo akanachokera 0 ameneyo Dr Chakwera and Mia woooooooooooo yeeeeeeeeeeeeee 2019 Boma kale

    2. WE don’t want you. may be you are one of the matchonas. Matchona have destroyed our country. They failed to get rich in USA for 40 years but are now filthy rich through our sweat

    3. We don’t want you. You have failed to make it there and you think of coming home to make it up on the wasted time and enrich yourself through theft and larceny ways like APM

      1. It is clearly obvious that you are completely naive and oblivious of the dire situation facing your country at the moment.
        Ndinu matchona aja oti olo kumudzi kwanu kulibe even nyumba, you contribute nothing to your fellow kinsmen at the village and people do not even know you.
        Matchonas like you are USELESS (ngati anzako zikuwakanika kulamula, akuwonomga dziko awa).
        Don’t come indeed, the country doesn’t need you!!! Good riddance!

    4. Ngakhale mutafera konko zilibe kanthu. Chofunika ndiulamuliro wabwino woyesesa kuti aliyense zizimukometa osati anthu ochepa wokha. Mwaonetseratu poyera kuti ndinu osakonda anzanu. Pano mukudya bwino ndiye mukuguna kuti muzapitirize kudya bwino anzanu akuvutikabe. Galimoto zikugundeni kumeneko, mpeze pofera kuti maganizo onyansawa athe.

    7. Angadware ndani sitikukudziwaso mmene umaonekera uli ngati munthu ye we ndi mmimba mwa mai ake sanakhalemo

  14. Inu a Mr wait for 2019 ndikufuna kumusimikizirani pano mcp kungotenga mavote okwanira one million kumwera then muziwe ilowa muboma. Pano mcp ili ndi anthu oti atha kuipanga kuti ipikisane ku south. Blantyre tikunena pano statistics ikusonyeza kuti ngakhale mavote ataponya lero mcp itha kupeza ma vote theka mwa anthu amene angaponye vote. Mangoch, Balaka and Machinga is becoming more and more kusapota mcp. Ku Nkhata-Bay mwatchulalo kulibe mp wa Dpp komanso ma mp onse ku Nkhata-Bay akusapota mcp. Vuwa kaunda ndiwakwathu same village palibe munthu angamuvotere. Zanazana timafuna kumupha anachita kuzamulumusa a police, people not even giving him a chance to campaign. Rumphi Aford is rebuilding. Kalonga anthu ndiwokwiya kwambiri kamba ka refugee camp. Tangoyerekeza mumene akuthangisira ngakha Dc mu office. Iwe frank Mwenefumbo anatula Dpp chifukwa kumpoto usamayerekeze ndi Kuthekerani kumene mumangofuna munthu akupaseni sugar basi zanu zatha. Ife tikufuna anu athu akhale ndi better education komanso ntchito. Tinamupasa mupata Bingu but when we saw that amalakwisa we were the first people to part ways with him. Pano uyonso tamupasa mupata but he’s the worst president Malawi has ever had. Mutu wake sukuganiza Peter. Wait for 2019 we shall see. Believe me Wa Jeffrey akuluza sit, a Jap muhango ndi mai Chiumia aka ndikomaliza kulowa ku parliament

  15. “Wait for 2019”, you are so dull that you can not even understand the simple warning shots that people in the Southern Region have sent to DPP. The message here is simple: Don’t take people for granted or for a ride. They know. Zomati ife kumwera blablabla mwaona nokha apa kuti zomwe mukunenazo dala ndi zammutu mwanu osati zoimira anthu onse akumwera. Ine kwathu ndi kumwera komweko. KOma zomwe mukunena it’s just wishful thinking.

  18. DPP,forget of ruling Malawians anymore,president opanda mano ndiopandaso chitukuko,come 2019 mighty MCP is takingover the government….

  20. The good thing is that each one is entittled to his or her opinion ! However, it is only when we come to know the truth and it is with the same truth that we shall be made free.

  24. am sooooooooooooooo happy with the results. Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaachaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  25. So we have pipo who think of mzomera today! Mr “wait for 2019” peter is in a fix pa running mate.leave out chilima that means leaving out central yonse.atupele will run for president believe me.wa Jeffrey will not be there in 2019 as SG.bwana president listen to pipo ,if Joyce comes today u will be in danger politically

  27. Where is Francis Kasaila? He must be busy licking the ass hole of his master molandizana ndi Dausi, Jappie, Grace Obama Chiumia and Ntaba. Mukankhuta nsete zo mutipeza pompano

    1. Santana is contemplating joining MCP waona kuti a Malawi sungawapusitse ndi mediocre leadership ya matchona. Aulira pano ndi Ben Phiri who thinks if he is enjoying the stolen money then everybodu else is.

  30. Always there will be blackout unless there is vision leaders who can built at least 1000-2000MW power plants not those 200MW. Population is growing and developing but leaders are not growing in brain

  33. Linda Madzi apite nde udziti ndadala. We are talking about 2 constituencies where people can kill you for 10,000 . What do you expect with K100,000 payoffs? The question is will you be able to pay 100 000 to each voter for 193 constituencies in 2019? Will you be able to pay 100,000 to 12 million voters. Your strategy has worked in 2 constituencies it will not work nationally come 2019. Second, these were by elections for mps. They do not mean that people will vote for Chakwera in the south. Hahahahaha hell no. We would rather vote for a dog from the south running against Chakwera in 2019. So, wait until late 2019. You will be shocked.
    #APM* Saulos* Atupele* Mzomera*Southern regional + Ntcheu Ngoni + Tongas+ Lambyas + Nyakyusas # 2019 DPPBoma

    1. Inu nomwe mumati Mia is nothing. Talk of money – do you know how many millions DPP spent on this? Iwe akulilira Kasaila pano mmimba akungomva mpwelere

    2. lol hahahahahaha commenting for the sake of doing so while deep inside you know the truth, yalakwa yalakwa basi….. mtima uziwawa choncho…. the whole president tried his best but to no avail, accept the bitter truth… the whole reason y they voted for these candidates is because they represent a party that is giving hope to Malawians not because of tribes or region or what so ever which DPP is banking on.

    3. You are assuming that Atupele will run on DPP ticket in 2019. Do you really see that happening? What position are you ready yo offer him and his Royal officials that they should make such a dangerous move. Even if you offer Atupele a second VP position, do you really think that UDF supporters will vote for DPP? You keep takeing these people for granted, thus why you’re losing miserably, so arrogant DPP.

      Like it or Not, these by elections are litimus test for 2019. Just like Joyce Banda, people are saying enough is enough of this mediocrity.

      If I were you, I would wake up from your slumber, take a deep breathe and go back to drawing board. For a party in government, this is humiliating. Time for APM is over, read the writings on the WALL. He was chosen to make the way for Laz, for real Leader of the people. Have ever wondered why he won against all the odds of 2012 – 2014? Mulungu Simunthu.

    4. Time for Nepotism is over. We are one Malawi, One Nation. There is no Chewa, Ngoni, Yao or Lomwe. DPP will continue to loose because of such people like you. You divide the Nation through tribalism.

      MCP is preach oneness. One Malawi, One Nation.

    5. Kikkkkk zako izo, poti wolira somugwira pakamwa inu tiyeni kalirani, misozi ikatha mpamene mupenye mwava? kapena mufuna mupitawo? mutopesa okugwiraniwatu nanga!! hahahahahahahaaha!! sabweranso ena madzi, ife tayamba kale kuolokatu inu kadikilani ni umbuli muli nawowu.
      Very bad.

    6. DPP was doing that not MCP. Rashy Gaffar spent K4000 000 on Nsanje Lalanje alone. DPP added Violence to that too. Blind loyalty is going to kill you. Read frustrations of Malawians and do postmotem of this loss where you went wrong.

    7. This one sounds like santana, shame on you!!! We are talking about today’s victory….no wonder your comments always divert from the trueth. 2019 uzazimangilira iwe

    8. Wait for 2019 ndiwe nyani, gologolo. You dont even have a cue of what you are talking about. I am sorry, I think ndiwe mbuli pa Ndale. Mwina ndiwe cadet chifukwa ndi macadet okha amaganiza mopelewera choncho. Do you think kuti mmene mwaluza ma by-elections amenewa chipani chanu chonunkhachi sichinaononge ndalama zambiri? Nduna komanso President wachipani wanu sanapite kukapanga campaign yakathithi ku madera omwe mwaluzawo? Sanagwilitse ntchito ngakhale ndalama za boma? Koma mutatero mwalepherabe mochititsa manyazi. Ukuona ngati anthu omwe avotera aphungu ndi ma councillorwo sangadzavoterenso Dr Lazarus Chakwera? Nyani iwe, ukulotatu. Ngati ndi ndalama zokuba kapena zaziphuphu zomwe zikukutseka mmaso kuti usapenye zenizenizo, dikira May 2019. Udzamva nkhwangwa ya mkwiyo wa a Malawi itakusengani pa vote. Mtudzu, kuba ndalama za boma ndi katangale nzomwe zidzakuchotseni pampando. Ndipo a Malawi ambiri takwiya nanu a gulugufe inu.. Beware!!!

    9. Kulira uko “Wait for 2019”. We understand you DPP diehards. It is not easy to accept defeat. Zidzateronso masiku amenewo munthu wamkulu ataluza inu ndikulemba zoti MCP should wait for 2024 kapena MCP yangobwereka 2019 yo. Those of us who were active between 1992 and 1994 know exactly how history is repeating itself: People said Kamuzu ngosadyeka, but after Nyali itawina Referendum people opened their eyes wide. Similarly, some of DPP blind followers, the likes of Santana, said that Southern Region is no-go zone for MCP. Lero DPP yadyeka ndi nyanga zomwe, inu mwayamba kutembenuza lilime. Nonse olankhula malilime pano, go to prayer houses.

      Kwaaaaaaaaaacha! Kwachaaa! Ife tonse! Boma! Tonsefe! Bomaaaaaaaaaaaa…….

    13. I guess yours is a “personal” statement, conviction and belief which DOES NOT represent the views of all the people in the Southern region of Malawi. We don’t have to go somewhere to look for other facts to prove your assumption and day dream wrong. The ballot was cast just yesterday and the numbers speak for themselves. No one can deny here that MCP has outclassed DPP in the South and indeed the whole election. The talk should then not be about 2019. Let’s talk about the current by-elections and the results that are too plain too see on the ground. REMEMBER: Do not count your Chicks before they are hatched. Leave 2019 alone for we don’t know what it holds because the future is not ours to see.

    14. Crying of a dying horse ! ! DPP die hards need to realize that Malawians have woken up! We have suffered under this administration for two long and the results of the by-elections are a clear message. Instead of DPP being in denial, may be you need to re- group and plan the way forward coz things don’t look pretty going forward……..,just a thought

  35. People are tired of blackouts…we can’t keep on relying on candles. candles cant shave the hair, cant charge our phones and cant drive personal businesses like welding, salons, barber shops etc

    1. Heheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeede MCP kuti buuuuuu tatopa ife ndi mabodza. Tikufuna zenizeni 2019 ino osati zimenezi. DR CHAKWERA, HON SIDIC MIA KWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACHA KWACHA. Tili maso simuza kwanisa kubelaso takuwonelani.

      1. Ife a MCP talakhula ndipo inu muli ku Bomako dziwani zimenezi moveka bwino ndipo ngati muzitengere kuti nzibwana mudzaonanso 2019 kuti ife sife ana okhanda ayi. we are counter attack each and every corner now. Nde zomati muzikalalataso pa MBC tv musiyiretu chifukwa mulibeso chonena choti munganameso apa. Mungodikira 2019 pamene nonse inu muli ukonu mudzathawe mdziko muno ife titakwiya kwambiri ndi kukuchotsani pampando and we shall say ” out and go oooooooooooout!

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