Mutharika goes to town on Chakwera: Malawi President says opposition leader could be mentally ill, should be examined
President Peter Mutharika on Saturday went to town to hit back at leader of the opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Lazarous Chakwera who had made a scatching attack on him un parliament, suggesting Chakwera could be crazy and mentally ill who need psychiatric expert examination .
Mutharika attacking Chakwera during the stopover in Kasungu, saying the MCP president needs to be examined if he is mentally fit. –Photo by Abel Ikiloni, Mana
Mutharika made the remarks during an address to ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters in Kasungu on his way back from the Northern Region to his base in the capital Lilongwe.
He however did not mention Chakwera by name, but insinuated by reffering the leader of opposition as “that man.”
“I want to write the Speaker that perhaps ‘that man’ should be sent to Kamuzu Central Hospital [so] that he head should be tested to understand why he is speaking that way,” said Mutharika.
“It is embarasising that a man who wants to become President of this country should speak so childishly and like a mentally challenged person,” he added.
The address was covered live on taxpayer-funded Malawi Broadcasting Corporation.
However, a leading daily newspaper, The Nation has said in an editorial comment on Mondya that remarks made by Mutharika in Kasungu are “unpresidential” and that they do not insire confidence in the office of the President.
The paper advised Mutharika to “rise above pettiness” and focus on addressing real issues affecting the nation.
“Two wrongs do not make a right. Verbal echanges have never developed any country or brought food on people’s tables,” the editorilo comment pointed out.
Speaker of National Assembly Richard Msowoya on Friday ruled that Chakwera disrespected President Mutharika with the use of words “incompetent President” and as “a Prince of Thieves” presiding over the most corrupt administration in recent history, in his response to Mutharika’s address made at the opening of the 47th session of Parliament last week.
Msowoya has since ordered the House to strike off the unparliamentary words from the Hansard saying they are an improper personal reflection on the President.
Government chief whip Henry Mussa took up the matter with the Speaker arguing that it was out of order for Chakwera to use such words when reflecting on a Head of State.
The government benches were also not happy with statements like “the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government is the most corrupt and untruthful in recent memory. Chakwera also said “it is not the only fraudulent deal happening under Mutharika watch.”
The MCP president also took a swipe at the DPP-led administration as allegedly having a “stench of corruption” as well as remarks that “if the President is not a thief”.
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We in the DPP are happy that the president finally nailed the pseudo man of God. Because none of what the Psedo said was at all true. The DPP is not the one causing the blackouts. It is ESCOM and EGENCO. That’s why we asked the President to try shifting Evelyn so that the incoming Engineer can now be blamed for the irreversible mess at ESCOM.
Am told also that our Engineers have also proposed a PhD in Urban and Rural Loading Shedding in order to improve on the load shedding efficiency. Mbwiye, ESCOM does not intend to invest in more energy projects but in loading shedding expertise so that the little water that comes from the up stream of Lake Malombe is well rationed up to 2 hours per area maximum until we slide into total darkness. This is a verifiable indicator of good mental health on the part of our Professor and his henchmen.
We know that Lazarus is the mad one here. After Wandale let’s do citizen arrest and take him to mental hospital in Zomba or Bottom. Between our Professor and the poor Lazarus it’s the latter who is the Prince of thieves stealing our hard earned tax payers money without fully and attending parliamently proceedings wit his MCP fat cats. Our DPP parliamentarians are very clean on this matter.
Our Professor already came here very rich already. He just allowed a few of his musketeers (not thieves) such as Ben Phiri to dip a bit through ODPP Taulo so that he can fully anchor BEATA. Thieves don’t behave this way. These are as sound as Wandale… And very righteous before the God of Israel.
DPP ( Daily Power Problems). Mukhale ku Escom and sort the electricty woes, campaign will not bring you any votes, tatopa ndi mablackouts
Dziwani ichi, munthu wamisala amaona anthu enawo kuti ndiye amisala. A President athu ndiye amene ali ndi misala yovula nayo. Sakuzindikira mpang’onong’ono pomwe kuti iwo ndiamene akuonekera misala pamaso pa anthu m’dziko muno. Pali chiyani chimene akuchita mosonyeza kuti mutu wawo uli bwinobwino? Munthu kumalephera ndi kutchula maina a maboma a dziko lino lomwe akulamulira iwo omwewo. M’malo moti chikwawa akuti Mgabu, mmalo moti Ntcheu akuti Lizulu, zoona?!! ?
Akuti maboma ammbuyomu sadaike chidwi ku ntchito za magetsi. Nanga iwo chidwi chimene aika ndiye chozimitsacho basi?! Poperekanso maudindo akuluakulu akulepheranso kuzindikira kuti akulamulira dziko lonse, akungoyesa akulamulira Thyolo, Mulanje, Chiradzulu, Phalombe ndi Zomba basi. Iwowo ndi mbale wawo wandale akusiyana pati pamenepa? Anthu amene akumawakumbukira ndiochokera ku maboma amenewa basi. Za maboma ena adaiwaliratu! Kuti akukumbukire ndiye kuti unachita kuwatsira madzi m’kutu kuti awone ngati ndiwe ochokera ku Thyolo, Mulanje, Phalombe, Chiradzulu kapena ku Zomba.
Inu nonse amene mukuchemerera vumbwe wanuyu nonse akakuikeni ku Zomba Mental Hospital. Tisavutikenso ndi kuyamba takuyezani. Mwapambana kale mayeso a misala!!! Simukudziwa kuti mukutoleza m’bini panopa??
MISALA YA ABUSA ALAZALO INAYAMBA ATANGOTHAWA MCHALITCHI NDIYE SINGATHE CHIFUKWA NDI THEMBELELO POTHAWA UTUMIKI WA AMBUYE NGATI YONA.
Why is the president going so low to the level of a DPP northern region governor? Tanenani fundo bwana zothandiza a Malawi, tikuvutika, how long it may take, one day you’ll be out of that position, chitani zinthu zoti anthu adzathe kukumbukirani osati kulalata
It is a shock and embarrassing that a president in waiting could be sensored and found that the speech was just full of mucous and slippery saliva. So whoever wrote the speech is equally brainless. For the whole wise speaker backed by legal facts to dismiss the speech is an embarrassment to the whole party. And people expect this runaway pastor to be a head of state, what a silly thinking!!!! The cursed pastor is mentally ill indeed.
Wamisala ndi ndani pakati pa Abusa ndi munthu wokwatira nafedwa wamatenda despite advice against the move from the family?
APM thumbs up for spitting fire. Chakwera felt he is dominating the world of strong words. Let him now eat his words. He failed and cheated the church and now wants to fail and cheat the country. Let him speak like man of collar if he is indeed one or have his collar dirtied if he cannot control his verbal diarrhea.
If “that man” is mentally ill, then most of us Malawians are, because what he expressed in Parliament is what most Malawians are expressing on the streets.
It is only a few of you, who are in government who are really enjoying things as they are. The rest of us are crying, and are speaking the same language which “that man” brought to your attention Mr President.
Whatever Chakwera said is true. Nothing less and nothing more.
Munthu oro utakhala ndi PhD or kuti ndiwe Professor, koma ngati uli ndichiwanda chokanika kuyankhula sichingachoke because of being professor. A pitara muli ndichiwanda chokanika kuyankhula, fundo mulibe, Mphatso ya utsogoleri mulibe. Muli nako kuthekera inu ndi kuba, tsankho komaso ntchito zakumidima. Chasowa munamupititsa kuti? Nanga njaunju, mbendera chinamuchitikila nchiani?
Between you Pitara and Lazarus, who needs urgent psychiatric attention? Simple answer ndi iweyo Pitara. Mad people, full of astounding incompetency, prince of peace, full of mediocrity., mbava asankhwi. Shupit zanu
Is he not a thief? and who can be mentally ill between Muthalika and Chakwera? President obalalika ngati uyu sindinamuwone – he may be mentally ill himself. With your minor Stroke you are mentally not well Peter Muthalika
13 files containing ministers names in dpp government are stuck at ACB, Kaloswe maize deal by chaponda, MK577bn swindled during dpp, genset deal cancelled after fraud was suspected, so if Chakwera says Mr. Ibu is the prince of thieves is he lying???? Tell the nation the truth. Between Dr. Chakwera and Mr. Ibu who is mentally ill. Malawi today is in total darkness because we are being ruled by someone who is incompetent.
a whole president sinking so low to the level of the others! shame. Instead of trying to impress people with words, do something that will impress them. Develop the country, bring good change then everyone will respect you. This war of words benefits noone, not even the two of you. you will just end up being hoarse
Kodi APM chifukwa choti Wandale mwamuyesa wa misala nde aliyense including our future president mukuona ngati ndi wamisalanso. Be serious
Mutharika is an incompetent good for nothing prince of thieves..he is shielding chaponda coz he must have taken a share of the spoils..Chakwera was very much in order to accuse this useless leader. Blackouts, no water..business environment not conjusive..corruption…. No wonder DPP did not win by elections.. DPP on its way out..You can call Chakwera names..insinuate that he should be checked in hospital..that is childish..don’t u have better things to address to the nation? A message of hope .solutions to the mess Dpp is causing..we need change in malawi
My advice to the president: Avoid making sensational and provocative comments because the feedback to be expected might to be good to that high office to which the president belongs. Nthawi zina ukakhala wankulu sibwino kumalankhula mu chilankhulo chomwe ana amagwiritsa chifukwa mapeto ake zimazanyozesa iwe wamkulu.
Thus why we are saying these two people can not read Malawi readers could not leave by insulting one another what example are they giving to Malawians we need a reader who could be bussy thinking the problems of Malawians DEPECO is lovely party the only party which want to take Malawian out of poverty 2019 DEPECO boma!!!!!! Criss Daza woye!!!!!!!!!
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a sane person cannot be addressing a rally on the middle of the road blocking trafficking for almost an hour. He also needs a mental test at KCH.
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Mr. President, Chakwera presented facts in his presentation that your government is the most corrupt government Malawi has ever had. Intact he gave many examples to that effect.
If justice is to prevail, that you are the one Mr. President who need medical attention for failing to see the rot in your government
Iwe APM you are saying, Lazalo is wrong to tell you, that you don’t fulfill your promises and you have corrupt govt
You and your speaker are becoming childish now