Mutharika creates new ministry, takes away Dodma from vice presidency

February 19, 2020 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 39 Comments

President Peter Mutharika has removed the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) from the office of the state vice president following the Constitutional Court ordered reinstatement of  Saulos Chilima.

Chimulirenji to be ministers responsible for disaster affairs

This means Chilima is the State vice-president without a Cabinet portfolio.

In a brief statement, Secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet Lloyd Muhara says the department is now a stand alone ministry.

“I write to inform you that His Excellency president professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has directed that a new ministry to be called ministry of Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events be created,” says Muhara.

It is expected that Everton Chimulirenji, who ceased to be the vice president following the annulment of the May 21, 2019 presidential election will be consolidated with the ministerial post.

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39 replies on “Mutharika creates new ministry, takes away Dodma from vice presidency”

  1. Kkkkkk. Kooomaaaa! What kind of decision making is this? You decide to punish someone by giving them a salary for no work? And you have some people around you clapping hands for you for making such a decision? To begin with, know that that decision does not change anything – Chilima is still VP and Chimulirenji is not. Secondly, the court did not rule that Chilima should be responsible for DODMA, so again it changes nothing for him. Thirdly, you will you create another Police Service just because the current one is also responsible for Chilima’s security?

    Bwana SKC, HE Prof. APM has been kind enough to give you enough time to hold meetings with your friend Lazarus Chakwera and plot the downfall of the demented professor. Inutu anzathu mwangokhala ngati mwafika kale kumwamba, no work just relaxing and enjoying the atmosphere. Another good thing is that Chakwera is now in Parliament! It can’t get any sweeter than this!

  2. Chilima ndi chikwela muli ndi ntchito yodzamanga mbava izi posachedwa kkkkkkk makanitu onsewa akudziwa chomwe chikubwela and popeza ndi asatana onse sakumva za wanthu ai,amalawi ake ati omwe akunenedwa apa ndi A DAUSI????

  3. I want to be in SKC’s position, just sit home and get paid with all the perks that come with VP, I’m loving it SKC! Enjoy it!! iwe duuuuu, osatekeseka…..these people are soooooooooo retarded

  4. Okay, now don’t accuse Chilima of being paid for no services, its all the President s fault. So Chilima enjoy your freebees! ……..

  6. Very bad decision. There are better Departments that are fit to be ministries on their own. Take for example, the Department of water and irrigation; which has zochita bweee koma ndi Department. Osawapatsa Department imeneyi bwanji a Chimulirenjiwo ngati akufunika promotion.

  9. I knew this was coming.
    Chilima will be in office and will be assigned nothing from the HE He will only be enjoying salaries and the benefits thereof.
    The Constitution must be revisited otherwise this ovp has been thrown into potholes for many years since the dawn of democracy.

  10. When Chilima resigned to work with the DPP, he abondoned these duties of DODMA alltogether. Nicholas Daudi was the one who was doing these duties for 18 months when Chilima left whilst he was still VP. So there is no news here if we have to go by the court judgement which reversed everything to be as they were before 21/5/19.

  12. It was noted that Chilima’s letter, demanding payment of benefits as Vice President did not contain any tender if services in lieu of those benefits. Since there is actually a job attached to the position of Vice President and clearly Chilima demanded pay and benefits in respect of which he has no intention of rendering any work, it makes sense to move the work part to where it can be attended to.

  13. I have no problem with a full fledged Ministry for Disaster as there will now be some semblance of accountability as opposed to the current situation where massive plunder of taxpayers money can go unnoticed under the guise of allocation for the Vice Presidency.
    We should just pray there should not be disasters so that no one builds town houses from ill-gotten millions of Kwachas.
    Otherwise Good Luck during the few months of the Ministry.

    1. Kodi Forfeiture Act till nayo ? We must nationalise every government cobo gotton. Tikusaukila kumbwambwana osati kuti tilibe ndalama. Ufiti chani?

  15. Stupidity, I mean stupid to all those hu hate We the Lhomwes.Being a Lhomwe doesn’t mean we all like Mutharika and beside that some stupid Tumbukas as well as Ochewa ena they r behind Mutharika mukumudayo.We need change not zopusa mu kulemba apaz

    1. A very childish old man. Ndale za chikuwawe akulu simuzitha because if Chilima decides to squeeze you after elections simungaime. U will die of a heart attack before you enter prison. Akukunamiza ndani old man omvetsa chisoni. Your wife is not safe either because mwaba zambiri. Check it out! You should have been human to this Chilima for once.

  17. It’s a plan to strip Chilima of any state responsibilities. It will backfire. Alomwe awa avuta. Pumbwa.

    2. Iwenso ndiwe mbuzi eti? Do you think just because one has been given powers ndiye azingopanga zinthu za mbwelera with those powers? If you see no problem, you should provide the justification for that, not just because he has the powers. Kuganiza mopepera koteroku ndi kumene kukulepheretsa Malawi kutukuka.

    3. In fact he has useless powers indeed, how can he move dodma to new ministry coz chilima is there now.why he did not remove it when Chimulirenji was there.Chilima ndiwanzeru kuposa Munthalika. Chilima amawapambana mzambiri.Mlingo womwe umawayezera anzako udzayezedwera omwewo.Kuli chauta kumwamba Ku Mr Peter Munthalika,God will humble you one day.Dpp pple u don’t learn once becareful.U could learn atleast one lesson during Bingu and Joyce Banda time.It looks like your heads are full of water, nothing good.Tippex president.

  22. Is that respecting the law. Nkhaza zimenezi bwanji.

    Its not about you but the people of MALAWI. Please respect the ruling.

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