Why Mutharika is likely to win Malawi presidency again in 2019: Analysis
The elections next year are very much around the corner and the political fray is currently sexed up with a frenzy of activities. Apart from the tried and tested political parties that we know, we also have seen a proliferation of new political parties (some with strange names), that have started zooming across the width and breadth of the country trying to woo votes. This is normal.
However, like in all political journeys, there are those that are going on a real journey and also those that are merely escorting. It has always been like that since the dawn of multiparty politics in Malawi in 1993. It was like that in 1994; it was like that in 1999; it was like that in 2004; it was like that in 2009 and it was also like that in 2014. Things will not change all of a sudden next year.
At this point it is important to quickly highlight the fact that the real battle of votes next year will be between Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Malawi Congress Party (MCP), or to put it more succinctly, the battle will be between Arthur Peter Mutharika and Lazarus Chakwera. The others, as we have said, will just be escorts or deal makers based on their marginal strengths in their political blocks.
Of the two leaders, it is President Peter Mutharika who has an upper hand over opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera on many fronts in as far as winning next year’s elections is concerned. When Mutharika blazed on the political scene in 2014, he promised not to be just like any other president; he promised to be a unique president who will do things unusual to bring a different perspective to politics.
He came with a single minded focus to initiate a socio-economic development revolution to develop this country and to uplift the socio-economic conditions of Malawians. Four years down the line, there are visible results to show for this promise.
Peter Mutharika has spearheaded an infrastructure development revolution never seen before in this country. The tarred road network has increased tenfold in all the regions. In fact, in four years, Mutharika has constructed and rehabilitated many roads in this country more than all previous presidents combined.
The education system has been revamped, and the community college dream is now a reality. There is almost a community college in every district in this country and the first cohort of over 1000 students has just graduated in various disciplines ready to take on the country as entrepreneurs. The University of Malawi has been unbundled allowing various constituent colleges under it to be autonomous. This will encourage creativity, and will also help the universities to make more money through research and improve their standards.
Under Mutharika, this country has also seen exponential investments in the tourism sector. Five star hotels are currently under construction in Lilongwe, Blantyre and Mangochi. The Liwonde-Mangochi road has just been rehabilitated on top of a stadium that has also been constructed in Mangochi. Soon this country will be earning most of its foreign exchange through the tourism sector.
Stadiums have also been constructed in Mulanje, Kasungu and Karonga, among others while other districts now boast state-of-the-art markets and bus terminals.
Democratic institutions have also flourished under Mutharika and are working smoothly without interference. Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s) are able to engage with the president or openly criticize him without any recriminations like it was in the past and the activists are allowed to hold demonstrations freely.
In fact Kamuzu Banda never allowed any Civil Society Organizations during his time. Under Mutharia, the Anti-Corruption-Bureau has also rediscovered its ‘teeth’ and is able to investigate and make high profile arrests without any interference. Of course, there is need for improvement but there has been steady progress.
Politically, it is also perhaps the DPP, of all political parties in Malawi, which has operational structures at area, district and regional level across the country. These structures are very important in political campaigns because the party is able to know the size of its membership which helps in planning and strategy. The People’s Party (PP) can bear testimony to this fact as it learned the hard way the importance of having comprehensive party structures on the ground.
During the 2014 campaign, DPP demonstrated that it can put these structures to good use to mount an effective below-the-line political campaign and snatch government from PP coming from opposition. This time, the party can equally put these structures to good use to defend its territory and strengthen its membership in other areas where it is not particularly well established.
In fact, the DPP has structures even in regions where it is not particularly strong such as the central region. The Malawi Congress Party on the other hand, although it claims to be a big party, is only just sparsely established in the southern region. Party structures at branch and area level are almost non-existent, and it would be foolhardy to think that it can establish these between now and next year.
In terms of experience, Mutharika is also pretty experienced and well versed with the corridors of government having worked in various cabinet portfolios as Cabinet Minister under his brother, Bingu wa Mutharika. He is therefore well disposed to continue putting the machinery of government to good use; to continue implementing various development programs for Malawians.
Chakwera on the other hand is a complete stranger; he has been a church pastor almost all of his adult life and is a novice in the workings of government. In fact documented evidence shows that pastors make terrible political leaders if they take a go at politics, and there is little to show that Chakwera will be any different or an exception to that rule.
Again, Chakwera will most certainly appoint Muhammad Sidik Mia as his running mate next year. Mia is a poisoned chalice (Chakwera does not know this) and appointing him as running mate has more disadvantages than advantages. Contrary to the belief that he is ‘the Lower Shire Giant’ and that he will bring Chakwera southern region votes, Mia is only just popular in his vicinity (something which can also be challenged), and will disappoint Chakwera and MCP in 2019.
Apart from this, Mia’s mere coming to MCP has already proved to be toxic. He has demonstrated that he comes with a baggage that is divisive and if Chakwera is not careful, the party will arrive at the polls next year in tatters (you can watch this space).
Countdown begins as Malawi heads towards watershed polls.
- Disclaimer: Views expressed in this article are those of the author not Nyasa Times
Kunyamula pen ndi pepala basi kumalemba tudzi ngati iti……munthu wa DPP basi kumalemba political column, yet you are biased from the word go. Just say you wish your party well, dont write things that favour DPP chifukwa ndiwe wa kummwera. Koma a Malawi ena ndiodontha eti? Okugwa dovu,osaona kuwawa, ozolowera mavuto ndithu. Iiiiiihhhhhhhhhh, this country?
Let him keep on dreaming. I agree with the fact DPP should not feature in the forth coming elections otherwise i see embarrasments
THE ASSERTIONS ARE OLD THEORIES FROM A 21ST CENTURY SCHOLAR, BEN BOTOLO PHIRI
The author is entitled to his opinion. He might have a point but he has gone too far in revealing himself as a DPP sympathizer He should have also done justice to us readers to point out that the infrastructure Government is putting in place is not sustainable. I have in mind the dyke in the Lower Shire, the Linthipe-Lobi Road, the new city roads in Lilongwe among other..
Mia has a bigger ego and surely he will be destroy MCP from inside. He has the money and will buy off his way.
truth pains. but sometimes its gud to accept it bcoz it finally helps one to regulate the level of upcoming embarrasment . mcp will never take over the government come 2019. we have been wasting our votes since 1994 and by that time mcp was stronger than it is today. for five consecutive times mcp has failed to clinch the presidency . u can vote for an mcp parliamentary candidate but not the presidential candidate . talk to me after 2019 .
Thus the problem of writing articles while sitting on the comforts of statehouse…..nonsense! !
I agree that Mcp with the two chakwera and Mia is a disaster ready to happen. It’s like a team with no chemistry
Koma Chilima-APM? What have those guys done to the country?
Kukhala Msogoleri wa opposition is the same as Kukhala Satana ndipo onse okutsatira ndi Ziwanda (Demons). From the discussion here and comments, I can ably point out who is a Demon and who is not.
True
Painting Kamuzu Post Offices and call them Mlambe?
The writer appears to an independent contractor or consultant who gives you NOT the results you want, but the real facts. He should be commended.
The government continues to go gang ho on development. It’s taking no prisoners.
Infrastructure is very important in in every country: By infrastructure, in Malawi at this juncture, we talking mainly about paved roads. There are many parts of the country it took several hours to get to from Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu; but now it takes one hour. That is not peanuts … by African standards (South Africa is in a different domain). Some of us used to travel half a day on the bus, from boarding school to the homestead during school breaks. So, we know what we are talking about.
( – Give KB a bit of credit for developing the Capital: BUT and this is a big BUT the capital was built with blood money (APARTHEIT) money from the evil and enslaving regime of South Africa. Look at even the way the South African whites planned the residential area around the capital offices: areas defined by class. With those on the lowest rung living the farthest – and these were the people who couldn’t afford motorized means lowest of transport!
People keep saying how about M1 and Mangochi Road? I say True, but also many roads were at least
initiated by the colonial government. But Kamuzu never told us this; he was about hogging all the credit.
For advanced education, you can talk about Chanco, Poly and Bunda. At least he started these
institutions. But then, he erased his credit here (AZIPHWISIRA) by imprisoning educators and
political agitators, at these institutions, in detention camps of Nazi like harshness, much resulting to
death. He was really lucky he was not even charged for these deaths. Only in Malawi!
-Kamuzu Banda would not even introduce TV to the public!
-Kamuzu Banda’s reputable developments were the State Houses, one of which he even claimed, without
shame, that he built it with his own money. Only to have the courts REJECT his claim, with hidden rebuke.
-He used to boast that he built his relatives a “minor city” in rural Kasungu. Increduble. Some of us went to
see it. Beautiful, Kanjedza type houses, with paved roads and street lights; in the middle of nowhere. And
built by public money. This was one of the sleazy corrupt acts that had even permeated to to his coterie
and MCP adherents. They stole without shame. Even More than Joisi Banda and her PP.
APM has the desire for the country to develop with tech; and generally, he’s creating the environment conducive of quality education. And without political interference. APM seems to have learned something good about the American ways leading to quality life. Not just an accent, abale.
And the author is right in NOT according all the credit to APM alone. Munthu nyumba samanga yekha (obviously, it’s a team effort) and your crediting the achievements to DPP is appropriate. The Party deserves the credit, as does the Vice President and ministers.
Attracting ambitious people, most of whom are graspers (Mia et al.), MCP is ignoring its political base. Most independents are to distance themselves from the Party. Add this, in addition to Kamuzu Banda’s record of governance and the fact that even today’s MCP cannot decouple themselves from Kamuzu Banda’s MCP, chances are that Party will be crying again (“Amayo, amayo, atibelanso chisankho”) foul when they scored on themselves, and come close, only to end up as a bridesmaids.
Amayo, amayo!
This is what we call day dreaming,oooh i forgot,another thief wants to join its fellow using the back door.why troubling yourself in enticing Dpp thieves,just join them normally and speak as you wish.We are tired of Educated fools.please spare Malawi we need Change.
I see the president being embarrassed by the results in 2019.
The president can do himself justice by not featuring in the elections. Blue team cannt agree against all the odds.
Whether one likes it or not, APM boma in 2019
chitsiru cha munthu ndi wa dpp uyu chitukuko chimene akunenacho ndiyechiti kuba ndalama za boma , zopusa izi
What a waste of time and energy of writing this article. Mulira chipani cha DPP chathera pomwepo 2019 ndani angavotere nkhalamba yopanda ntchito nthawi yakwana azipakira 5 – 1 ija sadayivetsetse??? Munva mubebe mbava zikanidwa 2019 which development are you talking about? Black outs???
MY FRIEND there no party stronger and intellidence than dpp udzakukuta mano
Just remember that he ONLY had 36% of the VOTES!!! He did not win by any imagination, only in Malawi can any fool ascend to Presidency, he stole the vote! That is why he is clueless ……… He should be included in the ” basket of deplorables”
If he won by 36% what was your president percentage. The 36% are still around and have added more to their number. Ask yourself why the50+1 did not pass. Woke up man.
Wanu anapeza ma percentage angati?
This same analyst wrongly predicted Joyce Banda would win 2014 elections, DID SHE WON? This is an evil dpp propaganda forcely believing they can twist Malawian minds. Theres no Bingus legacy to save this your old professor any more and truth and only truth shall prevail. Unless you tell me Ngolongoliwa and his concubines are the only people to vote otherwise dpp is completely sitting on a time bomb. Take it or leave it 2019 your old dull professor is going kokapuma, no more cashgates and persistent blackouts. People are silent now but very soon everybody will rise against the stupid cashgated dpp, a walking devil that has to be completely destructed.
Analyst uyu atukwanisa anthu osalakwa . iyeyu amakhala kuti Ku Malawi konkuno koma hhhhhhhhh please stop deceiving the president. Where in the world can somebody vote for a 81 grand father to run serious government affair’s. Can’t you see the way he is making unbelievable blunders
Wake up sleeping Malawi we being looked after by vampires
seems the author didn’t even learn journalism and must go back to school otherwise he is misleading Malawians
Do u think DPP won the election weather we can not vote for dpp but this is going to rule again mark my words
Writings of some of you will reflect . You need to be truthful. Malawi at this time needs transformational leadership
Kaliati is the best amongst you. She very developmental and loved by many.
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Useless piece. DPP sponsored propaganda.
Go on the ground my friend you will faint. You have poor thinking and you have no brains
For the Love of Malawi, DPP, needs another candidate, you can try, Bright Msaka, Saulos Klaus Chilima, George Chaponda,
The Author of this Story is Biased, how can he compare Mutharika and Kamuzu Banda, Banda was a Dictator as we know Mutharika is Elected, the Author is either DPP or has been Bought, Malawi need Game Changers, People who Put Malawi at heart, People who are accountable, People who dont tolerate coruption and nonsense, How can his own Secretary General of a Party he is Leader Claim 9Billion from Government is that not Thievery, I choose to differ
I cry for my mother Malawi, what kind of development are you talking about? The one writing this article is like he has never travelled beyond the borders of Malawi. Among our neighbours ,we are the least developed (actually the whole world we are 11th least developed country. So what is it that you are saying developed as never seen before? Such kind of undeserved praises to our leaders is the one pulling us down. Nanunso a nyasatimes muziona ma article oyika apa. olo muyike disclaimer but still you are taking part in misleading the nation for giving a platform for publicising such malicious analysis.
Kodi ku blantyre (Ku mudzi) ko magesi akuyaka.. ndamva kuti magenerator ndi zikwakwangani chabe. Ine ndizangobwera kuzavota kuti wina azamve kuwawa.
DZiko loyendera genset ngati barbershop.kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkjkjjjjpena lake zaka zachuluka. 80 koma Malawi timapusa pati…….
“Peter Mutharika has spearheaded an infrastructure development revolution never seen before in this country” Kkikikiki. Blackouts, corruption, maizegate, K4Billion gate and foundationstones. kikikikiki
Why Mutharika is going to rig again?
I fail to understand why the south votes for DPP blindly. It should be the first region to call for change for improved social and economic wellbeing because it is the poorest, most landless, least educated, most populated and has the highest burden of diseases. Tribal affliation will never benefit the region in any way. Thyolo, Mulanje and Chiradzula continue exporting manual labour to estates in central and northen region is a clear testimony that the region has not benefited from DPP. Only the Guptas and Mashals have benefited leaving their people behind. Unfortunately they cant see this. This is no wonder most cases of thefts and robberies are carried out by southerners whether they happen in Lilongwe or Mzuzu. Why cant southerners ask themselves what they are benefiting from DPP at household level. What does a Nasiyaya of Msika wa Njala benefit by voting for DPP when he is heart broken, poor and hungry. How will he benefit from the 5 star hotel. How many times has Nasiyaya slept at Mount Soche Hotel or kukhavala ku swimming pool ya Mount Soche Hotel.
By the way Mr. chindime while you were busy concocting this propaganda Mr Muhara was issuing a circular that government has frozen recruitment and promotions in the public service. The questions that you should be asking yourself Chindime is what happens to our children out there who are hunting jobs. You pretty well that this freezing comes against a backdrop of a shrinking private sector. Mr Chibdime where do you place Muhara’s circular in your so called analysis? . Is Muhara’s circular a sign of a booming or sick economy ?. Nanunso a nyasa times don’t be stupid. How on earth could you provide space to such propaganda?.
kkkkkk Are Mangochi,Karonga etc Stadiums or football pitches?Where is the one you promised to build at Monkey-Bay,where is the money for that project?We are watching all what DDP is doing come 2019.
Stupid analysis. Malawians will be very stupid to elect APM again. Anyway we are already stupid people. The coming of Mia is not divisive. Msowoya has proveb to be useless and not a good leader.
who is this foolish author who doesn’t know Malawi. what kind of development are you talking about? you’re busy decampaining, Chakwera and Mia yet you don’t even know who Peter’s mate is?FOOLISH
Mr P are you here in Malawi. Are you blind that you can’t see. You envy is danger even white things you call it black. The author of this afticle is saying the truth but only that it pains when you are ragging with envy and jealousy..
I can’t vote for someone above 80 yrs
This is a true interrogation of reality. Though our MCP brothers and sisters are in denial. Its the high time the clever ones shift their allegiances to DPP.
Thus well calculated analysis,though some may chose to disagree but you have stated a fact,.
I don’t understand this propaganda sort of writing. APM himself is struggling to show Malawians what he has done during his contracted period.
You hear of community colleges and yet you say APM cant show Malawians what he has done,; you hear of Kasiya road, njakwa road, Lirangwe – Machinga road, etc. bambo kambani zina.
The whole of the country chitukuko chomwe mungamakambe kuti president wapanga ndi chimenecho? Akulu inu ndi movesa chisoni kwambiri..
Dear dpp field marshals as you cal yourselves as you are busy embezzling our taxes; I totally disagree that you can win the elections
Maybe if you are competing with
CHAKWERA COS you always give him money as to what happened in parliament recently together with his mps
Where are our tractors ??
Where is mzuzu airport ?
Where is Mombera University?
Where are the jobs you promised our children ?
Where is Cash gate report? ?
Why are chaponda goodal andbe
NANKHUMWA not in prison ?
MALAWIANS are tired of
These field Marshalls.
As a matter of Respect and dignity just humble yourselves
SURRENDER THE LEADERSHIP
Keys to BUSHIRI
THE MAN WILL CHANGE
MALAWI NOT YOU GUYS
YOU HAVE FAILED US FULL
TIME
You Magufuli you are still sleeping. Do you expect an airport , University be built in a year. Do you have any project yourself unless you are the beneficiary of cashgate you managed to build in a month. We are talking things that will stand for a time. How many years did Kamuzu International Aort took to build. Do you have any idea. May be you have just born recent years ask your parents how long it took to build Chancellor College, and still they are building. We are talking of things that will accommodate future generations. Look at the roads that were constructed during Kamuzu era. It is two cars on on each opposite direction and we call it M1.Inu. ndi munthu womvetsa chisoni. Mumayenda koma.?
This is clearly a piece of propaganda on behalf of the DPP to convince people to vote for Mutharika next year.
Kho!kho!kho! please tell them
we want change even if it means the president will be Wandale ……… as long there is change thats fine.
Muzitiuzaso za APM,,,,,, pano ? Anthu tili pamavutotu.
You have guffed brother, your story is full of lies. wait and see.
no way this is not true APM will not make it like it or not
Komabe ngakhale mubise mitu yanuyo mu mchenga mwangokhala ouma mitu kuuzidwa mukuuzidwa . Zoona zake ndi zimenezi. MCP with Chakwera is just a religion and not a party. Ndale muli nazo kutali zedi. Stop fooling yourselves kuti after expellng people you can win on all your eggs banked on Mia.
Wina afune asafune DPP ndi boma Basi, mufunse chakwera akuuzani komwe kuli ma tractor.
While the analyst is entitled to their opinion, they seem to have written the article with a BLUE pen . The article is not fairly balanced.
This is wishful thinking and clear DPP propaganda. Mwayesetsa kudzilimbitsa mwina but reality on the ground is different. You clearly know you are losing the 2019 elections
Dream on
This is a a poorly argued piece of what is here termed “analysis”. Shallow analytics and deliberate distortion of facts and lack of balance in the argument qualify this article. In fact, as I was reading this, I was wondering why the editors of Nyasa Times allowed this to go through their desks for publication. Unless one had a big cheque hanging over their head, one would ascribe the so-called proliferation of new infrastructure development and maintenance to Peter Mutharika. Did Peter Mutharika initiate the idea of district stadiums? Which hotels are under construction because of Peter? Ten-fold increase of new roads in all regions? What are you smoking to write this? Where are the new roads? The unbundling of Universities is also signled out as if this has come about by Peter. Is it not 6 years ago when we saw the the emerging of LUANAR under Bingu? How dare you say this has come about by Peter?.
Perhaps of the most annoying thing is to say Peter has helped ACB to find its teeth! Nosense! Who are you trying to fool? Is it not Peter’s government that has instilled fear among ACB staff when they think of how their colleague, comrade Issa Njaunji was brutally murdered while working professionally in ACB? Is it not the same ACB that has held files of corruption cases because someone has threatened them, as friends of the President are involved?
Any analysis worth the salt should also point out to the possible pitfalls of the subject for whose case you are arguing. Can Peter be trusted? I wonder if one would dare say yes! How many of Peter’s party manifesto promises that made some of us eagerly wait for his government to fulfill that he has made good? If he hasn’t, don’t you think these are enough reasons for not trusting Peter and in the process lose their trust in him? And now you have the rampant and shameless nepotistic inclination of Peter demonstrated in how he has recruited his homeboys into jobs that we paying with our taxes. What about the increased levels of corruption hanging on the head of Peter’s government? Imagine the paradox that stinks from Peter’s Minister of Finance who cannot explain where he got the MK4 billion at a time when his Chief Secretary issues a circular that government is struggling to the point of halting all recruitment, all promotions?
Has Peter evidently gained more popularity in the country since the 2014 elections? Has his rival, Chakwera gained? You would be a fool to say yes without hesitation. The win in the by-elections in places where Chakwera couldn’t even feature an MP or Ward Councilor should give you some pointers to this. Much as I am not a big fan of Mia, to say that he is a non-entity in the south is gross poor judgement in a political read. You better balance your arguments, right!
We shall see only time will tell
This write-up is full of rubbish. It is entirely biased.
PETER MUTHARIKA, LIKE CHAKWERA, WAS NOT BORN A PRESIDENT. WE VOTED FOR HIM AND HE BECAME A PRESIDENT. I THINK THE COLUMN ANALYST OF THIS ARTICLE IS A DPP SYMPATHIZER. WE ARE TIRED OF PREDICTIONS THAT SOMETIMES HOLD NO WATER. IN ANY RACE, ANYONE IS A CAPABLE COMPETETOR UNTIL THE GAME IS OVER. SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN GHANA IN 2016. FROM THE BUSH RULING THE NATION. STOP THOSE PREDICTIONS. THE PRESIDENT IS QUIET ON THIS BECAUSE THE ARTICLE FAVOURS HIM. HAD IT BEEN IT FAVOURS CHAKWERA, HE WOULD HAVE SAID “WAS THIS JOURNALIST ASKED LOCUSTS OR MICE FOR SUCH RESPONSES…?”
Awanso ndiye kayaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Chindime ameneyunso ndiye uti uyu?
Iweeeeeeeeeee wati chani? Visible results to show for his promises? Walandila zingati iweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Tsopano mwalowa ija anachitapo Joyce yogula olemba kuti azikulembelani nkhani zonunkha ngati zimeneziiiiiiiiiiiiii!! Asaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa mwalemba m’madzi nkhanga zaonaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Indeed, APM remains the most democratic president this country has ever had. All things being equal, he has tried his best although with a few set backs. On the other hand, Dr Laz has proved a good provider of checks and balances given his sharp tongue that always sent the APM govt searching for solutions to address the baggage unveiled by Laz. It is evident that Chakwera is an eloquent talker but has not managed to match this eloquency with practical and demonstratable leadership competence as evidenced by the never ending intra-party squabbles in MCP. So to put this matter to rest, Malawi made the best decision in 2014 and so far APM remains the better option.
You’re right! the president has the experience as minister during his late brother’s tenure. But what were the results? The prolonged education saga? His resume is so poor that if the presidency was an employable job like CEO, I doubt APM would be even SHORTLISTED FOR INTERVIEWS.
No wonder he NOT performing again at the top job.
The ONLY reason APM is president is because of ethnic-biased BLIND voting of largely an illiterate electorate of one over-populated region.
Otherwise APM has been a mediocre performer. JUST look at his own MANIFESTO. Miseu ndi iyi yama potholes ngati bawo! He is backstopping grand corruption, etc
SHAME!!!
Of course those are your views and not what the public think. May be you gonna rig the elections to let APM win.
WHAT A POOR ANALYSIS THIS IS.Khadet iwee
“infrastructure development revolution never seen before in this country”, my foot, hahahahaha.
This is writer lives on planet mars with myopic perspective on our politics. The realities on the ground don’t reflect his editorial puff that’s is biased. The country’s economy is limbo & life is unbearable for us Malawians. 2019 will unveil authenticity not cosmetic reforms plus corrupt politicians. Hurting citizens are ready to drain the DPP swamp & usher tangible change.
This article is well written for sure – but lacks the substantial basis for an analysis. It simply a wish for Mutharika to win. It should have been titled, “why I want Mutharika to win”. Anyway, the political commentator and the analyst has spoken his mind. Well noted – but then people are thinking otherwise out there!
Silly
The author has deliberately ommitted the following “developments” under APM….
1. The worst blackouts ever to plague Malawi in living memory.
2. Drug shortages in hospitals
3. Mulhako dominance in every parastatal and government institutions
4. The lack of progress in the 255 billion kwacha cashgate.
Hail APM indeed for these failures!!
Inutu mwalasa zenizeni zomwe iye wazizemba kulemba!
I totally agree that Peter Mutharika will rule again in 2019 whether through rigging or winning. In case he rules again through winning it wont be because of the reasons explained in this article. Its sad that we still have boot lickers who can write blindly supporting a president who is not a performer. I don’t see that road network you attribute to him. I don’t see those hotels you talk about. I don’t see the experience you talk about in him. Let me remind you that there are a lot of issues he has failed to demonstrate leadership on dating back to the time he was minister of education in his brothers administration.
What can make him win is the fact that he has paid millions to traitors to weaken MCP and other opposition parties. We have seen what those traitors have done. disorganizing MCP and later join DPP. What can make him win is the fact that he is already in government and uses state resources to his advantage moving towards the elections. The play field is not level this far.
What you have forgotten to mention in your detailed analysis, Mr Cyril James Chindime, is that World Bank has rated Malawi as the poorest country in the world with 9 out of 10 Malawians classified as poor, 1 out of 3 living in abject poverty (meaning they go to sleep hungry), Infrastructure Development Index shows Malawi is at the bottom, Ease of Doing Business Index isn’t that great. I can go on and on. Malawi is in the intensive care and the “patient” doesn’t even know it. He is telling those that are visiting him in the ICU that he is as fit as a fiddle. That is how far removed the patient is from the world around him and it is people like you, Cyril who are feeding the lie. Given that you have the power of the “pen” please use it wisely……by advising His Excellency Professor Dr Mutharika on decisive actions he needs to take to radically between now and May 2019, if DPP is to win the tripartite elections. Start with how he should deal with pervasive corruption, the collapse of legal system, health and education. These are the things you should be writing about Mr Cyril James Chindime. and dont a praise singer. You’re not doing any favours to the paper, the president or the general populace. Malawi will Rise!
When was Malawi listed the rich nation.? Tell me when and people are building now compared to the time when men were running from chamwaka, children cannot enter classroom because of membership card. People today can cook and leave pots out without fearing that the youth leaguers will still them. Where were all the chickens, madzira, mbuzi you took during the rain of Kamauzu. House were thatched of grass people sharing houses with snakes. How many ordinary house were connected to electricity Pope are zigayo zinali zoyendera diesel. Kapena munali musanabadwe kafunseni abate anu.
retrogressive thinking
Malawi is 54 years old since independence from the British rule and yes I was born by then. I am also old enough to witness how many countries, not only in Africa but globally, that have developed beyond recognition, examples of which are Botswana, Rwanda, Angola (in Africa) and Singapore, Malaysia (internationally). In the same period, Malawi has gone the other way. MCP, UDF, DPP and PP have failed its people full stop. In fact its people have been reduced to puppets (due to poor education) and littered with people like you, who don’t even respect themselves enough to demand more than what is being dished out by the ruling parties. You certainly need to travel a little bit more to experience what others are exposed to. Trust me there are a lot of countries in Africa that don’t experience 18 hours of load shedding; there are many countries with excellent health facilities; many countries with great schools and education systems; many countries with good roads; many countries with great power generation capacity etc . Kuyenda ndi ku phunzira. Napoleon I plead with you to think clearly and critically for the sake of your children and their children too.
Kikikiki. Koma kusadziwa nkufa komwe. Do you know why Botswana was better than Malawi. Did you do research or you had a visit or heard of Botswana. The same as Angola do research my friend, Singapore, Malaysia do research and find out. If the nation is down it was Kamuzu era . My friend I travel so much than yourself, no country can refuse me entry.
The writer seems to be a Cadet, which social economic development has APM brought to Malawians????? Have you gone to the north and lower Shire to do your research????? Dont you know that people of Malawi know what is actually happening and they are just waiting for right time to act. If you dont know, this time there will be no sympathy votes for APM, no rigging and be prepared that they will run away from this country, thats why they are corruptly enriching themselves for the cause. People know that Kaliwo & Msowoya are being sponsored by the DPP, so wait and see, wina alira.
I didnt even finish reading this crap
Zikòmò kwàmbiri.
this article was written by a DPP supporter…more than biased
Hahahahaha kaya tiona experience ya ma foundation stones ndi ma blackout daily wa magenereta aja akuonjezera ma blackout mmalo mochepetsa kuba basi kukagula zotchipa!
Koma anyamata a MCP ma injuntion akusokonezani bongo. Over 80% of voters are villagers ndipo pakali pano akukhuta. Ndale saadya. Inu a pa social media m,udamuluzitsa Chakwera mudzamuludzitsanso 2019. Iyenso akudziwa nchifyukwa chake akuyetstetsa kuzendewera pa Mia. Koma iyi mwagwa nayonso.