MP Chakwantha dumps MCP, Njobvuyalema and others to follow
Problems in main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) still continue with reports of discontent among its members that will lead to more Members of Parliament ditching the party with Lilongwe South West legislator Peter Chakwantha leading the way to declare himself independent representative.
Speaker Richard Msowoya announced Chakwantha’s decision on Monday in Parliament.
According to Msowoya, Chakwantha asked to be allocated a seat among independent legislators.
Chakwantha, a former chairperson of the Legal Affairs Committee, was elected in 2014 on an independent ticket but joined the opposition MCP a month after the polls.
“I have decided to revert to my earlier position as an independent MP, people who sent me to the August House will understand,’’ said Chakwantha.
The young legislator said he would give more details at a later date.
His decision comes just over a month after the party held its convention and a year before the 2019 tripartite Elections and reports that there more cracks in the party.
Nyasa Times understands that more veteran MCP legislators are disenfranchised with the leadership and would want to break ranks with the party.
The legislators include the Speaker Msowoya, Joseph Njobvuyalema, Jessie Kabwila, Vitus Dzoole Mwale and Lington Belekanyama.
So he wasn’t on the MCP ticket to begin with, how is that a loss to MCP? MCP die-hard will take over the constituency.
CONGRATULATIONS CHAKWANTHA!!!!!! You have done the deed and let other patriots join the fray.We Malawians in diaspora strongly and candidly support your patriotism with the highest respects.We Malawians have suffered obnoxiously for the rest of our independence and your decision to dump the MCP,is indeed,the right nationalism that people will never forget you in their history books.Any real Malawian,could not have settled in the MCP which killed and imprisoned thousands of our innocent people.We in diaspora,have decided to support Chilima and his Party in the sense that,he shows sense of trust and love of his country.Rev Chakwera and Rev.Munthali threw themselves on the MCP,not to work for the people but,to enrich themselves and betraying poor masses of our people.Another problem with the Malawi Confusionist Party(MCP),is that we are strongly opposed to Chakwera’s opportunistic trend that has led him to appoint an Arab fellow as the Vice-President of the Party as if Malawians are not brilliant and trustworthy.Chakwera’s decision to do that has embittered massive Malawians abroad and other people from Southern Africa are loughing at us as if we do not have wise people.Malawians wakeup,for how long are we to be called LOUGHING STOCKS OF AFRICA AND POLITICAL LEPERS OF THE WORLD? FORWARD WITH CHILIMA AND BACKWORD WITH CHAKWERA!!!!!!!!!!!
Monkey in diaspora,kikkkkkk kuthawa kupeleka mtsonkho. Chilima and his party? which party is that? Chilima party? Am sure Chilima is angry with your comment.
Chilima is an Activist if you don’t know ask me.
Kodi ku Emusipiko, M’busa wakugwa nayenso wayamba lebwedelebwede. Basi mupatseni chipanicho n’kaladi ndi nkazake Al Qaeda.
Ayamba khale ,Ayamba khale kunjekunje….kkkk.In MCP you have to sign an Agreement that you won’t contest as an Independent if you lose the primaries .Athawe ndi ambiri.Koma ma memba Tiri phee.
Let them join the shitholes like kutsaila, Ntaba, kaliwo, Margaret maimba, Msowoya etc. They will end up shooting themselves in 2019 like Kamanya. Mwamuwona mmene watuwira Ken Lipenga. He looks as if he is just coming from prison or hospital.
those did not have mcp seed in them,they came for a reason or a season
Ndale kuseketsa pano tiyambeso kujama ya MCP…poyamba inali ya kaliwo, then Aford, kenako DPP Chilima movement pano yabweleraso ku MCP…am sure this is just the beginning we expect more drama
Congratulations Chakwantha. Chalaka mpingo chipani sichingakwanise. All the best the young lawyer!!!!!
Nanu a nyasatimes, these are not problems. This is what we call political prunning. Let the goooooo please
Insiders have confided in me that these are people who are against primaries as they fear they wont make it with those aspiring for the seats as well. They wanted Chakwera to appoint them to represent the party next year but he has emphasized on primaries as one way of consolidating democracy to new MCP politics. Let them go. Learn from Ntaba, Kuntsaira, Kayembe and others
many go. Those who want to ride on fh back of leaders. MCP is for change. All lebwedelebwede go. Get some more. This is new mcp
who is he ,MCP is a national party let him go and follow kaliwo, njovuvyalema is failed politician
Amene mukuchoka chokani mwakachetechete ,isiyeni Mighty MCP oyivotera kuti ilowe boma tilipo ambiri mwawonetsa kuti mumakonda ku opposition.Bravo Chakwera wakwera kaye uyu.
Mia walakwa nchani abale,muzakhumudwa ndithu mcp ikulowa m,boma
Palibepo chachilendo apa. Let him go! Nobody is bigger than the party. Ndiponso wachita bwino tioneko ena anzeru.
The mentioned MPs are loosers of MCP Convention positions and would loose again in primales. They thought that they are mothers and fathers of MCP. MCP is not a family party. For NJOBVUYALEMA don’t go anywhere, just be quite. MCP is your Party, you will be rewarded. Mia is a massive puller, is not a destroyer.
He was never MCP and after joining MCP he did not get what he was looking for and has gone back to where he come from. it is as simple as that. No drama!!!!
Let them gooooo !!!!! who cares. This is new MCP
In the first place,he was not elected through MCP to go to parliament and now since the process of electing or to become an MCP MP you need to go through primaries.Being the case he is scared of those primaries.
Kodi mumafuna chipani chikhale cha a chewa basi and all positions held by the central region? Chipanichi ndi cha dziko. Go in History and read how the Nyasaland African Congress was founded. Is it wrong to give positions to people from other regions?
He won as an Independent but the majority in his constituency are for MCP. Worry not MCP members. The same as Kaliati she can win as an independent but for the presidential race Chilima will get nothing at Nkando.
Santana, how are you? i really missed your days here. after reading all comments i have seen that this guy has seen it far that he can not go through the primaries, this is what Baba JZU was doing, i remeber those days he used just to pick some one through the he used to go. That is what i once opened up other people who always talk the joining of Mia, MCP was once in the Church that is why you see the Kaliwos and the friends fighting with the leadership because the leader was once in the same church.
You recall what Gengwe used as his weapon, he used to say Chakwera didn’t respect the church by going out from this Church, from that picture you may see that people from this Church were all M.C.P members. So let him go.
Yaaah pitani bho makosana tidzikumana mmakwalalamu ndidyela lanulo tione kuti mutani enanso muwanva posasechadwa akuwuwanso ku diphiphi ko ngati sawapatsa udindo after the convention
I have always said Chakwera is a very weak leader. He is very inert, I see no passion in him, anyone can just walk all over him
The Mia and Abida effect. The Chakwera love of money will have this party destroyed by the Arab family.
Nkhuku yanji yojompha ana ake nkumakonda njoka . Mia ajiwa Chakwera
Pointless,go back to drawing board
Minyama ikati ikupeze chikupa chimagwera amisili ndinthu, inuyo mumaganiza kuti MCP ndiya banja lakwanu pitani mwadya zomwezo ndichifukwa chake nthawi zinse timalira kumati atibera pamene inuyo chipani mumachitenga ngati farm ya ambuye anu pitani nonse.
Peter Chakwantha has never been MCP that’s why in 2014 he won as independent. He came thinking he will get a senior seat but nay. Let me go where he belongs. These are the nkholokolos we don’t want in out mighty MCP.
Apa Mia ukuitha. This is what we knew you would achieve. OBusawo coz of love of money didn’t know that you went there to destroy and not to build.
Not surprising the way the Mias are taking MCP as their personal party. Chakwera made a huge mistake. Will not be surprised if the party is torn apart completely.
Wamuyaya mentality………………………………..!! Its because they got small positions during the convention!! They want to be big fish for ever!! Mxxxxxxxxxxxxxi, go in peace………..!!
Simple. He wants to get back to Parliament. He is avoiding primaries!
A Chakwantha mumadziwa kale kuti muluza kwa Sendeza
our taxes in use
hypocrtes, dpp yo ikukupatsani zingati? Ovota ndi ma masses not mps, chidzakuomolani ndi chipande ndi dyera lanulo. ndalama za misonkho yathu being spent on this God is watching you.
Start the discussion…Peter wadya zomwezi ndithu. Kodi mapulezidenti amakhala a ngati pa nthawi imodzi??? yambani chanu ife tikutsatani.