Mutharika drags MCP into DPP squabbles: ‘W’ll ensure power does not slip’
President Peter Mutharika says ‘rebels’ in his party are conniving with the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to weaken the ruling party to usher opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera to power.
Speaking to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters who gathered at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre on Saturday, Mutharika said he will ensure that power does not slip to MCP. ”
“We have credible intelligence report but they will fail. These confusionists are sowing the seeds of division to pave way for the MCP,” said Mutharika.
He said after Bingu’s death in 2012, most top people left the party but he managed to steer it from opposition to oust Joyce Banda and her Peoples Party from power at the 2014 poll ballot box.
Meanwhile, University of Livingstonia political analyst George Phiri has warned that continued bickering in the DPP may end up killing the party.
“It is only the convention that can decide who will represent DPP, nothing else. So what is happening now may end up killing DPP, the party’s leadership needs to have a goal, and must tell people that goal,” he said.
Former first lady Callista Mutharika said recently that President Mutharika, who is 79 years old, would be too old to carry on as he would be in his 80s if re-elected next year.
Mutharika laughed off reports that he is too old to rule, saying he does not even have a single grey hair.
A leaked audio clip of telephone conversation, which has gone viral, purported to be between Cabinet minister Kondwani Nankhumwa and the party’s secretary general (SG) Gressielder Jeffrey centred on how the Vice-President Saulos Chilima’s alleged camp was gaining more support.
“Bwana [boss], you remember I have been telling you? I told you this man [Chilima] has everything in place. We just cheat the bwana (President) about the State intelligence; it is a useless intelligence and that’s why this government has been infiltrated. Chilima knows everything and he is doing his own things.
“When issues about Cabinet reshuffle are discussed, proposals that we will put Jeffrey there, you find that those issues are out. There is no secret. Bwana that mwana [child] is gone, he is not turning back. Masangwi is not coming back,” Jeffrey is heard complaining in the clip.
She said Chilima told her that even if the President attempts to pick him as a running mate, he would not accept it. She said the Veep told her that he would only remain silent, but did not disclose what he is up to.
Jeffrey said former first lady Callista Mutharika is not mad and is a top-notch politician and wife to the late president Bingu wa Mutharika.
Callista was the first person to openly support Chilima’s presidential candidacy, arguing her in-law, the current President, was too old to run for the presidency in May next year and that DPP cannot win with him.
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Hutton mwana was hule
All Those holding NEC positions in DPP now were not elected at a convention. DPP has no future and has no direction. Signs of poor leadership.
We want change enough is enough the president had failed Malawians people are sharing water and fruits with wild animals
Iwe Hatton, Msundu wako, mavi yako, pathako pako, machende yako, nkhule yako, chindere chakufikapo, chili chako
Hey! Hey! U granny leave my MCP alone. Komadi munthu ukakalamba nzeru zimabwerera ku umwana. How does MCP involved in this? U are failing to manage affairs of this country that’s why ur own blue camp is opting for another presidential candidate. Let me tell u gran pa u are not even popular in ur own lhomwe belt. Ask the lhomwe MPs in the name of Patricia Kaliati, Bon Kalindo, Mwanamveka they will tell u. Even if Chakwera withdraws his candidature for 2019 elections, u can’t beat Kamuzu Chibambo. Which credible intelligence are u talking about? The one which is in deep slumber? Koma audio ija mwaimvera? Ask ur own SG will tell u of this so-called intelligence.
“Credible intelligence reports” my foot!! Ask Jeffrey wa Jeffrey is there is anything credible about Malawi intelligence.
Bwampini is a fucken joke!!! I hope your children in USA are reading this. Children of mutharika, your dad is an idiot!!
Nyasa Nyasa!!!! Almost everyday the same story, mutharika old!! Some in DPP want chilima!!!! Calista said bola chilima bra bra bra!!! Have we not heard enough from these assertions? Ntanva chizaone nchipande powomola.
MCP is trying to fool Chilima to stand knowing that he cannot do so in the DPP and that if he starts his own party he will flop.
What intelligence? Is this the same intelligence that didn’t pick up that DPP hooligans will attack its own at and in parliament (a high security area). Same intelligence that predicted wrongly that the CSO demo will end up in rioting and looting. DPP squabbles are purely internal and bwana you have a crisis to manage and resolve. There are no external but rather internal forces at play. Even the uneducated eye can see that.
A chicken’s nakedness is always exposed when the wind blows from the back. Mutharika’s age is being exposed through his nonsensical utterances not worthy listening to. Grey hair linked to age and the fact that the party will not relinquish power to the opposition. This is stuff for an African dictator. This is the kind of reasoning that we heard from Mobutu Sese Seko, Idi Amin, Kamuzu Banda, Sani Abacha, Robert Mugabe etc. Mutharika certainly still belongs to that era; he hasn’t yet grasped the fact that he’s operating in a 21st century space. If there is any reason Malawians need to be worried…..this is it. The man is simply old and ageing very badly.
nywanyanywa MCP cant beat DPP on the election unless using other means tilira mpaka 2024 DPP Bmomaaaaaa chala mwamba chala mwamba kuteroko mukufuna muzizati aa abera ngati mmene mumayankhulira2 2014
Check the number of seats MCP has and the percentage of votes MCP has in the last general elections in 2014. Its too close for comfort. So, to fool yourself that MCP might not win is as good as living in a parallel planet. Seats Won (DPP 50 vs MCP 48); Presidential Elections (Mutharika 36,4% vs Chakwera 27,8%)
This is where i have serious concerns with this grannny. You are supposed to work on serving the people and not making sure that power does not slip. You are only interested in power and not serving the people-Useless Mutharika. Be warned that Malawi does NOT belong to Ngolongoriwa and Ben Phiri. Malawi belongs to 18 Million plus poeple. You must be parking your bags by now. 2019 we are getting you out. No doubts about that.
You have NAILED IT. And because of not wanting to let the power slip, this DPP government is stopping at nothing. They are literally plundering state resources for that cause. The K4 billion scam is JUST TIP OF THE HUGE ICEBERG of the level of this act of evil, LOOTING!!!
SHAME on THIEVES!!!
So, if I have grey hair at 50 years old am older than the 80-year-old without grey hair? My foot! What kind of reasoning is that which says grey hair determines how old one is? If a whole president thinks like that then am sorry for my country!
In language, there is what they call semantic meaning and pragmatic meaning.
Iwe George Phiri, convention ya AFORD has failed to choose a president ndiye ku DPP zithandiza bwanji?
Will ensure power does not slip, how? This old thief and his old friends will be unemployed by the end of May 2019. By the end of June, 2019 he will have reclaimed his green card and already living in the USA.
Ayi apa mwateta bwana mwaiwala musalowesepo mcp ayi! Mavuto awa ndinu ndi jefuley komanso nankhumwa, Good wello, komanso chaponda dausi vuwa mtaba anthu akamati zilombo ndizimenezi tsopano Paloma mchacha. Anthu ali music mwanu akukupusisani. Mcp ilibe chifukwa apa muchedwa nayo.
How?
APM does not drag MCP into the squabbles rather MCP is dragging itself into the said squabbles. Who dragged Chakwera, Harry Mkandawire and Abida into participating the recent demonstrations? Was it APM who dragged them to participate? Consider the colours that the demonstrators were wearing; were they not RED AND BLACK? Red represents death and black represents darkness. Death and darkness are the MCP’s trade marks. The purpose of the demonstration was to make Malawi ungovernable and bring a REVOLT in the process. Revolt is Chakwera’s trade mark. With all this evidence can’t the author of this article see that APM said nothing but the truth? Go on APM, please expose them. If they believe in the youth why did they chase Felix Jumbe from their party? Why are they chasing Msowoya and Kaliwo from their party? Why is Chakwera fear the youthful Kaliwo to cross examine him in court? You are right APM, Malawians will never accept DEATH AND DARKNESS to come again.
MBC, please repeat yesterday’s, 6 May 2018, Sapita Kawiri/ Never Again programme, where you interviewed the late Chief Mwase’s daughter for those who did not listen to the programme get to know MCP’s DNA.
KUPUSA IWE HATTON! WE HAD KAMUZU CHIBAMBO AT MZUZU DEMOS. WHY DID YOU NOT MENTION HIM. CHAKWERA, MKANDAWIRE AND MIA HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEMONSTRATE TOO. WHY DONT YOU ALSO MENTION CHAPONDA, DAUSI, MCHACHA WHO ALSO HAD THEIR OWN DEMONSTRATION A DAY BEFORE AND FERRIED SUPPORTERS FROM ALL THE DISTRICTS IN THE SOUTH.
THE MISTAKE YOU MADE IS TO USE CHILIMA AS YOUR POLITICAL CONDOM AND DUMP HIM. JUST IMAGINE HE HAS NO SAY IN DPD AFFAIRS. HE IS DOING HIS OWN THINGS NOW, YOU CANT FAULT HIM. MUSOVA!
LEAVE MCP ALONE.
Stick to the story above not your theories. We understand you can write in English but you need to comment coherently not this rubbish you are writing here. DPP problems are their own making because of lack of intra-party democracy. When was the last time their NGC met? 2013? And you expect the party to function properly? There is a state capture by madala team. And MBC is another unprofessional bunch of idiots and that is why they did not even get one MISA award!
The most pathetic person i have ever seen in the political circles. Iwe munthu uli chindere chakufikapo. By the way Hatton, you are also of the view that Chilima is a child, not so? Then you come here and talk about Chakwera oppressing the youths. You are a damn fool of a man and an idiot. How on earth you crap point a finger on someone when you yourself is even worse than rotten fish?
In case you didn’t know Sapita Kawiri and other programs on your crooked mbc have just promoted and popularized MCP than it ever expected.
These problems in dpp are tailor made my friend. Your party does not understand the importance of a VP apart from using them for their benefit. You have been sending Kaliwo to confuse MCP and now things have just turn around to reflect the truth and here you are pants down blaming someone. Zikuvutani ng’ona inu, agulugunyinda achabe chabe.
Sorry boss but i have no kind words with your comment. By the way thanks for the reminder from the cadets. But be prepared because this time around you are about to meet your match.
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Of all the people who are commenting here you are the most useless person have ever come across.I don’t stay in Malawi by i could hear the crying of my fellow countrymen/women.What are you up to if i may ask you?Don’t show your primitiveness and stupidity here.Did DPP not kill people in Mzuzu?What about Robert Chasowa?So what sapita kawiri are you talking about here?You are just showing yourself how stupid and foolish you are
Hatton you are a disgrace to our Mother Malawi. Actually your bias reasoning is un-bearable now. Cant you for once love our country more than your party?
I strongly believe that this man/person called Hutton was raised behind a bar by his mom.
You have all the qualities of being a suicide bomber. Use your brain man if you have any.
These are silly arguments..
Hatton, you always want to show that you are wise but let me tell you the truth. You look stupid with your comments. You better keep quite to avaoid embarassing yourself.. I
Achitsiru inu, mulibe ndi fundo zomwe ntchito kunamizila anzanu zofooka zanu ndi agogo anuwo?
Ndimkayesa Kaliwo ankafuna convention? Nde pano akuikana chifukwa chani? Which party is Jumbe now? When did he start meeting the party be belongs to now? Is whatever has happened carrying any messages? Are they good or dangerous messages to MCP as regards his connections?
You know what Hatton, it is easy to cheat people for a while, however, no man will cheat people the rest of their lives……!! Ngakhale Mulungu, Namalenga, Chisumphi, Mphambe sangalore zimenezo!! Mabodza anuwa mupita nao kuti…………….? Mukuopa chani mwa Chilima? Ana a njoka inu, pano mukuziona kuopsa, chikhalilecho munthu mwamusala kokwanila kufikila osamupatsa udindo mu chipani? Ngakhale uli iwe zingakusangalatse? Mukuyesa tissue kuti mukhoza kumugwiritsa ntchito yonyansa kenako wakuthandizani mkumutaya, zigawenga inu, dzianthu za nkhanza!! Inu mukufuna ali yense azingoti “Yes” bwana!! Mumamunena Chakwera kuti he was had on Kaliwo, are you fair on Chilima? Mbuziiiiiiiiiiiiii!!
Hatton, how old are you if i may ask? You can’t defend the indefensible and you can’t tap water on a rock to give others to drink, the more you do that is the faster you lose the little wisdom and respect left in you – if you had any. Only if i were you, i could change my name, keep quiet, or disappear.
It was Saul’s and his crooked friends who helped you steal the elections in 2014. You were clueless and still think you won it genuinely. You are in deep slumber and don’t know that even now the boys are pulling the rug under your feet and you are still clueless. Chakwera said it all. Now they are cheating you that it’s mcp behind your problems and you are buying it, what a pathetic president. Sort your house bwana don’t blame it on others. Your wife out of panick now thinks of seeking help from the church, it’s too late a Gertrude
This has nothing to do with MCP. You have always been scared of MCP. Your boys lied to you that you should destabilize MCP, now things are in your house deal with it Professor. Every leader must face a crisis and this is one for you> Dr Banda had cabinet crisis..
This Chilima boy playing the 2014 KHUMBO KACHALI style that floored JOYCE BANDA, he knew everything and killed them 11th hour. If Peter was wise and not greedy, he should leave the floor to a younger generation not even Chilima, but someone young and energetic, otherwise don’t drag MCP into your toilet issues, amalawi kuthawa chilungamo tikuchiona, iwe wakalamba koma ukuti it’s MCP doing this. Is CALLISTA, KALIATI,WINIKO,NGALANDE, HENRY MUSSA, MWANANVEKA, MASANGWI and the silent NGC GURUS all for MCP? Come on Malawi, face the reality Mr. President and sort out your house.